The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-02

redound to democratic advantage, democratic politicians believe,
 Agrarinn Bloc Not Pleased
 The farmers bloc in Congress (and the ma jority of it's members in the Senate are democratic), looks askance at the preparation of Gompers for political combat For if Gompers means anything. he means that he will organize labor bloc in Con gress
 There would be little sympathetic understanding between the two blocs. The farmers do not favor the scheme minds eye she saw Theodore Strat- ton-
 vIRGINIA's THOUGHTS
 "A monotonous life!n This excla- mation burst involuntarily from my lips as my mind wandered over my surroundings and activities, and I thought: We are little Cinderellas except that we do not go to the ball in a coach and four" The mornings find us studio bound by street ear, carrying our little grips. Within their recesses repose silver slippers and stockings and the makeup for the Land of Make Believe. And even as We dance in enchanting fairylands we know, if we reflect at all, that we are working upon schedule as fixed as the time work in factory. We know that when the hour strikes we must doff our silken robes. don everyday clothes and return to, us- ualIy, sordid surroundings.
 l thought over the, girls that l knew in Movie-land and realized that each of us was hoping to leave be- hind a glass slipper to be picked ID by a fairy prince. The prince being the director who, for the moment. has thrown aside his naughty manner and his directorial megaphone to ex- tend that chance for which all movie Cinderellas are waiting-the chance to live happily ever after.
 This morning as I rode to the Kal- sey studio the world was all of gold. I had this wonderful chance of work which would probably last at least 8 week. And then--I hardly dared to dream what might happen after. when I presented myself to Theodore Stratton! It seemed easy to climb up in the starlight.
 I felt rather conscious in my even ing gown. for though it was covered with the navy blue skirt to my Eton jacket suit and the long fur coat Herb had given me. I had an idea that all eyes were on me.
 "I am just like Aunt Mandy" I commented. as I thought of the wad- ding colored woman who used to come up from the quarters every morning to cook and who always wore some resplendent and incongru- ous outer garment over her kitchen clothes.
 My self f-consciousness was foolish. for both young men and young wom- en in yellow makeup got on the car, looking ghastly in the morning ligAt.
 One young chap, standing near me, was wearing very short top coat which showed almost the full length of his braided evening trousers. In reaching for a strap he disclosed. through the vent in the back of his overcoat, an enormous brass safety pin with which he had pinned up the tails of his evening coat.
 Say, Jim, where is your silk hatT' asked some jester, evidently friend.
 q didn't bring It." the young fel- low rejoined snappily, T took a chance. knew there would bc enough dubs like you to make an entrance and if l am picked for it why. dumb-bell, I'll just borrow yours"
 By this time we had reached the studio and all the movie crowd piled off.
 | entered L0S ElNiuE my name to be checked off by an im- perturbable man. Then I asked the way to the dressing room
 Almost every seat was taken be- fore the makeup tables and mirrors but I found one beside piquant, rod headed beauty, who, having heightened the infinitesimal line of her eye brows. was at the moment putting a beautiful smudge of indigo blue all over her eye1ids. This done she extended it out to the heightened line of her eyebrows. With her car mined mouth and whitened cheeks she had the uncanny look of an Egyptian idol, inhuman but most fascinating.
 I was wondering whether the color of her hair was real when some one called across the room! "Oh, Llor- aine! I see you have deepened the tint of your hair little. What does your husband say about 1t?
 "Oh, he told me this morning." Lloraine giggled. "that he was go- ing through the saddest time in his life" .
 If you keep it up Lloraine, you'll probably have your wish and get rid of him."
 That's not a pretty remark. Jane"
 Truths seldom are" was lanes comeback.
 'rn say so," said a voice the other side of me.
 Lioraine tossed her head and said nothing.
 When I finished my makeup and started to put on my slippers l looked around curiously. There were at least 25 girls in the room-aH of them beauties. Black hair, brown hair, blonde hair red hair and even a few older women with white hair.
 Eyes of hazel and black and brown and green. I remarked the scarcity of blue eyed girls and remembered Ria's remark: You would have a hard time getting by. yirgie, if your eyes were blue"
 Over in one corner two exquisitely formed young women had stripped off their street clothes and sat be- fore the makeup in rolled-down stockings and very abbreviated ted dies.
 Why don't you put on your clothes. Peggy? Lord. you are darn near nakedr
 i. What's eating you? I don't want makeup all over that serge dress. Anyways there are no men here."
 Well, I don't think it's modest" Jane asserted
 4Aw, keep your ideas of modesty to yourself. You'll need them some night on one of your snow parties"