Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-29

Their characteristic absorption il
their own comfort WAS a great nd
vantaEe to Rachael at this particular
ljuncture; she had been included in
Mrs. v~illalonga's invitation as a mat
tier OF course, but such was the life
of the big, luxurious establishment
known as the "cannp'' that all three
OF the BreckenridEes, and three more
of then had there been so many.
might easily have spent sx weeks
therein without crossing each Others
paths more than once or twice "a
week. It never occurred to either
Carol or her father t question Ra-
matter. They took 1t ( for granted
that she would be there If no pleas
apter invitation interfered, exactly as.
they themselves would.
An enormous income enabled the
sprightly Mrs. Villalonga to conduct
her midsummer residence in the Ca
madam forests upon a scale that may
only be compared to a hotel. She
usually asked about one hundred
friends, to visit her for an indefinite
time. and OF this number perhaps
half awaited themselves of the privi-
lege. drifting in upon her at any
time, remaining only while The spirit
moved. and departing unceremoni-
ously, perhaps, II the hostess CHANGED
to be away at the moment, with no
farcwells at all. when any ~pleasanter
prospect offered.
Mrs. Villalonga was q large, coarse
voiced woman. with a heart Of gold.
and the facial characteristics that in
certain unfortunate persons suggest
nothing SO much as a horse. She
sent a troop Of servants up to the
woods every e following them in
a week or two with her first detach-
ment OF guests. She paid e chef
slx thousand dollars year and.
chef. i'll there had been one, She ex-
pected three formal meals every day,
including in heir scope every deltcacy
that could be procured at any city
hotel. and also ar indefinite number
of lesser meals, to be served in ten
mis- pavilion, or after cards at night,
or a guest arrived.
BY the time h reached the camp
everything must DO complete for an
other summer. awnings tapping gent
!ly outside the striped canvas tents
that were really roomy cabins pro-.
Nded with shower baths and wide
ptazzas. The great concentrated
swimming pool must be cleaned, the
courts rolled, the cars all in order.
the boats and lighthouses in readi-
ness A miniature grocery and drug
store must be established in the
building especially designed for this
use; h little laundry concealed far
up in the FOODS must be operating
briskly. - $50
Then. from the middle of June ia
the first Of September, the amp vas
In full swing. There were dances
Ind campfres and theatr1ca}s and
fancy-dress affairs innumerable. Ice
and champagne and California
peaches and avocados from HAWAII
poured from the housekeeping de-
partment In an unending. stream:
there were new toothbrushes and new
pa1amas for the unexpected guest,
there were new bathing suits in box
es for the girls who had driven over
from Taramac House and who want
ed a swim. there were new packs Of
cards n new boxes of cigars. and
there were Observation-Disclosures to
run for these things when they were
wanted, and carry them away when
their brief use was over.
Then it would be September, and
everything would end as suddenly az
1t began. The v~illalongas would 20
to Europe. or to Newport, Vera loud
~. joyously, insistently urging every
one to visit them there if it were the
latter. In November they would be
in their town house with new paint
llngs and new rugs to show their
guests: a portrait Of Vera, a rug
stolen from a Sultan's palace,
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