Their Married Life
By MABEL HERBERT URNER
Tlie center aisle bargain counter
was strewn with a tumbled mass of
headed ornaments, buckles, tassels and
remnants of braid and fringe. Over
this alluring assortment was the
placard:
Sample Lot of Dress Garnitures
1-3 Former Price
Mrs. Stevens paused, glanced ap
pralslngly over the counter, and
picked up a card of dangling jet pen
dants marked from "75c" to "15."
"Those are awfully cheap," mus
ingly; "If one could only use them."
"But you never wear black," dis
approved Helen, knowing Mrs. Stev
ens' weakness for useless bargains.
"That'sso," reluctantly. "Oh, look!"
holding up a remnant of crystal bead
fringe. "Isn't this the very same that's
on your blue gown?"
It was the same —Helen saw that at
a glance. It was a short end, pinned
on the board that had held the origi
nal bolt, marked "$2.85 yd.." but the
remnant was ticketed "»% yd. 45c."
Helen considered. She had been
wanting to make over that gown—to
get more chiffon for a draped over
skirt—and with this extra piece she
would have enough of the fringe to
edge it.
"Well. I want two of these, any
way." Mrs. Stevens had ferreted out
a card of rhlnestone buckles. "And
here's some crystal ornaments to
match your fringe—you're foolish if
you don't take them."
There were three on the card, re
duced from $1.50 to 2Wc. each. Helen
had never cared for dangling passe
menterie. but as these ornaments
matched the fringe the possibility of
using them was tempting.
"Do you know, I think they're
manufacturers' samples?" said a
woman, hovering over the counter on
the opposite side.
"Well, they're cheap enough, what
ever they are," agreed the woman with
her. "If you see another tassel like
this. I want it."
Mrs. Stevens nudged Helen with a
whispered "That's Just what they are
—manufacturers' samples. That's why
they're so cheap." *
There is nothing that so appeals to
the feminine bargain Instinct as "man
ufacturers' samples." The very phrase
implies cheapness, because there are
only a few of a kind.
An Orgy
Before they left that counter Mrs.
Stevens spent $4.75, and Helen, under
her Insistent urging, $3.39, for a va
riety of buckles, bead ornaments and
remnants of fringe. It was a real orgy
of bargains.
'Helen had always prided herself on
never buying n thing merely because it
was cheap. She had never spent her
money or cluttered up her home with
a lot of useless "bargains." Yet, ex
cepting the fringe, she had no definite
use for any of these things, and she
had hardly received her change and
her package before she regretted her
purchase.
"Now, let's see." Mrs. Stevens
glanced at her shopping list. "Oh, yes,
let's go to the corsets. I want to get
one of those laced-front hip conflners.
Here, we can take this elevator."
But even the allurements of the cor
set department failed to take Helen's
mind from her reckless purchases. Sli»
could hardly wait to examine them, to
try the effect of the beaded ornaments
on her blue gown.
When she finally reached home,
without waiting to take off her things,
she tore open the package.
Oh, why HAD she bought them?
Excepting the fringe and those three
beaded ornaments, there was not a
thing there that she could ever use!
When she got out the gown sho saw
with sick dismay that the beads in the
fringe were a cream white, while
those in the remnant she had bought
were a blue white.
So the fringe was useless! T'seless,
too, were the three ornaments, which
now looked tawdry and would cheapen
the whole gown.
The two other ornaments, that Mrs.
Stevens had insisted she could use on
"something," were even more garish,
ns the beads were iridescent, and the
rhincstono buckles were cheaply made
Kven as she handled them one of the
stones came out.
Helen sat on the bed looking wretch
edly at the glittering fripperies. They
suggested all the glaring tawdriness in
dress that she so hated.
And she could not return or ex
change them, for the placard over the
counter had said "These sales goods
are not returnable."
Never again would she go shopping
with Mrs. Stevens! She could afford
to indulge her bargain hunting in
stincts, but Helen could not.
Now that she had to send half of |
her monthly allowance to her mother,
it seemed almost criminal for her to
buy such things. She bit her lip as
she looked at the baubles, whose very
glitter was offensive. What could she
do with them? livery time she saw
them they would be a hateful re- t
minder of money thrown away.
"Is this worth ironing, ma'am?"
Past Mending
Airs. O'Grady appeared at the door, I
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(Surreaaor to J. J. Ogclaby)
UNDERTAKER
CIO NORTH SECOND STREET
WEDNESDAY EVENING
holding up one of Helen's night gowns
with the lace yoke almost In pieces.
It was past mending.
"No, I guess not. You can give It
to Nora for dusters." Then, as Mrs.
O'Grady started out, "Is Edna better
to-day?"
