The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-12-03

Their Much Better Ideas

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wouldn't it be perfectly lovely 2"
sighed the young person Of Is as she
selected an especially fat chocolate
cream from the box.
=. ouldn't it?" agreed the one in the
mildly blouse.
Il Just dream about it?" continued
lie l.Tl in the wicker chair. Ever
s4Ave my sister get married last year
ave t-oI5!.t hv@ t4.I lily beautiful
It s.~,..1 s-sL u ~ ma. led and
have CAcs Wy Uwn ao.--5 and all
.-c,J tn.nss!"
"l'se coAsii req it Only l..tely." said
the young person I'll l.. Since I've
grown ~. ..ncA !. as little girl,
CT course, tiIuA't have sense enough
u be inlples.Dd II tie real things OF
life. Why, l do.. aupLose ever
thought ABOUT u hUG4e as being, a.
well, house with a family in it! |
just took it ike daylight and the
stars, as belonging there naturally.
Now, I'm just crazy to have one OF
my own"
Il shall have beautiful vines grow
ing over the porch of my house,
unused the girl in the MILDLY. And
shall sit under the vines in lovely
white dresses that fluff and trail,
and when he comes home tired after
days work it will rest him just to
look at me- Oh, read story once
where the husband always kissed his
wife's hand when he returned to her
and the soft light from her eyes
thrilled his very heart, it was perfect
ly lovely!"
"Oh, Celia!" breathed the girl in the
wicker chair. wouldn't that be
sweet? | can just see it? / am go
ing to have vines. too"
II shall have ice cream every night
for dessert when get my own house"
said the girl with the chocolate
creams. 81 think buildings and pies
are horrid. But mother just laughs
at me when / say so. think the
way people fuss over what they eat
is so silly. I'm going to have easy
things that can be done in no time
and then / won't have trouble with
my servants"
"Servants!" reproachfully inter-
jected the girl in the MILDLY. "On.
Estclle! How hoTrid to have outsid-
ers fussing around! Consider how
lovely it would be to keep house for
him yourself. There isn't so much to
do around a house-at least, never
noticed that there was. think moth
err fuses around all the while just
because she's got the habit. am
going to have plenty of time to en-
broider and read. Don't you think
doughnuts and coffee would be lovely
for breakfast9 certainly am going
to have plenty of coffee. Mother
won't let me touch it because she
says it's bad for me. Just wait till
get my own housed And never yet
had enough doughnuts. You can buy
lovely ones at the bakery on the next
street-so there's your breakfast"
what If your husband got tired Of
doughnuts?" suggested the girl in the
wicker chair.
ooh. he'd like 'em because / did"
asserted the girl in the MILDLY. He'd
be glad not to have me fuss around a
horrid old kitchen. So I'd have more
time to be with him! Anyhow, | new
er knew a boy who didn't like dough-
nuts. And / shall always have choco-
late cake for lunch. And tea! Moth
er won't let me drink tea, either. You
can get the cake where you do the
doughnuts."
Don't you loathe potatoes and
things?" asked the girl. with the choc-
olate creams. II shall always have
chicken-three or four chickens. so
that there will be plenty of white
meat. And I'm going to have full
length mirrors on all the closet doors
so that ! can see how my skirts
hang, and dozens of dresses, awfully
pretty ones. And nobody will be there
to keep me from putting on the pref
test one every day If want to.
Mutaer has such peculiar notions!"
Il shall have parties every night"
said the girl in the MILDLY. Loads OF
company to dinner. l don't see why
mother makes such a fuss if / bring
home two or three girls to dinner
when our cook has left. And he will
be so proud of me as a hostess! /
shall have lots of diamond rings, and
when l pour the coffee my hands will
look so NIGEL Oh, it would be per-
fectly beautiful"
Cecilia" said the mother of the girl
in the MILDLY, appearing at the door,
please run over to the grocery and
order a peck of potatoes and bring
three bars OF laundry SOAP And don't
forget to darn your stockings some
time this afternoon and clean GU.
your bureau drawers"
Mercy" said the girl with the
chocolate creams in the silence that
ensued. "Isn't that awful how people