The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-13
A. Rainbow
Revolutions
BY MRS. WILSON WOODROW
COPYRIGHT. 1910 nv rAH PEARSON FURNISHING co.
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She turned and stared at the wall.
her mouth set, her eyes narrow and
contemplative. Seeing her thus. one
realized that It was not the voice alone,
nor looks. nor even her years of hard
study that made Miss O'Hara the ex-
tremely notable person that she was.
the great artist. the consummate
actress; but that she had instinctiyely
laid to heart Sir Joshua Reynolds adj
vice to the painter, and had, flgura-
lively speaking, mixed her paletteWith
brains.
Sings" murmured Ernestlne to
Miss Hodgkins as they noiselessly
withdrew. will shortly happen"
They did, That evening. when tho
vulgar If decorated business OF dining
en- mdSse was at its height at the Riz-
Wapitl, down the long. oak-paneled.
room. with its antlered deer-heads
along the walls, the opera singer swept
through an aisle of tables surrounded
by men in evening clothes and women
in lace and embroidery and ethereal
fabrics, all white, white as the driven
snow.
Her dark hair was dressed after tho
latest Partisan fashion; her eyes, those
famous eyes, looked soreuely, indif-
ferently over the assembagg: little
smile lowered about her generous, fas-
cinating. slightly crooked mouth: but
for once, the interest she aroused was
due neither 10 her fame nor to her
beauty. Rose OIlara had eclipsed her
self Tonight. 1t was the scabbard and
not the sword which drew all eyes.
AS she walked down that long room
with all her trained and plastic grace,
It was as If some bclated ray from tho
sun, already declining behind the
peaks, had fallen among them But
for once let honor he given where
honor Is due, this effect was owing
not to the personality Of Rose OHara.
but to her gown, Soft. gold-hued chif-
fon fell Imply over pale rose the color
Of her lovely shoulders. and sparkling
all over the low bodice were yellow
and pink topazes But this was ap-
narently not enough of humming bird
brilliance, for fluttering from shoulder
to waist was cluster of great hello
trope orchids with deeply fringed, pur-
pie lips.
The head-waiter preceded her,
naughty. imposing, yet withal defer
entially courteous. Miss Hodgkins, In
black silk, suffering an eruption Of
pink bows, and with the minor afflic-
tlon Of white lace fichu, followed.
As all were used to the public eye,
their stately procedure was unmarried
by selfconsciousness
The maiordomo drew out the
singers chair with the elaborate grace
of an eighteenth century courtier. She
sank into il and opened her napkin:
but the excitement all over the room
did not subside rather 1t increased
the whole place was full Of feminine
stir and rustic, the soft clatter of
lorgnons.
Those who knew each other and
those who did not; those who happened
to be introduced and those who re-
sonted even the possibility OF such
thing turned and gave each other the
comprehensive stare Of an outraged
ssterhood, nor were open comments
lacking. It was as informal and uni
flying as a FIRE or earthquake.
This blaze Of color, SO loud, so In
decent that II smote the sense. was
absurdly out Of place SO spoke tho
but the initiated said
nothing, only gasped and continued to
sit in pale CONSERVATION before their
food They read, as II It we're
scrawled in lettors of fire across the
gold and pink gown, the name OF
great Paris house. and the head of that
house had confidently assured them In
the spring that this was to be a fluffy.
summer; and here was
Rose O'fIara in the most clinging ta-
booed chiffons No old gown un-
earthed from the bottom OF a box
either. that draping of the sleeves.
those insets Of lace about the foot,
that rufil0 cut in those peculiar points
these were the very latest midsum-
mer touches. what did it-what could
II mean2
Al midnight. the consensus of expert
feminine opinion inclined 10 the belief
that It was a mere eccentric whim on
me part Of the singer, or perhaps her
latest method Of advertisement. But a
further shock awaited them
The next morning. after the porch
watchers had comfortably settled them
selves for the day, and were engrossed
i'm tho stimulating mental exercises OF
knitting. embroidery and gossip Rose
DHara. accompanied by Miss Hodg-
tins. who bore q rug and a drinking
rup. stepped out upon the porch. They
O0f two or three turns mp and down.
running the rocking chair gauntlet with
a high serenity. and then made tyllr
way 20 the Springs Miss OTara wore
2 short. crepe frork. blue as the sky,
and clingiug as ivy, a blue hat with a
icarlet bow. and she carried a scarlet
laraso Siarilingly vulgar. the cos
ume of circus rider, proclaimed the
but the initiated minority
again kept au awed silence. For them.
iDon both hat and gown was written
he name Of ore Of the most famous
fiennese designers.
without going further into details.
uffice II TO say that the opera singer
ontinued 10 appear in the most brill
lantly colored gowns all new. and all
,earing the unmistakable hall mark
Il some great designer Now his
orians Of The feminine agree In pro-
louncing he American woman the
most adaptable IN the world. and the
Initiated minority az Wapiti had ap-
larently agreed that The time for
hOught and discussion was past, the
noment for action was at hand 81
entity. ono by one the white frocks
disappeared. and an manner of gay
nd gorgeous gowns began TO make
heir appearance Against its s0mber
ines. it's bare. pink mountains. about
IS gushing crystal springs Wapiti be-
an to glow like a bed of poppies.