Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-11-07

fWhere is the dining room!
| asked the elevator man.
! Just around to the left" he an
swered.
/ stood In the doorway mo-
ment as the head waiter came for
ward and asked: "Are you alone
/ Miss"
"Yes."
He seated me at little table
by the side of the wall up on
little kind of a balcony. very
near me was Lord Beacham and
his party. 1t was all I could do
to keep from bowling because they
were the only faces that l had re-
cognized since l had arrived In
Los Angeles.
The prices on the menu fright
ened me, but l decided could at
ford a few days at this hotel un-
til could look around for some
thing more within my means.
| thought | was very hungry
when I came down, but the sight
of the prices and the knowledge
that my luncheon had cost me two
dollars although 1t was very
simple-took my appetite away.
Leaving the table, | bought all
the daily papers and again went
back to my room, where-to my
consternation-I read on the mo-
vie page that they were putting
on a picture at one of the studios
in which there was to be a swim
ming scene. I could not SWIM
At another studio a ballroom
scene was featured could not
dance-and at stilIl another the
young men and wouien were play
ing golf-grandfaaher thought
golf mans game#and did not
know how TO play
was a little comforted, how
ever, to notice that Miss AIMEE
Storm had been chosen for a eer-
tain part because she was such
good horsewoman; and that Miss
Jean Elliott was the type of the
American outdoor girl, and eonse-
quently she had been given good
part at another studio. | could
ride and l was the type of outdoor
girl.
l decided not to visit any of the
studios until the next morning.
Knowing that the first thing that
l would need would be photo
graphs, l walked out on the streets
of Los Angeles.
After walking about for short
time, rather aimlessly, | came up
on a rather imposing photograph !
shop and wandered in.
"What can I do for you?" in
quired a very pretty girl.
'I would like some pictures.
Wont you sit here please?"
She showed me a number of diff
ferent styles of photographs.
"These are forty dollars dozen
these fifty, and these sixty"
Haven't you any cheaper than
these? I shall probably want
good many"
do you wish them for profess
sional purpose? We have a pro-
1essional rate"
1 wasn't quite sure If was get
ing them under false pretenses
when l said: t
"Yes, l want the professional
ate"
Then you will want three or
our poses at least. You had bet
er make an appointment and
ONE tomorrow. We furnish this
ize picture, unmounted. on this
,aper, to professionals for forty
Iollars a hundred with six poses"
Even that seemed great deal
o me. but I supposed 1t was all
light and l made the appointment 7
or the next morning.
'You had better, bring two or :
hree changes of costume" said
he young woman. "a street suit 1
n evening gown, riding clothes,
nd sport clothes and anything
lse you think would look well in
ictures. The suit you have on
ill do very nicely for the street
How long will it be before
IN have them?" i
"Oh. about a week"
"But must have them before
lat If possible"
well, there Is a possibility of l
citing them in four days. but I
innot promise them under a
eek"
Coming out from the photo
raph gallery. I passed a number II
beautiful shops and seeing some
'ort suits in one of the windows, III
entered-and was lost. For the VI
st of the afternoon l revelled in
othes. 1t was only when l came
pay the bill that I came out Of
y dream Of happiness. n
There is a psychology about II
othes that is most comforting. N
have always had a great SYM n
THY for the girl who said. u
There is comfort in being we'll
'essed that religion cannot give"