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 The Worsted Man up this awful summer - hotel situation instead of endowing libraries and chairs in embroidery at colleges. How much better would seven young men be for us than all the libraries in the world! Babette, And it wouldn t cost so very much either. Men are so cheap in town. Janette. That s very true but a better plan would be for the depart ment stores to take it up. Certainly, if they are to deal in monkeys and parrots, and butter and eggs, there s no reason why they shouldn t have a line of beaux. Then we could telegraph to town and secure a few on approval, of course. Prudence. I d subscribe for a regular weekly service. Ethelinda. And I, too a new young man served every Monday, just as they send you books from the Book Fancier s Library. Janette. I wonder what would happen 8