Arizona republican., 1911-10-07
BY MRS. WILSON WOODROW
Copyright, 1910, by the Pearson Pub
fishing company.

| They FASTENED to announce that the
color fashion had first been adopted
by Rose O'Hara, but that Mrs. x
and Mrs. y, names TO conjure with,
had speedily followed suit. Their
! papers and a waiting world immedi-
ately demanded an interview with the
singer on this subject.
Miss O'Hara was gracious. She met
| all of the correspondents and talked
| pleasantly, but-not about clothes Sl.e
| tried to beg of there. Really, there was
nothing she had to say. She had. as
usual, ordered her summer gowns
| from the best Paris, New York, Lon
don and Vienna houses. But this year.
she must confess It, she had felt too
weary personally TO consult them. Her
season had been an unusually arduous
one. but they all knew her tastes per-
fectly. and would not dream of send
ing her anything but what was quite
correct. Was it a white summer?
Those things were Of so little interest
to the artist But truly, there must be
some mistake, the makers of her gowns
would surely have informed her of
tbis-what was it?-this white sum-
mer.
After this, as Ernestine had pre-
dicted. things did happen A Russian
Princess at Trouville, a French Ouch
esse at Marienbad. Valerie Dreme, the
queen of musical comedy, had all APP
peared in the limpest of colored chif-
fons. 1t was practically a revolution:
the most stupendous event which had
ever occurred in the world of fashion.
The great establishments made hercu-
lean efforts TO assemble their workers,
in the gallant but hopeless effort to
ill their orders.
It was at this jUncture that Willy
Gaines came down from the higher
attitudes. and Mrs. MacChesney heaved
a great sigh of relief and FASTENED TO
lay her troubles before him. She wore
the crispest, fullest white. 1t had be-
come a marked costume in Wapiti now,
by reason Of its rarity and unpopu-
larity: but with Mrs. MacChesney it
was almost a uniform. The Guard
dies, it never surrenders; yet her
mouth had a strained expression, the
sort of an expression she wore in the
club federation meetings when the in
surgents held the floor.
Say, Willy" she asked. without pre-
amble, why wouldn't it be good
thing for the Snowflake Laundry to
sue this opera singer"
What for?" WHY'S tone expressed
establishment. and what opera singer?
Hasn't she-whoever she is-paid her
bill?" O
ooh, | forgot" returned Mrs. Mac
Chesney with a touch of Impotence.
you've been gallivanting OFF into the
Yrrhor, modal q
home. OF course she's paid her bill.
What for? Why-for running my bust
ness. I've got to pay all those women
l engaged for eight weeks yet TO come.
and they're just sitting around doing
crochet work and gossipng. The
laundering OF a little lingerie is not
enough 10 keep them all busy
In reply to Gaines's rather puzzled
questions. Mrs. MacChesney went in
to The whole situation. explaining It
at length. emphatically vOiCing her de-
sire to secure some reconpcnse for the
disastrous results to her business.
But she has a right TO wear any
kind of clothes she pleases," said Willy
stupidity.
HAS she? Not if It ruins my bust
ness, and not if | can prove that she
did it just to ruin my business" re-
piled Mrs. MacChesncy with com
pressed lips. and ! believe / can. The |
walls are thin. az the Ritz-Wapiti. and !
French maids viii talk. You" with |
what to the masculine sense might |
seem subtle fatteTy, can make good |
case out of anything, Willy. and you |
ought to be able to get good damages |
for me cut of this. Why. If il wasn't |
for the power of thought, I'd be a |
beggar in the street right now, for ! |
mortgaged my whole melon crop 10 |
start the Snow Flake Still, even |
with this trouble coming on me, ] |
made a demonstration. | found out |
that prospect I bought last year. the |
Ruby G.. you know, was badly sailed, |
and | sold It TO a tenderfOct investor. |
the other day, for an advance of two |
thousand on what | paid for il. Re is |
rich. and it will be a good Western ex-
perience for him, so you see that the |
widow is not left without her measure |
of meal and z little oil in her cruise"
with all her various activities and |
interests. Mrs. MacChesney had not ne
elected to adopt and adapt a popular
Size called herself New
at does seem as If this Rose OHara
was sent to be a thorn in my side, or
so | would say if | was in the old
she continued.
At the mention of that name, 4 re-
markable change came over Willy
Gaines. He positively bounded from
his chair, his eyes stared, his face went
white. 8
"What?" he stammered Whom
did you say"
Rose O'Hara. What a jumpy cat
YOU are, Willy. You ought to take
for your nerves. It's cigar
cites. Now, our crusade
Willy Gaines was ever quick to act.
He took Mrs. MacChesney's hand, Civ
ing it a gentle and heartening pressure
Of sympathy and understanding, and
before she knew It she was at the
door
Now, dear lady," he said reassur-
ingly. 81 am going to arrange this
matter at once for you,s but | must
have time TO think. TO consult the
proper legal authorities. Give yourself
40 further uneasiness. Good morn
ing" I
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