The daily independent., 1936-10-06
~ + to look wonderful together? Mrs de Bray Murureo

Don't those two look Wonderlul
Hospitable Jake Tyson conduct
ed Prince Karinoff into the cosy
small dining room of the apart
ment for "a snifter." Meantime
in the pretty drawing room, Mrs.
de Bray was not permitting the
grass to grow under her feet with
Mrs. Tyson.
A clever woman, she was quick
reader of character. In a matter
of minutes she had discovered the
weaknesses, the vulnerable spots,
in the good woman's makeup.
Vernon, first and last, was her
"heel of Achilles so it SEEM
ed.
This exactly suited Mrs. de Bray.
She had been banking on this
since meeting the young girl.
Nor did it take her long to dis
cover the strong vein of snobblsh-
ness in this odd little woman's
makeup. Nothing could be more
fortunate! In her needy condl-
ton, she would absolutely rely on
it.
You must be related to dear,
charming Sir Harriworth Tyson,
who died the year after I met him
in Cairo? A wonderful man, with
a family tree as long as your arm!
He had a sweet old place in South
Wales, if I remember rightly"
Stocky little Sadie Tyson from
Palookah, Texas, seized and clung
to that tidbit like a limpet. Mrs.
de Bray followed her opportunity
boldly. She declared she had &C
cess to the private libraries OF
several highly placed friends, full
of research volumes on the Eng
lish aristocracy. There were chan
nels through which she could pur-
sue her Investigations but it
would take time, effort and influ-
ence to hunt up the Tyson family
insignia.
A crest, declared Mrs. de Bray
emphatically, was most impor-
tant thing to have in this big, het-
erogeneous city. But of course it
must be legally established-one
must prove ones right to using it!
It would give Vernon a prestige
that almost nothing else could
give. They must use it on the
door of their car, and on their
stationery. The Tyson crest which
Mrs. de Bray would laboriously
unearth must adorn the invita-
tions to be sent out for Vcrnon's
debutante party.
Tactfully she let it be known
that the usual fee for so-called
professionals" at this work was
exorbitant. And in the end. very
often there's not a thing to show
for tits just racket" she de-
clared. But with herself at the
helm and with her unusual chan
nels of information, it would be
entirely different.
Hypnotized, Mrs. Tyson eagerly
agreed to an advance of one thou
sand dollars for the work.
II know practically everybody of
real social Importance in this
town." further insisted the clever
Mrs. de Bray, you must let me
guide you in your invitation lists
for Vernon's debut"
How kind of you! We haG only
Nan and her father to count on"
Mrs. Tyson was pleased, and yet a
little heSitant.
Leave it to me-"
The party must be "done thor
oughly," or not at all. On that,
Mrs. de Bray was insistent.
II have a good deal of influence
with the manager of the Chateau
in the Park. I consider it's THE
most chic place for coming-ou
party" she proceeded firmly.
Mrs. Tyson took all this in fur
ther evidence of Ms. de Bray's
kindness.
But the manager must have
carte blanche! A free hand. He's
a perfect wizard at decorations
and favors and menus. We must
let him do everything just as he
thinks it ought to be DONE"
Mrs. Tyson nodded her head
like a plump, sage little Buddha
Mrs. de Bray was saying tri-
umphantly to herself: MY COM
mission on that alone ought to be
at least three thousand dollars! !"
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