The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-15
MAY BE GOLDEN, BUT
INTERVIEW Me, SAYS NISH
Fearfully Misunderstood, Mrs. Skillit Endeavors
FIR irst line to Set I. erself Right in the
Ewes e the Olcest Families in { antiutv

"ncn Sne truOSeo In through the
snow curly yesterday with u fresh pail
of milk, Mrs. Nish Skillit remarked to
Larkin, her firstborn. that It would
make fine punch for tho colonel. who
was expected home In the afternoon
from Reno She adjusted the ju,bot at
her neck--for Nish positively refuses
to milk tho Skilllt cows without n
jabot-and her hair wac reached back
and there was happy smile on her
face. All OF the little Skiliits wcro
told to forget the cold weather and
take bath. for lot OF friends would
drop in during the afternoon. and
everything had TO be clean. including
the Sk'llits. Meanwhile. the big cook
stove was turning out food with the
regularity of brick making machine.
and there were flowers on the tables
and a few leftover Christmas gar.
lands swinging in the windows. BY
and by the house was 1T. Everybody
in Henncrracker who paid to get into
the Social Register had been Invited to
meet the colonel and his good wife
between the hours Of and 8 p 81.
Everything had been arranged with
come degree OF skill, and II was q mat
ter of some Sratification to Mrs. Skillit
to find an hour ahead of time that she
was ready TO go to the bat
Hill Fails TO Appear.
But there was no show after all.
Larkin got back from tho train ahead
of the first arrivals with the distress-
Ing news that his father had not ar
rived. However. the invited friends.
being hungry. arrived promptly. ate.
looked around, criticized and then
shifted their way out They could not
put On the show when the leading ma n
was drunk.
Later In the afternoon. when n re-
porter who knows tho Skillits quite
VI nll Ir6, ty-tn I'm, n,l-. I,,t
view Bill. there wac no Bill to be In
terviewcd, but Nah insisted that he
come In and warm himself. while the
little Skillits stood about. tearfully,
and asked for news Of papa
do you know" said Nish to the
reporter. who sat on tho edge of an
ice cream freezer, II am tempted to
and cruel things have been printed
about me that ! am afraid ] am fear
fully misunderstood. think II would
be just perfectly lovely TO be inter-
viewed, without ever letting Willie
know about 1t. II you VIII. I'll 81,
over there and not say word"
Fortunately for the visitor. Fox
Skillit. who is going on ten. wanted
some more cream. and n more COM
Portable seat was provided.
Nish Describes Her Gown.
Now" said Nlsh. ito be properly In
tcrvicwed my gown should be nrst de-
scribcd. You take this down. only
don't let 1t appear that | gave you the
dope mean the points. You might
say that 1t was creation that must
he defined q S gown with imported
tackled on to the train and n stupen-
dous mind. with flowers. chiffon and
satin. Bits of antique lace were scat
tered In promiscuous and careless In
attention to the whole, anywhere I
all around the skirt. with a festooning
of flowers above Il that put to shame
the garlands OF all the Greek maidens
dancing In all the spring pictures
known to artists. True, the flowere
used thus In the most approved IA shion
direct from the great capitals of gowns.
had done duty on more than one sum-
mcr bonnet and hung slightly AZ half
mast, but Il rose Is a rose. and chiffon
covered the whole. The color was
cloth OF gold and the roses had been
pink All sorts of ruchlngs of satin
iillcd in the neck and swung at periioua
angles from the waist in the back.
IT whult was topped with hat of
black felt following directly tho pat
tern given in the latest woman 5
magazine for the making OF Nor
mandy bonner at home out of ones
husbands cas-, IN headpiece. Willow
piumes nung halfway dow the back,
-
portions caught the piece of mosquito
netting that covered Mrs. Skillit's
beautiful face. 1t was e. dress, called by
the initiated and up-to date-some
gown.
quite pretty, eh. Boz" she remarked,
for in the art of being interviewed
Nish was getting along. Now so ahead
and ask any questions you want and
] will answer. You won't find me 81
unwilling witness. Mr.. Skiilit has been
in the public eye long enough. but you
can't expect the sun to shine on one
man all the time.
Some of Her Idcns.
Tell you about myself and the
lids? Well. there are ten children,
and isn't II a shame that there isn't
one little girl who ,uld become n
great toe-dancer? OF course LarkIn
is often girllsh. but that doesn't hit
the spot. / think Tandy, who is twelve,
Is the smartest. You know last sum.
mer he got me TO make him "a barrel
OF lemonade, which he was selling al
1t picnic. and real nice gentleman
ca by and bought two glasses. which
he drank: My little man. he said.
how can you sell two glasses for :
cents while the hoy over there sells ii
for 10 cents n glass" I cut tho rate,
said Tandy. because dog jumped in
mine II made inc proud OF my boy.
PLEASE don't make me say anything
foolish. Bill does that and wnnt