Evening star., 1914-02-16

OF youth and beauty ard was dd-
mitted by a maid, who led her into "a
reception room and left her to admire
great portrait CT madame until
thrilled as the satin curtains at the
end OF the room parted and s full
Inquired blond woman in q black gown
that put to shame any that had
adorned Mrs. Stevens Fashionable
bridge party the night before entered.
Only of course, it was not that kind
OF gown. Madame knew how TO clothe
herself appropriately. Her appear
what She would be like in the evening
il in the morning she shone 50 re-
splcEdently.
Nine. Junelnay m"tioned Janet back
into her chair and she herself sat
down. Within ten minutes she knew
more about i,,net than Janet would
have admitted to knowing about her
self She knew the style OF corset
Janet wore and where sh" bought her
clothes and her preference in fac.
powder. Having gathered these facts,
she appeared to label them aud lag
them aside for future reference H"r
mode OF procedure was without doubt
convincing. Janet felt that she had
had been slowly numbering her own
HELPLESS beauty. She WIS shown un-
mistakably that what She needed tor
the eInbonpoint was dict and cA'.frf*".
bfit uo lhN o"it "ou7'~ ~ - "a '-'N
cried.
Mon Dieu. 50 l judged. Eut house
work is not exercise: r".
Madame would und"gtas" 10 @iye
Janet 1t cour:'" in phNslcai trdll'iii;,-
She prescribed u cotset--h"r own IA
yeution Sc lnticil for Janet : body
" hen il c;luc 10 tn" matters r"rtaIn-
ing to the face madame WAS IN h''f ti'-
nent. 1t seemed that Janet hc1"en
to have ;,ln1ost everything done ter her.
Ior hair must be touched up; her
eyebrows encouraged; her lashcs
clipped: her face cleared tE steam
and stimulated by electrical mas
sa-e and built up ty creams ~ night
sb.e must wear ined:c:lted mask 10
rid herself OF obstinate biemisn"s- she
must have her chin tied up ~ oFc'i
10 get it back to normal PROPORTIONS
She must wear pl:,s.ers to ild hef-
s,.IT oT crowsfcc1 There MAS 40 kind
,+ ,,,t1v;.rd aid which JanctS tact Jtlu
figure did not require ~ Woolu ."ht
,i,n.. Of course. to work tiic tnansr.
t:ut tb.u. lnou DieI, she would ma
s..rs.,r in,pruycd beyond all her pres
Janet believed. other Women wei@
ac;I's- this same thing. Their" VAS no
dishcnor in it. And JaspeI siodia .,Ilia.,.d "a
r. the plssters and sleeping mash
INN she would have to abjnr. And
madame gracefully. if reluctantly gave
in to her. ,,,1;,,,- as.
e,stan, who duly instructed her in Il
$50 os ,hvsic;d exercises. And wh"n,
a,,;n.r and wearied. she got through
nth then, she was passed 10 an alcoFe'
,,-Sere another assistant set TO WORK on
- .ac. 1t was all distinctly d'@asrcc-
ab,e. aud it was going to take :: =r+i.
dea, OF time. And mone%: Well b'-'
cyep religion costs aoi'iefhinG-
Wheu a. last Janet emerged Il Mas
Long n,st her usual lunch hour sac VA
a.. 5unerv AS a bear Around tn corner
60 - resta,Irant she loved. She ni"'lc
~. II INT not until she had the neflu
l., ber hand did she re;nelAbc! that suci!
ialectables as chocolate; Win "hipped
is~,,,,, were not for her. She conipro-
used with bouiilon anu salad ana ielt
,,iith her appetite unsatisfied
4 few DAYS later Jasper, bending OVER
b..r remarked suddenly: Where your
,ray hairs. Janet? Don't say YOU We been
coiorinG them ,;,. ,,,.- .,....,. ..
she evaded- ,,,.. =, 4,
tered, but I'd swear smell ilalr dse.
isnet did not reply. She was pursuing
49, Iuncni.i, ; instructions with tTan-
-. ..as.er,....s to reach thc go.A'- stu.
-,,, iaue;'- truthful mirror go uGt IN
.,,,,...,, h., q. i,ciS.vc tl;2t she Was el'aw
- any ,a..3l..,4. In,ice'l. she-t"l a p.!'~
c.c ,l!...i:ioon when Mr.. i'om"ic1 "!iia-
a' "a ncr across the bridge table.
Nj dear. what are You l"l;5 TO ) oui
s-Is" You actually ioak min.
THAT ought to Dc a aood symptom,
Janet returned. Sayly
We'll / don't knoW-at Fs9ur at-e.
You're pale. too. Don't YOU need Il tonic:
"a tonic Why. | never felt better IL
Mrs. Polneroy sighed That's exactly