Show uit iu f u of tt of Happiness if his Is How Bunny Hammond Became Cu Cured ed of All Envy lil 1 bard Hoover and Macrae 1 Hoover Hoo bard I 1 heard something today Bunny Hammond Is 15 on herself She says says il it ither ither red her forever of envy i y envious ious I would never tJ it Isabelle r rL jL L But she said she has haj been a little tittle envious of ol who could afford to buy I ve E evening gowns go with- with ping iving to give up a winter l E f r a washing machine or iI ip Mp covers for the furniture ever Iver could I lorit t see why not Bunny's td ed d I is a big corporation I An occasional evening shouldn't shouldn't strain their 1 if J In Ili their expenses are high he rhe children awa away at school I linny feels she must shop fly ly Besides she admits that ate in clothes isn't of the Says she is never sure suret t f i a thing is becoming or til itil she wears it and sees seest seese e er t friends react If it turns ehas e has made a mistake she vear wear it anyhow She cant can't to to lay aside an expensive nt at it But she seldom feels r I I ot Any More tot of her trouble has been nan nary any of their friends are areol ol of of great wealth and the theis theus us IUS is clothes the women wear her ler overly self conscious t any tany more she says it week she and her husband were at a large formal evening affair The biggest lawyers in the city cit were there with their wives all alJ dressed up in their finestOne finestOne finest finestOne One dress in particular fascinated fascinated fascinated fas fas- Bunny It was worn by Mrs MacCullough a woman of great dignity and beauty who comes from a family of fabulous wealth The dress was 35 wasa a soft rose silk lavishly embroidered with lith seed pearls Bunny said she couldn't take her eyes off it and for half the evening she seethed with envy I guess I could look stunning too she thought if I had 2500 to spend on one dress Bitter Thoughts She had some bitter thoughts but they all added up to the in injustice injustice injustice in- in justice of one person having so much more than another Her own dress for which she had proudly laid out the better part of a hundred dollar bill seemed suddenly suddenly suddenly sud sud- denly sleazy and ill fitting fi 1 As the party was breaking up Mrs MacCullough spoke to Bunny in a friendly way and Bunny commented impulsively on the lovely dress Thank you my dear the older woman said I like it too Then she bent close to Bunny and whispered I bought it last year Veal at a clearance sale for 2250 Wasn't I lucky astonished look made Mrs MacCullough laugh Everyone Every one thinks its it's expensive pensive she said because I wear it And she swept away with proud regal rebal step Copyright 1949 19 Hubbard Hoover |