The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-22

My family had proper old laugh
over my sketches today. Between
you and me and the lamppost, that
family is just busting with pride
OH, very much. Heard Nanny telling a
much impressed school friend Gage
twelve) that her sister was a we'll
known artist, and that she had a rep
utation as big as any of those old
timers who had been running for so
long" etc. All very nice, you'll admit.
and to think that these words of pride
came from the lips Of one who but
few short weeks ago worried me every
tootstep, and twitted me numerically.
Verify am beginning to feel like the
man of the family. Wonder how many
women feel like that.
That blessed father of mine goes
down to his office every morning with
4 copy Of my latest in his coat pocket.
He is simply burning incense at my
shrine these days.
Cecil is happy as a lark, and so en-
couraging that he makes me feel as
though l had originated Art! Yes,
Life has taken on strangely new and
alluring colors and aspects. I End
the days all too short and my mind in
creative whirl nearly all the time.
If this is what work does to a
maiden, it's no wonder that so many
OF the modern ones do not attempt to
settle down until the late twenties.
No wonder mother always pooh
poohed my love of the artistic and
independent; she knew just what
would happen If once I got my foot in
the stirrup Of Progress! Well, it's hap
pened. in spite Of everything, and
there's no use in the world for any
% tr1y - h@l1 hoo Il
Progress, and above all Youth in
search Of Progress.
Jack is properly adoring. and glad
to see me, whenever l can manage to
find time for him, and, mind you, he
comes second just at present. Oh,
absolutely. OF course our visits to-
gether are much more wonderful, now
that |. too, have real news to tell him
as we'll as he, me, when We meet. And
you know it's really quite funny, I
think sometimes that he Is wee bit
peeved at my being able to interrupt
him with some recitation Of one of my
own trtumphs in the world of affairs
just as he is in the midst of recital
OF one or some of his.
/ fear that we women are complete
ly upsetting some of the pretty con-
ceptions that our men have of US In
tnelr hedTIS, ana II so amusing, 1Or
after all it was nigh time that some
thing was upset, for our sweet, though
downtrodden sakes, as we all know.
Nive la Liberte! Nive les Femme
Libre!
| find that | now come in contact
with all sorts and conditions of people
just as l have always yearned to do
This in itself is worth everything &c
me, and makes me feel that all people
are my friends. and not mere passers
by. to be observed from a distance
only. It's wonderful what a change
this can make in ones point of view
Saw Jean and Harvey today, be
tween sketches. That Is to say, they
came down and took me out to tea
We had such a good time. and I show
ed them the drawings l was at worl
on, and Jean was loud in her praise
and gave me a criticism, which was
just what l wanted at the moment.
She is still In the clouds, dear girl
and wears the radiant look in hel
eyes, which is good to see. but she
did confde to me that she was simpl.
aching to get whack at her ole
IRVING board again; explaining care
fully the while that this did not NEAR