The Washington times., 1915-01-21
She Sought the Bluebrd of Happiness and
At Last Discovered 1t In a String of Beads
''How Did | Start? Oh, !
Just Wanted Something
To Do"-and Today She
Has So Many Orders She
Cannot Possibly Fill Them.

one could scarcely distinguish them
from the palm itself. and change
ably we decided for the twentieth
time that we liked that string. and
no other. the best. But Of course
the next rope, OF larger beads In
rich brown and red, which looked as
fed brilliant autumn leaves. made
for the moment ali of the other1-
Then" she went on, II just got
those beads on my mind. I talked
beads and dreamed beads. and col
ors and combinations until l actual
than l have ever oeen before. even
when I was worrying. My husband
laughed at me. and my friends did,
too. but l simply knew that there
was q bead recipe for a hard. per-
feet bead somewhere in the air. and
that ! was going to find It.
After months OF experimenting.
l went to Il friend of ours who Ii
a famous professor. and he knew the
moment he tried my recipe that l
had found the proper thing. There
Is little more to tell, except that
/ have succeeded beyond my
Dreams
Tho great pile Of beads were
mass Of color. soft pastel shades.
brought out sharply against smutty
blacks, and vivid coral and orange
tints.
Each Nodded By Her.
Each bead. and there were literally
hundreds Of them. had been nodded
in her hands. and had been made
through endless processes OF expert
mentation in the colors and with the
scents which she desired.
YES" she seemingly answered our
unspoken thought. there are great
many beads there. and right there
lies another point. Most girls are
unwilling. even when they have
found happiness. have discovered
some means of entertaining them
selves and others. to keep It up. The
toll, the drudgery, they shrink from,
and therefore they cannot reap the
rewards"
Another bit Of advice for the blue
bird hunters. Don't forget that after
you once get the blue bird. you must
keep him. and the only wav to keep
him is to fatter him. This is done
through conservation. through devo-
ton. and through a never-ending
love Of that which you do.
"And so you are quite happy
now" We looked into the deep
eyes. so intent, and shining with the
light OF love.
"Of course: but not. pefnaps, Iol
the reason you think. am not
happy. because 1 have accomplished
something. az I once thought l
would be. don't seem to be In 1t
at all. It's all the beads. ] love
them. When someone comes to me.
and says wonderful things about me.
and asks that string OF beads be
made with a certain scent to match
a rarely colored gown and plies me
with compliments. don't feel par
ticularlv happy. feel embarrassed.
But when I have worked over the
beads and spent the long days curing
and rolling them. and have put
something Of myself my hest self
into each one. and when hold them
up. complete. and see their soft
colors fade into the material which
they are to match, then-then Is the
time when I am perfectly happy. and
when feel that the work / have
done Is It's own reward
"IOveway' beads. and how on
woman found the blue bird In theil
creation. Her secret is no secret al
all. for anyone can find the love way
to work-and that is the right way