Evening star., 1925-10-04
When the Estimates Were All Prepared
The Big Decorating Job Was Postponed
BY NINA WILCOX PUTNAM.

HRoF. LIMBERGER, who was
- quite the cheese at Garlic Uni
Versity in the days when Geo,
Il that's my husband and 1
didn't go there to college, often
used to claim that THE Best Laid
Plans OF The Nicest Men Oft Gang
Astray.'
dunno Just what he meant by them
last three words. but l presume he
was pointing out where they most
often go astray when out with the
gang. But When it comes down to
the best laid plans of the incest men,
or ladies either, he said a certified
check, as found out only last week
when l and George decided where we
had better redecorate our house for
the Winter season before our Ladies'
Thursday Club commenced meeting
mere and other social activities such as
our bridge-eVeningS and etc.
we got to talking over it over the
oatmeal and Geo. says well Jennie
can't see anything wrong with the
way the house looks now, what's the
matter with it anyways? And I says
why George Jules have you looked
at that pantry? The shelves is some
thing awful, they simply got to be re-
painted. And Geo. says, well, borrow
q paint brush. | got a can of White
paint down cellar ! bought TO fix over
juniors bed a year or two ago, I'll
paint the pantry first chance i get.
And | says that's what YOU prom
1Sed about the iron bed, no, George,
says, it's really got to be done we
can't wait for your spare time, it's
he same as the spare on our flivver
which you know very well there isn't
any.
I'm conner have a professional inte-
1ior desecrator do it, on account once
The pantry is done we will haf to do
the dining room, too, because other
wise it's going to look like new but
tons on old coat. And of course if
the dining room gets a manicure. why
the hall and parlor are going to look
something terrible. And Geo. says say
where's the limit? And l says we'll.
If you go into a barbershop to get
cleaned up you wouldn't have one shoe
shined and leave the other go, would
YOU?
And Geo. says we'll admit | always
thought the parlor would look good
done in red paper with the woodwork
stained brown, and I says yes, blue
is my favorite color, with white paint,
l agree with you perfect. And Geo.
says well, 1 won't have it, we can't
afford to refine the nest this year,
just forget it, Jennie. And he beat it
3f to town.
And SO, us having agreed this way
that the blue parlor would be best I
thought l had better call up Gins
berg, Murphy, Inc, the well known
painters and general undertakers, and
have them send up a man to make the
estimate. They said they would send
their representative up at once, and
so 1 got right after my dishes in order
that he would be able to get clear
view of the kitchen, and hardly had I
parked the last saucer then the door
hell rang and who would it be only
that Mabel Bush. the one that's mar
ried to Joe Bush Of the Hawthorne
Club.
She was on her way downtown to
try and match couple of Summer
squash she had SOS to have enough
for dinner. and she dropped in sudden
that way to see could she catch me at
anything, but no luck. l had even
changed from my gungalow apron to
"A foulard in case ] decided to ask Mr..
Inc. to charge the redecorating.
Clothes may not make the man. but If
worn right by the right woman they
often make him extend credit.
Wei naturally Mabel was surprised
seeing me doing the last tag of my
housework looking like kitchen kab
met ad, and she says why hello dear,
why the fighting clothes. are you
afraid there might be a fire?
And / says no, but l am expecting
the Jr. member of the firm of Gins
berg, Murphy. Inc. to come ard give
me a estimate on doing over the en-
tire house, [ SAYS, we amt redeco-
rated in ten years. and 1 have made
up Georges mind that it's best to
make thorough job of it SO long as
we have to go through the mess. I'm
conner have it repapered and painted
from attic to cellar. according to some
original ideas l have had for a long
time. I says.
And Mabel says we'll I know you
won't take my advice. but l wouldn't
have any paper hangers working in