The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-27
Married Life
Heien's Inappropriate Dress Spells
Her Day at English Country Home.

Heien,s Inappropriate Dress SpoiIs
i Her Day at English Country Home.
Well, it's mighty decent of him to
invite U.S. declared Warren
"Oh. yes, know DEAR" Helen as
scented eagerly. "Only it's always so
| hard for me to meet strangers-and to
go to their homes for the day when
I've never met any of them"
What if you haven't Harland's
been a big help to me over here He's
in a position to throw me in with the
men / want to know. Besides, these
| Englishmen don't often ask you out
| to their homes-theyre not any too
| keen on Americans. So if he wants us
to come out there Sunday-its the
least we can do to 60"
He took some letters from his pocket
and looked through them hurriedly.
"What'd I do with that time table
he gave me? He said there was a
train around TO-"
"Oh, would we start as early as
that?"
ST told you he wanted us to come
small yellow folder and frowning over
it. but you can't find anything on
| these COMPOUNDED tables. Nine thirty
five arrives at Annerly at 10:4s No,
| that won't do, that's only on Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays That
| is English for you! You break your
neck to get a train here and find
| it doesn't go on that day. Here, 1855.
Yes, that's the Sunday train.''
! But, dear, what shall 1 wear I
don't know how to dress for a day
Warren Objects.
Wear anything. Guess Well find
| they're very simple people,"
But on Sunday morning when Helen
started to brush the skirt of her grey
tailor-made suit, Warren asked sharp
| ly:
You're not going to wear that?"
! Why, yes, dear, it's the only suit
l have"
We'll, don't wear it. They're always
making fun of the American women
| but tailor-made suits. Put on some
| kind of a dress"
But l haven't anything suitable
| they're all too dressy.'
Not here. The English dress a 10.
more than we do. And Wen be there
1 for luncheon
| noticed or made any request about her
| clothes that Helen felt forced to COM
ply. She knew she would feel most
| uncomfortable and over-dressed, but
| she hurried into a blue champagne
silk that she had Drought for dinners
| on the steamer. She had nothing to
wear over it but her travelling cloak
| which looked much too heavy.
Hurry up there" said Warren.
we've only got twenty minutes"
/ But Victoria station was not far and
they made the train in time. a
| Warren promptly buried himself In
| an Illustrated London weekly and
| Helen, who had put on her things SO
hurriedly, now tried to adjust her hat
and veil and Elk" before the narrow
| mirror In the compartment
| Under any circumstances she would
have dreaded the day, but now she
| dreaded it still more. because she felt
nothing which so adds to a woman's
discomfort and self-consciousness
as the feeling that she is badly
| gowned.
| When they left the train at An
nerly, Mr. Marland and his son were
there to meet them in big touring
| car. Warren had said the Marlands
| were very simple people and Helen
was rather surprised at the car.
/ She was still more surprised when
after a few miles drive they turned
| in at a very beautiful place with
| large grounds and gardens pine
| Grove Lodge" was the name over the
| gate.
/, The first few moments in which
| they were introduced to Mrs MarIand
her sister and the three younger
children were for Helen most awk-
| ward. She was glad when Mrs. Mar
land asked IL she would like To or
upstairs at once and lay aside her
wraps.
maid showed Helen up to a large
bedroom on the floor above 1t wa.
a charming room filled with interest.
ing old English furniture
Helen took off her coat feeling NOR
than ever over-dressed. as Mrs. Mar.
land had on only a white waist ana
a black silk skirt.
When she went downstairs agaty
they were all in the drawing room
Young Mr.. Marland rose to give he,
the chair beside his mother Heller
would much rather have gone to thf
couch in the corner instead of being
| consciously IN the center of tn,
room. She was always painfully awk
ward in a group of strangers.
Yes, this is my first trip. repeaf
ed Helen, irving to think g somethf1s
to say
81 suppose you find London YER,
different from New York;
oh, very different. soAthiht he
stupidity
This is a very pleasant time Of tn.
tx-ae- "a ~A-na.