The Washington herald., 1916-10-16

Tuesday.
This was a shopping day-a hat day.
fur-selecting. pattern-suggesttng day. For
the onrush of winter has tucked all the
summer dresses into the trunks and
modelled into new ones.
AS l go from shop to shop, I appre-
ciate how much more sensible the styles
are. woman can now wear almost
anything that is becoming to her and
still be chic. Instead Of the fashion law
saying, You MUST wear long skirts or
bodices and large sleeves" It tells a
woman to choose the most effective and
economical styles. She now creates her
her.
The pictures I play in very seldom call
for anything but simple gowns, and as
the hours Of my workaday world are
long. I do not have the opportunity of
making a study OF fashions. But I am
so delighted with this seasons fashiSas
that I shall take more pleasure in them
than have ever done before.
Speaking Of fashions. the Dolly sisters
are among the best-groomed women In
New York. They wear very trim little
gowns and hats, but never dress alike.
For my part think 1 could enjoy them
better II they would wear labels on their
sleeves. as I told you previously my
amusing experience before I knew they
were twins.
This afternoon dropped in to see them
at the old Belasco Theater, now called
the Republic. / thought as opened the
door to the stage entrance Of how many
times my footsteps had echoed down the
long corridors in the past, when played
there in The Warrens OF Virginia" and
later in THE Good Little Devil"
Some one seized hold Of my hand as I
was hurrytng through the darkness. II
was dear old Pop as we call him, the
doorkeeper who has been with Mr.. Be
lasco ever since he came to New York.
Mine little buttercup-joost q little
baby!" This is what he called me years
ago, and I can tell you in confidence that
it is also what he says to me now!
Just sweet lIidlets," and he chuckled
to himself do you remember, mine
Betty. the time when old Pop used to
warm your frozey little fingers on win
ter nights?''
And bring me bottles Of milk when
you thought I was hungry"
He smiled reflectively as he knocked on
The door Of the dressing-room marked
Star" Never could old Pop forget
little buttercup-never!" he murmured,
his hand closing over mine.
Think of the comedy and drama, how
many tears and how much laughter, dear
old Pop. who is beloved by all. has heard
and seen during a lifetime In the little
world Of the theaterI
The Dolly sisters have a very attractive
dressing-room and spent a humorous
half hour with them. They are so ami
mated, so dancing with life, and as they
both talk at once, saying almost exactly
the same things with their delightful lit
tie accent, am quite bewildered and feel
like marionette on a revolving platform
-whirled around at a dizzying rapidity.
This is a bewildering season Almost
every night there has been an opening.
have enjoyed them all, especially William
Collier in Nothing but the Truth" He
has set a fashion-it Is no longer the
art Of lying" but the science Of telling
the truth"
We tried It at the Elsie Janis house
party. and If some one had not fibbed in
time, the whole party might have enC d
disastrously. Do you realize how many
little untruths we tell an hour? How
tinid we are when we are asked our
opinions and how difficult It is to look
them squarely in the eyes and not fear
to be Just and loyal to our convictionsI
In the truth-telling game there were
many feelings hurt. One of the girls
spoke about her new hat It was on
the lips of almost all Of us to say, How
becoming". but Il really wasn'tI