El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-15
WOMAN IN MASK
PROVESPOPULAR
Who Will Win the Fifty
Dollars is Now the Topic
of Conversation.

The woman OF the black mask is SO
thorough a cosmopolite that she fits
all occasions What made her at per-
feet ease I'm the smart gathering at
the Paso del Norte the dansant" Mon
day afternoon when she was shown
gallant attention by a number Of army
officers unless she is of the limousine
and fur-lined set? What made her
equally at ease at the annual police
ball al Ryan's academy Monday even
ing when she danced with the visiting
advertising men and did Number Eleven
with police commissioner W. G. Jolly
unless she is a thorough cOsmOpolite?
Wherever Miss Gentry stopped in the
thrOng of dancers at the police ball
groups gathered about and studied her
In the thought of everyone was: IF ]
look close, perhaps I'll get that fifty"
She was scruunized as closely at the
"the dansant by the society people.
People are not only wondering who
Miss Jean Gentry is--but aside from the
$50 are interested in knowing how the
stunning and well dressed young wom-
an will look after the mask is re-.
moved.
At Home Anywhere.
Last evening Miss Gentry was the
guest Of honor Of the Associated Ad-
vertising clubs Of Texas at their Mex
lean spread in the Sheldon grill. She
entered into the spirit Of the evening
and again demonstrated herself to be
a thorough cosmopolite. She wore up
on this occasion n black silk walking
suit with red military collar and an
eccentric black straw hat with a sug
gestion of a monOplane to il. The cos
tune was bought at the Popular.
Monday morning Miss Gentry went
for a limousine ride in a handsome blue
and white car from the Jitney COM
pany and later made her shopping calls.
She wore for this Ocra sim rOqe coll
ored suit and a quaint rose hat Of a
Vanity Fair pattern from Everybody's
and the white fur that has been identi-
fled with much Of her public appear
ance After calling at McMickle's Gro
Gerry store and the Western Furniture
company she drove to the sity hall
10 make a call upon mayor Tom Lea,
who has Just returned from California.
Dresses in Fine Clothes.
To the dansant Miss Gentry wore 4
gown of white serge and Georgette
crepe with black button trimming and
braid and a hat of black, trimmed with
quilts. which she purchased at the
Popular store. Before lunching at the
Sheldon, the woman of the mask went
for a ride in the residence section in
a Buick car driven by Jack Brace.
At four o'clock, all "dolled up in her
black and white costume, with a great
bouquet of American Beauty roses, Miss
Haynes touring car that had been
placed at her disposal and was driven
to the PasO del Norte. After the dan
( SAINT Miss Gentry was driven back to
the Haynes headquarters on Myrtle
avenue. where q number Of pictures
were taken OF her in the white car
Then Miss Gentry was driven to the
city hall. where she was graciously re
ceived by mayor Lea and complimented
upon her smart costume and the fact
that she had helped to add color to
city where color is as essential as wa
ter holes in the desert.
Constantly in Lfmeligbt.
Certainly with the masked woman
constantly in the limelight, there is
no reason that some clever woman or
detective minded man cannot fathom
the features that lie back Of the black
silk domino Fifty dollars is the re-
ward for the correct Identification OF
this mysterious young woman when
she appears on the street Saturday free
Of her domino. All that is necessary
is TO walk IN to her, salute, give the
mysterious number tmade up from all
the black mask ads that appear num-
bered in the Herald between February
70 and February IS, inclusive) and then
say:
q" How DO you do, Miss Hernldine
Hnrrnrf Missy ] escort you 10 the busi-
ness office of the EI PasO Hernldt
More Mask Ads.
In the Herald Wednesday there will
appear additional Mask ads. Read
these get the numbers, add TO those
that appeared Saturday. February Il.