Cheer Up: It Could Be Worse

Drawing made by David Ring, commissioned by Europeana Fashion, scanned by team of MoMu – Fashion Museum Province of Antwerp

It’s one of the misfortunes we all worry about: having our wallets or purses stolen with all our credit cards inside.

By Reg Green

It happened to Roger Dangerfield’s wife. He took it more philosophically than most of us would have done.

“But I’m not going after him, ” he said. “He spends less than she does.”