The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-09-28
Bridgette and
Bridget
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BY DOROTHY DOUGLAS
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IL RlDGEI was certainly somewhat
- dowdy In her selection of clothes
Even her closest of friends admitted
that she could stand good deal OF
prompting when 1t came to buying
clothes or dressing her hair.
And the professional singer to
whom she had become engaged was
the most constant of critics regard
Ing Bridget's taste
You know, Bridget, as the wife Of
professional man you really must
try to dress in better taste and TO
make a great effort to overcome that
silly shyness.''
"But, Don, don't like crowds and
hate being stared at"
But you are stared at a whole lot
more for looking dowdy than you
would be If properly and modishly
gowned Honestly, dear, your hair,
long and wlspy like that, looks like
the dickens beside all these trim
heads"
Bridget smiled She knew she was
out of date. However, she felt that
Don was quite right. Her soft violet
eyes looked calmly back at him and
her wistful mouth essaSed the kind Of
smile that sometimes breaks a heart.
So Bridget made an appointment
with the famous Modiste "Clement"
and at Don's persistent wish she de-
cided TO become Bridgette rather than
the more homaIv Bridget
Once inside the studio she felt
somewhat relieved, as 1t looked like
nothing so much as an old attic room
in which an assortment Of rugs had
been scattered about. These, how
ever were rugs of glorious hue and
texture and their beauty so compelling
as to make Bridgette forget her shy
ness entirely and become absorbed in
admiration.
A minute or so later she found her
self confronted by most boyish look
ing individual who smiled most
charming smile straight Into Bird
gette's violet eyes.
Your fiance, Mr.. Bird, has told me
that you are always atrociously
gowned, he said frankly, land / quite
agree with him. You could look so
gloriously different-that | can't un-
derstand why you have failed TO see
It," And already in Clements eyes
Bridgette was standing In the sim
plest of dove-gray frocks and her hair
was wound about in coils to set Oft
ho Of 9oi r.
Bridgette found herself warming to
praise. So often her lot had been TO
listen to criticism rather than fiat
terry that the newness of all this put q
strange little spirit OF power within
her and she found her wistfu little
smile going out to meet that charm,
ing one of the great Clement.
you know, Miss Bridget Jones'" he
went on In an effort to put her entire
ly at her ease, my real name Is Jo-
slab Smith. l had to take on trade
name-just as you are expected TO as
sumo a more high-sounding one But
Just the same, | will some day retire
and 60 back 10 Josiah and the chick
en- farm"
Bridget burst out into hearty laugh
ter Don would have wondered at IT,
He had never in all his acquaintance
with the girl he was 70 marry found
her looking so happy.
Then she smiled her more than
wistful smile and shook her head.
Il shall never be able TO go back to
Bridget and my own home life-once
I've married and stepped into this
modernism"
Clement cast swift glance at the
young girl who was trying so hard TO
pattern herself according to the die
tates of man. and wished with all
his heart that some one loved him
sufficiently TO make such sacrifice,
Cheer ap,' he laughed. "you will
be 50 rayishingly lovely when you are
dolled up that you will be forever
grateful that some one has made you
step out of dowdiness into beauty"
"All right" laughed Bridgette. "Go
ahead and do what you like so long
as | am comfortable. / absolutely re-
fuse TO be put into any clothes that
are not perfectly comfortable. And !
won't wear high heels for either you
or Don. And | won't wear such tight
skirts that | can't take long strides
and | simply will not put scarlet
line across my lips and look like a
painted model"
Clement looked up and burst into q
hearty laugh.
"Oh, l say. Don't you think you
had better forget about that profes.
sional man and his society engage.
ments and come back to the farm
with me? | feel absolutely certain
you would be much happier since you
have so strong an objection TO look.
ing beautiful
Il can assure you" said Bridgette
and somehow she forgot that she had
ever been shy, that I would much
prefer the pig farm with a Josiah tc
go through life with than TO marry q
professional singer who thinks NOR.
Of his own ambitions than he does OF
the happiness of his sweetheart. You
can dress me up as you like-because
l suddenly have great desire TO lool
lovely" she added softly and cas-
the very sweetest of little glances al
Clement.
1t will take me about five years [,
make enough TO retire on" said Gle