Show ww simplicity in dress As the ordinary man was smiling gedia genially lly while getting into ala his over coat after breakfast the little woman deemed this the moment propitious tor for making casual mention of her need of 0 a cheair so she spoke briefly on that interesting subject the genial smile faded Instant ane bously from the face of the ordinary man he ile halted in the midst of but toning hia his glove to remark withering ly it if there s one thing I 1 id d like to know its where you throw away your money the little woman remained meek ly silent this action on her part since it gave him no fuel for or hia his wrath made him doubly angry there s day days s wife be he exploded explode dd she could wear diamonds to your glass beads according accord ng to the differ ence in day days s income and mine yet what does she wear the plainest sim simplest blest neatest looking outfit on the street cut but you must have braids and laces and frills and I 1 must pay tor for them I 1 the vials ol 01 hia his wrath be ing thus emptied he paused to re charge them in the silence thus created the little woman made a timid suggestion couldn coulden t the ordinary man get away from the office just a little while to help her find a suit that would meet his views ot of simplicity the ordinary man looked at her shrewdly he ile did not like to be tak en in and bis his suspicions were arouse I 1 by this unusual request her face however was so patiently guileless aa as be he bad ever seen it so he accepted her suggestion hustle and get ready then said the ordinary man and ill help you get fitted out in halt half an all hour so the shopping tour began shall we look at suits first ques toned the little woman as she led the way to the suit department where you can buy them ready made the ordinary man gave his assent something simple dark and nob not too high priced requested the little woman the ordinary man nodded bla his approval the saleswoman brought out halt a dozen suits do you call those simple in quiren the ordinary man wondering ly almost sarcastically they re the simplest we have at that price returned the saleswoman politely as she removed the offensive suits without displaying them and west went in search of others those were 33 35 murmured the little woman thoughtfully the ordinary man said nothing but in his mind he was busy figuring an approximate cost of the trimmings and of the labor ot of putting them on and deducting the whole from 35 he ile nodded his head wisely the saleswoman brought another armful of suits she held them up to view I 1 hey were simple but not ot of the mrs day simplicity they had velvet cifes and collars and light col ored linings and the cut of the coats was of the most extreme pattern still they had none of that offensive and expensive e braid and the of the ordinary man were cut short tor for his wife whis softly those suits are 45 dear it staggered him to think of the price of velvet enough only tor for col lar and cuffs it seemed was worth 10 over and above the price of braid with its application he ile shook hia his head in dl app approval then in well controlled exasperation he requested the saleswoman to ba be so kind as to let him see just a plain simple un adorned suit the saleswoman understood she hurried away and soon returned with a single suit held carefully on a hanger something like exclaimed the ordinary man appreciatively as hia his eye took in the simple lines of the out fit with its mannish finish its cloth collar and cuffs its heavy good wear arg quality and its all around corn com men mon sense dearance al pe arance that s what weve we ve been looking for he con fenced as his wife slipped into the coat it fitted per factly Evert ever thing bing was satisfactory charge this suit and send it out he said briskly and the price queried the little woman as sin sh and the ordinary man mail turned to go eighty do lars responded the saleswoman easily she was bust making out the check so didn dian t see t e look en cn the face of the ordinary man the little u wo 0 ian an was possessed ol 01 much tact she bent quietly over an odd garment dl di played near by until the ordinary min nim had recovered then they falkl I 1 silently to the elevator |