The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-02-19

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Am overdressed7" she mur.
INJURED. II did not know. -.
thought I would dress a. K-well,
a. II l had been invited by one OF
my own friends-
Quite right To dress down
would have been fatal. And Cora
must spend / small fortune on
her clothes. But you -. you
I have never seen you-
81 am fond Of green" she said
lightly. "Couleur d'esperance.
Shall we 90 down."
He followed her down the stairs
and before they reached the crowd.
ed room below he had managed
to set his face: but his heart was
pounding. He gave Cora. who
came forward to meet them. q
ferocious scowl. but she was too
much engaged with Madame Eat.
tiany to notice him: and 50. for
that matter, was the rest Of the
company. Miss Dwight's gown
was OF black satin painted with
flaming potnsettias. and claverins
saw Madame Zattiany give It .
swift approving glance. Around
her thin shoulders was . scarf OF
red tulle that warmed her brown
cheeks. She looked remarkably
we'll, almost handsome; and her
strange pale eyes were very
bright. 1t was. evident that she
was enjoying her triumphs; this
no doubt ~as the GROWING one.
and she led Madame Zattiany into
the room. leaving Clavering to his
own devices. CIV.
It was certainly the "diStin.
guished party" he had promised.
There were some eight or ten Of
the best-known novelists and story.
writer's in the country. two dramat-
lists. several 81 tho younger pub
fishers, most Of the young editors.
critics, columnists, and illustrators.
famous in New York, At least: q
few poets. artists: the more seri-
Gus contributors to the magazines
and reviews: an architect, an e.
sayist, . sculptress. . famous girl
librarian of . great private library,
three correspondents of foreign
newspapers. and two visiting Brit.
ish authors. The men wore even.
ing dress. The women, II not. all
patrons OF the. ranking houses"
and dressmakers. were correct.
Even the artistic gowns stopped
short Of delirium. And II many
OF the women wore. their. hair
short, so did al! OF the men. Ev-
erybody in the room was reason.
ably young or had managed to
preserve the appearance and spirit
OF youth. Clavering noticed At
once. that Mr.. Dinwiddie was not
present. No. doubt he had been
ordered to keep out Of the way!
Miss Dwight led Madame Eat.
tiany to the head Of the room and
enthroned her. but made no intro
auctions at the moment: young
man stood by the piano, violin In
hand, evidently waiting for the
stir over the guest Of honor to
subside. The hostess gave the
signal and the. guests were polite
| II restless. However, the playing
was admirable; and Madame Eat
tiany, at least, gave It her undivid-
ed attention. She WAS. as ever,
! apparently unconscious Of slances
yelled and open. but Clavering laid
q bet with himself that before the
end OF the encore-politely de-
| manded-she knew what every
woman in the room had on. ~
The violinist retired. Cocktails
were passed. There was . surge
toward the head Of the room.
Clavering had dropped into q
chair beside the wife Of De Witt
Turner. eminent novelist. who,
however, called herself in print
and out, Susan Forbes. She was
one Of the founders Of the Lucy
Stone League. stern advocates OF
the inalienable individuality OF
woman. Whether you had one
adored husband or many. never
should that individuality (presum'
ably derived from the male parent)
be sunk In any mans. When Su.
xan's husband, took his little family
travelling the astonished hotel reg
ter reads. DA Witt Turner. Suzan
Forbes. child and nurse. Some
times explanations were weari
some: and when travelling in Eu
rope they found II expedient to
bow to prejudice. Several OF the
Lucy Stoners, however, had re
nounced Europe for the present. q
reactionary government refusing
to issue separate passports. You
took your husbands name at the
altar, didn't you? You are legally
married. You sref Then you're
no more miss than mister. YOU
60 to Europe 40 . respectable mar
ried woman or you stay at home
So they stayed. But they would
win In the end. They always did
Az for the husbands, they were