Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-16
rHE COSTUME ron THE DINNER

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N'''! many conferences we ,'''
"'''''u upon a. "A,"a.' '"' '"l u"'
ht' N'l'u" 'I"N "'l "''''''u '""'
%" would nav" {" 1i mp hlsh's l."
pini the place cards II We didn
make up our minds very soon we
ilnhllN En'" ur the idea OF having
'nr guests follow amy one period TOO.
closely. u meant lots "t work ond
expense SO "" decided upon % sort
"i Dolly Warden costume t"r the
women. ana short breorh"s aud rut
Ties Tor M" men Ana Wigs, or
course lhat is, WIGS for tho men,
and q choice ~ either Wigs or pow
.dcred hair for the women.
! immediately ordered a handsome
ono made FOR George. / knew he
wouldn't wear Il unlcss il was per
feet.
Nothing more was said of my
.aWkWarducss at the restaurant. nor
.of nay giving way 10 tears on the
WAY home but knew that Ms
Sexton had fclto ehagrincd and
strangely enough / felt more so bc.
cause OF her
was mortified. too. that any
friend ~ Georges should see mo
make such "A FAUX pn, and knew
that Morton Gray had also seSn me
spin tho coffee. ana had turned away
ip save me embarrassment I hoped
that George would not hear of the
Mrs sexton not to speak Of It to
him, hut l couldn't quite get up my
courage.
George would he at home In n few
days. Mrs Sexton had gone back
60 her quiet, friendly manner OF tho
first days when we were alone, 1
once more was beginning to like
her. She lot me alone most OF the
time, only insisting that we Keep up
some reading ana our talks on the
duties ~ a hostess
our husband must not teeI 'hat
We have played all tho. time she
r"warNc'
MhhS' i"r'ng ' mas hcr"h hF 'f"p'
Merton 'aII'd one afternoon 10
'aIk over the place cards. lie want
'd inc Iisi OF the guests e'c. we hau
onnIy Just commenced to i"lk wneh
M'uRe Lor,ng was annouh'eo mrs. ,r
sexton h'd hehda'he' s." merton
ana | were alone.
At tlrst ! was tempted 10 say. not
OF home then thought better ot
o. tn" servants would lhNnk "
0ncor So ! told James To show her
ln
~ fear ann Dc trop she said
after we h'd talked a. rev moments.
YOU we're husN El'n'ing At ih'
open desk I h1i received her IN
the library Now J was sorry hal
not gone into the drawing room
u was helping MIS- Howard IN q
tritllng matter Merton Gray Voi.
unteered-
How fortunate YOU are she
turned TO mo. "to have Mr. Gray
help, Is indeed % compliment"
I felt myself hiushing and hated
myself for doing So. could not
very well explain that he was help
ing mo with % dinner uIrty when
she was NOT 20 ho invited so I |
changed ,hc euhfrgt hr rnmarkinF
y ann sorry Mrs Sexton has a
headache She ig s'1vinE with me
lut f,It too uI 10 come downstairs
tonight"
% ALWAYS know that George was
clever she said with thinly veiled |
sarcasm "Nuw know ~ TN bet |
10 vrs hc who invited Mrs Sexton |
~ visit you. Charming us she is /
she is scarcely the COMPANY a Young |
thing like Won vuuld choose. Now
I know ann a, ,ron."
Nn Inkind Insinuntlon.
d was most unkipd of Mrs Lor. |
Ing t1 nut mo i'm the posItinn she |
had by her remarks The Ipfin,a- /
.I,p fhpf boroisa Of Mrs sevtop,s |
,.cIIr,, urolI. =, como 1av,s,ot,s |
.bo bTl interrrntsd n toto lei. no, |
.woon Merton GRAY and mo. made /
mo very miserable Tho worst Of
Z ,yas had not vet learned TO hide |
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~ ,,,s t,,s, ,t,,t ., ,gl- Mr., How.
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