Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07

S Apollo Bell Y. Dere. the noted
~ sculptor. once said. Some are
~ born artistic. some acquire art
4 and some have art thrust upon
them but refuse to accept
delivery"
And how true that is was bored into
my very soul not long ago when The
Hawthorne Club House committee de-
cided to re-decorate and furnish the
club lounge. and appointed George,
that's my husband, and that Joe Bush,
8 the Art Committee to do so. 1t
seems where they had got appointed
At the same meeting, but still was
friends, and George let the news drop
gently as a bomb from aeroplane
and with all the modesty of circus
billboard poster.
Well. Jennie. he says to me when
he come home from the meeting.
whatter YOU think of your husband
now? And | says don't ask me. dear.
! don't wanner start anything this
time of night. And he says huh. well,
] am chairman of the Art Committee.
And | SAYS all right. stick to the chair,
let Joe Bush redecorate the lounge.
for heavens knows the only kind of in.
terror decoration you understand
comes off a hot stove or a cold buffet
And George says for the luvva tripe
RueSS hnoW az Tnucn ABOUT reno
waiting that club house as Joe Bush
does. and anyways. he can't order
nothing without my o. X. so lay off
that humorous stuff, | want to get
some sleep.
Well. it wasn't until the next dav
when George had toiled towards the
marts. or marted towards the toll. or
whatever the famous quotation is.
that / discovered how serious it was.
allowing them two dumbbells to spend
money on the inside OF a club house
outside of signing a few legitimate
checks for ginger ale and etc.
On account when | went downtown
to try and match a sample of salt
pork for lunch, and to get few cans
OF dried soup l at the same time
dropped into the Emporium to price
French lingerie, buy some American
ditto, and there in the Furniture Sec.
ton. who would | see only that Joe
Bush of the Hawthorne club and he
was picking out the new stuff for the
interior dissertation programme he
and George had scheduled.
Hey. Mrs. Jules, he SAYS the minute
ne seen me, come and see what | been
selecting. So ! says why sure. Joe
linen having attended to the Charge
or The Light Balhriggan. | went on
over and Joined Joe, and seen what he
had picked out.
NELL. naturally, no woman. es.
pecially if married herself. really
expects man. when a husband. to
have any taste in furnishings. but
the choice Joe had made was ANY,
thing but choice, it was terrible To
commence with. he had selected a
bunch Of overstuffed chairs which
certainly needed to go on a diet TO
get graceful lines. He seemed to of
forgot entirely that comfort and art
don't go hand In hand. They go fist
10 fist
AS for the lamps he selected. well.
they were heavy. Winter weight
near bronze. all of the same design,
namely. mermaids, each holding her
hands above her head in don't
shoot gesture" and we'll she might
She was holding the light. see, and a
shade made up in a bronze pattern
of boiled Holsters, crab cocktails and
other tishy details. such as that, ap-
pliqued on yellow and green glass.
1t was the kind of lamp that keeps
people from getting married on &C
count they are afraid of getting one
for a wedding present Lamps like
that don't give out no light. and
why Joe Bush should of ordered a
dozen Of them was for no reason that
could see, unless for use In argu-
ments among club members.
But. naturally. | couldn't tell Joe
exactly what ] thought when he says
we'll. whatter you think Of EN-. Mrs.
Jules? So | merely says. why words
fail me. Joe. I think your taste is
extraordinary, | can't tell you, real