Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-07-10

Wednesday was Madelaine's night
for entertaining her personal friends.
Pet played Badminton at the club.
Maude took an art class Of factory
! girls in the East End When they re-
turned home these two sisters went
straight to bed, unless 1t was close
mutual friends Madelaine was enter
tanning.
Madelaine, as might be expected.
played bridge brilliantly.
Tonight she had bridge four-and
the fourth guest was there at the re-
quest OF her Chief Her Chiefs wife
was having her first baby; and he was
a distracted man. Every moment he
could he spent with her.
Meanwhile one of his biggest clients
was over from Australia; and he had
thankfully delegated the task of his
guests social entertainment to his most
efficient secretary, giving her carte
blanche. The Australian seemed well
content with the arrangement. They
went to theaterS and restaurants to-
gether. The visit eliminated, at the
Australians special request in home
entertainment"
ner. with important associates Of the
Chiefs as fellow guests, at the Chiefs
request when he heard OF the project.
The daily maid always stayed on the
night Madelaine entertained her friends
If she was wanted. She was an admir-
able plain cook Madelatne selected
her dinner with infinite care from the
things that showed off her culinary
art most successfully.
tertained her friends. She said she
loved "the gentle, kindly light. For
this evening Madelaine yielded to an
odd impulse and used Maude's candles; |
She could not explain what urged
her to do this
They flickered on the big china bowl
of buttercups In the center Of the |
table. Madelaine had bought candle |
shades Of vellum painted with butter !
cups Their china was white, delicately |
hand-pafnted with buttercupS by /
Maude. Madelaine had taken train |
into the near-country and three hours
off from the office to gather that bowl /
of brilliantly enamelled wild flowers /
She was delighted with the result /
The table looked delicious with china
flowers-and candle shades TO match. |
But she did not match It's delicate,
almost childish simplicity.
Maude had an evening gown OF nut-
tercup yellow chiffon. She sheathed |
herself In It with colossal amber ear /
rings. It was unusual and artistic and /
charming. Maude rather flung 1t on
and made it look a little like an in
formal negligee, as she did all her /
Amazed at herself, Madelaine, acting
on impulse, went and fished it out Of /
Maudes cupboard and climbed into |
it.
Madelaine stared at herself and
caught her breath.
Gone was the trim, exquisitely Soig-
nee business woman. In this stranger
to herself she was an alien personality.
With hands that shook a little she
damped her dark naturally wavy hair
and "set" It in tiny curls all over her
head. In her ears she set the barbara
ear rings.
The other woman OF the party was
very frank. She said, Why, seeing you
in the office with my husband, never
realized you were so beautiful, and
that's factl Oh, look at that table
I've. never seen anything 50 novel or
so lOvelyl Buttercups on everything
John-Asn't IL exqufSite?"
The Australian said nothing.
Then her guest, banal, unrestrained
IN her comments, called out In her
cheerful friendly voice.
"Oh, Jol1nl Isn't Miss PoIlack Like
that pafnting2 TsOOkl OF course It's
might be Miss Pollack"
That was my grandmother" said
Aadeiaine slowly. She marriedse Span
ard and ended her life in Seville"
How romantic said her guest.
They admired tins Pollock counting
chair sincerely and nxtFavagantly.
The Australian am1d nothing.
AZ mAdn1@sa4 when pee and Maude
saxw asAesp IN hsd without having put