The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-14
A Rainbow
Revolution
By MRS. WILSON WOODROW
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They hastened to announce that tn,
color fashion had 69st been adopted
by Rose O'Hara, but that Mrs. x
and Mrs. Y, names to conjure with
had speedily followed suit. Theii
papers and waiting world immedi
itely cc--anded 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 She
tried TO beg off 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
this-what was it?-this white sum
mer.
After this, as Ernestine had pre-
dicted, things did happen. A Russian
Princess at Trouville. q French Ouch
esse at Marienbad, Valerie Dreme, the
queen Of musical comedy, had all ap-
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
fill their orders.
1t 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. fiufiest white. 1t had be-
come a marked costume in Wapiti now,
by reason of it's rarity and unpopu-
larity; but with Mrs MacChesney it
was almost a uniform. The Guard
dies, it never surrenders: yet her
mouth had 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 a good
thing for the Snowflake Laundry to
sue this opera singer?"
what for?" WHY'S tone expressed
lstonishment And what opera singer?
Hasn't she---whoever she is--paid her
Dill?"
ooh, / forgot returned Mrs. Mac
3hesney with a touch of impatience,
you've been gallivanting off into the
when you were needed at
lome. OF course she's paid her bill
What for? Why--for running my bust
less. I've got to pay all those women
engaged for eight weeks yet TO come,
md they're just sitting around doing
rochet work and gossiping. The
of little lingerie is not
nough to Keep them all busy"
IN reply to Gaines's rather puzzled !
uestions. Mrs. MacChesney went in |
0 the whole situation, explaining it |
t length, emphatically voicing her de- |
ire to secure some recompense for the |
results to her business.
But she has a right to wear any /
ind of clothes she pleases,' said Willy /
tupidly.
Has she? Not If II ruins my busi-
ess, and not if | can prove that she
id it Just to ruin nay business" re-
lied Mrs. MacChesney with com
ressed lips, "and I believe | can The
-ails are thin, at the Ritz-Wapiti, and
reneh maids will talk YOU with
hat to the masculine sense might
aem subtle fattery. "can make good
ase out of anything Willy, and you
ught to be able to get good damages
)r me out of this. Why, if 1t wasn't
,T the power of thought I'd be a
eggar in the street right now, for I
my whole melon crop to
art the Snowflake. Still, even
ith this trouble coming on me, ]
iade a demonstration | found out
lat prospect I bought last year. the
,uby G. you know, was badly salted,
nd ! sold it to a tenderfoot investor,
ie other day, for an advance of two S
lousand on what | paid for it. He is
oh. and it will be good Western ex-
srience for him, so you see that the
idow is not left without her measure
meal and little oil in her cruise" a
With all her various activities and I
terests, Mrs MacChesney had not ne :
ected to adopt and adapt popular d
lilosophy She called herself New
1T does seem as if this Rose O'Hara /
as sent to be a thorn in my side. or c
I would say If | was in the old Z
eology." she continued. q
AT the mention of that name, a re- u
arkable change came over Willy o.
lines. He positively bounded from
S chair, his eyes stared, his face went
bite.
"Wbat?" he stammered Whom
d you say?"
Rose O'Hara. What iumpy cat
u are, Willy You ought to take K
netting for your nerves. It's cigar
ties. Now, our crusade
Willy Gaines was ever quick TO act.
! took Mrs. MacChesney's hand. Civ
3 it a gentle and heartening pressure Re
sympathy and understanding, and -
fore she knew it she was at the Sc
or.
Now, dear lady" he said reassur
yly, II am going to arrange this q
alter at once for you. but | must 81
We time to think. to consult the -.
1per legal authorities. Give yourself -
further uneasiness. Good morn
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