New Britain herald., 1928-06-06

ner pleasure. Ana after the salad ... should she have chiffonade or let tuceo There would be a parfait If she liked, or peaches Thais.
 She turned her steps in the di- rection of Park Avenue and was all most within sight of the place she was headed for when the thought that she might meet some of her old friends there halted her. She turned back. Besides, I shouldn't think of such extravaganza until l get job.' she consoled herself sen- sibly. She found being sensible, how ever, very flat and flayorless sen- sation.
 T need a friend who knows how the other half lives" she told her self dejectedly as she retraced her steps to Fifth Avenue.
 She walked for several blocks be- fore she came 10 one of the restaurants she remembered hay ing passed dozens and dozens of times when they held no interest for her.
 This time she entered one of them and found herself in crowd wait ing for seats. She thought of giv- ing 1t up and going back to her hotel but she was too tired to walk the distance and she felt she ought not to spend any more money on cabs that day.
 4 group of girls with marshmal- low noses and orange lips showed in behind her and Virginia was com pelIed to listen to an exchange Of confjdences about he said,' and 'I said,' until it came 10 her turn to be seated. The mistress Of cere- monies lifted hand with a finger up, called, "One," and dropped the green silk rope.
 Virginia moved forward by right of being next but she was too late. A woman behind her pushed her aside with subway technique and went on ahead. Virginia gasped and looked at the guardian of the gate. 'They vii do that. some of them,' the latter remarked impatiently. I'll seat you next, but watch your place, please"
 4 moment later Virginia felt sharp elbow in her back and her ire was fully aroused. She turned and looked haughtily down her nose at the offender and the elbow was quickly removed. When finally she was shown to a two-hy-tWo table at which another girl already sat she was so weary and annoyed she had lost her appetite. A toasted sand wich and tea sufficed her and she left half the sandwich at that.
 She decided to buy all the latest newspapers and go to her hotel to read the help-Wanted columns. She must make some money at once so she would not be forced to eat in such places as this, and to save something for Oliver to invest on Wall Street for her. Virginia called it investing.
 Her check was Go cents but she thought it very little. One ought to be able to afford at least two or three dollars to lunch in better place, she felt. Nirginia's sense of money values was slightly awry, but she was not conscious of it. She left 50 cents for the waitress.
 And for the 25 cents ot it that was too much she could have taXled almost to her hotel. Instead she walked, and used up great deal of energy.
 As soon as she was in her room she settled down to read the help wanted ads. She began with a naive faith that there would cer- tainly be one she could answer, but it turned out to be most dis heartening task. That experience along some line was almost lnVarl- ably called for she saw very soon. l work in dress shop: | clerk -stenographer; girl | as model for hairdresser;-S15.o0; 1 model, millinery; capable | typist; saleslady. experienced: | operator, experienced | switchboard; woman, ex- perienced, dyeing establishment: {, young ladies, sell hosiery, lingerie to their friends"
 It was hopeless' What am I good for?" Virginia walled at last. l But the wall was partly terror of | the appeal of a certain advertise ment that she had refused to con- slder but which continued to thrust 1 itself tormentingly upon her at tention.
 Maison Claire wanted a model. | Of Virginia's height and weight
 But Maison Claire, Her favorite shop, The modiste she had bought l her lovely frocks and gowns of for years. How many, many times had she sat in one of Madam Claire's needle point chairs and shaken her head yes or no as, one after an- other, stunning looking girls mod eled smart ensembles or beautiful evening gowns for her approval
 Many of her friends patronized Madam Claire. Virginia had a mental picture of the humiliation she would suffer parading for cer- tain girls whom she had known all her life: girls who would lift super cilious eyebrows above cold young eyes Others would be painfully | ombarrassed, she was sure Oh, it l