The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-12

plenty more. Oh how blind have
tEeen. Why have I worn them only for
me oeneht of others? What do / gain
dEoIn the passing admiration of stran.
admir- 10Y Even ne IIiends-compared 10 the
. 54 fatioh OF my husband? Is il too
i3te 20 begin anew2 Can 7 ever ..ffaca
me ne impression years of Indifferent
dressing have made upon him?
An July 2sth.
Ill al morning delivery wagons have
peeh stopping at our door The maid
EaS Deen bringing me boxes and nacls-
ages 1nnumerable. Yesterday I snent
me whole day in the shops. And now
Doned hngerie-bOXes and tissue T,are,.
Wrapplngs are everywhere. And Vel
now little OF the natural woman's low
OF possession l feel in all these dai1tSy
thlngs. Perhaps because i feel The
hopelessness OF the cause for which
they were purchased. One after an
Clher 1 examine them; some / try on
fold sadly back in its box 10 Ire re-
turned That l could never wear. ifs
clear, cold blue IS made for the fresh.
Sst, youngest beauty How mercfIessIv
II brings out the sallowness of nv skin
and my faded hair S'>1ii
A soft lavender is more kindly. and
morning gown of cream white ,t-itt1
quantities Of creamy lace is not nm
becoming. And yet none of them On
make me beautiful; they cannof tale
worry. an"
Oh, my husband, why can YOU not
come defOrmed or pock-marlxed r.
would not change my love. Horace
Horace why is your love so different Z?
m, July 9th.
This morning 1 came down to break
Iast IN one Of my usual plain linen
S S,lt waists For some reason L could
nOt wear any of my new negligees.- /
Ielt absurdly shy and self-conscious.
ana there was a dread that he might
divine my motive. 1 tried to pave the
a-i-o,l As 81, poured his coffee I re-
marked casually that L was going shop-
ping today, that 1 had become sud
denly possessed with the desire to have
Some new clothes. and lots of them.
sajS 9 , looked up from his paper and
sdIu klndly; Why, yes, why don't
had enough. nv 1 'iio III
well, II YOU run short. have them
t,I--,esS eu; ne said comfortably, and re-
turned 70 his paper.
IL was foolish of me to feel disap-
PoIHteui ne was kind and generous.
P9eE1aps that should have been enough
1a aiiu Ell there only had been a note
OF real interest; if he had made Some
httie request for me to get sonetbins-
OF some particular shade and DESIGN
II only he had made me feel that h.,
cared NJ
This morning I found courage to mt
on one Of the daintiest of nv new
mouse gowns-a sort o. lavender creme
came down to breakfast and waited
with beating heart for some apurovine,
comment It was some time before he
noticed ii, then he said kindly:
Is that one Of the results of your
shopping tour?'
j nodded.
1t is very pretty
And that was all. Had he said "thst
shade suits YOU or 81 IKE the softness
OF the lace'-even a Slight criticism
would have shown some interest PM
II Is very pretty meant so little.
July 18th
How pitiful are my efforts to make
myself attractive; how futile to try to
compete with her in that wayl She has
all the weapons. all the ADVANTAGES
YOUTH beauty (for she must be beauti-
ful). and the greateSf thing Of allZtha
charm of the unknC
he has never seen - r when she was
III, or worn out. He has never seen
her under the countless unfavorabIe
conditions that a man so often sees
his wife she always knows when he
IS coming and can always be at her
best.
The Continuation co ThHS story VIII
BE Found In TomOrroVv's
Issue of THIS Paper.