The Washington times., 1936-12-26

little house.
When she spoke to me I hardly
knew her, and it did not surprise
her at all, as her changed appear
ance was, it seemed, the one
thought in her mind. About the
first thing she said was:
81 am running way. Don't look
so shocked. 1 really have left
home to be gone a month, and
Harry knows all about it, too"
We went in to lunch, and this is
the story she told me. She said
after she was married she went
out for a while, and then they
both became interested in the
little neighborhood card parties
and met at one of the homes one
afternoon and one evening every
week and then played cards a lot
at other times, and there never
seemed time to do anything for
herself; and, besides, the other
women all knew each other very
we'll, and no one but her fixed up
with such things as makeup and
the kind of clothing she thought
one must wear to parties.
Lack OF, Care
After a while she realized she
was getting very fat, and for the
lack of care she saw how coarse
her skin and hands were, but no
one else seemed to mind. If Harry
noticed it he never said a word.
Good old Harry always thought
everything she did was right. Well,
not so long ago a beautiful young
widow moved into the neighbor-
hood and was invited to join the
card club, and after what hap
pened she told me it was really
a good thing for all of them.
"When we saw her at the first
party every other girl regretted
asking her. She was so pretty the
men wouldn't stop admiring her,
and everyone of them-even my
dear Harry-said it would be no
trouble to take her home. They
almost pushed each other around
to be the lucky one"
"Harry came home with me, Of
course, but it didn't make me feel
very good to hear him rave about
her and say she was the best look
ing girl he saw in a long time.
Then / asked him if she was better
looking than his wife, and he ups
and tells me used to be just as
pretty before let myself down."
"Can you imagine that? I
walked right up to the mirror, and
was 1 mad at Harry!-but when I
began to think how l looked few
years ago and the way look now,
/ knew he must be bored with my
plainneSS. Instead of having the
usual family argument over it, 1
thought we had better talk it over
in a sensible way, SO / asked him
what was wrong with me. OF
course he said was the best in the
world, but why did 1 have to get
fat and forget to do the kind Of
things that kept girls looking
smart and young? There were
some tears, and did not sleep
that night before I planned a new
rejuvenatiOn for myself"
I asked her what the running
away had to do with that, and she
said she was going to stay at a
hotel for a month here in town
and devote the whole month to
making herself over. She was go
ing to a shop where she could
have a daily reducing treatment
and all the other beauty treatments
as we'll. She says she has every
hour planned on a regular Sched-
ule that includes two long walks
every day.
1t is, she says, the most serious
business of her life and she is
thankful to the pretty widow for
being the cause of her waking up.
Harry will come in week-endS to
watch the progress and they are
both delighted with the plan. 81
will send for one of your diets, +"
she said, "and when you see me
again, you will be surprised"
She is smart young woman to
do just as she is doing, but it would
be difficult for everyone to run
away from home. The daily rou-
tine of our lives calls for many re-
sponsibilities, but it would be a
marvellous way to spend a vacation,
and the discipline of a reducing
treatment under the direction of
a trained operator is always good
for those of us who have been care
less.
FAITHFUL CARE
We know a number of women
and girls who have gone through
such a schedule without leaving