The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-23

m' icy imported something vouai into
our relationship suppose .
shouldn't have felt that n IA been
his wife. FOR then bed have barEalned
before a registrar ana not ia the
court Of Cupid
Fortunately Julian had tact. l
hardly Hike 10 say. even now. that he
had very little more. that his charm.
his dlainolination 60 DO disagteoRblo
or 10 Eiyp pain. arose solely from
eoNardicc before scenes. But ! am
not sorry 20 have known him. / do
not regret anything / have done for
u HAD made me what ana. lEu.
IDENTIFY ] am stan pleased with my
sclf)
On the second day he said some
thing about opening n banking ac-
count Tor me. this never came 20
anything. Tor ia tho end ho gave me
10 pounds a month 10 throw about.
ana paid my dress bills. lie got me
some clothes ana did Il gracefully.
He didn't nay that I was poor little
bcggar girl that Cophrtua had picked
ont Of the pcnmnn Street gutter. lie
hald. Il say. Ursula. what luck We
ran away IN October Just when you
we're going 10 set your winter rig
OUT so | can help you"
lilo didn't take mo TO the Maison
Drominh. nothing was said about II,
but We both realized that this would
DO a bic thick Except for my coat
and skirt which were lovely. a sort
OF autumn-leaf color edged with Ko-
Husky he practically made my
clothes himself Julian really was an
artist. az least, be took as much
trouble a. any painter painting a por-
trait First he drapcd; then he took
out the pins, he drapcd again. re-
adjusted. II looked an right Then
ho unpinned again. And again. /
became crazy with irritation. and
Just when he was satisfied he dis
liked the effect and tried an entirely
new ncheme. lie brought length aft
or length Of stuff from the Maison
Dromina IN a suit case. which hc took
hack the next morning lie tried exc
I pcrimcuia In skin contrasts with VA
riotlea OF fur with gold. with silver.
with scarlet. with blacks OF different
I textures
OH" he gBsped. IT'S nice 20
be able 10 take time. Tho clients
IigEie about So" / was his lay fig
urc. but u WAS worth while suffer
ing. With tho assistance Of a girl
I from the Maison Dromina. whom no
/ employed occasionally In this way.
for poor but inspiring clients. no
I made the three afternoon frockh and
three evening frocka l won't de-
scribe them all. not that | don't re-
member them. but II would take too
much space. Hut I must describe
one Of the evening frocka, just 10 hca
/ II again IN my mind. II was made
OF lomon-yellow brocade shot with
orange. very toft and olinEing: at
tached was a narrow. dragging train.
drapod up on tho left hip. IL was
/ not very low In front. but Il had
/ practically no back Strings OF jet
beads served as shoulder straps and
/ carried a trimming that intoxicated
me: two epauleta % orange paradise.
framing but not hiding The nhouldcr.
and edged with black paradise. mrr-
clful 10 the skin. had very little
/ on. and remarked on It 20 Julian.
Yea" he naid. 1T may be "A little
marked. but you're tho ono woman
in u hundred who could wear II"
I had no friends aud needed none.
Except that I should have liked to
collect Polly. Miss Merton. and Vera
Wesley. and Hiida. and Aunt Angus
ta--no. not Aunt Augugta--to show
him 10 everybody. 90 give them a
treat. was entirely hbascd: had
reacted from my impulse TO take an
allowance from my people. because.
like man. ! wanted TO preserve my
dignity. Now was woman again.
/ was material. and loved thing or
a man more than an idea: my old
feminine habits, acquired IA dauKh-
ter. Of being kept by somebody. Of
being tipped. INSERTED themselves
Maybe women viii not always be like
that. and that they win take their
share Of blows as we'll an Kisses In
the work OF the world. but | am not
the woman Of tho future. Grapes
when I'm ~. hats when feel better.
mile rleurs whom I 20 out. and kisses