Smyrna times., 1908-03-18
The Country
IL OEG6.
By TEJIPAE BAILEY
Copyright, 1907, by y. E. Daley.

dinner gown, a half dozen shirt waists
and an extra hat and away she went
to town to visit her cousin. Mary
Barnes
Mary's brother Roger met her at the
station.
Mary is planning 10 end Of things
for you" he told Felicia when he had
settled her in the carriage. "She is 60
ing to give a luncheon and a tea and a
theater party and a dance. and half
Of her friends are enlisted to make you
have good time. 1t will be a lively
existence for you. little girl
"Oh," Felicia leaned forward. Il shall
love it. My greatest excitement for
a year has been church social or
sleigh ride. and I am longing for So
ciety"
"Mary spells society with big s."
Roger told her. "She is slave to it,
and she needs a rest. She is as thin as
wafer and as pale as paper"
But think what a lovely time she
has, Felicia said, all pink and white
with enthusiasm
"Humph!' Roger said. You don't
know when you are well off. little Fe-
lcia."
But Felicia fell on Mary's neck when
she reached the great stone mansion
Il can stay two weeks" she said
The school board gave me vacation,
and I am going to have the time Of my
life"
Indeed ycu are" Mary said and car
ried her away to Il delcctable bedroom.
where rose leaves drifted across the
wall paper
"I'll get into my kimOno, ana then
we can talk" Felicia said joyously as
| she opened her little black bag But
Mary shook her head obviously. THE
girls are coming for luncheon in just
a half hour There are ten of them,
and the table decorations are to be
in pale pink because that is Your IA
| vOritc color"
"What shall / Wear?" Felicia asked.
Il have a gray gown and white one
and the white one is for evening"
The gray will he all right with a
ducky little knot of pink carnations
ana lilies Of the valley. The florists
are doing them that way now. and
Roger can get You some"
Roger got the flowers, but the gray
gown was not gorgeous, and beside
Mary's shimmering chiffon creation
| Felicia felt deprcSsinglv shabby.
But the luncheon was exquisite. and
the girls were friendly, and Felicia did
not have much time to think of herself,
for there was tea on Immediately
after, and she was carried off by Mary
and Roger, wearing a long and splen-
did wrap of Mary's, for her own sim
pie tailor made jacket was out of the
question
'No one will notice that it is mine,
Mary assured her, "in the crush" sc
Felicia, feeling very elegant, swept
through the crowded rooms and talked
as fast as she could to dozens of peO
pie and came out hreathless.
WASN'T it awful?" Roger asked her
Il shouldn't have gone a step if i
hadn't been for YOU
1T was delightful, Felicia gurgled-
the pretty women, the lights, the mu
sic. the ices ana everything"
"IIumphr' Roger grumbled, and Fe
lica made little face at him ant
said, You're an unsociable bear, Rog
err" ana Roger said, "Oh, it's such
waste of good material for you
spend your time with such peopl
when you might be talking to me, F'
licia'
Felicia opened her eyes wide at tina
do you like to talk to me. Roger:
she questioned. and Roger laughed an
said Yes. but you don't deserve it.
And Felicia. feeling very much fla
tered. leaned back in the carriage ar
peepcd at Roger now and then. viii
Mary mapped out the programme f'
: the next day.
I'VE will go TO the hairdresser's ca
ly. Roger, don't you think Feic
will look dear with her hair marccied
Il think Felicia looks dear with Ia
hair any way"
"O-o-o-h." murmured Felicia fro
her corner.
Mary laughed and went on.
There are the Deering luncheon al
three teas and the art exhibit ana {
Colburns' dinner and a box party a
or. and then the cotillOn.'
"Oh. STOP Felicia pleaded, lOoki
at her cousin with startled eyes. -
you expect me to 10 all that in o
day, Mary?"
"She does" Roger asserted, survC
ing his country cousin with melanchC
eyes. "and where, oh, where in
that programme will you have m
ute to spend with me?'
81 am not worrying about that"
licia told him. dimpling, 'but wi
am l going to wear. Mary? What {
- | going to wear?'
''Theres your white dress" Mi
said slowly.
"But | can't wear that one dress
a luncheon and three teas and tn
a ter party and dance. What are
8 going to wear, Mary?"