The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-12-20
Decorating for
David
=, DOROTHY DOUGLAS

.,,,.. was alone in the Office when
h :, .ona IN. She was hot and tired
Rsl - estimate for the Flynne house
DO o - Neck must go out in the eve
pIug mail. . o.,,u ,v0s hit
nsi INT held its degree Of charm
w. ,nvItation. Monica's business
go was a comparatively new
y, and it was with extreme DIM
a s,.s t tba. the mantle of reserve y,
a.on0ed from her shoulders sum-
g INV TO permit her to chat natu-
s',iS with the strangers who came
10 the Office. on
=, D,vId Trevor seemed to fill the
~ D "siee, His physical being was
and a second swift glance told
ss,,co that his mentality PROMISED
= asa, same broad proportion.
: sou vour sign, Interior DecOra-
-, an the DOORS" he began, land
s y. found the courage to plunge IN.
have tried for a week to get suifl'
teDt pluck to come in"
Honica laughed softly.
sand what were you fearful of ind
!, N this innOcent-lOOking officer
= inouired. with swift glance into
4, very blue eyes. "Interior decora,
- don't usually carry a stock OF
auserOus things"
David Trevor did not voice the re-
i, that came naturally to his lips
\. same reply would have flung It
IN into many masculine minds upon
SsboldIng the lure of MOnica's eyes
IA tbe soft sweetness of her voice
Irctpad Trevor laughed bOyishly.
q Was afraid Of meeting with
sobbpd hair and a wild Batik-most
5seorators 60 in for that sort of thing
an know. However" he added, as
4 to make good the reason for his
Tsft, 81 want to find out If you have
fine to furnish an apartment for me
Nv wife is away in the mountains and
Will be back in-September. l rather
wanted her to come home to a Won
derful new setting"
THAT would give me just August,
aid Monica. "but / think / can man
age nicely" She was all busine;
uOW and quite fOrgetful of self. Da
dd Trevor found ample time to stud!
her. He smiled from time to time al
4 clad he had found the courage tt
enter the Office.
He found himself answering a few
simple questions as to the size of thu
apartment, the amount he wanted II
spend, what type Of furniture he fan
eed and m idea Of color schemes.
His complete disaster when 1t came
o color combinations brought a smile
b MOnica's lips. He floundered hope
1ssly.
sWell," she said, finally realizing
hls utter helplessneSS regarding int
fIOF decorations, Il will assemble a few
HetOnnes and color schemes for you
nalf yOB Ike you can send them al
.syCuS wife for approval"
mo, nO-this is all to be a grea
surprise package for my wife. I wan
aef to come home In September to al
exquisite little home and I want yOl
70 Dc the whole business. I don
nlnd looking at the cretonnes-yoI
would no doubt feel more satisfied |
approved Of them"
50 L vas that Monica began on
her most artistic bits Of work
ifeyOrs OflCe was just next door t
lef own, and Il was he who took be
p trst dine to see the apartment h
bad leased.
They went up in TrevOr's car an
Aonlea found the studio apartment
st such one as she dreamed O
aaving When her golden ship cam
bio harbor,
There was a huge studio room tina
YOU'D permit Of most lovely colo
Meets, aud vide couches with heap
wonderful cushions, a baby.grant
ana those great, coy chintz-cla
faalFs and a Chesterfield, with a t.
De behind.
There will be exquisite ros
sades on two lamps" she said t
AieYOf' and when your wife sit
" sews in the evening she wi
s0llIy ana look so adorable llY
" nose lights that" She stoppe
ssluptly at the queer look in he
clients eyes.
@aid. was a
Ana Monica found, as the week
~ on, that David Trevor's apar
s'l was going to be the gem {
career She found wonderful En-,
~ cretonnes. gauzcs of exQuisil
y and furniture that seemed in,
nl0aed for real home-a HON
Were love would reign supreme.
became their custom as N
~apets hung the curtains and ii
men put down the rugs an
~, pictures began to appear on I'll
4 1's loF David and Monica to maxi
i. 'eu'ng visit to the apartment.
grows more charming by II
'ao'e' David told her. They hu