The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-18
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|. OF pep IS OUT;
USESPERFUME
Touch of White Rose or Lily OF
the Valley Removes
Tired Feeling.

NEW YORK. DEC. 17.-Mary Pick
ford slept like q top all yesterday
morning and well into the afternoon
while Doug shot his Christmas roll 20
full of holes 1t looked like tho Yer
sailles treaty after the Senate got
through with 1t.
Doug Goes Shopping.
The fast pace Of New York got to
Mary. Paris never showed half as
much speed. she explained. yawning
over 4 o'clock tea in her apartment
at the Ritz.
New York doesn't make 'em too
fast for Doug, however. He blew
in. all sails set from Christmas shop
ping, just as Mary yawned hardest.
He promptly opened a big bottle of
perfume.
Here's the stuff for you." no
advised. "It makes me fit every
time. Best thing In the world for
that tired feeling"
Great Invigorator.
While Mary yawned over the per-
fume harder than ever, Doug ex-
planned that in his life perfume plays
the part of general invigorator.
If feel dumpy in the morning."
said Doug, II touch my coat lapels
up with a drop of white rose. or
lily of the valley. Then I go right
up in the air."
"Ho. hum" said Mary. "wajja
buy me for Christmas?"
For Christmas" asked Doug,
What's Christmas?"
Mary forgot her tired feeling AMI
pointed Indignantly. las IL he doesn't
who makes two Christmases grow
where only one ought to be-"
It began to look like a regular
family fight.
Mary seemed to have her dander
up.
Mary Shops Early.
HE knows" she explained. that
I buy his presents a long time ahead.
And yesterday he made me show him
everything I had bought. And now
he says I'll have to buy mbre be-
cause he must have Christmas pres
ents on Christmas morning"
Mary's voice had filled gradually
with grief until 1t grew into a wall.
And he's the hardest man to buy
Christmas presents for. I got him
q COW last year and he didn't seem
to care at ALL"
Doug cut in.
well, II 1t comes to that. you can
tell the world she isn't the easiest
woman to suit. I give her a swell
present and she weeps. She says my
gifts don't show any personal atten-
ton"
Doug had blood in his eye-in both
eyes. He took q stand In imitation
of the Discus Thrower. II Mary
had started this mud singing he pro-
posed to finish 1t.
Charles Present.
And then a lucky interruption side
tracked the carload of trouble. A fat
man came in with all his pockets full
of small boxes. Doug said he wouldn't
fight in the presence of strangers, and
the two of them, Doug and Mary,
looked over the things the fat man
brought.
The things were jewelry Of all sorts.
Out of the costly mess they tried to
pick a present for Charlie Chaplin.
Finally they got It. Charlie deserves
a surprise, 80 the character of the
gift will not be revealed here.
But there is much to be said. II
Mary and Doug give each other pres
ents worth half as much as the glitter
ing gift they selected for Charlie their
Christmas will be no occasion for a
family battle.
Doug and Mary are remembering a
lot of people this year. Doug said
they proposed to clean up the petty
cash allowance on presents for their
friends. I'VE have plenty sailed away
in the old sock and a lot more COM
ing in. All that we have is going.
How much have we? Well, you can
saw that we have plentY.o