Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-15

streets There was time in which to pre-
pare toilets. and some ladies got new
gowns for the Occa sion. A good many
fancy shirt waists still appeared at func-
tons and were considered plenty good
enough" by those who wore them. There
were others. however, who perused the
fashion journals religiously, and these
went more sumptuously attired. But one
and all were astonished that cold winter 8
| night when they got the Moffit house.
Juliana had done most Of the deco
rating herself Her ideas were mostly
her own, and therefore nothing if not
original. This idea had blossomed forth
| in red and green crepe paper. Japanese
lanterns. and all the portable plants
Greer. the florist, had in his place. Old
Jeff Bromey and young Sted Noble, West
! more's professional musicians, respective
ly, footed a cornet and sawed a violin
behind hedge of ferns. In the kitchen
Mrs. Pettis and two helpers in white
aprons We're getting very nervous over
the thought of presently serving refresh
ments. Bobby Bates. Sans cousins lit
tie boy, opened the door to the guests and
babe them go upstairs with their wraps.
At the head of the stairs Bobby's sister
Anna. arrayed in blue silk frock stock
ings and slippers. pointed toward the open
doors of opposite chambers and repeated
like mechanical doll: Ladies to the
right gentlemen to the left Trailing
again downstairs the guests We're re-
ceived by Sam and Juiana standing side
by side at the entrance Of the front door.
Sam was in evening clothes with white
petunia pinned in the lapel of his coat Ju-
liana-but Juiana needs a whole para
graph of description by herself.
Juliana. it seemed. had been study
ing the fashion journals. too. She had
made her own gown. having sent to the
| city for the materials. The gown was of
| pink velvet literally ornamented with
black and gold braid ornaments. The
| yoke and under sleeves were of cream
| net, incrusted with yellow lace motifs.
She wore long black kid gloves and black
| satin slippers. Three shaded pink tips
| stood up around the puffs Of her hair.
| About her neck was a necklace bright
enough to be diamonds, if they were not.
| This then, was Juliana, and she struck
| simple Westmore dumb. 1t stared, slut
| tered. and got by to wonder over the
| transformation unobserved. Juliana had
struck a note in apparel and struck 1t
hard. That the note was wofully out of
tune did not matter. Its very daring
subjugated better judgment.
| From that evening Juliana blossomed
as no Westmore grown flower ever had
blossomed before. She was conspicuous
| at church in her pink and violet p1umes.
her may neck ruffs. her astonishing
| frocks. and on the street when she went
| of morning to do her marketing in
shoes with gilt buckles as big as small
platters. And. oh! she was wonderfully
| conspicuous upon social occasions when
| Sne ruSCleQ ana SQOHe III COlOrS anu 1dD-
RIGS such as Westmore had scarcely
known existed.
OF course, being Juliana, anything she
| Wore was proper and must be fashion
| able. Westmore grew a little used to
| her gay and unusual dressing after a
time. A few of the more daring younger
ladies followed her lead at a distance.
but the older ones went their accustomed
way.
| So for several years Juliana was West
more's fashionable figure and glorif1ed
in so being Her great interest in life
| was receiving express packages and con-
irving the contents into astonishing
I gear. She loved to amaze, to dazzle. All
this time nobody had ever told her the
truth about herself Then, unexpectedly.
| came an invitation from a cousin of
Sans who lived in New York. Juliana
had never been to New York. She was
prominent in her own world and she had
no doubt she would be prominent in Alice
Laird's world. She nearly sewed herself
blind and nerveless for two weeks be-
| forehand. Then. equipped to her taste.
she set forth to pay her visit. Sam re-
manned at home. He preferred to stay
| with his business.
| taken in a cab to the smart apartment
| house where the Lairds lived. Juliana
was astonished by what she found. She
knew that the Lairds had a great deal
of money, but they lived far more SIM
| ply than she and Sam lived at home.
They had not so many ornaments in
| their apartment, and Alice dressed very
| quietly. 1t seemed very odd to Juliana.
| Alice had arranged to give dinner for
| Juliana that first evening. Juliana had
given dinners herself. and she felt that
| she ought to know what was required of
| she could and went to Alice's room to re-
l cpiye anprOyat As she Onaned the door