"Oh, yes'm. I'm hopin' she kin go
to school to-morrow."
It was because Edna was sick that
her mother had done only half a days
washing yesterday, so she was finish
ing up this afternoon.
Helen looked after Mrs. O'Grady
with a sudden inspiration. Wouldn't
she love these bead ornaments for the
white silk "graduation dress" she was
making for Edna? They would not be
appropriate, of course, but Mrs.
O'Grady had a marked fondness for
overtrimmed, gaudy clothes.
Taking two of the ornaments and a
rhlnestone buckle, the one with the
stone out, Helen impulsively ran out
to the kitchen.
"Oh, Mrs. O'Grady. I thought you
might uso these on Edna's graduating
dress. And here's a buckle—lt'll bo
pretty on a hat for you."
At least she had got rid of some of
them, and profitably, too, reflected
Helen, for next week she would put
in that pair of blankets. Mrs. O'Grady
was always amiable after something
had been given her, and she would
wash the blankets now without grum
bling.
It was later in the afternoon that
Helen chanced to be in the pantry and
overheard from the kitchen her own
name in Mrs. O'Grady's shrill voice.
She Overhears
"Oh, I'll have to take 'em home;
she'd be made if I don't. But the idea
of her thinkln' I'd put them things on
Kdna's dress. I washes for my livln',
but I know what's what. Now, Mrs.
Martin that I washes for on Tuesdays,
you ought to see the things she gives
me. Just last week she brought out
an elegant waist that"
Helen waited to hear no more. With
burning cheeks she ran back into the
sitting room. That INSOLENT
woman? That she should dare speak
of her like that! Never—NEVEH
would she give her another thing.
She had spoiled her—she had been
too good to her. She thought angrily
of the blankets she had not put in this
week for fear of making the wash too
heavy. . She would put them in next
week—and the bedroom curtains, too.
-And if she grumbled—well, there were
plenty of other washerwomen.
The thought of Mrs. O'Grady and
Nora "talking her over" in the kitchen
made her wild. She almost wished
she had stayed to hear what Nora had
said; then her cheeks flushed deeper
as she thought how contemptible was
eavesdropping on one's servants.
For the rest of the afternoon Helen
was in a very unhappy mood. Besides
having the unpleasant reflection of
having thrown away $3.39 on some
tawdry ornaments she was incensed
with the rankling memory of Mrs.
O Grady's sneering comments.
Fortunately. Warren came home in
high spirits. He had had a good day
and was quite talkative at dinner, so
Helen's depression was not noticed.
'What s that cat got?" he demanded
suddenly.
Pussy Purr-Mew was playing romp
ishlv with something in front of the
sideboard. Now she was rolling over
with it between her paws. It was
something that glittered.
Helen, who was serving the salad,
watched her listlessly. But Warren
pushed back his chair and started up
with an energy that made Pussv Purr-
Mew drop her trophy and dart guiltily
away.
"Must be some of Nora's finery," as
\\ arren picktKl It up with a puzzled
frown. "Jove, she's clawed off some
of the do-dads!"
In a startled glance Helen saw that
it was one of those bead ornaments,
that awful iridescent one. As he
started out to the pantry to give it to
Nora Helen stopped him with a hur
ried "No, no, dear, it's not Nora's—lt's
mine!
"Yours! AVhat in thunder— Ijooks
like a Christmas tree."
. „ * know," faltered Helen, "it's
AWI« T'l,! I—l bought It to-day. Thev
were having a sale at Werner's. Mrs
Stevens bought a lot and I—l did too'
Oh. I don't know when 1 ever did such
a foolish thing. It's awful—l KNOW
it s awful." as Warren viewed it with
a derisive grin.
"Pretty bad," "heerfully. "How
much?"
"Twenty-nine cents," faltered Helen.
His Liittle Joke
Warren drew out a handful of
change and tossed across the table a
quarter and a five-cent piece.
"Good! I'll take it! Worth thirtv
cents to me, all right."
Helen looked her bewilderment.
"To keep you in order! Next tlmp
I buy anything like that Chinese vase
jou made such a row about I'll just
dangle this before you as a little re
that you've a pretty rotten
taste yourself.
Fifth Annual Reunion of
Blauch Clan at Hershey
Special to The Telegraph
Palmj ra, Pa., May 20.—-Oflicers and
members of the Blauch Reunion Asso
ciation of Eastern Pennsylvania met
at the home of the president, Z. H.
Blauch. at Lebanon, and plans and ar
rangements were made to hold the
fifth annual reunion at Hershey Park
Hershey, on Saturday, June 13. A
program of great interest will be ren
dered. There will be music, recitations
and addresses by members of the
Blauch clan. As no personal invita
tions will be sent out this year, this
notice is to bo considered as an lnvl
tation to each and every member of
the Blauch family.
