Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-04-12
RUANNA'S
GROWING
GLORY
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X Fuller's little millinery shop
with all the marked assurance
of woman who is out to buy
hat no matter whether she can af-
ford 1t or not. Ruanna knew Just
what kind Of hat she wanted-"wide
In the brlm, black, with grosgrain
ribbon on It," So she told eager Miss
Fuller.
For the next half hour Ruanna was
busy trying on hats. The mirror was
panel affair which gave both sides
as well as front view. Besides, Ruan-
ma had long-handIed glass that fur
Their aided her in getting the effect.
But each time she put on a hat the
result was the same. Something was
wrong. She became more and more
disappointed. Her cheeks famed, her
heart pounded with emotion. Miss
Fuller was having quite as bad a time
as her customer. Half submerged In
deep drawers she rummaged for still
another hat that might consent to
cover Ruanna's head instead of perch
Ing ridiculously upon the tlptop of
nSi ihSu-plleu AUBURN mar.
WHATS the matter with your hats.
anyway, Jessle?" demanded Ruanna.
Anyone would think there wasn't a
female head bigger than plnhead In
this whole town. Little stingy crowns
thaI you couldn't get over your
thumD
hreu, mustered MISS ruler signed
heipiessly'
I'm afraid It's the hair, not the
nat" she murmured.
Ruanna fared. "Well, If you think
Pm going to sacrifice my hair for any
hat that was ever made you're mis-
taken" She got up and marched out
OF the shop, tears of despair in her
eyes.
Home she went and got out last
seasons hat, which was also the sea-
sons before last season. When Ru.
anna bought that hat It had already
been "out" in the city-in fact, It was
very nearly impossible. And Ruanna
knew 1t. But It fitted that mass of
browning glory which was hers. II
would have to do.
Next morning when Mrs. Powell
drove up in her blue coupe Ruanna
walked out Of her front door wearing
a flat-crowned green antique with a
wllted water-lily on the brim, instead
Of the modish clOche she had hoped
to christen on that occasion. Mrs.
Powell was young, smartly dressed
and outspoken. She had known Ru-
anna n long time and felt privileged
as n popular bride to say what she
pleased to the quiet, elderly damsel
whom fate had left to fade upon the
parent STEM
"My goodness, Ruanrial You cant
wear that old horror to the city
why, ] telephoned Uncle John | was
coming In to shop and he asked me
to take lunch with him. And I'm go
Ing to take you with me. You've never
had n chance to meet a really eligible
man. And Uncle John Is perfectly
! adorable.
All the way to town Mrs. Powell
gave her attention to her driving and
ignored Ruanna. She was out Of pa
tience. In day when every woman
shingled Ruanna persisted In wearing
her auburn locks a yard long and
thick ms your wrist. No wonder she
She didn't know that Ruanna wore her
hair that way out OF sentiment Dan
| Simmons had admired that wavy
mass; In those days It had constitut.
ed Runnnas chief beauty. And,
though she never expected to see Dan
again, she chung to what was the pref.
tiest memory Of her whole life.
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