Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-22

She would willingly have spent the $50
for a party dress. but she must have the
dress to earn the dollars. What could
the girl do?
She went in splendor. made a hit, and
got off with the $50 all pure profit. How
she did it is a fairy secret of the Ameri-
can colony The girl told me. Six months
later l became acquainted with the fairy,
and I now know things so beautiful that
you will be a better man or woman for
having read them.
At No. Rue. Tryon off the Arc de
Triomphe, lives lady who, in her time,
was one of the famous coterle OF Amerl-
can beauties at the court of the Empress
Eugene. Mrs. Paul Pecquet du Belief or
the Henrys of Virginia came from New
Orleans to Paris with her husband on the
breaking out of the secession. How du
Belief labored for the southern cause in
Paris Is well known.
His wife's portrait, life size. in court
dress, hangs in the little parlor. a magnif-
icent full southern flower In the same
parlor hangs it's pendant, showing a de-
iightful girl and boy. The boy is Henry
du Belief. consul at Rheims under CIeve-
land, today representing Ruinart in Rus
STA. The girl is the fairy benefaetor or
American girl students.
The Retort Courteous.
She stands in the foreground of my pho
tograph. and she is studying lingerie
blouse that she is keeping for a certain
poor but proud young creature whose
funds nearly all go for expensive singing
lessons.
Naomi du Belief does not object to pride.
Loss of the family estates has not AFFECT
ed hers Once, Whenit came out that she
was born at Montpelier" an imperti-
nent visitor said:
"It Is a sweet town in France
a.
replied Naomi.
"Ob. YOUR mamma must have been there
on a VISIT" the impertinent one sug-
gested
Yes. visiting her father was Naomi
souelching answer.
Such a woman. with such lavish atav-
ism burns TO be benefactress. She long
felt her way. in Sunday school work. sew
ing circles and the rest. Then one I'd!
a thing happened. She was asked by her
own servant if she wanted to buy tan
cane as good as new for so cents. us
owner was hotel chambermaid VINO hao
il from a passing American
cant she get more for such an op-
iect?'' asked Naomi. much astonlshed.
poor servants must take what the deal
ers offer" was the answer. When she
had ascertained. by searching INQUIRY
that Paris servants always sell the hann-
some things thus given to them, MISS ou
Belief had her inspirations:
Americans have no desire TO enrich sec
ond-hand Partisan dealers. Certainly
they would prefer to have their nice
clothes be a godsend to student girls Oh
their own race.
At once she began collecting handsome
things from wealthy women or the coiony'
her friends when they dared risk the
anger Of their maids: but passing mil
ionaire Americans In the hotels are even
freer from that tyranny, and sometimes
! -arit oh I R0lIntlIui.
Her great difficulty was not here II was
to make girl-students take the things!
They are so proud" says Miss du BEL
let Before Christmas l was asked II
knew people who would buy popcorn from
a girl-student who must make some
money. II sent for the girl. She might
take clothes. And she turned out an ideal
case. She had been offered good pay for
society notes by home papers. and she
had failed to get about only by the lack
of proper dresses"
Tactfuly Naomi offered to set her up,
but the girl refused, Indignantly.