New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-23
THIS HAS HAPPENED

Ashtoreth Ashe and Hollis Hart
were married the other day In Bos'
ton. A quiet little wedding, In thu
office of Mir. Harvey Higginbottom
an attorney who is also justice Of
the peace.
Ashtoreth wore black crepe
satin, six months old. small vel
vet hat, and a pointed fox scarf
The scarf was = gift from the
groom Che hasn't had time yet te
buy a real gift. Only a few pearls
earrings. a necklace. and enorm'
Gus ring.
Mr.. Hart 10 a multi millionaire
and deeply in love with his beau
tiful wife. Before their marriage
she was a stenographer in his en-
ploy. who played her cards well
and couldn't help being exquisite.
They are sailing for Paris on the
Isle de France, leaving Maize
Ashtoreth's adoring mother. In thu
flat in Boston, with Sadie Morton
to keep her company. Sadie, little
ex-filing clerk, brittle but not u
dumb, had contemplated blackmail'
ing Mr.. Hart Sadie isn't really bad
Just scheming. Maize can manag.
her all right, though. Maize, with
her heart of gold, and her big jovia
soul.
Ashtoreth, by the way, is %. And
her worshiping husband must be
nearly 5O-old enough, at any rate
to be her father. Before she met
him, Ashtoreth was more or less IN
love with Monty English. a young
radio salesman, poor as churcn
mouse, but engaging.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XII
"star bright, star light-first star
I've seen tonight;
I wish / may, I wish I might -
have the wish that wish TO-
night
Ashtoreth had thrown about her
head a chiffon scarf spangled with
silver stars. And over her VelVe'
dinner gown (slashed to the waist
in back) Il wrap that was studded
with semi-precious stones, like the
best brocaded gown of an arch
bishop.
She felt like a princess In fairy
tale, who had been rather dra1
once upon a time. But. by virtue
of being beautiful, had come at last
into her own. !. +. She considered
the armament :. :. and toucneo
the silver star on her low. white
forehead. A trifle bizarre. But none
could deny that 1t suited her un-
usual beauty.
Hollis had accounts in New York
at all the smartest shops. That
struck Ashtoreth as bit strange.
But then 1t was very convenient
and, after all, she wasn't marrying
the mans past.
She bought French lingerie. and
4 squirrel coat. Ten pairs OF shoes,
and five of colored pumps. with
rhinestone heels and buckles. Six
hats. Seven dinner gowns Zone for
every night of the voyage). two
evening wraps (the other was OF
feathers, and too fragile to wear
on deck), five dozen pairs Of chiffon
hose. And a few sport things.
mot too much" cautioned Hollis.
"because we don't want to travel
with lot of trunks. You can do
your serious shopping in Paris"
So Ashtoreth had chosen her
beautiful clothes with little new
air. "A dozen nightgowns will
be enough, l think. And only two
regligees-the scarlet one. and u G
green velvet. I'm going to Paris,
you see. and I don't want to be
burdened with luggage. It's so silly,
don't you think-when one can pick
up such exquisite lingerie over
there? |. /. -.
It had been hot and close in the
ballroom tonight. Too much smoke,
and too much champagne. Besides,
Lady Mary Somebodyorother, re-
turning from London. via Paris,
had appropriated Hollis. They were
old friends, it seemed.
Ashtoreth wasn't exactly piqued.
Still, it did seem that Lady Mary
might have been a little more con-
s;dcrate. The way she was always
talking OF things and people of
which Ashtoreth knew nothing!
And there was another dreadful
woman. Mrs. Humbert Worring-
ford, who lived IN one of those
places you read about in the Gibbs
novels, and wanted them to go
shooting.
Hollis had lots of friends aboard.
They drank innumerable aperltifs.
end played incessant bridge. And
chatted Of books and travel. and
the stock market. So that Ashto
reth had. sometimes. suffocatlns
feeling of being completely
swamped. Cocktails made her ill.
because the passage was a little
rough. She couldn't play bridge
T.. nor deck games. And she'd
had so little time to read! AS for
stocks, and bulls and bears, and
buying on margin. and selling short
- we'll girl can't know every
thing.
Ashtoreth was glad that Lady
Mary had buck teeth. She knew
If the truth were told. Lady Mary
would have been glad to exchange
all her erudition. and her high-hat
vavs. for a good set of even. white
teeth. to sparkle every time she
opened her mouth. And Mrs.
Humbert Worringford had the
biggest feet! Ashtoreth found them
absurdly reassuring.
After all. society women usually
are plain. Or they don't know how
TO dress. Or they're awfully fat.
or terribly scrawny. Against the
solidarity of their manses and their
titles, and their good old families,
nc @hair assured w1yS and their