The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-19
EVENING STORY
Sauce for the Gander.
BY GERALD ST. ETIENNE.
Little puffs of powder, e.
Little daubls of paint,
Make Miss Stella Arnold
Ioolr Liz. ,r-hnt aha amt


Make Miss Stella Arnold
Look like what she amt"
Stuart McKinnon cheeks burned
and his ha,r fairly bristled on end as
he heard this paraphrase rhymed off,
in passing two youths on the board
walk. He stopped suddenly and
looked back, an angry CLINT in his
eyes They were merely boys
youngsters wearing their first long
| trousers. He started on again. q
would have done them good, he
thought. if he had banged their heads
together or ducked them in the lake,
| but then, what good would it have
done him? 1t would only have caused
scene and made things unpleasant
afterwards, perhaps. The taunt was
worse because it was true. Everyone
| knew that Steila's complexion was
-doctored" There was no use deny
than the thought of it. He had spok-
en- to her of it, even pleaded with her
to give up the foolish practice, but
without avail. Stella thought it I'M
proved her looks and was firm in her
conviction that people would think she
| was slow if she didn't makeup. If
she had really needed artificial color
ing it wouldn't have appeared so bad
to Stuart, but he knew she didn't.
Her natural complexion was far ahead
| of the cosmetic one. If she kept up
rougtng she would ruin her beautiful
| skin. There was little use in telling
her. She simply wouldn't listen. She
didn't stop with her cheeks, either.
Her lips were touched up. rings were
put under her eyes to make them APP
pear larger and her eyebrows were
penciled heavily.
Don't tell me you don't like it," she
had said to Stuart as he demonstrated
with her. It's fashionable and I'm
going to do 1t while I'm here. know
the people at home would be shocked.
but they are not here to see me. /
think it makes me look charming,
| don't you? ''
1T makes you look idiotic,' he
grunted in reply. You don't see any
of the sensible girls here with paint
and powder on, inches thick. A little
| powder Is all right, but that sticky
looking rouge makes you look fright
1t is bad enough for old maids, who
| haven't natural color, to use it, but
there is no excuse for "a person with a
complexion like yours"
| But that conversation or dozens OF
other conversations they had about il
afterward didn't cause a change. Ii
only made Stuart unhappy and Stella
more convinced than ever. She was
going to show, him early in the game
that she would be her own mistress
and void not be ruled by any man. Al
As he walked to the spot Where he
had arranged to meet Stella, Stuart
tried to figure out some way to bring
her to her senses. He would not quar-.
rel with her-he disIiked quarreline
with anyone, and besides Stella was
nice little girl, despite her faults
If he pretended that he was angry she
would be only too willing to show him
that she didn't care She had done
that before. He caught sight of he1
before he was able to decide upon
anything definite.
He could see that she was made uI
as usual He sat down beside heI
without a word. -.-
"Oh, you are here!" she exclaimed
as she caught sight of him.
Yes" he answered. "Did-for the
love of Mike, what next?" He Jumped
wonder.
"well. If you are not the happ,
limit" he groaned "a beauty spot
What next?"
What is the matter with a beaut,
.. spot?" she asked pettishly. "All the
girls are wearing them. It's the very
latest thing"
II guess it u.s." he gasped. IF there
was anything later than it you would
j, have had it before now" That wa.
all he said. but he thought a lot. Thi.
beauty spot capped it all. He coult
mind worked quickly.
you haven't said a word abou
how l look" Stella interrupted at last
isn't it time we went in batlling?"
IT think it is he replied, as he con
suited his watch. IT have time to &c
up to the will ,ge while you get ready
I will be back, ready for the water
before you are, tho. For goodness
sake don't spend too much tim,
primping. or the sun will have gon,
, down before we have a CHARGE to en-
, joy it,
Stella did spend too much time
-primping." but even then she ap.
peared on the beach, in bathing cos
tune. before Stuart did. This was un.
usual. but she excused him in hel
mind because he had always been ear.
, ly on former occasions. She waited
nearly ten minutes before he appear
: ed. 1t was her turn to gasp. Stuart.
= blonde moustache had changed color
. 1t was transformed to a jet black apt
l was shaved off at the sides, until i
was barely an inch wide.
-"What have you done?" Stella cried
: excitedly. You look dreadful. Stuart,'
l Don't say anything about it," h,
cautioned. Everyone will hear you
don't want them to know it is dyed
was tired of that blonde moustach,
my lip. This one looks better. dom
l lyou Think
!, 'It does not" she declared emphati
cally. TT changes your appearance
e completely. You look so silly, Stuart
, Whatever made you do it?''
4 Its quite the rage. All the boy
/, are wee ring little dark moustaches ant
l most of them are dyed"
Il Your hair is so fair and your eye
= brows. too! The moustache looks a
i, liz it had been stuck on"
Lets change the subject" Stuar
8 said, jumping to his feet. 1.-THE waite
I looks fine"
d The water was fine. Stuart enJoye,
it from the first. but Stella didn't se&n
!, to enjoy it so much. She didn't wa
to swim: she didn't want to get on tn
i raft; she didn't seem to want to d.
v lanything but have Stuart keep duckin
his head under the water. She SCENE,