Life — November 15, 1906 — page 9: what you’re looking at

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A Chrigtmas Feast — HAD been married only a month when W jJim—dear, cranky boy that he is—decided that he had become a vegetarian. Of course, if be were to decide to become a pirate, I suppose I sould have to be a—er—piratess, so we started ost bravely enough. Maybe it wouldn’t have been so bad in the mmer, but, really, there doesn’t seem to be ng in the winter for a vegetarian to cat pt potatoes. I declare positively that I devel- eda brogue in the course of that awful month. of we really stood it a month, though that seemed years and years. [would go blocks out of my way to avoid pass- | agbutcher shops where dear, delicious, cannibal- | sh meats were hung up. And when they began ‘0 put out great, lovely, plump Christmas turkeys! | Jim and I both made desperate attempts to be | cheerful Christmas morning, but I must confess | it was something of a failure. We had declined the invitations of both his folks and mine to take ner with them, and had made an attempt to get | hough the day in our own apartment. I had} taticed a queer, guilty look in Jim’s eyes, and was | pat surprised when, about six o’clock, he got up, and, as if it had just occurred to him, exclaimed: George! I have got to run ’round to the for about an hour, girlie. We are giving Gritlin a silver shaving set and I want to hear his ite talk when he is presented with it.” Isaid nothing. For the only time in my life I ras glad to see Jim go. And he couldn’t have een much past the outside door before I had on ny hatand furs. ‘ Iwas desperate. I was bound to have some- thing to eat, and I knew of a dream of a little st around the corner, Jim and I had supper there many times. I almost ran when Ifnally got out on the street. The place was rather crowded when I reached ’t, the only place vacant being at a table where a tan was already seated; but I was too hungry to tind anything by that time, so allowed the waiter %0 seat me oppo him. He was reading an exening paper, which was held so that I could not se his face, and he did not glance over it when I sat down, Then the waiter came to get my order. “Oh, I want a lot of turkey and just every- thing!” I said, and he was so astonished that he almost dropped a glass of water. The man across the table lowered his paper— td I was looking into Jim’s eyes, and they were dancing, Waiter,” he said, “cancel that order of mine andthe one the lady has just given and bring usa turkey, a whole one, and everything else that you ‘ave potatoes. Don’t bring any pota- » Vork Sun. Something Needed SHOPPER: I wish to buy a present for ant girl. Can you suggest something priate 2 _Storatas Certainly. Give her a traveling °8.—Pele Mele. AX the automobile may be identified as the substance of things owed and the odor of: ne Sings unseen.""—A Cheerful Year Book. KICANICH@ DAC Kranich & Bach tone quality is as individually distinctive and musically characteristic as the vocal quality that distinguishes one truly great singer from another. For nearly 50 years our pianos have differentiated themselves from all other pianos by their durability, economy, and their own tone quality. Send for handsome new catalog and name of nearest agency 233-45 East Twenty-third St. PIANOS ii The first Derby made in America was a C&K Ainapp-Felt hats are for the discriminating. Kaapp-Felt DeLuxe $6. Knapp-Felt $4. Write for * The Hatman™ THe CrRorFUT & KNAPP CO. Broadway, at 13th Street | Flowers Rare Plants Novelties forthe | coming season Indestructible Ficus Pandorata Bronzed Lucky Clover Forty-Fourth St. & (guaranteed) Madison Ave..N. Y.