ing ready, so he don't bother you
at all."

As for Seiden, he determined to spare no expense, up to two hundred and
fifty dollars, in making the wedding festivites greatly redound to his
credit both socially and in a business way.

To that end he had dispatched over a hundred invitations to the
wholesale houses from which he purchased goods.

"You see what I am doing for you," he said to Sternsilver one morning,
a week before the wedding day. "Not only in postage stamps I am
spending my money but the printing also costs me a whole lot, too, I
bet yer."

"What is the use spending money for printing when you got a typewriter
which she is setting half the time doing nothing, Mr. Seiden?" Philip
protested.

"That's what I told Mrs. Seiden," his employer replied, "and she goes
pretty near crazy. She even wanted me I should got 'em engraved, so
_grossartig_ she becomes all of a sudden. Printing is good enough,
Sternsilver. Just lookyhere at this now, how elegant it is."

He handed Philip an invitation which read as follows:

MR. AND MRS. I. SEIDEN AND MRS. MIRIAM SAPHIR

REQUEST THE HONOUR OF

THE INTERCOLONIAL TEXTILE COMPANY'S

PRESENCE AT THE MARRIAGE OF HER DAUGHTER

BESSIE

TO

MR. PHILIP STERNSILVER

ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1909, AT SIX O'CLOCK

NEW RIGA HALL, 522 ALLEN STREET, NEW YORK

_Bride's Address:_
c/o SANSPAREIL WAIST COMPANY

ISAAC SEIDEN, _Proprietor_ Waists in Marquisette, Voile,
Lingerie, Crepe and Novelty Silks also a Full Line of Lace
and Hand-embroidered Waists

800 GREENE STREET, NEW YORK CITY

"What's the use you are inviting a corporation to a wedding, Mr.
Seiden?" Philip said as he returned the invitation with a heavy sigh.
"A corporation couldn't eat nothing, Mr. Seiden."

"Sure, I know," Seiden replied. "I ain't asking 'em they should eat
anything, Sternsilver. All I am wanting of 'em is this: Here it is in
black and white. Me and Beckie and that old _Schnorrer_, Mrs. Saphir,
requests the honour of the Intercolonial Company's presents at the
marriage of their daughter. You should know a corporation's presents is
just as good as anybody else's presents, Sternsilver. Ain't it?"

Sternsilver nodded gloomily.

"Also I am sending invitations to a dozen of my best customers and to a
couple of high-price sales-men. Them fellers should loosen up also
oncet in a while. Ain't I right?"

Again Sternsilver nodded and