Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-25

more attracted by the physical, and
concludes TO take up dancing. Driy-
ing home from "a country club, where
her friend Lois has danced, she is
kissed by a casual boy a~cquaint-
ancc.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER VIII
In spite of Mrs. Browns state
ment that Betty could save money
on her summer clothes By going 70
SeIikoff's Summer School or Express
sion In a camp near the city, she
bought Betty two nice sports suits.
One had a white-pleated skirt and
a white blouse with a geometrical
designed worked in green; the
other was a plain white linen dress
with a gay lowered jacket. These
were TO be worn with new white
slippers ut the Saturday night
dances. Lois had told Betty the
girls never were evening frocks at
the dances.
Betty bought ballet slippers with
box toes. shoes with metal tips for
tap, and a pair OF doeskin sandals
for the other forms of dancing. Lois
went with her to a shop which spe-
cialized in these and also helped her
select the one-piece bathing suits
which she would use for both dane
ing and swimming.
All these cost quite a bit OF
money, but her father told her to
get whatever she needed. She was
elated over the outfit she packed in
her bag. But greater than her de-
light in her clothes was the thrill
OF u professional makeup box she
bought under Lois direction. The
mirror lid, the many grease paints.
powders. roEues and lining pencils
80 fascinated her that she sat on
the floor OF her room to expert
ment with them.
She recalled that the girls at the
thcatcr had blue on their cyeIids.
She tried this. but the effect was
weird. Leaving this on. she began
to experiment with some OF the
other pencils. deepening the lines
from the edge OF her nose and be
tween her eyebrows III IN attempt
10 make herself look like an old
woman playing a character part.
Enrrossed in what she was doing
she dit not hear her mother enter
her room.
go wash your facet Her moth
er's stern command came from the
open door.
mother. 7 was just playing!"
defended Betty.
Il know what you are DOING You
are painting yourself UP like one
n those brazen women Of the stage.
that's what you are doing, | don't
Ike u. knew no GOOD would come
Of this dar~'~~' You ere stage
struck already"
Lois says that when YOU dance
in public you have Il make up vour
face. That's n Of the things Sell
koff teaches
Lois Saysl" Her mother mimirk-
ca her tone. II have heard nothing
for a week except what Lois says,
Seems to me you might listen occa-
sionally 70 what the only mother
Won have in the world says. Your
father has q hard enough time with
the chain stores nnderselling him
without spending all this money on
nonsense. No good will come Of Il,
! tell youl"
why. mother. I am not doinx
anything wrong. | have nc thought
Of going on the stage. I Just wsnt
10 make myself attractive. Men
never pay n attention TO me.
Dancing msy help. I'm not pretty
like you we're when you were 4 girl.
A lot Of boys wanted to marry You.
but one Of them wan 10 60 around
with me except that miserable. slow
George Harris next door,"
There. there. dear" said her
mother. somewhat Modified By Bet
tvs reference TO her good looks.
Go wash your face and come and
help me get your fathers dinner.
I'm just old fashioned. that's all"
Betty had trouble removing the
grease paint She had rot used cold
cream before putting on the grease
paint and the paint had filled tho
pores IN her skin. After much scrub
bling shc ret X III. After dinner
shr Rad = teievhonr call.
"Heiio, Light Of my Iifsir said q
mans voice. =