Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-19

w last" Garry announced, sinking
into her usual seat next to me.
"Do you mean that hat you're wear
ing?" 1 answered caustically. That's
not an occurrence; it's nothing short
of an outrage
"Oh, well," Garry murmured in a
pitiful imitation Of downtrodden
heroine. "Gloria Swanson is coming
East in about week and If the rest
of us don't wear chain armor or scarlet
bathing suits or something equally
startling, no one will be able to see US
Who'd want TOT" said /, but when
Garry has something to tell nothing
will stop her, 30 she didn t even hear.
Isn't It too bad that Agnes Ayres
has gone West! They's such geou
friends that they'd have lots OF fuh
shopping together, just as they did when
they were here last time,
THAT was when French strap
pumps were just coming In style ahd
it seemed to the innocent bystnnder
as though those two girls were going
to buy all of them In New York. They
hadn't started out shopping together
they met by accident in tiny shoe
shop up on Sixth avenue, aud ever
since they've been inseparable.
That was their first meeting since
Gloria and Agnes were extras at Es-
sanay. Agnes went West with G!oria
when she went back, and when Gloria
became a star Agnes took her place IN
the De Mile company. A friend OF
mine went shopping with them whiie
they we're here that time, and she said
that It was Just like being the tail OF
n comet. But even at that / envy
her.
"But what started to tell you was
bave YOU heard about Norma Tai
madge's cocktail shaker? Norma bought
a beautiful cocktail shaker for .S1oO::
Not that she had any use for 1t, OF
course" she added, and nodded smil-
ingly. "She paid the luxurt tax, but
the firm didn't turn 1t over to. the
Government. Somebody reported them.
and now they have to pay fine OF
$4,000.
"Of course, the only calamity for
Norma was that as soon as people heard
that she was buying a cocktail shaker,
they began going to see her in droTTes,
even more than usual. The overflow
from Norma's house had to 60 over to
Anita Loos' house next door. And,
speaking of Anita, she's brushing her
hair down so tight that it looks almost
like patent leather. I think it's fasci-
mating. At distance she looks like q
little boy.
"Speaking of bobbcd hair--Mrs. Cas-
tie is in the hospital. though the bobbed
hair hasn't anything to do with it. of
course. She was making a scene for
French Heels the other day when the
villain choked her too hard. 1t dislo-
Gated some muscles, but she didn't no.
tice It much just at first.
''She went on up to Ithaca. where
her home is, and stayed for several days.
They were just refiling. the swimming
pool on her place. and she and her
20 900 pounds of salt in it instead Of
the usual twelve. that fcw muscles
more or less meant nothing to her.
"But after diving few times she
had to send for doctor and he advised
her to come down to New York and
60 to the hospital. She didn't come
catering down in an ambulance, the
way any one else would; she wore a
smart little Lucille gown. and stopped
on the way for half day Mt the hotel
where she lives in New York when
she is working, and held a sort of a
continuous reception to her friends. No
one realized that she must be in terrible
pain--she was 40 jolly"
"And is she still at the hospital?" I
asked anxiously, grabbing my hat to 60
to see her.
Eyes" Garry called after me. "And
her favorite flowers are bluebells. But
she won't be able to see you. It's five
minutes past the opening of the visiting
hour now. Don't you suppose there 8
n crowd there already? If you don't,
you don't know Irene"