The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-02-13

And so preparations for Monty's din
ner went on. In addition to what he
called his efficient corps Of gentle
manly aids" he had secured the serv-
ices Of Mrs. Dan DeMlle as social
mentor and utility chsperon." Mrs.
DeMille was known in the papaxs as
the leader of the fast young married
set. She was one OF the elevereSt
and best looking young women Ia town,
and her husband was one Of those who
did not have to be "invitAd toa" Mr..
DeMille lived at the club AID visited
his home. Some one said that he was
so slow and his wife sc fast that when
she invited him to dinner he was usu-
ally two or three days lata Ako-
gether Mrs DeMille was a decided
acquisition to Brewster's campaign
committee. 1t required just her touch
to make his parties fun instead Of
funny.
It was on Oct IS that the dinner was
given. With tas skill Of a general Mrs.
Dan had seated the guests in such q
way that from the beginning things
went off with Zest. Colonel Drew took
In Mrs. Valentine, and his content was
assured. Mr.. Van. Wrinkle and the
beautiful Miss Valentine were side by
side, and no one could say he looked
unhappy Mr. Cromwell went in with
Mrs. Savage, and the same delicate
tact-in some cases it was almost in
deiicate-was displayed in the DISPOSE
ton Of other guests.
Somehow they had come with the ex-
pectation of being bored Curiosity
prompted them to accept, but it did not
prevent the subsequent inevitable lassi-
tude Socially Monty Brewster had yet
to make himself felt. He and his din
ners were something to talk about, but
they were accepted hesitatingly, halt
irgly. People wondered how he had
secured the cooperation of Mrs. Dan,
but then Mrs Dan always did 20 in for
a new toy. To her was inevitably at
tributed whatever success tho dinner
achieved, and it was no small measure.
Yet there was nothing startling about
the affair Monty had decided to begin
conservatively. He did the conven-
tional thing, but he did it well. He add
ed touch or two OF luxury, the faint
est Aroma of splendor. Pettinsill had
designed the curiously wayward ia
bic, with its comfortable atmosphere
Of companionship, and arranged it's
decoration of great lavender orchids
and lacy butterfly festoons of white
ones touched with yellow. He had
wanted to use dahlias in their many
rich shades, from pale yellow to
orange and deep red, but Monty held
out for orchids. 1t was the artist, too,
who had found in a rare and happy
moment the massive gold candelabra-
ancient things Of more luxurious
age-and their opalescent shades.
Against his advice the service, too, was
of gold-"rank vulgarity," he called it,
with its rich meaningless ornamental.
ton. But here Monty was obdurate.
He insisted that he liked the color and
that porcelain had no character. Mrs.
Dan only prevented quarrel by sug-
costing that several courses should be
served upon Sevres.
room was particularly happy. For the
benefit Of his walls and the four love
" Monets which Monty had purchased
at his instigation he had designed Il
ceiling screen of heavy rich glass in
tones Of white that grew into yellow
and dull green. 1t served 10 conceal
the lights in the daytime. and n night
the glare Of electricity was immensely
softened and made harmonious by
passing through it. It gave note Of
quiet to the picture which caused
even these men and women. who lad
been here ana thero and seen many
things. to draw in thor bcaatl SHARPLY.
Altogether the effect mauiIestly made
an ilapr ssion.
Such IA environment had its iniu-
ence upon tie company, 1t went Ear
toward making tie GiHaer success.
From far il the distanee came the
sofened stva:-is Of EIu1sariaa music,
agld never lad TIE little band Played
he ..Yalse Anourcuse" and tie "TGl5e
Bleue'' with the anicit = r'lt into t.oll
that night Yet tilc soft cla-a2r In tie
dning room iasis tantly Ignored TIE
emotion OF the music Monty, bored
as he was between The two most i'm
portant dowagers at the feast. wonder
ed dinlly what Invisible part it played
in making things 80. He had 4 vagrant
fancy that withou; i there would have
been no zest for talk. 10 noisy competi-
ton to overcome, ed hurdles to leap.
As 1t was. the talk certainly went well.
and Mrs. Dan inspected the result OF
her work frem time to tine with snil-
ing satisfaction. From across the Ia
BILE she heard Colonel Drew's voice
brewster evidently objects to long
siege lie is planning to carry US By
assault"
Mrs. Dan turned to Subway Smith.