Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-08

- HE minute Corinna arrived in Paris,
being a true woman and a true
American her mind became a fan
tasy of evening dresses and jewels,
undercothes and furs, handker-
chiefs and bright slippers. She constantly
told herself what pity it was not to be do
ing the picture galleries and Notre Dame; she
always thought she was on the point of going
there, for in other cities she was conscientious
sightseer but somehow, in Paris just at the
time when she had meant to be admiring the
great Raphael portrait of Castiglione or the
lovely Mantegna, she found herself watching
an undulating mannequin, while a vital, white
haired vandeuse hung over her murmuring:
"VoyeZ mademoiselle, CONNIE c'est adorable
/. i. abSolument votre robe
Her father who ordinarily felt 1t his duty TO
check her extravagances cat least on those oc-
casions when she had not weapon TO hold
over him in the matter of his own on this
visit egged her on. He was delighted to see
that she could take an interest in dress; he saw
therein a hope that she was not really broken
hearted, that she had forgotten that boy at
home-that infatuation which had made q
European trip necessary when it was so incon-
venent to him to be away from New York. In
Wall Street he considered a Sagacious and
ruthless man, but there must have been strain
of naivete in his nature. for he never suspected
that his daughters purchases had any connec-
ton with a trouSSeau.
They had been about 10 days in Paris when
one afternoon Corinna returned to their apart
ment, rather imagining that she was late for
an appointment with her father to have tea
somewhere or other. But he was not m.
CORINNA was bored, state Of mind which
must be distinguished from her genuine
sadness She was sad because she had been
torn away from her first real love on grounds
that aha
because in the process she had lost some Of
her respect and admiration for her father. Not
only did his objections to Peter Marley seem
to her trivial and snobbish, but he had broken
his word He had promised that Peter, who
was his secretary, should not suffer because OF
his love for her, and as soon as she was safely
at sea Mr. Daner had wirelessed his ofice to
get rid of Marley soon as possible She
could not forgive that. Perhaps she did not
try very hard.
She opened one Of the long windows of the
salon and stepped out on the little balcony
Paris in April. Right before her was a famous
boulevard, and beyond all that all the lovely
spectacle of the city. 1t really did seem pity
to be young and pretty and idle and IN Paris
without a sign of young man. 1t was true
that Paris made you think Of clothes and
theaters and good food, but also OF love. And
she knew the shops and the language and
huseums but not the people. great many
Americans are in this position.
Her heart was true to her Peter at home, but
yet she could not help rejecting that it would
be agreeable If at this moment she were wait
ing for some one not her father, to take her
out to tea; not one of the American boys she
knew who wanted to be taken to buy gloves
and cravats because their own French wasn't
good enough. No. She began to consider what
would be the most desirable type Of man to
make a Paris visit agreeable. A great blond
a0ISS uJHln 0xa W
q slight Britannia accent? Or perhaps genius
from the Left Bank, with a kowing tie and a
broad brimmed hat? Or better STILL a great
French gentleman, with noble hotel OF the
sixteenth century, member OF the Jockey
Club
She sighed Her father had evidently for
gotten her; he was perhaps having tea with
Mrs. Sandon, the lovely widow whom he wanted
to turn into Corinna's step mother After o
little unpleaSantneSs that had developed be-
tween father and daughter in Rome, he had
teegraphed this very wise lady, who was in
England for short visit, that she must help
him out and meet him in Paris. He consulted
her about everything. Very likely he was con-
eulting her now.
Corinna went to her bed room, which was
so piled with boxes of various sizes and colors
that she obliged to thread her way among
them She saw here possible assaugement to
her sadness. She glanced at a glittering eve
ming bag; she tried on hat; then she decided
to put on that wonderful black chiffon that
made her look like lovely widow She had
put it and was studying the unuestionably
satisfactory result in mirror when there was
a knock at the door Opening it, she found
hotel servant. He said that there was a gentle
man in the salon. but that he could not find
monsieur, and he gave her cord on which
Corinna read the name "Marues de Trianchet"
MATS monsieur est sorti," she said, thinking
1t might be that the miracle Of . wish being