The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-08-13
Copyright 1887: By Price Day and
George BradshawJ
MRS. EONAR CLEANS UP
THE CLEANING RACKET
EERS
BY PRICE DAY and G. BRADSHAW
IN TWO PARTS-PART ONE

is that you have given up Europe
to go down there to Florida? I
know how much you like to ski
and what It means for you TO give up
what the hell, I knew you'd do it.
You'll have a swell time. I know,
with mother. She thought you were
very. fine just from that one meeting,
and 'noWI want her to get to know you
and love you as much as I do. It's a
wonderful thing for my mother to love
you, because then nothing in the world
me give you a word of warning, my
dear. If the old lady gets an idea about
something, don't try to change it; she's
the one person left in the United States
who does exactly as she pleases.
And I might warn you that I have
inherited enough of her headstrong
quality always to get what I go after.
your mind . I'm working just as
hard as I can to get away, but I'm
afraid it won't be for another three or
four weeks. But I'll be there, I'll be
there.
All my love, darling, you know every
thing I want to say.
The Cloisters
Ocean Drive, Palm Beach
February 8.
Freddie, my dear:
Oh. it's so lovely! And your letter
was here when I arrived. And the
flowers. Darling, do you know you sent
me practically a funeral piece of white
orchids?
Your mother couldn't be more charm
ing. She had ar enormous dinner party
for me the night I arrived. All the
beautiful people in Palm Beach were
here I have that lovely blue suite,
just next to yours, and the swimming
pool is my private property. Oh, darl-
ing, do come o
every Alp in Austria for the chance of
seeing you for one day.
Love. LILA.
The Cloisters
Ocean Drive, Palm Beach
My dear Freddie:
Your Lila came, and I must say she
is a lovely girl, as I knew when I saw
her for that moment at the Alexan-
ders'. I am gratified that your taste
has changed since your days in college.
L hope you remember with proper
shame some Of the girls you used to
tifully, and she is so intelligent in the
garden. I had planned to engage two
more gardeners for the winter, but have
about given up the idea. I can do as
much as any six men, and Lila as
much as any two, so you see u present
staff of eight is practically doubled,
and I think we shall try to manage
That's always such a trouble, takes me
a week to make some stupid grass cut
ter into a first-class gardener, and I
really can't spare the time. I believe
I will have the walk through the av-
enue of royal palms made eighteen
inches wider. Everybody says it's not
worth it, they say that moving royal
palms is a tremendous task, but that
walk seems just a wee bit narrow. And,
after all, there are only SO trees to be
moved. People are so rabbit-hearted.
Always afraid of a little trouble.
So, as you can see, things are going
along smoothly in our sleepy little
southern retreat, and Lila and I do get
on so well. Only n untoward incident
has occurred.
You remember that little tailor's
I have had my dresses cleaned for the
last IS years? MI. Ambrogio's, you re-
member. Well, for all these years he's
been cleaning my dresses for SITS
apiece, and yesterday the bills came
in and the price has gone up to 81.
Did o ever hear OF such a thing?
I hope you are well, my dear boy,
and we look forward to seeing you in
a few weeks.
Your loving
MOTHER.
The CloiSterS
Ocean Drive, Palm Beach
February 10.
My dear Mr.. Ambrogio,
+ am enclosing a check for last
months cleaning bill. I am, you will
note, paying the bill in full, but there
is n little point which, after carefully
thinking the matter over, I feel I must
mention. I see that you have raised
your charge for dresses from SITS to
So. In view of u long connection,
don't you think this step of yours is
a bit drastic? I am sorry to be forced
to say, MI. Ambrogio, that if this con-
tinues we will have to sever u rela-
tionship.
Sincerely,
HATTIE LEONARD.
February II.
Dear Mrs. Leonard,
I am yer puzzle by you're Letter Mrs.