EVERYBODY LIKES THE BAND.
Richard Kllgore, assistant manager
°£ Colonial Theater, at the corner
of Third and Market streets, has been
receiving many compliments of his
wonderful achievement in putting to
gether a bo>s band In Harrisburg. The
Kolonial Kids have been giving con
certs at the Colonial Theater since
Monday. They will terminate a three
days engagement to-night, after filling
the headline position quite as success
fully as some of the old and tried I
vaudeville acts that have reached the
top of their profession. There are 40
boys in this aggregation and their con
certs have been much enjoyed. There
are vaudeville acts and pictures on the '
bill with them, and there is no Increase !
In the Colonial's regular prices. The'
weekly Wednesday night amateur fea- i
ture has been suspended for the sum
mer and the price to-night will be the
same as other nights.—Adv.
DEATH OF MRS. JACOB H. LEBO
Special to The Telegraph
Halifax, Pa., May 20.—Mrs. Jacob
H. Lebo, 60 years old, died at her
home In Market street Sunday night.
She was ill for four years from paraly
sis She is survived by her husband
and two sons, Cawin and Ervln, of this
place, and three brothers and two sis
ters. The funeral was held this morn
ing lit In o dock at the house, in
c h;irge of her pastor, the Hex . D. W
Hii-Usler, of Trinity Rrlormed Church
Lurial was mad© a Killinger. ' J
The pianos for this co-operative sale were personally selected at the factory by Mr. J. H. Troup
and upon arrival are being tested and inspected by Prof. Llewellyn I. Evans, Organist Ridge Ave. M. E. Church. • K
One of She big advantages of this co-operative
plan (to you, the buyer) is In the easy terms:
Compare these terms with regular terms
Copyright, 1912, by Stone & McCarrlck, lac.
ting a piano in you home. You start out to look
I t^ie question altogether when you ask the terms on this or
Syjgj I t^at Pian ° ot^er the y w iN QUESTION
J C3n ot^Cr WOn * S t | t0 k^ CSt
f J about the TERMS. When you have found a piano, how
-sfy \| \J* \ I 1 #1 ever, of a grade and quality to compare favorably with
/( iv» \ 11 these we are selling through this co-operative plan, you will
ififteen dollars a month. Under NO circumstances will
f, the terms be LESS THAN FIFTEEN DOLLARS CASH
"DOLLAR DOWN AND DOLLAR A WEEK" pianos.
/jT Now come to see THESE PIANOS: Look at THEM
There is NO UNCERTAINTY about the PRICE on
I II THESE pianos. IT IS MARKED IN PLAIN FIGURES
\ \ There is NO HESITANCY about the TERMS. They
y YW( H also ARE MARKEDIN PLAIN FIGURES.
\ ; >• The PRICE has been MADE AS LOW as the most
i| \ thoroughly organized and most economical selling methods
V/ I /I / Jp§jPß^P S 11 The TERMS have BEEN MADE AS EASY, and the
V 7 | \ i time in which to pay has been MADE AS LONG as the
You Pay on ly dollars as an initial payment, which
K STONE a. m*Ca*wicKJi»c. W J is immediately placed to your credit and ensures IMMEDI-
«■'■■■■■!■"■■ ' ATE DELIVERY of your instrument.
£TT Through his co-operative effort we are offering to three hundred persons a piano for This leaves a balance of two hundred and forty-three
two hundred and forty-eight dollars and seventy-five cents, the same as has been selling dollars and seventy-five Cents to be paid, which you are
Jj for y ears at varying prices three hundred and fifty to four hundred dollars. * permitted to pay in one hundred and ninety-five weeks at
Tiiev are offered at G:\_ SxABLE PRICE and that the LOWEST at which such one dollar and twenty-five cents a week. THIS is progres
it' i"?he UTMOST P Hc" "s well. VoTwh.n
dollars and seventy-five cents, there are then NO FURTHER PAYMENTS staring you in the face manufacturer and the seller to make TWO buyers
No interest—no extras bobbing up—but just one low, stable and ABSOLUTELY FIXED PRICE where there Used to be but ONE, through the Strongest in
of two hundred and forty-eight dollars and seventy-five cents COVERING EVERYTHING. centive known—that of a GREATLY LESSENED PRICE
and GREATLY LENGTHENED TIME in which to pay.
