Judge — November 16, 1918 — page 11: what you’re looking at

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A Pleasure Trip By J. L. OYE indee James, it is very lovely of you to bring me to New York, and I am sure we are go- ing to enjoy every min- Haxnour ute of it,” said Mrs. Clatterby. ‘What shall we have for breakfast? Let’s see. Here's a ‘club breakfast’ for sixty cents. That is a good deal to pay for a breakiast, James. You know I think it a good deal bet- ter when one is travel- ing to economize on meals and use the money to buy souvenirs of the trip that one can take home and enjoy for years. One can get a book of views of the city for sixty cents and it is nice to show to callers. And—let me see. Coffee is thirty-five cents a pot served to two. What an awful price! I'll warrant you, James, buying at wholesale, that coffee didn’t cost this hotel three cents! It is an out- rage! And we ought to just drink water to let them know we won't be imposed You think you will have bacon and that? Isn't that awfully steep for a break- Why couldn’t I order one thing and you another I do think it’s as good as throwing away money to spend it for food one doesn’t need. The coffee is so deadly strong here that if they would serve upon in that way! eggs and hot cakes? Seventy cents! fast? and then divide i just one cup and then bring an extra cup and some hat water we could easily make it do for + both of us, and I am sure one order of bread will do for both. I do think that putting so much money into one’s stom- ach is—don’t I want some grapefruit? At twenty-five cents for half ofone? Excuse me! The day before we left home I bought three large grapefruit for a quarter, and they no doubt get four or five for a quarter buying them at whole- sale, and yet they want a quarter for half of one! How ; a] Deaen by WOW. Pou Axotner Hux Wno Wants tie Earti much is Merey! traveling. J would have dollar-a-day room and I think it a waste of money to pay three a day for a room that we will be in so little No doubt the beds are just as good in the cheaper rooms, and a good bed is the main thing when one is I would be willing to go to the clerk and have the room changed if—very well, if you insist upon throwing away money I suppose | must stand Drown by A.B. Watken Times Have Cuanceo Soldiers from the front write that the American artists’ pictorial conception of the German soldier is all wrong. We stand corrected. perfectly I wish we had brought some grapefruit and a couple of spoons with us and eaten them in our room! You are going to have some Malaga grapes? At thirty cents for one order? The very best Malaga grapes were selling at ten cents a pound the day we left home, and we can prob- ably buy them here for that pri I think it would be nice to have a litle fruit in our room for dessert and not pay the awful prices they ask here for everything in the way of a dessert. For my part, James, I would just as soon as not take our meals in one of those arm-chair places where they have tables for ladies. I believe in being democratic, and, any how, we don’t know a soul in the city. We could no doubt get for a quarter there what we would have to pay seven- y-five cents for here. ep are paying so much for our room, James, that I think we ought to economize on our food. satisfied with a two- it. I do hope we shall have a_ nice, pleasant time on our trip, James, but we can have it with- out trying to ape mil- lionaires and—now, James, why do you want to spoil it all b lapsing into irritability? You are going down into the grill room and eat by yourself? Very well! Then I will go out and buy a little fruit and a package of crackers for my breakfast and have all I want. If their father will not try to save a little for the edu- cation of our children their mother will!” comicbooks.com