The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-24
By Gertrude Anterior

emotions-it seems rather ludt.
crous, but still it may be; certain
ly the interior should be in some
degree a match for that marvel
ously restored face and body
but the whole thing is made far.
cical by the fact that she never
can have children And what else
does youth in women really mean?"
Experience has taught me that
it means quite a number Of other
things. And painting portraits Is
not fulfilling the first and highest
duty of womanhocd, dear Anne"
Miss Goodrich flushed, but &C.
copied his score calmly. "Oh, I
shall marry, of course. But then,
you see, I am young-really
young"
What are you two quarreiing
about?" broke in Miss Lawrence's
husky voice. She had smoked
steadily since taking her seat ar
the table, not so much because she
had an irresistible passion for to.
bacco as because it destroyed her
appetite and preserved her figure.
81 haven't seen Anne blush like
that since she got back from
France"
Il was just telling her how beau
tiful she looked tonight" And an.
CRY as he was. it amused him to
hear Anne's little gasp of pleas
ure.
Yes. doesn't she?" Miss Law.
renee blew a ring and smiled
sweetly. i've always been ieal.
Gus of Anne. She's such a beau.
tiful height. I'm so glad the gil
RATES. Of the last generation seem
to have died out. Too bad, when
Madame Zattiany rejuvenated her.
self she didn't slice off a few
inches. She dwarfs even men of
your height, although, of course,
you are really taller But then
CdH women she shrugged
her shoulders, her crisp voice soft
ened and she went on as if think.
ing aloud. do you know-to me
she does not look young at all.
l have a fancy she's hypnotized
everyone but myself. seem to
see an old woman with a colossal
will. But I'd like to know the
name of that whitewash she uses.
1t may come in handy some day.
Not for another ten years. though.
Oh. Lee: it's good to be really
young and Tot have to be flatten-
ed out on a table under broiliny
x-rays and have your poor old
feminine department cranked up,
l wonder just how adventurous
men are?'
Immunity
But Clavering. although seeth-
ing. merely smiled. He knew him.
self to be like the man who has
had virulent attack of smallpox
and is immune for the rest of Ills
life. Nevertheless, he would
cheerfully have twisted her neck.
She was holding that slim lily.like
throat up for his inspection, a Gig
arctic between her thin scarlet
lips as she looked at him over her
shoulder. At sixteen she could
not have been more outwardly I'M
blemished, and she emanated a
heady essence. Her long green
eyes met his keen satiric ones with
melting languor. But she said un.
expectedly:
Il hear she's going to marry Mr..
Osborne, mothers old beau-o, is
that Mr.. Dinw;ddie? How can enc
straighten put these old-timerso
But 1T would be quite appropriate,
If she must maryland I sun
pose she's Iying to; but 1 notice
she hasn't asked either of them
tonight. suppose # makes
Ter feel younger to surround
herself with young people. 1t
certainly makes me feel fright.
fully young-I mean she does"
DO you think it good manners
to discuss your hostess at he~
own tablet"
"Oh. manners! You'll always
oe a Southerner. Lee. New York
has always prided itself on its
bad manners. That is the real
source of our strength"
Pretty poor prop. 1t seems
20 me sign OF congenital weak
ness"
oh, We never defend ourselves.
by the way, ! hear Jim Ogle.
thorpe rushed poor little Janet
eff to Egypt because he found
her in your rooms and you re.
fused to marry her. You're not
such gallant Southerner, after
all"
What lie. Who on earth
s;arted such n yarn?" But he
turned cold and his hand shook
little as he raised his wine glass.
It's all over town. and people
tllnk you really ought to marry
her. OF course those ridiculous
little flappers dor't care whether
they are talked about or not