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

AALsAD AIlD 1lIAGA
Betty Brown went in for mental
culture at school only to find her
self unattracttve 10 men. AT 4 dance
recital she decides that men are
more attracted By the physical. and
concludes 70 take up dancing. priv
ing home from a country club, where
her friend Lois has danced, she Is
kissed by "A casual boy ~acquaint-
anec.
CNoW 90 on WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER VIII
In spite OF Mrs. Browns state
mcnt that Betty could save money
on her summer clothes by going to
Selikoffs Summer School of Express
sion IN 4 camp near the city. she
bought Betty two nice sports suits.
One had a white-pleatod skirt and
q white blouse with 4 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 III the Saturday night
dances. Lois had told Betty the
girls never wore evening frocks al
the dances.
Betty bought ballet slippers with
box toes, shoes with metal tips for
tap, and 4 pair of docskin sandals
Tor the other forms of dancing. Lois
went with her To a shop which spe-
cialized in these and also helped hcr
select the onc-piecc bathing suits
which she would use for both dane
lng and swimming.
All these cost quite 4 Bit VI
money. but her father told her 10
get whatever she needed. She was
eihted over the outfit she packed III
her bag. but greater than her de-
light III her clothes was the thrill
of a professional makeup box =hc
bought under Lois direction. The
mirror lid. the many grease Paints.
powders, ro-ues and lining pencils
% fascinated her that she sat VA
the floor of her room 10 expert
mcnt with them.
She recalled that the girls nj the
thcatcr had blue On their cyclids.
She tried this. but the effect was
weird. Leaving this or. she began
X experiment with some of the
other pencils. deepening the lines
from the edge of her nose and be-
tween her eyebrows in W.T. attempt
to make herself look like WY old
woman playing 4 character part.
Ennrnsscd in what She was doing
he dif not hear her mother enter
her room.
GO wash yrur facet Her moth
cr's stern command came from tho
open door.
Mother. 7 was just playing
defended Betty.
liz know what you arc doing. You
are painting yourself N like =
of those hrazen women cf the stage.
that's what you arr dofn=l 7 don't
like II. knew n1 good wprll rome
nf this dar---' You are stage
struck ~alrcsdy,'
Lois says fhat when you dance
III public you have ( make u vour
face. That's enc of tie things Self
kotf teaches"
Lois s-yai" Her mother mimirk-
VA her tone. n have heard nothing
fer q week cycer. what Lois says,
Seems 10 me you might listen coca
sinnally To what the only mother
you have in the world saws. Your
father has a hard enough time with
the chain stores rndrrsellinr him
without spending Ell this money on
nonsense. No good will come of X,
| tell YOU"
Why, mother. 7 am not doin<
anything wrong. ] have ro thought
N going On the stage. just want
20 make myself attractive. Mcn
ncvsr pay r attention 70 me.
Dancing may help. I'm not pretty
Ike you we're when yon were a girl.
a lot or boys want~d 40 marry You.
but zone of them want ~ 20 around
with me except that miserable. sloE
George Harris next door
There. there. dear said her
mother. somewhat rollifiea ~ Bet
tvs reference - her good looks.
Go wash your face and come ard
help me Get your fathers dinner.
Ifm just alh fashioned. that's ALL
Betty bad trouble removing the
crease rainL She had " used cold
crcam before putting 81 tho rrcnsc
paint and the paint had filled TIE
rrres IN her skin. After mnrh scrub
hing IT. rct IA pff. After diancr
~ Ard \ .rlryhnnr raif-
"Hei,n. light ct my LtF,F said =
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