New Britain herald., 1923-10-17
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 was very near the explosion, | fald myself. as ! shut inc kitchen aaaT behind me NitH ihe certainty that hack in lhe living room nleks was flsuaiiElHg the exquisite beauty Of Maille FaMeeii as he hoped 10 depict il in illustrations, Never la my life have found il harder te hold in my jealous anger though l had far less grounds for my sasnls elens eanjeeiures. than in former eN= perlenees wita my leysahle. ifresnen- sihle. nhilandsfing husband whom Lillian has sn Antly dubbed Peter Pan.
 .Nhsre Did You rirk That tps"
 Hut hold my emotions ln check l did. and plunged into the work bee fore me with such abandon that by $ o'clock. the houf set for the ar= rival Of Lillian and Marion. the apart. ment was in order. the dessert in the iee box. the salad ready for Dleky's famous dressing, the vegetables ready 10 put over the flame. the chickens roasting in Mrs. sehwartz,s oven and I was not only "clothed" for the eve. ing. but also 'ln my right mind" for I had demonstrated anew the ef- neaey Of hard work AS cure for mental anguish
 plcky had made several futile ef- forts 10 help but had spent most of his time in alternate sleeping and list- less reading. However, hc looked ID with animated attention. or an eS- tremely clever substitute, when emerged from the bedroom in n dress which he had not seen before.
 Where did you pick that up?" he demanded. That's about tho niftiest thing I ever saw you wear. It looks like a French model"
 Tt is." returned demurely, and enjoyed Dicky's involuntary widening of the eyes. for neither his income nor my allowance from my father spells Paris frocks. Hut. charac- teristically, he voiced neither criticism nor objection. only question.
 (Which one?"
 I named the most exclusive of all, l and then amended my statement That Is. I. took the idea from a | model displayed by Hambels few weeks ago when I was window shop | ping. The woman who does LilIians | frocks cut the cloth for me according | to my directions. and did the | rest"
 stadgc Is Dismayed
 forgot part of my grievance against Dicky in the triumphant It, tie thrill which his patiently genuine astonishment and admiration gave me. The frock in the simple tunic lines which make modern home dress making 50 easy task, was of silvery grey crepe, which I had embroidered in blue at hem, girdle, bust, shoul- ders, and the tiny draperies which were my concession to sleeves, or rather, my protest against their ab- ScnCe. l am a. goOu neeQleWoman, thanks to my little mothers training, and I was calmly conscious that the gown was an unusually attractive thing
 Well, you certainly beat the ancient Phoenicians," Dicky ejacu- lated. But why that silver color? l don't deny it becomes you, but then does that" he made me a grandiose bow "and all that