Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-17
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y. mat one spends the day as far
possible in cool and daskcned
'ces' or else one COLTS or plays
nhis' Win Il swim to finish off You
we lunch on the shady side OF the
no vera ndah. and after n laborious
ternoon spent in speculation as to
no and what will be the debutantcs
Or next season. you call IL n day and
INC nome TO our family. Not so at
10 Dig resorts Of mountain and
iore. with the last OF July well in
eht Dlhns are being made for sum
GER balls and really brilliant func-
"hs To be given where smart So
ctS gathers for the heated term
'ofe Richmond people are abroad
us summer than has been the case
'r many years past. Several have
ken estates in England ana France
= several months ana Htill others
re at famous watering places on the
ointment
lhc man who liked to talk proppcd
" tennis racquet aga inst Il bunker
nd argued with the girl who liked
play golf. Aren't people strange
nd isn't it Il funny world" he
uericd?
Ihey are" ana II is. agreed tho
III But won't stop and eat
1ncheon. so you might as well 20
way and leave me alone"
Bht this is not a curtain lecture
Dout either the morals OF the very
"unS nor yet dlsscrta ton upon
oidicr bonus bill / merely want to
ay; Isn't II hot. and who are the
ebutantes for next Year,"
Let's ait down. replied the girl
want 10 tell YOU story once
pom "a time ii was winter and we
az a little snow and some les winds
hd you shivcrcd around the fire and
ea'hcr and lougcd FOR the nice
unny, summer days TO come. when
on could be outdoors whenever YOU
tsircd TO do that dclcctablc thing
III The people who bothered YOU by
King YOU 10 dinner would he gone
IN" springs, you said. and you
QUA Haunt your dinner clothes de-
ahti! III the face OF a whole army
moths and dare them TO cat II
gu would be free 10 do Just what
ou pleased Just like you pleased
But you see YOU arc never salts
ca unused the rirl plating two
ladies' Of grass between her white
myers, Now YOU are saying dread
W Things about the heat. interrupt
ns my nice game and dciicatciy
IhthhIg inquiries ~ to the why anu
lie what Of the buds 81 tomorrow.
y frn YOU should be satisfied to know
Tat e. lot OF very nice girls are stnl
n town and quite wtllirG 70 listen TO
t'"ur conversation. Besides don't
nov how many d-butantcs there
re anyway. FOR only fcur have told
ne anything about their plans"
Il had forgotten about last winter.
urr enough" the man returned. but
would give anything in the world
Tor Just one icy SILVER from the bit
eres, dag right now, white you In:
list on sitting in the broilinE sun.
instead OF going inside in the cool.
|Gso heard II runor 10 the effect that
bouquet OF buds as large as some
pos odd were TO make their dcbu,
|ccNt season. so ! MAS merely Won
|ierng If YOU had heard the gossip.
|iomc Of them are overyoung and
|feed at teas, year or two more Of
5'choolinG. but what else should one
lax about on summer day than
Ircrty girls and the weather."
DO YOU reckon there could he a.
Fany as hfty." asked the girl. gath
rng up hcr clubs?
only the mothers know. and th"y
haven't told" laughed the man who
o,ed to talk. as they trailed into the
clubhouse.
Amt We Got t'um.> sang The VIC
.,rola on its best record. while Two
people smiled at each other across
the pink and White phloX.
BRENT WITT