Ceiling on Hats and Expenses Sparks Interlude in War Time
Elmer Twitchell calls for ceilings on his wife’s spending from hats to bridge losses and charitable gifts as wartime inflation fears rise. Mrs. Twitchell buys second hats and a wholesale coat, prompting him to cap weekly subscriptions at four dollars and pin money at seven fifty. The piece blends satire on domestic control with quips about inflation and public lives.
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