El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-26
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Helen Thinks All Restaurants Should Have Shaded Lights
and Mirrors.
nv MABEL, -HERBERT URNER
nv MABEL HERBERT URNER

Helen had not seen much Of the dancing
! craze. and some OF these contortiohs seeiii0
! 10 her somewhat startling.
Helen Shocked.
-s'Why. Warren, isn't that rather dreal
ful?" as the youth swayed the girl DaCA55
wards down to the floor then up again. ~
with his knee under hers lifted her AOlH
warren shrugged his shoulders. That's
not in 1t with some Of the dancing at : ar ar
din de Danse. Wen have to go up there
some night 49, +ha+
gfrIt What a lOOkI'
The man was dining alone and his h t,Id
closed eyes followed every movement OF lllo
praising gaze that made Helen shudder-
Good sea bass, chi Thought we SIoo sou
n chance of getting our moneys worth mere
They all start out pretty we'll MT.
@And everythings so new and clean: ms l
ta.blecloth's never been Numbered; II s ne
new design. too-the plain satin stripe;
Don't you remember we saw so many u
And vet with all this newness the place
looked bare, embarrassing and wholly VIII
out atmosphere .o
a restaurant I think I could! / thihk
know what women like"
a hand mirror and an automatic po"ueI
puff attached to every table?" 81,
First I'd take out all the high lights"
began Helen earnestly I'd have only taDls
lights with rose silk shades; every woman 4, =
knows how becoming they are. Ihen
have all the walls paneled with mirrors. a
woman loves to sit by mirror. an oeca-
sionaI glance to see if her hairs right IS
SO reassuring. Oh, it seems so simple-the
making Of an attractive restaurant fet,
how few there are. Perhaps that's why SO
many fall
How about the food?' grunted Warren.
Don't forget it's the man who pays the
check, and he doesn't hare a whoop about
your mirrors and pink shades
Helen Is Positive.
I'm not speaking about the FOOD but
know" intensely, that IL the Cafe Rheims
had let me decorate this room-well. there'd
have been more people in it than there are
Nothing conceited about that"
I'D have had the whole color scheme
cream and old rose. Cream walls and cream
wood work. with old rose SIX hangings ana
plain old rose carpet hate these cellar
like cement floors. And j have cream
chairs upholstered in dig rose Id have the
walls and posts paueled in mirrors. and a
rose shaded light on every table. Wouldnt
that make an attractive place? And it
wouldn't be expensive, not nearly so ex-
pensive as this
'Um'm," was Warren's only comment. as
he severed the wing from the brolled chick
en- on toast
and this music's too loud" persisted
we're too near it If had restaurant" en-
Of waltz music-people. love the rhythm. I d
not have it loud or insastent-you can't talk
with music like this"
wen, you seem to be doing pretty well
Talking blue streak. What's the matter =?
That wine going to your head2'
Helen flushed She had drunk only q
glass OF claret but she had a lurking sus-
picion that wine did make her more talka-
tive.
Perhaps It was the. claret that had col
ored so glOwimgly her mind picture of q
restaurant, ideally decorated and managed
The picture was insistent. 1t held vague but
aIluring possibilities.
sDear" looking I'D with shining eyes.
wouldn't it be wonderful if some day you d
make a lot Of money and buy up a restau-
rant-just for an investment Think what
we could do with it-yOu and I togetherf
Oh, I know we'd make it a success! You
know so much about food and Z could see
I'M aarHe
we'd make it the most attractive placer
''Well, I guess the public'u have to worry
along without our restaurant for q while
longer. / may be too modest. but I'm will
ing to concede that the people already in
the business know a little about if Better
confine your decorating schemes 10 ''The
Flat Beautifbl'