New Britain herald., 1923-02-15
fhs Rernlesins Costume fneblnle
Claire TasieE laniFiAssl.


niekY5s appeal % ms le .ihiak q
semethtns,H mas = familiar Nneys
cannot sauRt the times / haze ,hsaFd
il since | Aas married, is9i' his r.
action IL the suggestions I make Il
highiF uncertain, sometimes ne laughs
deFisiyelk, hnt eften he accepts them
slaaNs, haWeHsE with a hnFlegAnea
air Of establishment, which SECRETLY
ann0ks me.
VAS tempted 70 reply that ! had
ne idea Nhal 90 do 10 this eRaeT-
eehey af the telegram, hns The ans
sNer 10 his question had eame into
ms mind-iRaeed ! wondered thAs he
himself had not thought ef il, aea for
the sake ~ the absent Mr, bliss, l
gave il seiee,
will nnt the station from which
this Nas sent have return address 2"
aseFied II know ms blurred on
this. but"
"Mili somebody please take nae ont
AMI perform an operation an my
bean 7" nielsy asked lhealrieally, "uf
Gil the dnmhhells now on exhibition
IN or gracious city, Ina the extreme
limit, lis = mercy your alleged think
tank Was working. GangWay for the
telephone e
But his attempts to set any infoF.
nation over the telephone had their
unusual result, and flushed with IN.
tile anger he finally hung up the re.
eciyer
I'm have TO 60 dsNn there myself"
he said "Rnt neither for old Bob
nor The Angel Gabriel will stir a |
flfp until after dinner. For the love |
Of Mike, how long are yea going 10 |
80 around that way2. I'm starving 10
death" ... .-.....
Pipe the Queen of Sheha r.
II won't he five minutes" I re-
turned. and l was as good as my
word, for | scurried through my drces-
ing and returned 10 the living room
al the time had named
ITS about time bicky growlcI.
where's Claire ~
= don't think she'll he long now"
said mendaeiously. for Claire was
making maddeninEIy deliberate
toilet. and | was sure that il would be
at least a quarter OF an hour longer
before she would be ready.
What's the matter? She went In
there 10 dress before you did"
My vanity gave little gratificd
thrill at the comparison. but | let no
hint Of il appear in my face.
Her gown is more complicated"
said demurely.
Dicly gave Il grunting "Humph,"
and from that minute until Claire's
cntranee-a fun 30 minutes later-he
FUSED and paced the floor with hist
temper patiently rising at every turn.
When Claire entered, however, he
wiped the frown from his face. as I
quickly as a woman brushes off SUI ,
periiuous powder. and bent low in a
bow
Pipe the Queen OF Sheba, Madge,"
he said as he Strengthened himself. Il
don't know whether you and ] will
dare trail along or not. You surely /
are the cats cream, old dear, even If :
YOU do run chance of getting /
pinched before the night is over =
Dicky Disapproyes S
His eyes and words expressed only
he most extravagant appreciation,
out used as | am to his every inflec- .
ion, i caught an intonation which II
knew spelled irrtated disapproval of II
he girl before him. And | only had II
o glance at the costume she wore to II
know the reason for his displeasure II
. Dieky is no Puritan, but he is in II
ensely fastidiouS, and while he has II
designed evening gowns for me which I
iaNe shocked my old fashioned moth
by their modern cut, yet
NOW that the extreme gowns affected
" some women disgust his aesthetic X
ense. !,
And Claire Fosters dress was al q
most the last word in exposure.
ould not help staring at her in =
and as / did so l rec
gnized the gown as one which | had
elped her pack. Surely there, had
cen more of them With furtive
lances | gave her what Diclly terms