Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-01-20

our society editor, saw you at the opera
last night and has talked about you all
tho morning.
Olga lifted her head lazily in u chal-
longing way and with purring laugh.
Upon my word. fancy" she said
with an English accent as Anne looked
at her. what do you think: Am I:''
eyes, you are"
Few women could have welcomed
criticism in that green toned setting and
raw light. Tho two emphatic qualities
of Olga's beauty, ethcrealness and deli
cacy, did not suffer. She was extraordi-
narily white. The skin on supple throat
and quiet check was of almost silvery
pallor. Moonlight seemed bathing her
pale blond hair. Her greenish gray eyes
were dreamy, the pupils large; her up
per lip very short. full and coral pink.
"a moonlight maid" tho artists in
Paris had called her. There was not u
heavy note in her coloring. The blond
brilliancy of some Swedish ancestor
lived again in her, some "flower Of
northern SHOWS" and with it the deli
cate American features of her mother
She was of average height, and though
slight her body had delicate robust
ness. She wore a white flannel robe
loosely belted, and her hair hung in a
plat to her waist.
"You don't mind my going to the ia
BILE this way? l am lazy, but we are en-
famille," she said, strolling into tho
hall. Mamma hates me to do it, but I
simply cannot dress for lunch. I'm as
stiff as German cavairymali all the
afternoon and night. must ha7e a lit
tie freedom"
In the dining room they found DR..
Ericsson. He drew Anne to him and
gave her bearlike hug.
sis this your debut as family mani"
she asked.
"No. my second appearance. I'm get
ting used to the limelight met David
Temple coming up town last night and
prevailed on him to dine with US"
"What charming man he u.s." ex-
claimed Mrs. Ericsson, and from the
commencement Of the meal, with short
intervals Of rest, Anne was put through
q oatechism by her aunt about David
Temple. Her tongue played between
her lips restlessly, while David's posi-
ton, money, character and possible at
tachments were inquired after infinitely
and with an appraiser air. When the
cross examination was finished, Anne
had a feeling that David had been tick
eted and put away with other ticketed
matrimonial possibilities.
The pauses in this research were filled
in by recital Of Olga's past and COM
ing triumphs. what she must and must
not do, who was worth her knowing
and who was not.
Anne was glad to get back to the
green and white room, the door closed.
and only Olga there. looking ut her
with amused eyes.
Look here, Anne, isn't she harrow
hg? Do you wonder how stand Ii?
lhere ought to be law for the suppress
Iion Of uncongenial relations. Mamma
Is really impossible"
She flung herself into a rocker and
took one foot into the embrace of her
hand. Suddenly she burst out laughing.
"Anne Garrick, you've very express
i've face. You don't envy me, although
I'm beauty and the only daughter of
an adoring mother"
She took a thin cigarette from a sill
yer box ON the table.
"Have one? You don't smoke! You
don't know what comfort it is"
but doesn't your mother object?"
asked Anne, making herself comfortable
among q heap Of cushions.
cor course. What doesn't she object
to? She doesn't want me to eat potatoes
lest they make mo fat nor to take cold
baths, because they make me blue. She
fabs my nose hard every night, because
one little pink vein-see it-shows.
She almost cries when do my hair
high and takes to her bed If insist on
moro than one cup of coffee. am not
allowed to spend a penny as please
nor to have an original idea about q
gown or hat. In fact, I'm my mothers
stock in hand, which she is always pol