Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-15

Um-m-m under your breath. You know, or 'Ah-h-hh!
to yourself. Then when give You a nudge you may
exclan, Fine feeling. or Very daring. or w onderfu
techniC wonderful,
Yes but when must | say which, says /.
at doesn't matter in the least says Marjorie.
"And you think just them few remarks, says |, will
pull me through?
Enough for entire exhibit at the National Acad-
envy says she, And when you decide which you like
best Just point it to Mr.. Bladen."
"Gee" says |. Suppose | pick a lemon?"
Robert won't know the difference" says she, land
it will him right Besides poor Brooks needs the
encouragement.
Kind of a dub beginner with no backn', is he?"
says l.
Marjorie describes him diff rent. Accordin to her,
he's CLASSY conner the line, with all kinds OF tai
up his sleeve and Fame busy Just around the corner
on a laurel wreath exactly his size. Seems Brooks was
from good family that had dropped their bundle some
where along the road this art racket that he taken
1p as time killer he'd had to turn into steady Job
He want painn just to keep his brushes soft He
was out win the kalc
fore she hooked up with Ferdy the headachy Mar
orie had been some mushy over Brooks boy herself
He'd done full length of her, it appears, and was
worin up quite portrait trade when all OF sudden
he ups and marries else, a rank outsider.
"Too bad" signs Marjorie 1T has sadly inertered
with his career, I'm afraid.
Amt drivin him to sgnwork, is it," says |.
Goodness, no." says Marjorie lust the opposite.
OF course Edith poor girl; but her Uncle Jeff is
ever so rich. They live with him, you know Thats
the troube-Unce Jeff
CHE'S little vague about this Uncle Jeff business;
~ but it helps explain why roll up to a perfectly
good marble front detached house just off Riverside
Drive, instead of stOppln at OF them studio rock
cries over on Coumbus-ave. And even m wise to the
fact that struggln young artists don't have butler
the door unless there's something like an Uncle jeff
in the family.
From the dozen or more and taxs hung up along
the block Judge this must be reg lar card affair." with
tea and sandwich trimmns It's good guess. A maid
lows us up flights though before we re asked to
shed anything; and before we lands Marjorie is gaspln
some for she amt lost weight since she collected
Ferdy Quite studio effect they d made too by throw
in couple of servants into one and addln a
big skvlght. There the regulation shnet draped
around and pieces of tin and plaster casts
which proves we'll court affidavit that here S
where the real sretre skookum creative genius holds
forth.
It's gddv bunch of lady gushers that got together
there too and the soulful chatter is bein put so
fast it sounds like ntcrmssion at cabaret show. I'm
introduced proper Brooks boy and WHY; but I'd
picked EN- both out at first glimpse No mistaken
him. He's got the kind of costume that goes with
the fshnet and brass tea machne,-tioWn tie, velvet
coat, baggy trousers, and all, to the Vandyke
beard It's kind of pale, mud colored set OF face al
alfa; but then, Brooks boy is sort of that kind him
self-that is, all but his eyes. They're a wide-set,
dreamy, babybue pair of lamps that beams mild and
good natured everyone.
But Mrs. Brooks Bladen IS got up even
arty than Hubby. Maybe it want
sugar sackin' or furniture burlap, but that's
what the stuff looked like. It's gathered
jaunty just under her arrnp1ts and hangs IN
long folds to the floor, with thick rope of
yellow silk knotted careless at one side with
the tassels dangn' below her knee, while
around her head is band of tlnse decoration y
that might have been pinched off from
Christmas tree. She's tall, wllloWy young
woman, who waves her bare arms around -
vivacious when she talks and has lots of III
sparkle to her eyes. -
you dear child" is her greetin to Mar
iorie. $50 sweet of you to attempt all those
dreadful stairs! No, don't try to talk yet.