Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-01

Dads feelings are hurt because he
knows l do appreciate all they do.
and yet he can't go back on Mother,
and it's just an awful mess. And
just think! If we had only a very
little more money, we'd all be happy
together, and not be so tired that
we couldn't see each others good
points.
You just bet that when I grow up
I'll never get married. There's moth
ing to it. Me for a free and indie
pendent life, not washing dishes and
peeling vegetables and canning
cherries and washing the nice dress
es and ironing EN- all. And sew
ing. How l hate it! How 1 hate
everything domesticl And do
mesticity is all there is when you get
married. o well, L suppose l don't
need to worry much over that.
" 'Nobody's asked me to- she said"
That makes me think. 1 never
did tell you the rest of the story
about the West Point Prom that
Milly's brother Jud asked me to. l
think 1 wrote you about the auction
when l took in enough money TO
get a dress, and about Helly's aunts
beautiful American Beauty evening
coat.
1t still seems like a fairly tale,
and that it never happened at all.
OF course l had never been to such
an affair in all my life. Helly's
aunt did chaperone US, Milly and
Helly and Gloria and me Annielove
couldn't go, poor dear, one of her
family was very i'll, and she had
to go home. But the rest of US
went to this nice hotel, and the boys
thai came to take us to the prom
were all awfully nice, although Jud
was much the incest.
Cullom Hall, where the dance was
given was a wonderful place. So
grand and ~dignifed, with beautiful
flags. a wonderful floor, the boys
in all their full dress regalia, and
the officers respondent, and the
greatest number of stunning girls |
ever saw in my life, with magni-
ficent chaperones, and heaps OF
iewelry. Golly, it made me blink!
But our crowd looked pretty nice,
although we were considered kids,
especially by the more mature
beauties. The faded one looked at
us quite simplify, as If we had been
DdDltS VI lOlllP1A9
'em in the eye when they glared
loftily at me, and thought, We'll,
you poor old ducks. your day is
done" But say, Mary G., you should
have seen them in the dressing
room. repairing their makeup after
dances. Jiminyl 1 don't wonder
they glared at Helly when she float
ed in. her face the loveliest pink,
like apple blossoms, and her eyes
blue as anything. and her hair all
little lamp golden curls. 1t was
enough to make those hardboiled
old h%as-beens hiss.
But of all our party, Helly's aunt
was really the belle. She really
didn't mean to dance, she said that
wasn't the part of the chaperone, but
Jud asked her, and she danced so
wonderfully and looked so perfect
ly stunning that Jud's friends all
crowded around, simply insisting
on dances. She is certainly a peach,
and we girls were certainly proud
of her. Say, she must be forty any
way, but she isn't faded a bit. Shes
the most fun, and tells the funniest
little stories, and has the gurgliest
laugh, and besides she is a perfect
beauty and it doesn't seem to be on
her mind! And clothes! Q boy! NO
body has any like hers. They look
as if somebody who adored her
made them for her after praying all
night She had a lovely black and
gold gown, very straight and plain
and regal, and she wore the loVeliest
jewelry, those sparkly yellow n
with pearls. And her evening coat
was a deep and brilliant blue of
velvet that was like chiffon. o boy!
Well, l don't mean to rave so hard,
but she is the loveliest thing l ever
saw. l could have a terrible crush
on her without half trying. Perhaps
it's Just as well for me to rave about
Aunt Hetty though, because then l
am not tempted to tell you anything
excessive about Jud. You know
when he asked me if L thought dane
ing to their band vas equal to pole
vaulting for a record, I just looked
at him.
Why Mary G., 1 didn't dream that
anyone could dance like that! And
such music. 1t would make a num-
my dance. And he was just enough
taller than l to make me imagine
he was "a, well, l guess l won
say it. 1t was nice, but it might
sound silly.
He sent me a nice little note when
[ got back to school a perfectly cor
rect note, and said how much he had
enjoyed having me as his guest and
nice things about my dancing as II
| enjoyed it,-who wouldn't?-and
al commencement he sent me a love-
ly box of red roses. I've got one
put away in my memory book, along
with my dance program,
l don't suppose l a eve see
him again.
l do wish something would hap
pen, Mary G. Nothing happens.
What is the matter with everything,
anyway? Or is it me?
oh, something did happen, Mary
g., right there! It's splendid too.
Dad Just came in and said he
thought l could go to college after
all 1 had won a scholarship, and a
man whom he'd endorsed a big note
for and who had gone to places-he
is a poor chap who goes straight o
a while and then just goes on on
a drunk and down into the gutter,
a lot, and his last effort to help the
awfully talented and brilliant, you
know,-well, Father has helped him
poor fellow almost cleaned Dad out.
But hooray, he's paid Dad up. a
whole thousand dollars, and Dad
says it's all right,
Goodbye.
Ted,
MARY G.
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