Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-22

we nave nau d really COoy Iup VI
tea. A hot, dry summer Doesn't in
vite cosiness at all. Rather it makes
one want to stay aloof from every
one, and fill her days so full of duties
that can't be escaped that she will
make the hot days speed by as last
as possible.
Then when a heavenly, glorious,
perfect summer day does come, n
,revives from her limp indifference to
life in general. and to, again.
The old enjoyments have their same
lold charm, and is glad once more
to belong to the Ancient Order of
the Human Race.
In honor of our resurrection from
the wilted state, girls, we'll enjoy
once more the friendliness of our
tea kettle, this one a jolly old cop
per one that just came to me from
la distant country where the making
of tea is almost a sacred rite, and the
! drinking of it always a ceremonial.
So drift over with your cups and pre-
tend that you too are way off across
the Pacific. in a land where leisure
may be had for very little expendi-
ture.
We shall pretend that this shady
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by the various low plaster houses,
|roofed with red tile, that make up
the establishment of our hostess.
An awning overhead, stretched on
bamboo poles, shuts off the direct
rays of the sun. Tall, Towering
shrubs in quaint, large ~earthenware
pots stand all about making the
COURTYARD a lovely spot. Bird cages
stand among the flowers, the sing
ing birds within filling the air with
melody. If we are still here when
the dusk comes, our boys (ser-
Ivants) in Ion white duck coats will
appear noiselessly with gay coiored
lanterns, hanging them in Their ac-
customed places. You will all ex-
claim, you will be so delighted with
the beauty of the picture! And the
incest part of it is that it isn't a gar-
den party or a festival of any kind,
lit is just the every day custom of
ordinarily well-to-do people in their
homes. One doesn't have to have
wads of money to possess the great
luxury of a little leisure, in surround
lings of beauty, and the joy of dis
pensing hospitality the easiest thing
in the world to attain. Don't
you DeBln " 6Cl LhV PCShAAah A0S
ance of your tea today. girls? And
is everybody quite comfortable in her
deep bamboo chair? Plenty of cush-
ions? Well, then, we can have our
letter.
Patricia has written us again, al
ways to our delight. We haven't for
gotten your delightful poem about
J H.r.zo1 DaR.faf. H A. o1nancf ~
time we are expecting to be sur
prised by something charming from
you.
Here is the letter:
Dear Mary G.:
1t seems almost unfair to write the
Five Fifteen girls back in New err
sey, when it must be SO hot and I'M
comfortable there, but l know that
you, dear Mary G., asked all of us
who were going away to remember
Five-Fifteen, SO 1 am going to tell
you about the wonderful thing that
happened to me. even If it does
sound like Haunting my good fortune
in the faces of you who haven't yet
been so lucky. I only hope your good
lock may come soon.
you see L was WOHuCIlHS just AAi
I could do with my two weeks vaca-
ton, thinking that l must do some
thing hat would be good for Dad
too, when an old school friend OF his
came on from Baltimore in his fine
big motor yacht, and persuaded Dad
to go along with the small party of
men on board for a months cruise.
1t was the finest thing that ever hap
pened to Dad, and he told me abou
it almost with tears in his eyes.
There have been so few real treats
for him since his back was hurt, and
this was really an invitation that he
could accept. There are plenty OF
men in the crew and the other guests
of Mr.. Hendy are perfectly simple
human souls who also appreciate va
cations. When l told Dad that it was
just what / should have prayed for,
if l could have thought of such a
lovely thing, he smiled and asked
how that would affect my plans.
knew that was what was worrying
him. But I told him right off that
1 had had al invitation the day be-
fore to come up here to this artist
colony and sketch with a group OF
young artists from all over the coun-
try, including Kate Lang from Pitts
burg, a friend from u babyhood
days. She had made the invitation
so tempting that l found it terribly
hard to resist, and now l shouldn't
have to! Dad was so happy at that
So I got him all packed off, after
MI. Hendy had told me just what he
would need to take. which WASH
much, fortunately, and then start
ed to get my stuff together. You
see, Mary G., though 1 have a good
position, as 1 told you once before II
my early correspondence with you.
have a 'secret passion" It's painting
l Just can't resist color. SO when
ever there is the ghost of an oppor'
tunity, l pack up my little kit anc
go out to sketch. It's rather a diff
cult passion to keep secret around
here. All our neighbors would think
such an irregular thing crazy,
messing around with a box of paints
They think l am queer anyway. be
cause Father and / stay at home Sc
closely after l am home from work
and if l went out with anything Sc
mysterious as a camp stool n al
umbrella and a paint box they woule
probably be reporting me to the po'
lice. So l paint at home sometime
when l can't resist doing 1t, and 1t Is
hard to remember just what have
most loved in the color of the shore
or the sky or III eancient house
across the river. with the sunset gid
ing its windows. You can do so lit
tie from memory!
1t was through Kate's influence
and with her generosity too, that
could come. l I'M not an art stu
dent" and of course l have never
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