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A well dressed women was walking down the street when she was stopped by a particularly
dirty and shabby-looking homeless woman who asked her for a couple of
dollars for dinner.

She took out her wallet, got out ten dollars and asked, "If I give you
this money, will you buy wine with it instead of food or shelter?"

"No I had to stop drinking years ago," the homeless woman replied.

"Will you use it to go shopping instead of buying food?" the lady asked.
"No, I don't waste time shopping," the homeless woman said. "I need to
spend all my time trying to stay alive."

"Will you spend this on a beauty salon instead of food?" the lady asked.
"Are you NUTS?" replied the homeless woman, " I haven't had my hair
done in 20 years!"

"Well,"  said the lady, "I'm not going to give you the money. Instead, I'm
going to take you out for dinner with my husband and me tonight. "

The homeless woman was shocked. "Won't your husband be furious with
you? I know I'm dirty, and I probably smell disgusting."

The lady answered, "That's okay. It's important for him to see what a woman looks
like after she has given up shopping, hair appointments and wine."