Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-22
A SWEETHEART AT THIRTY
The Story Of Woman's Transformation.
BY MARION RuBINCAM.
Protected by George Matthew Adams.
OUR NEW FRIEND.
Charter \NXIN.


Gradually, AS the winter came upon
TIA. Violet and | grew To he part oil
the vast whirling life of the city our
corner was little aside from the &C,
tive places. The stream of the city howcu
a. the east of us, and were NIUE
quiet pool where occasionally some part
of the current swcptin and away again'
In the evenings the streets were quiet,
except for the children who played untii
dark. And with the cold weather, even
tins stoppcd at the dinner hour, and the
place was nearly rs still as our own village
nj home. Vet we had only to walk few
blocks 10 hc in the district Of queer little
restaurants. of shops that sold smocks
and hatiked silks. where the girls wore,
hohbcd hair and the men soft collars ana
ties and where they talked language and
philosophy strange TO both of ms.
Gradually we came to know great
many of thcsc-somc had studios IN the
houses around us. And there was one
but | am going ahead of my story;
II would never recognize us. VI sald
one evening. She was standing before out
ono mirror, trying % see the fuii tehg'h
of her figure IN the glass. | had finished
new dress for her that very day.
And tins was really dress. IL was
nlk i'm tho softest shade of blue with a
rr,nd haby-hkc neck and short sleeves
that showed Wis pretty elbows. ! en-
hroidercd Il around the edges with
cohwchby design. II made the girl sur
pvisinelv lovely-it brought out her
really wonderful complexion, it empha-
szcd the gold Of her hair and made
her blue ewes hluer still always Thought
her beautiful hut | never realized how
! really lovely she was until saw her IN the
snnplc, stylish, clingng frock.
s1low ate you going To make youf
crr-sP" she asked ] was sitting with
a remnant 81 brown silk IN my hand
Fhad bought both IN n bargain sale before
~Ike tins, | hegan To describe
wry. Its PLAN. INT Esther would not
Lke il She would say II was too youth
fh held tho material around me.
ssSay what's too Youthful We turn
, ed to greet our guest, young woman
] whcr acquaintance We had made some
davs h,forc This was Helen Barlow, who
kept a tiny restaurant IN the Village and
who designed SIN cks and dresses as well
v, and | met her when we went oil on q
festive party one evening She served 9
eLsi,eio,is meal for ~ cents, II was that
whrh lured us first into her little place
, Then We found she rocmcd with oui
Iandladv and lived on the floor below.
'erhe way I'm going 10 make my dress,
l. vud. and told her the plan Of It.
~T wish YOU would let me dress you,
she sand Il missed my vocation IN life
when | started running q restaurant m
rSx-ui of n dressmaklng establishment.
~ wish vou would dress her, Violet
said. "She has an idea she's an old lady,
! because she = always been told SO Lately
,Are has been using cold cream and rubbing
her sealp and dong things like that-but
/ know she's ashamed to admit II
"Old2 Why. how old are vouf Helen
sfprrod down on the hoor-she pretend
ei she liked sitting there better than on
shasrs.
.~rhrtv-five," ] answered.
symrtv-five and YOU call that old'
YhrAs q ss~tonishment was genuine enough
~yc~. u seems to me old. And look al
'~
.Hlo Won know how old ann" In hel
~M&ian environment she jumped UP, and
srh~si facing me.
at her more carefully than ever before
I, was hard to s,Icss her age. For she wore
her hair short, after the Greenwich WI.
larr fashion, and she dressed in short
s,rupht skirts and loose, colorful smocks
Her prav ewes always hid a laugh IN them
hsr eyebrows were very well marked ant
rA,vk, there were lines around her mouth
hut il was firm mouth, and her whole
farr was very intelligent. She was no
, uurstv, hut she was interesting.
aI'm 3S, she answered. I'm two year
vvungcr than you. | III admit look young
! er-but that's because I've kept mysel
vonpg No woman rs older than she ad
mrs. Will YOU let me take you IN handY
was glad TO do It.
sTirst OF all, give that sober brown
Soyl 10 Vi who is still girl enough to wea
n. Well put lot of orange with IT any
wav. 20 relieve IT. Now YOU are the typ'
that should he dressed smartly. IN rathe
a SOPHISTICATED fashion-but not too exag
ecrated. First she began making lls
using pencils and paper from Wis book
ON tho table
IA tailored suit of blue velour, anC
n rich brown fox scarf and mutf, anC
A brown velvet toque. A black satin dress
dr,pcd rather short, and silk stocking
and high heeled black satin slippers. !
black velvet housegown, clinging, witt
fnu bands on it. 4 mauve chiffon
'sRut the money
s1t won't cost as much as YOU think
A corset have YOU ever worn cor
set"
Not a good one, ! confessed weakly
And so Helen entered as another facto
In the process OF rejuvenation.
Tomorrow Dlscouragement.