Evening star., 1926-04-25


hint of the vampinesS characteristic
of each pose-any fair-minded being
might have been excused for calling
her a three-ply idiot, until a healthy
chuckle upset that calculation.
Aren't they the limit. The pho
tographer and l have had more run
out of these things, but-Bob thinks
they are fine! Yes, sir, when | asked
him to make a selection. he insisted
he wanted one OF each-says Iney
make me look as If he was supporting
me on the fat of the land--and you
<know how l have to drudge for the
two of U.S.
poor fellow. isn't be able to work
YETI"
Not a. lick-doctor says he never
will; been that way ever since he came
hack from the war. Still, he draws a
little pension and we get along all
right with what l bring in. OF course
he gets lonesome with me away
all day, and as he told the photogra-
nher-aWful nice chap who nVeS
around the corner and USED TO go 70
The same school with Bob-that he
wanted to have a picture of me for
company, and for it to look like | was
living in clover, he made up the poses
and-goshf'
It seemed the only appropriate word
for the occasion, and after a bit more
bubbling of self-derision on her part,
and thorough agreement, too real 10
be exactly assuring, from the other
woman, the two got up and went their
svavs. And that was all there was to
y except that it seemed to the woman
WIN remained to finish her cream
that
If only the photographer could have
pictured the tenderness OF woman
who was willing to make tooilSn
show of herself to please a helpless
comrade, he could have proouceu
photograph that no beauty in all Hol-
i,-,vood could have matched in charm.
THREE human birds OF paradise
were lunching in a palatlal cupoy
hole the other afternoon. 1t was a
,ubbv hole with vistas of marble walls
and of near-onyx columns, each rising
from a jungle of tubbed palms. From
Jungle of taller foliage. that
screened a white balcony. came the
tinkle-tink of Hawaiian music with
a wall to it. and by one of the col
umns loomed portentous oelns
broken out in a rash of brass put
TONS that no mere major general dare
asnire TO. but which a hotel major
domo madlv loves. The cubby hole,
(which was really q Sumptuous little
pIobby, large enough for several tanles'
chanced to be limited at the time
20 the three birds of paradise, who
were lunching with expensive ele.
Rance. while on the side was seated
p business young woman with note
book and pencil who had been coach
ing them for some social ordeal 1or
which they obviously were not men,
pleted her work, for the woman with
somewhat more contour than any
Iady needs, raised her eyes in relief:
"NeT, thank goodness, that's on
NV mind for one day! And you are
sure it's pronounced 'Mussyleeny,
are YOU? Seems to me that 'MuSsy-
liney' comes more natural. You see,
we don't study up foreigners out
West, except emigrants that WORK
for U.s.
The two other ladies exchanged
amused glances, as if to let each
other know how superior they were,
and one of them remarked:
"Oh, 'Mussoleeni,' of course. But
pardon me, Miss Eugenia, you spoke
of the Italian Alps. l have always
understood that the Alps were in
Switzerland"
Miss Eugenia accepted the 'criti-
cism with smiling patience and ex-
planned:
"Oh, l see. My mistake! 1t is
really a good idea to brush up like
this-coming from a quiet town into
official life, one gets bit twisted,
don't you know"
The third lady expressed her opin.
ion with shake of the head and
went on with her salad.
The lady of contour continued
These diplomatic functions call for
more education than l really think is
necessary, and if it wasn't for my
husbands position I'd rather go to
the movies Still, there's always
something going on, so l guess you
viii have to keep with me until May
10, anyhow. Got classy date on