The Washington times., 1922-01-07
CHAPTER Nv.


consultations to scintillate. am. diary
dear, a member of the cast Of the ia
nous Midnight Frolic," thanks to
Mr.. Florenz Ziegfeld himself We play
way up on the roof of the New Am.
Psterdam.
Though l am away up in the air
seem to be firmly planted. 1t is quite
an honor, you know, to be selected as
one of Mr.. Ziegfeld's beauties. an.
preciate 1t, and certainly intend to work
Has hard as little me can to deserve it.
Clothes, clothes and more clothes!
Why, l never even dreamed there
were so many beautiful gowns and cos
4 tunes in the world. And such a va
>riety. Wish some of my girl friends
In D could see me when l trip up
to the footlights.
Still Lives With Mother.
JULY 12-Well. the girls who are in
the show with me are indeed a care
free, jolly lot. They have such Won
derful times But not for me. Mother
Is living with me at the Hotel Penn
sylvania and l go home right after the
snow most every night.
OF course, l have been bombardnd
with invitations to all manner of par
ties from all sorts of men. but have
accepted none of them.
l have heard enough pitiful stories
or girls who have been wined and
dined-and ruined by some of those
human vultures. They never seem TO
take hint that their silly attentions
are not wanted
Perhaps 1t Is because l will not re-
ceive any of their offers of what they
call good time" that am literally
showered with them. Some of the girls
think me prude. but don't care.
l. don't want any of their wine
parties, which often end up, / under
stand, in something worse drug
2parties. Don't you worry, diary dear,
little Mary here intends to watch her
step until she decides to make a leap
that will land her where she wants
ITO go:
again, and it is as cold as ever. But
little Mary Is not the handmade of
Huldah any more and she is not garb-
ed in a penetential-appearing robe with
a rope girdle. No. indeed!
In Cast of "Follies."
Diary dear, your mistress is one Of
the most beautiful members of the
most gorgeous beauty spectacle ever
assembled. am in the cast of the
"Follies.''l I have been in 1t for some
time, and intend to stay in It for a
long time. II. we had fun in the
"Frolic' forget 1t. Compared to the
glorious times we have in this wonder
full show, the other seems like the
capers of a cast in a church presenta-
ton.
The stage-door Johnnies! The flowers
and perfume-why, 1t IL enough to
turn the head of any sensible girl. So
far 1t has not affected me in any way
Q IN
alluring temptations that are held out
nightly.
pride myself on my appearance,
that shows / am keeping good hours.
Let the other girls have their fun,
am content with my work l love 1t.
I am stopping with two other girls at
, Dean Woodruffs boarding house out
on the South Side. To any one who
knows anything about the life of
Follies girl, 1t will be patent that am
still travelling the straight and narrow.
Content With Her Work.
There is a rule at this house, which
no girl can break and remain, that
every girl must be in by midnight
sharp. / am supremely content with
the thrills 1 get during the perform
ance without running around with
a lot of idle rich loafers until the wee
hours of the morning. \
FEBRUARY 8, l920.-Same old
story. work, work every day. But 1
like II, this show. Learning more
about Chicago and some Of it's in.
habitants every day. The girls seem
to be having a glorious time here.
Parties and parties without end.
There is one man who seems to
have a monopoly on most OF them.
All you hear is the wonderful times
they are having running around with
n man named Thorne - Gordon
Thorne.
He is a millionaire. they say, and
spends money very freely
one of the girls told me she was
in a party with him the other night
out to the Wayside Inn, and that
this young Thorhe had a white horse
led into the dining room.
Can you imagine that! What
foolish ideas some people have about
q good time.
Meets Thorne's Wife.
FEBRUARY 4.-Well, I have met
Mr.. Thorne. She seems to be a love.
" girl. was visiting a girl friend
at the Sherman House, when noticed
the Photograph OF a striking appear.
ing girl on the wall. It arersted
the the wiSttIof Gordon 1'fRorne. i Her
name, DE- Virginia. 49,"
had hardly got the words out OF
my mouth when the young lady her
self came IN. Then I wondered why
this man wanted to run around with
all the girls when he had such a
charming wife. The girl seemed to
like me and asked me % dinner the
,pext day at the Blackstone.
accepted and had luncheon with
her at her home the day after that.
She lived on Sheridan road, with her