Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-11
ALICE Is
CHAPTER so


So the mali girl whom Alice ex-
pected to mother, took things into
her own hands. and ii was Alice who
obeyed her Is docilely as a child.
That first night she combed out
Alice's thick brown hair and piled it
into a a high on the back of her
head, putting 1t lightly here and
there with the comb. pulling out an
occasional lock and studying her
roommate from every angle In great
seriousness.
you are so tall you have TO wear
dignihed things" she said. your
best pose is the gracious young mat
ron sort of thing-that is. it will be
when you are married. 1 see you are
engaged" Alice blushed a little.
looking down at her engagement
ring. Meantime. You can play the
Greek goddess. tall and lovely and
aloof-I say, walt a minute"
She pulled down Alice's hair, and
dressed 1t again in classic fashion,
parted. waved slightly-she found a
curling iron among her possessions
and drawn into q severe knot behind.
She found some silver ribbon and
bound that three times around
Alice's head. then stood off to admire.
You look like a young Juno" she
enthused. you should wear loose
draped gowns-this Is It," She caught
up the negligee Mrs. Marlowe had
sent and flung 1t about Alice.
Alice stood off. and ooked at her
self. Indeed, she was Transformed.
This young girl had suddenly made
her find herself, realize what she
looked like. 1t was another revela-
ton. something like her first discov-
cry that she was pretty.
Through the weeks following Alice
absorbed knowledge from this young
authenticated sprite whom tat
gave her as q companion. Christine
loved to rule others, but she did 1t so
beautifully that nj one of her many
admirers minded at all. h saw
that Alice needed training. and h
gave her a thorough course In 1t.
"She's taught me three ways to
comb my hair. Each one makes me
look like a fashion plate" Alice
wrote home to Clara. Shes taught
ME to manicure my nails-I think
she OWNED by a sixth sense thaI l
can't afford to have 1t done. She
made me sit down with all sorts OF
things, files and scissors and bleaches
and powdered pumice-she has
quantities of these things with her
and shape and clip and polish until
my hands are nice enough to suit
her"
Christine told her pupil. too, the
colors she could and could not wear.
always, when possible. wear
gray-blue, and that makes you look
younger. 1t also brings out the char
acter of your eyes. and you have very
fine ones. You'll notice I wear green
a lot. Some people don't like green
eyes. / do-because they're odd. II
I wore clothes with q lot of patterns
In them, or harsh colors, ia have
ugly, ordinary gray eyes. wear
green and my yes are mysterious
looking. Or I wear blackI-that
doesn't make my eyes prominent. put
II makes my hair more fiery than my
Alice sat back in the chair and
laughed at her. Christine rarely sat
she lounged, squatted, curled in q
heap. or walked restlessly about. She
was on the bed row.. propped up win
all the pillows In the room.
They studied quietly for q while.
then Christine tossed her book at a
corner.
.Do you like symphony concerts?'
II don't know: I never heard one
Alice replied. ar
end stopped suddenly. Ever heard
snv concerts" she asked.
sNo. only an organ recital at a
small church once"
Christine jumped up