The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-05
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GYPSY NJ D II II l. L. and TOM
WEAVER are married I'm simple
ceremony In suburb or New
York on the same day that LILA
HOTALING and DEREk BLISS
marry with pomp and circum-
stance In the city's most fashion
able church. Gypsy and Lila are
childhood friends. The Viewers
spend their honeymoon in TOm's
shack on Long Island beach.
and the Blisscs 20 tn Europe.
Lila expects TO live in luxury, hut
Gypsy intends to keep her job. rs
teacher in n settlement house.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER ii
OCTOBER. Gypsy thought, was
" exnilarating in the city. 1t
was a season. it held mood. which
belonged to Fifth Avenue. with its
well-dressed women, its alluring
displays behind plate glass win.
dOwS.
Their little apartment, it is true,
was a good long trek from the
Avenue-five long blocks, in fact,
but Gypsy and Tom admired il
none the less and felt smart and
urban because they now belonged
in "the upper East Side" class. 1t
was the first home Gypsy had ever
known. other than the shabby
mansarded house in Blue Hills.
And it was so different in all re-
speCts. so compact and shining and
modern.
They had decided against living
In a made.over "walk.up," as those
apartments which have been
wrested from the interior Of state
ly old brown-stOne fronts are
called in Manhattan. Both Gypsy
and Tom were tired of old houses,
or, thought they were, anyhow. The
big, square. cream-COlored block Of
apartments which they chose,
with its tiled lobby and self-steer.
ing elevator, seemed the last word
in comfort and convenience to
them. That is, it did until they
first caught a glimpse Of Lila's
place. But l am getting ahead of
my story.
Their own particular cuhbyhOle
consisted of two rooms. living
room and bedroom. and kitchen
and bath. The kitchen. in that
quaint fashion known peculiarly to
the New York apartment dweller,
opened directly on the entrance
hall, and the upper half Of the door
which closed it off was made of
frosted glass. This distressed
Gypsy mildly. but she numbered a
handsome japanese screen, all coil
ing dragons and flying birds,
among her wedding presents, and
this effectively hid the view from
guests.
The whole place was finished
pleasantly if uninSpiredly in a
cream.colored plaster, marked of
by imitation paneling Gypsy. used
to the faded papers and liver col
ored paint OF the house in Blue
Hills, thought it very mOdish and
restful. She and Tom moved in on
October first, the last day Of their
vacation. and hung pictures
pushed furniture about. and estab'
Iished in their spick and span
kitchen the treasures in tinware
and glass which they triumphantly
brought home from the ten-cent
store.
Isn't it perfect" Gypsy, her
brown curls pushed back, smudge
on her charming nose. her frock
completely hidden by coverall OF
blue linen, demanded approval OF
her labors. The little room shone
with cleanliness and fresh paint
and good will. The day.bed, up
holstered in green mohair, occupied
he longest wall space. There were
TWO windsor chairs and a drop leaf
table. There was an Imprinted
bookshelf. There were one or two
nice black and white prints. The
casual onloOker might have pro-
nounced the room half-furnished
as indeed it was, bare Of rugs and
curtains and cushions, but to the
young WeaYers it seemed perfec'