Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03

a great detective once said.
~ "A man is judged by the
a clothes that he wears, but not
4 at q costume party
And how true this is come
out the other night when | and
George. that's my husband. received
invitation from that Joe Bush of the
Hawthorne Club and his wife. This
invitation looked perfectly good at
first glance. it being all engraved and
etc, the kind of invite that costs more
TO send out than it does to give the
party. l sure was impressed. l knew
that Joe was making good money, in
fact he was working in the United
States Mint but l hadn't before real
lied how high they was flying.
Hot BoZo, George, I says, this is
conner be some party, and right then
was where George found a catch in
the invite. For the luvva tripe, he
down in one corner, he says, and I
give q look and at the same time
yeil of pleasure, on account the myS-
tic word was Fancy Dress"
Nothing doing, | amt going, says
George at once, fat chance of me max
ing a fool out of myself just to please
them Bushes. And | says no need
TO worry over that, dear, of course
you'll go. ] personally myself am de-
lighted, 1 wonder would l look better
as Cleopatra or as o Hula dancer?
And George says my now. hold on. L
thought this was costume party,
why there amt costume enough be-
tween them two characters to cover a
wife of mine sufficient for her to ap-
pear in public, why don't you go as
Queen Victoria or somebody respect
able like that? And l suppose you ex-
pect me to dress up in the parlor cur
tains, or something, but nothing stir
ring, | won't even go to the darn
thing.
Now dear, l says, why not give in
now, instead of later, and save the
both of us trouble? Why there will
probably be prizes for the best cos
tunnel What say we think up some
original stunt and knock EN- cold?
Because, says he, the chances are they
-s.l knock us first. No, if ! go at all
/ want a real costume from a CO.'S
tuner. a Devils suit or a clowns
something original like that, but /
wouldn't be bothered making a
monkey out of myself.
And / says no, dear, that would
be awful hot costume, that is one
reason why l am thinking seriously
of going as Salome, the place is bound
TO be warm and crowded. Well, says
George, serious is the way you had
better think before you do anything
Of the kind.
X X x
WELL anyways, when George had
beat it for the train, I at once
called up Mabel on the phone and ac-
copied for the both of us. Say dear,
/ says, whatter you going as? And
she says, well / was thinking of Sa-
lone or Cleopatra, / got a lot of old
lamps up attic, l thought I'd take the
glass danglers off of them for ear
rings, make a crown out of that gilt
waStepaper basket we got in the par
Tor. and l thought maybe you would
let me cut the sleeves out of that old
spangled dress of yours, then l won't
have TO buy anything except gold
sandals, and by the way, dear, have
you got any old spare brass curtain
rings | want them for earrings for
Joe. l thought he could tie them on
with strings, and wear Il bandana,
kind of q pirate get-up. see? What
are you going to wear dear:
I don't know what I'm conner have
left, / says, but L think there is
enough hay out in our garage from
the old days before we traded Dob
bin in as first payment on Lizzie, to
make me a hula skirt; that is, if you
don't think you will need it? And
she says oh no thanks, dear, so sweet
of you to offer it, just the same, but
If you've got any lemonade cups can
j send Junior over for them? And
| says sure, dear where do you ex-
pect to wear them? And she says,
why / never thought of wearing them,