Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-12
SUB ROSA
BY MIMI.
Peacock Feathers on Mouse.

We've talked about Hester before
She's always rather down at the
mouth about something or other. Last
| time she was fed up with life because
she didn't get out enough. Her par
ents having brought her up az an old.
fashioned girl, she seldom did much
stepping.
Since our last dismal chat with her
she's married. Strangely enough
she's married the most attractive kind
OF man in the world, awfully good
looking and dashing and gay.
He's been wild about her for the
past year and she was happy. All.
hut she isn't. She's found something
new to worry about.
She and Don have moved to the city
now, and they're running around with
the gayest crowd imaginable. Every
girl in the crowd is an old friend of
Don's. Every one of them is snappy,
upto-date, we'll dressed and sophisti-
Gated.
Hester, at first confident of Don's
love, didn't mind their superior attrac.
tons. Lately she's begun to wonder.
Don has habit of commenting on
the other girls clothes. He'll rave
over Mona's new flame .colored gown
and then half-unconsciously will sug'
gest; Wish YOU had something to
beat that. Hester"
Wen. the poor kid worked herself
into 4 big fret over the whole thing.
She'd always been dowdy. Shed
bought all her clothes in the town
where she came from. and Don hadn't
heen wealthy enough to reStock the
wardrobe when they hit New York.
Her clothes We're all wrong and she
knew it. So when Don handed her
large check, suggesting pleasantly
enough that she might do well to buy
herself n few glad rags, Hester went
wild.
She raided every shop in New York,
invested in Partisan creations right
and left, and returned flushed. trium-
plant. TO her lord and master.
The first night she wore the orange
velvet. cut TO the waist in back and
embroidered wildly in Indian colors.
Don stared. whistled and was silent.
That was enough. Hester knew the
worst. Not only was her wardrobe
hopeless. but her taste was worse.
With a gesture Of despair. she gave
up the ghost. She decided TO so home
to mother after that painful evening
at the night club. during which she
felt selfconscious and miserable in
the new gown.
that outfit, you wouldn't have blamed
Don.
She's a little thing. ash-blond, gray
eyed and pink and white. Orange
velvet, cut daringlv, suits her no more
than red and white checked Bingham
suits Olga Pctrova.
She was completely wrong. But the
knowledge shouldn't have killed her
hopes.
With any courage in her makeup,
ii should have taught her something.
1t should have sent her the next day
to look for the things that would suit
her.
A scrap Of orchid chiffon. cut beauti.
fully. showing off her grace OF car
riage. her really lovely coloring. would
have done the trick,
Nile green velvet would have made
the rest of the girls sit up and take
notice.
1t would have suited her personal.
fly, brought out her own especial
charm. made her somebody.
II. instead OF the brown velvet
street suit. too sophisticated and
grown-up for her. with the dashing
bright yellow hat 10 accompany 1t.
she would have chosen the lovely gray
cloth dress she passed by with Its
accompanying gray SUEDE ciotn coat,
she would have made the other
women turn TO stare. Shed have
brought out all the fascination that |
had captured Don. Instead OF imi |
tating others bright. hard snphIstica |
ton. she'd have been creating her |
own quiet, charming style.
Well. that's all there Is 10 the story. |
Hester's going to he a good girl and !
try to learn something about clothes.
hut she pulled an awful bone with
those first bad expenditures. No
Young husband likes 10 have his
money thrown away on things that
shouldn't he worn BY girls Of Hester's
personality.
Even If the little mouse would like
TO he a peacock. he or she should have
sense enough not to attempt the i'm.
possible with peacock feathers.
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