Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-17
OF FASHION, CHDkNSC
The Daily Story
Decadence in Art

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ladys singular esteem for her relatives
opinions forced her to come to the same
conclusion.
Nevertheless, when she announced her
intention of studying art her father de-
INJURED.
And she went about wearing such set
apart expression that parental objections
gave way and she was allowed one
meagre but soul-inspiring year i'm New
York
AT last her cover for the Christmas
number of magazine was accepted and
hope once more lit its lamp in her breast
But when a villainous photographer trans
formed her designs so that nothing re-
mained that she could call her own, her
stoicism gave way utterly and she folded
her wings for a season.
II was Just at this juncturc that the
Y NJ. o. u. c. made his appearance
This title he acquired later on, when
she discovered that he was Young Man
OF Diabolical Cunning.
why should he call upon her? She ran
rapidly over her sCant knowledge con-
cernng him as she came down to meet
him. Rather stiff and eSpressionless.
Rumored well off and on the point of
very decided, nothing particularly at
tractive.
, The Y. M. q. u. {. rose before she had
time to smile any 'glad-to-see-you tbs,
Good morning, Miss Greenway! Per-
haps I should apologize for troubling
you, but the truth is, am In dilemma
and have come to you for advice
Polly settled herself and became all
attention. A man may he most unin-
teresting, but the moment he asks for
advice he becomes, in the eyes OF the
woman he is consulting, a most discern
Ing individual and decidedly worth cui-
tivating.
You probably are not aware that !
have been building house on Lincoln
street"
She believed she had heard 1t mem
toned in connection with the homecom-
ing of the stranger-bride
ut is completed, he continued and
here is where | want your advice. There
are lots of professional decorators, but
none of my friends houses satisfy me.
Some of them have been done by we'll
known decorators. | choose to think
they show n lack of individuality Now,
beg you to undertake the management
OF the whole scheme of decoration and
furnishing. Oh, pray don't veto it," as
Pollys eyebrows went up to her POM
padour, It'll you have heard me out.
want each room in my house to be part
of one scheme and the keynote OF the
whole thing to be simplicity. If YOU will
undertake 1t, you shall have all the help
you wish ANYTHING. everything YOU need
to carry 1t out n Is well-planned and
well-fnished. don't want it to be os-
tentatious or handsome or anv of those,
upholstery sort of things hut ouiet rest
full, artistic-a home in ever, sense of
the word
"Rut don't ba,;a,,o ~, oor,,,otor,, ;,
said Polly r. wbn,,, tha idoa have,, 70
anneal strnrgI,, ST., faot 90, &c ~
not. !" '''' an '''' III
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care ~ ,nsar,aI.s =. o. '''
"0b dear noi thinL 7 sho,,s t,,o +.
,ho,,o -, .Lt ,t stUu.u lINe II
that 60, f tui9 "tsH .s ,,ae .ahgit up
"Tben LEI re So a. 60 81 Ioa,, =.
tho bomsa a,S ,,oI, a. sn.,', GU anu ,Ton ,o o. o.,
''e "ouSe anu you ca" ioF'" your piahS
1tis hora - cot, ,,,st ,,,ho, r,o,,,. ho,,,,,
+o bnto ~. briJa- oiao+ hmt .bn fooii,,m
roocbod tts ori,,,av az, .l ' ILLS .r
a,,ar,,tht,n u,os nan,rIn.os ~ uaS ,,Iie. "en
o,,r,o - a. ,,,,,I,' 49,. w.. -
stnio hantl for Iast 1ooi, hosoro ~, En-, s
sto',t5 49, iott ho, ,,oSno.-to'. '"e Ne'
~ don't care how many houses
sbo,ld dacorotn there oo,,Id ,,a,,nr he an
o,por one ,,,st ii,ta th;s ad h;s IT, an
bring n whole ,ot ~ w,oddinC nre,onts an,
stun and inst ruin evervtbing|T wish
had never seen the nlare-f wish I had
never been horn I" she ended miserahIv.
Then she wiped her re ewes % angriIy' ' No
wonder bayen,t haan a succasstr she
thought "I am weak-minded simple
TON ANYWAY. and no doubt that fact ia
natent to every one but myself.p
Rut notwithstanding her scorn of her.
self, the tears continued to come from