El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-06

shawl glttered over her shoulders.
At the same table was woman
VINO looked as though she had been
dressed out Of the draperies Of a cosy
corner another woman, with reddish
nalr worn low on her neck, affected
a flowing Greek style Of gown. which
sllh shaWls for she had one al home
with the same knOtted fringe And
next to her was a loug-haired. fr0wsv
tossing man. with badly fitting even
ing clothes and dirty finger nails.
Plainly an artist or poet
When the cheese and coffee had been
served 10 minute lntermiSsiOn be-
fore the speeches was announced In
. stantly there was a hum and buzz. as
every one rose and str0lled around
some one slapped Warren on the
shoulder.
Hello. there. Curtis. old mani
~ natre you doing here
1t was Mr.. Wilson, of whom Helen
. had often heard Warren introduced
her briefly and then she was left 20
stand aWkWardly by while they IsEEh-
ed and talked together. II was one Of
the things Helen found hardest to for
give. SO often when they were out On
public Warren would meet some man
TO whom ne would talk at length. ig-
nOring her utterly, while she would
have 20 stand by, trying not to seem
painfully i'll at ease and self-cOnsci0us.
The Speeches Begin.
she was glad now when there was
a loud rap for order. All hurried back
TO their seats and the POSTMASTER
was introduced
He began with some facetiOus re-
marks and then the inevitable, This
reminds me Of a story" followed BIZ
the anecdOte of vintage brand which
brought forth the usual forced laugh
Then. with much laudatiOn, he in
troduced the speaker Of the evening.
George Elton Avery, author and play
wright"
llr. Avery rose impressively. pushed
PACK ms chair and pulled down his
Nnile waist coat After silence 10
give time Tor the applause to die out
and TO increase the effectiveness of his
opening, he began his carefully pre-
pared and memOrized address on 'aThe
Drama and ITS Influence on Modern
divorce The address was very
WQruy ana sounded Well but was
wholly barren of ideas
He was loudly apDIauded and then
Jle toastnaSter presented Louise
miller Parks. She rose, bowling Era-
clOusly and affecting a certain efrlfsh
coyness which suited the girlish blue
satin gown better than il suited the
heavy lines of her face. that the pow
ger and rouge seemed only to empha-
"Why should there be So much talk
ana advice on How to Hold the Hus-
pand- she demanded during the
course of her speech. rs it not time
Lhat something be said about How TO
hold the Wife, Our papers are filled
pleasant for the husband. how TO keep
MS interest from wandering. But how
ABOUT the other side2 Why does no
one write about that2 Should not the
holding of the wife's love be as much
considered as the husbands
Jn- Srunted Warren. ANY man
t1at nad her wouldn't spend much
time trying TO hold her.
He said 10 so loudly that Helen was
panic stricken lest some one had
heard
"oh. don't-pIease don't dear she
whispered
Then let's set out Of here-Tm not
solns 70 sit through this twaddlsr
6ut we can mot while she's talk
wen, len be a darned Ions time
before she's through
Sh-ss, dear. Sh-ssr
1T is time Miss Parks went on.
for women 90 make men feel that her
comfort and pleasure must also be
studted- That the problem Of mar
rage is not only How to Hold the
husband but How TO Hold the Wife.
-Oh, Lord. grunted Warren.
Helen secretly felt that Louise MILF
er Parkss address was really very
Eocd-our She did not have the cOur-
age 20 say so.
The next speaker was DR.. Mckay
Maurice, who read very long and
rirescme paper on Divorce as an Epi-
deUllc- The speeches were not sup
posed TO be read nor to exceed 1s
minutes-but this rule was not oh.
served.
Z Tt was over at last AS the an,
houncements Tor the next dinner were
being made, Warren pushed Helen
through the crowd toward the door.
AS III anyone who lived through
this-would want to come to another
me here again-theyll know it,"