Evening star., 1928-04-16
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The Perfect Picture.

isn't she a perfect vision?" moaned
Anne IF she wears another gorgeous
costume today, I'll just so out and die
somewhere. What's the Use OF trying
to compete with that gal?"
She and Cynthia eyed the radiant
picture approaching them with an ad-
miration not wholly unmarried by jeal-
ousy.
This Lenora person was SO beautiful
and so perfect and SO smart.
| She'd arrive at the house party in a
| perfect black ensemble--Smart slim
| black coat. tight fitting black hat and
single bright~red flower on her lapel,
matching the lacQuered red of her lips.
At the first dance Of the week end
she'd stunned and discouraged every
other maiden present with an exquisite
beige lace which made their frockS
| Just bit ftlSsy and overdreSSed look
| ing. The beige lace was simple, but
( the lovely brown orange flowers which
clustered at her shoulder were matched
| perfectly in long. cleaning carnelian
earrings. and her stockings matched
| her dress, and her shoes we're the shade
Of brown that blends perfectly with
such a color scheme.
Next morning things didn't get any
better. not for the other girls. anyway.
DeSpairingly they view the perfect sport
suit of green cloth, and dull-green sport
hose. the dark-hrown oxfords and dap
per green and brown hat. How could
she do itp What endless time 1t must
take 10 perfect such costumes. what
endless quantities of real money.
At the second dance she was dazzling
In Jade green, and her evening wrap
was of softest ermine, The other girls
Easped and gave up the ghost.
"Oh. IL isn't fair" declared Anne
paSsionately 10 Harvey THAT girl has
all the breaks. She's got the money
and the time to make herself oeauti-
ful picture. while the rest of us have
10 work and save money and wear out
mothers old fur coats when we want TO
step out" ,,.,,... .,....,,
Harvey demanded Don't tell me you
are envying that girl. IiStcn-And she
makes hit, all right. for the evening.
Every one likes to look at pretty pic
tuTe. and she's that, all right. But
don't think the boys so fiocking around
to her house every chance they get.
They do not Most of us here know
IFn0ra pretty well, ana We KNOW nSE
family. Lord they haven't got the
dough TO throw away cash on her
sceneryl She let's them all sacrifice
themselves right and left just to make
her beautiful DO you think any guy
wants to take the responsibility Of mar
rying that baby and having to fork up
his entire salary every week just 10
keep her In the rags to which she's
become accustomed? should say notl
No matter how much we like to look
at that kind Of get-up. we'll hesitate
a long while before well place ourselves
in the position OF having to pay for it. )"
And there you arei That's what
Harvey had 70 say about it. He speaks
for his crowd
Any average boy will admire a girl
who's smart and fashionable. But II
she be too perfect. II her clothes denote
the fact that her entire time and cash
are spent on friils. he'll go bit warily.
After all, IL a girl shows clearly that
she lives for clothes. thinks Of nothing
else, any boy might well hesitate before
falling In love with her
Life with smart girl might be en-
joyable and delightful. Life with a
clothes-crazy woman can be unendur-
able and expensive.
tCnpyfiEht 1881