Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-21
Clothes for Jenny.

IVA THURBER and Helen Car
l. YER were making out invita-
tons for the open meeting of
IL the Womans Club. which was
to take place the following
Thursday afternoon. The two Wom-
en- constituted the committee for
that particular affair and, as they
were friends and neiGhbors, they
could say what they pleased to each
other.
I'D like to ask Jenny Boyd" Eva
said.
1--WE ought to ask her." Helen
agreed.
There was silence during which
Helen bit the end of her penholder
and Eva made tiny marks with a
pencil on paper. Then their eyes
met across the library table. They
were making out the invitations in
Tva's house
"She's in the neighhorhood," Helen
went on I'm afraid she'd feel it
terribly if we didn't ask her"
cot course she won't go" Eva re.
plied. "She hasn't anything to wear.
The open meeting is always a dressy
occasion. I'm going to wear my new
canton crepe
'It's safe to ask her then" Helen
remarked
"Why. Helen. what do you mean?"
"I mean that il she can't go it's
safe 10 ask her. You know, Eva.
she isn't-well, she takes in washings
to help out She is all right as
neighbor, hut when it comes to real
society-oh. / don't want to appear
mean, but you must see that there's
quite "a difference between Jenny
Rovd and the rest Of u.s."
Yes | see" Eva was grave. Il
feel that myself, but 1 do like her,
don't YOU"
ooh, yes. I like her. Well. I'll
write the invitation" Helen sighed
and began to write.
They never dreamed that Jennie
BOYD would accept the invitation, but
she did. She came running across
next day to thank Helen.
Il appreciate it awfully," she said:
Helen. remembering what had
passed before she wrote that invita-
ton. squirmed a little.
eve certainly wouldn't think or
leaving YOU out. Jenny" she said.
II should have been terribly disap-
pointed Il / couldn't hear Miss New
ton. I'm crazy over Miss Newton,
Jenny said. Ever since I heard she
was coming to speak at the meeting
of the Womans Club I've just hoped
and longed to hear her"
Tits going to be something OF
a dress.up affair, you know, Jenny,
warned Helen, tentatively.
II know it. I'll find something to
wear" Jennie replied brightly. Well,
] must go. I've got to finish Mrs.
jerks ironing"
Helen watched her as she flew back
home. There was something fine
about Jenny Boyd. She had spirit
and grace, too. Not every woman
could have jumped the puddles In
West street as she did without ap-
bearing awkward. She had the boy
ish build that turned motion into
poetry. :,
81 will say for Jenny" thought
Helen. that whatever she wears,
even If it is just an old rag OF q
bungalow apron, becomes her. It's
her shape. l suppose.
Eva came in presently. She gave
little gasp when she heard that
Jenny Boyd had accepted her inVl-
tation.
a thing but that old blue suit. Not
a decent blouse or anything! And
now that her husband Is out OF work
she won't be able to afford anything.
You know, the Boyds never go in
debt for anything. What they can't
pay for they don't have"
Helen bit her lips. She wondered
IL Eva knew that the hat she was
going to wear was not paid for yet.
That hat bill was worrying Helen
terribly. Still, If one was in society
one had to have things like other
people.
There was, however, one comfort
in the fact that the hat made her
look very nice, when at last she was
dressed for the meeting. OF course,
if Miss Hill was there, it might be
a trifie embarrassing. Miss Hill had
made the hat and she never failed
to get her pay for any millinery
work she did.
Eva Joined Helen, and the two