Evening star., 1925-04-12


n wives fancy, hubby needs a
brand-new suit"
And only the other day I realized
The truth of this when I called up
Mrs. Joe Bush on the phone and
asked could she go to a matinee
with me, and she says no she couldn't
on account she had to go into town
and use up a little executive ability
helping her husband pull the two
pairs off the pile and keeping the
clerk from using his own best judg
ment.
Well, naturally, this put me in
mind of the fact where George
that's my husband-had certain
bright spots on the suit he was wear
ing, namely the elbows and knees
and the third place didn't show
much, only when he was standing up.
So when he come home that eve
ming I says to him George that suit
you got on looks like it had been
brought in by last years cat or some
thing, | says, why don't you see
ain't there enough in the bank to
buy a new one, you know, 1 says,
the ads all say that appearances
count.
And he says you bet they do-they
count up 20 whole lot more than
you think for, he says, what's the
matter with the suit 1 got on, it's
perfectly comfortable, he says.
Believe you me, it certainly looks
1t, 1 says, and not later then one
day from now L want you should get
another.
Well, Geo. give me one of them
husbandly looks like he wondered
why nobody had said your honor, l
object, when we was married.
Whatter you want to do, doll me
up like Vanderbilts plush horse, he
says, l don't need no suit this Spring
Hot Bozo! If women was to go
through all the coyness about some
thing new to wear like the men does,
why they would never get q new
stitch to their back, on account their
husbands would take them seriously
But the husbands always know that
their wife will urge them into the
! hands of a competent. cooperative
salesman about two times every an
mum, and so they can afford to pre-
tend, being safe in the knowledge
that they will have the suit forced
on them anyways. And it happened
this time, as per usual.
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GEORGE, I says, you know it
- amt good business policy to
look motheaten, I says, and it is a
shame for a handsome felIer like
you not to do yourself justice.
Oh, we'll, he says, rubbing down
his vest and pulling his coat collar
into place, you know Jennie, he says,
If a feller is decently covered, that
is all he really needs.
Decently covered is the point,
says, which is why I am going to
meet you in town tomorrow after
noon and go with you, dear while
you buy il, 1 says, that is, if you
would like me to, I amt been read
ing the matinee programs real care
full for nothing and L got a pretty
good idea of what the well DRESSED
man will avoid. Checks is going to
be very popular this season.
Well, George says I never knew
season when they wasn't, I only wish
I'd get a few in the mail every morn
ing, now laugh that one off
Well, George, l says, 1 suppose you
might get uD courage to buy a check
suit, but if you did l would fully ex-
pect you to leave it here at home
where I could make good use of it
as a background for cross- word puZ-
8les.
Well, anyways, the next morning
after Geo. had gone to work. 1 picked
the morning paper out Of the butter
and read up on the subject of the
day. And it's a funny thing how
when you are reading clothing ads
for the mere thrill Of it the papers
seems full of them, but leave you
want to find a bargain sale, and all
the papers have is moving picture
announcements.
This day the only mems garments
ad l seen was where the Karefree