The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-06-25
By F. A. mitchell
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"What-nO caretakerY
mot that | know Of"
The man stood thinking for a few
moments, the girl waiting for him to
proceed.
I'm going to look over the house
with a view to certain changes"
"Sent by the agent"
mo; the owner"
The girl didn't like to admit him
without voucher, and she didn't like
to refuse him admittance.
81 am commissioned" she said, ito
lay out a plan for decoration and
superintend the work. If you are to
| do the same with regard to the
changes in the building suppose that
is no reason why you should not
take advantage Of my being here to let
you in
Thank you very much. We may
gain something in the matter of eff
feet by looking the house over to-
gether"
"HowY
why, there should be harmony be-
tween the construction and the decora-
tion'
81 see. Perhaps something may be
gained, as you suggest"
They entered the main hall, passed
through the lower rooms, then up
| stairs, then down again, the man look
| ing for spaces fitted for enlargement.
the woman laying out a scheme for
| decoration.
Il presume" said the man, ''that
you are acting professionally here"
In reply she handed him a card on
which was engraved Edna j. Strang,
Decorator
They fell to talking of a scheme for
the principal suit of rooms on the
main floor. She laid out one, and he
asked her how another he suggested
would dO-dark green for one room, a
golden tan for another. She said the
effect would be too somber mot with
white woodwork he Insisted. She
caught his idea and looked at him sur
prised.
Il thought you were merely an archi-
tect." she continued
Didn't tell you that architecture
and decoration go together?'
She pouted. She had been engaged
to decorate the house, and this build
er" had suggested scheme of colors
that she felt obliged to adopt An
other faculty she noticed in him that
proved his artistic taste. AS they
passed through the rooms he pro-
nOunpod tho uioturaS hapoino on tha
walls daubs. One or two he pointed
out as exceptions. and Miss Strang
knew he was right
The architect finished his inspec-
ton and went away, but the next
morning he reappeared with a roll of
paper on which he had laid out plans
for alterations. For awhile he busted
himself with these plans, at the same
time inspecting the places where the
alterations We're to be made. making
notes and changes. Then he Joined
the decorator to suggest the color
scheme for the rooms opening into
those he proposed to add. In every
case she was surprised at his knowl-
edge of the subject and his taste.
easy chair while he sat In another In
one of the big drh wing rooms listen
ing to him while he talked of art, of |
music. of sculpture. OF painting indi- |
eating by his words that he was an
adept in all. He admitted to have |
been abroad, and she was astonished !
at the variety of information he had |
ni0En6 mn hiS fri hov1 FOL
to talking again of the owner Of the |
place
81 have heard" he said, that he is |
fixing up this place to settle in; that |
he is tired Of wandering; that his |
tastes are really domestic and he is |
going to marry. think there must be |
something in this last for l can't see |
why he should care to live alone in
place like this"
did you hear he is engagedY'
mo. but ] did hear that be dido / |
propose to select a wife from anon g |
the high fiiers with whom he has been |
accustomed to bobnob.'
81 should think he would wish one |
Of his own class"
ut depends upon what you mean Dy |
class. | am told that women we con |
slider the very highest of the high |
drink cocktails and smoke cigarettes, |
some of them because it is expected of |
them by the set in which they move, |
others because they have formed the |
habit of drinking and smoking just like |
men,"
Miss ch hor cho1ldaro
"They say that Blakeslee the owner |
Of the tumbledown place, has sickened
Of all that He wants a home, a wife |
of the same grade of purity and re-
fnement as his mother. and children |
whom he may train up to be credit |
to their country"
81 shouldn't think a man with such |
admirable feeling would be satisfied
to be globe trotter."
That's what hear about Blakeslee.
They say be has come to that age
about thirty-when rich young men
either begin TO occupy themselves in !
some life work or become dissatisfied, |
disgruntled. miserable men,"
"What can they do? They have no
incentive to action"
"They can work for others IL not for
themselves. I'm told that Blakeslee is
coming home to take an active part in
the amelioration of the condition of
the poor-that he has plans for their
improved manner of living. plans for
locating friendless boys on farms.
finding homes for girls in families
where they are needed. They say his
head is brimful of such plans, and
he has the means to do his part in
carrying them out. He needs wife
with something Of the same inclina
ton A man may possibly not need
woman's help to succeed in business
or profession, though her sympathy
and encouragement are always beneh-
cial. but In assisting the poor 1t seems