Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03

" - pebbles, and the rope hangs to my
~ knees Mrs. Cobb, l know, paid
Qk0 fortune to have them so perfectly
matched and in SO short a time. Aunt
Elizabeth, examining them later, held her breath for
awed instant, then burst out in ecstases From that
moment she was Mrs. Cobbs sworn ally.
"You lucky girl, Lii!' said Murel with slightly
pinched expression.
While Portia, putting up her glass in imitation of her
mama, was good enough to add, "Hes not at all bad,
you know your fance-for American"
For Portia, as knew, this enthusiasm. And
few moments later, entering the ballroom that Mrs.
Cobb had had transformed into kind of garden they
exploded together into unrestrained applause:
half bad, you know!'
"And this fountain playin' in the middle-odd taste;
but STILL for this weather. must admit it's rather
joly!'
tened with the beatifed smile. The decorations
were, in fact, charming. Flowers covered the walls,
interpreted with twnklng electric lights; while the
fountain with floating Jumps of ice and the electric
fans playing overhead gave an artificial freshness to
the air. Everyone, in fact brisk gay, and in the
best of spirts-even Li After ALL there per-
their Smiles need take much credit to myself for that?
The company numbered about twenty five; ALL as
Mrs Cobb had devoutly remarked, being the very qunt
of the Social Register healthy handsome and
with the incest manners in the world.
The dinner great Aunt Ezabeths
present to Cashmere shawl that her late Majesty
had presented to her, duly displayed and admired
And the Duchess herself, though she exclaimed "Well
really now, how very Americana" every new produc-
ton of Mrs Cobbs Paris chef it served still
gave ndubtable signs of enjoying herself immensely.
Best of ALL the young that Mrs Cobb had placed by
Lady Portia seemed much taken with the frosty charms
of his neighbor And to tell the truth have
her look WE'LL her hair actually arranged in the
STYLE little powder her sunburned nose and pale
blue dress that made her neck look white
Aunt Elizabeth, having examined Mrs. Cobb In
an audible whisper and having learned that the Young
mans two sisters had respectively become an Italian
Princess and French Alarquse, and that he himself
undoubted possessor of who knows how many gold
mines, railroads, and steamship lines beamed the
interesting pair with the most happy augury. Uncle
Porthaven told the gentlemen around him all about
what was the matter with American politics. and ap-
piled himself with attering energy to Mrs Cobbs cham
payne. Even Victor, with whom Murel coquetted in
the giddest way, woke up in surprising manner; and
as from the table he actually proposed to his
mother that instead of taking supper at the Waldorf
roof garden after the play should go to another
about twenty stories higher in the air. and where
he phrased it, there something doing
Il know what you mean,' says Murel ooh, you
naughty man, you"
please Lady Muriel be CAREFUL Don't give me
away before Lii, you know.
Yes, appeared quite the model frances. In the
most oblging way in the world acceded to his change
Of project But after ALL what should have cared #
he had proposed to take out the whole crowd of
the Brunhilda, and knock in the bottom with an AK
pleased me best of all; for heard gentleman
me- discussing American strikes with Uncle Porthavcn
tell him that owing to the strike of the wharf laborers
the Lorraine had been able sail this morning and
perhaps not leaving her dock until the evening.
The Lorraine! All, Henry's ship! To go and make
end in the in which he foated to sink deep
down in the cool water from which he had plucked
once and where he would now doubtless let me find
the end deserved, would it not be happy ternna-
ton to all my troubles, after all? However, had not
much time for these reflections. The automobiles were
at the door, and we all set out for the theater.
TT wasn't real play after ALL but kind of revue with
songs and ballots and comedians that made every
laugh; though to tell the TRUTH people seemed to