This plan makes 18 as easy Who should take advantage of this plan
tO own aS to rent a piano (1). Any Sunday School, Lodge, Society, Class, Club or Association which can use
A , ~ , 3 P iano t0 advantage. An assessment of only a penny or two a week from EACH MEM-
Alter reading over this plan; after di- BER will meet the dues.
jesting it thoroughly—can't vou see the ~ Music teach ers—even those who may now own OTHER PIANOS, and especl
-1 -4.U u* u t ally those who are just beginning.
ease with which you can OWn a piano? (3). Piano students will find this an EXCEPTIONALLY fine practice piano, ami
Can't vou see that vou can nwn vn..*° f 6™'" value in exchan 8 e JN PROPORTION TO WHAT IT COST, than any other
i yu a bee inai you can OWn yOUT piano in which they can possibly invest.
OWn piCMO as cheaply as you can rent . i - Young persons, who through one cause or another, are obliged to buy and pay
thp fpllnw'o."'? Pon'f 4 l f° r their piano, if they ever expect to own one.
the other ieilow s.' Can t you see the (5). ANY one and EVERY one who is now RENTING a piano.
ease with which you Can educate (®)« Theatres, moving-picture shows, and other places of amusement cannot possl
vour family, musically ? make a better investment than in one of these player-pianos.
_______________ (7). Bachelors should put one of these player-pianos in their dens. There arc TWO
Let us show you something: STYLES especially suited to this use.
wW rr Suppose you bought a piano n . ~ . ■ _ (8). Business and profes-
Jr \ in the REGULAR way pay- * lßyCr-pIBIIOS C&ll DC ptlTCudS€d sional men who want to gel
mm kW ing ten dollars a month for it. OH ttl€ Same CO-OpeT<Ve plait com P letel y a ™y from th ei'
=z== Add to THIS len dollars—an ° ne Hund <ja player-pianos will also b« sold on this co-operative plan I c hnnl/4 A AIO
„ IAA ,, additional FIVE DOLLARS a «' """ " «"• *" »«' K™ B et
week rnonth-AT LEAST-for piano * na "" a player-pranos.
obS: one'of ?hLT|!.„ n lessons. This makes fifteen Th ° fiv a e y donar ß no wlu be deUvered upon of
DOLLAR B The fiv% dollars is , „ The payments will be two dollars a week—rtvlnr you one hundred and
TWO rt dollars a month you Will have mnety-flve weeks' time in which to make your payment—the same /T
THREE DOLLARS AND SEv- *• if • c as on the piano. The same unconditional guarantee that Is riven Lm m A * a m
ENTY FIVE CENTS to he paid at tO invest for mUSIC for at least _ on t llO piano Is given on the player-piano. Ldgj"™ l ft fLAI
ONE DOLLAR AND TWENTY- mriTz-v a » T rv , T «r n Tou can also Bet y° ur money back at any time within thirty davs U IFLJv
«. any naturc- THREE YEARS. -M 1 of th ® unpaid balances will be voluntarily cancelled In event of death. ™
mmmM Also, a player-piano bench and nine rolls of music fyour own selection) laSfc CQU * om <•-
But buy your piano on THIS CO-OPERATIVE plan *. P urch„.r w h .„ by P ,. y „ ~ h. b.»„, h.™.. i
and it will cost you but one dollar and twenty-five cents a Th«, r .V»y"°no?,?wlr«r™tta? * S?^i. y , v «ry "° r,:
week. Now add the five dollars a month for piano lessons KoXV. S'S;
to THIS amount and you have ONLY TEN DOLLARS A h^ndrelfan"nfty than thMrmilrNOa Un 'l'>Li\- to pKn" II yOUr c °-°P eratlvo plan to * I
MONTH INVESTED IN MUSIC Yon arp «;Hll RITY- FKOTIiY. These player-pianos have lead tubing. Most player
.™ vl !zr.,"' , MtJOXV". IUU are snil OUI- pianos have rubber tubing. THE LIEE OF RUBBER IS ONE YEAH Namo
ING AND PAYING for your piano—paying out the same Tf! m ? Bt - iaAsrrs forever, it cannot wear out and the
l X 1 • A. , • , , m _ „ . Trr , tubing in these player-pianos is so placed it cannot be broken. Street and No
amount of money for musical instruction—and YET HAVE ————— btre<rt and N °
SIXTY DOLLARS a vear left to snpnd in «nmo nthAr tflT . AU °5w th# , f6atures of the co-operative plan are carried out in offer
° J-»V/J-4ixfVIVO 0. year ICII to bpenu in some Otner ai- lng the player-pianos, with the SIXGLE EXCEPTION that the at y State
rection. terms on the player-piano are two dollars a week Instead of—as on
Ul.'-T- ,;j' the piano—one dollar and twenty-five cents a week. 1
J ,H. TROUP MUSIC HOUSE 5;
C. S. FEW DRUG STORE, 205 South Union Street, Middletown, Pa.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
MAY 20, 1914.
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