Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-11
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Ial rvjt0rs ioh0 Wdnt W Wuy ~,
N IA decides to marry q hesoane 70,
,ssssyssience," y to fsnd of "fhs Aorp'es''
- 'HsssSes s.seeis HARRY oARMIcHAgL,
MHyXiV LIZ Var csferan, mon of personality,
M"so;rssr ,rHo has Invented o Netc
s"S "a dnance chich he agrees TO
CTor.r's "strictlv bssiness" PROPOSE
3'::,ospMARY 3':, MEADOWS. Clovers
w. = oretfv 0irl Of the period.
e'iWRk. MEADOWS, esnt,. ,oho hcs
s,tri"rdsd Glover IN odvsrs'tv d"d "
sSn,ssred .cith fdvors.
SSxHcWsiDAL younger daughter. o
segffM HOLT, big, good. .notured chap,
n x..it.ilv In lose tcith Rosemary.
Life A Growing Strain
.~rHERE'S nothing to fdset about
said she, good. .humorediy. Every
tAine's going to go all rignt. Lovely
sood: I the kind you get where tne COOK
;rinks Just little; ana tne muslG
ssther nice too. Quite a happy tnought
- set this new contralto from tne
xsoiian Hall. heard her last satur-
Jsy: she's delicious. NOTES ilko Warn ~
Seney trickling rather slowly out o.
ths comb, you know, Su,te s'nipaI 1J
ali songs too. I should think tne MINI n
LIZ thing that would really melt your
Eir Algernon after some OF tnat Por..
3frhen more formally she addeo, sup
nose II won't matter II I'm caiied away
IN the middle Of dinner ana leave 'ho
nsrty for Just few minutes
-"tailed away? Why, are you eA-
Ipecting to be?' ,uor, .bo
Ios,ee. Mr.. wright-my mnnager-was
| 10 stay on there until midnight TO-
might" -,
"nh, No bothers, hope?"
! .Nn bothers at ALL" returned Clover
L., EInbinstone Brothers, lifting her
- head above those shoulders.
%sometbinr quito good, IL 1t Is the
oasr that imagine it will be. Rather
lc,owded hours we are going to have
j,nn;sbt. what with your business
lsnd mine. And they are both coming
off,"
"How do you know?" he asked;
cu,cLly. He was surprised, pleased
that they were on these terms Of COM
nanionableness. In Paris, during. the
snoof honeymoon, she had also been
yomnanionablc, quite as much so as
fnine out Of ten girls whom he might
Ibsvs met over there for the first time
With their people, and with whom he
might have done bit Of sight. seeing.
They had discussed the shows, the
fashions. the other people ut their ho-
tsla: and Glover had admitted to "quite
enjoying' tramps they had taken to-
sether in Fontainebleau or about yer.
sailles. Then. when they'd returned
to take up this oddly double life IN
Green street, it had at first seemed
stiff, awkward, and a growing strain.
But tonight apparently things had gone
back to the Paris and holiday time
Footing. She had spoken with almost
ysisterly ease about their aims and
Show these would prosper.
| Quite eagerly 10 asked, "How d
lyou know"
"Oh! Just know" said she.
'Your mast will get taken on all right.
Soothed by the prettiness OF her
Ispeaking voice, stimulated by the fra
|grance and the beauty SO near him,
|eIcited and put upon his mettle by
the thought Of the coming party, young
Carmichael found himself looking as If
for some inspiration into her sereno
gray eyes.
lie leaned nearer. 1T was awfully
decent of you to say that" he told
her, grateful as n small boy for en-
couragement. will you-do you mind
Vsaying it again?'
J But the door opened. "sir Alsernon
land Lady Cox" announced the man
Iservant.
"All is not brass that glitters, but
lcertainly Cox does glitter like hell ="
Ihnd been said of him by men who had
worked with him. 1t was true. His
breast, when in uniform, glittered with
Whose orders; in any case his hair
lglittered, his eyes, his teeth glittered,
Ibis monocle glittercd and his CONVEX
sation glittered most of all. Espe-
Icially did it glitter when he found him
Isef In the presence Of a woman as
pretty as his hostess.
Mrs. Carmichael! How very sweet
lot you to let us come like this tonight
I.-delightful--I have been so looking
Forward =" He turned all the glitter
about him full on to Clover. Clover
seemed to sleam back at him. Perhaps
ts was that bold tissue dress Of hers,
(which, when she moved, gave her the
kllnting grace of fish.
General and Mrs. Hervey" were
yannounced. Hervey, who had been
Ealled 1.-THE Plumber of the Empire"
Dsceuse he had been called IN to stop
lnp leaks Of various kinds 10 often dur
I!ns the last twenty years of our history,
mad the composite face of soldier, an
Isrtist, and n business man, with shaggy
Drows over lightning swift eyes their
lurst glance about reassured Carmichael,
IaeKnowledgcd the Coxes, took In the
Ired parlor, Clover's beauty, Sir AL
sernon's glitter, and the general situa-
Major O'Brien" was announced.
tEnter much younger soldier, dark
" good looking, neat, intelligent, an
tnderstrapper Of the great mans; in
lqdentally, the author Of the most popu-
tHr play to be produced that year.)
y Doctor Mary Robertson"
lAlso distinguished, also good to look
uRon, with wonderful shoulders, eyes
aagnt with human kindliness.)
Idswnstairs.
At the head Of tho staircase Car
Icnaei heard Sir Algernon ask II he
mEht be permitted a personal remark. :.
Iv That very lovely frock of yours,
%In. Carmichael; that most-that--
1Nat rock! Now don't tell me 1t WASH t
How alarmingly knowledgeable of
Nv Clover returned easily. "Imag-
'ae your seeing that 1t was Chanel 7"
n,,n hrought over by airplans this
|p,,. 40; chosen while We were in Paris.
s ! hope that quite soon all one g
''V.aes VIII come over by airship----"
An! OF course! Airships--air-
L0II'ps-you, of course, have to know
They dined.