§ 254 Calculated to Work Improvements
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Two sympathetic friends called at a house of mourning in the Bronx. Mrs. Levinsky, wife of a wealthy white-goods importer, had passed away, following upon her return from a Southern trip.
The callers were shown into the parlor where the bereft husband sat alongside the casket. They advanced and looked upon the face of the deceased.
“Don’t she look wonderful?” said one of them.
The widower raised his head.
“Why shouldn’t she look wonderful?” he asked. “Didn’t she spend the whole winter at Palm Beach?”