Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-11


weaken beneath the assault OF Kay,
Lefty and Susie.
'Why, Kenr' Gloria cried. with
your sense of numor you'll think of
something satirical to the point OF
humiliation"
Satirical? Isabelle jumped as if she
had been stuck by pin. She was
certainly in the mood for humiliation
and she thought she saw her chance.
Her rather stern expression melted
into blandness and she cried brightly:
Come on, kids, let's don't bicker.
let's wear costumes"
All the girls, Gloria included, stared
at her in an1azement. But finally it
was settled that the party was to be
a Fact and Fiction Ball. And no
body was to breathe to soul what he
was going to be.
Isabelle breathed her secret only to
Lefty. She needed Letty's help in
making over black chiffon dress of
her mothers and one Of her mothers
small black hats. Isabelle was going to
the party as Gloria Tate. dressed as
Gloria had been dressed the day they
met. Wasn't there some old adage or
something about the weapon of satire?
She was going to ape Gloria's every
look and mannerism, she was going to
make we compleat fool'' of Gloria.
And to think that Gloria had given her
the opportunity!
Lefty was dazzled by Isabelle's
scheme. She helped with the altering
of Isabelle's dress; she rented from
Marie and jeans Beauty Salon the
switch of russell hair that Isabelle
would wear beneath the small hat.
Lefty thought it wise when Isabelle
refused to accept Ken Taylor as an
escort because she wanted to surprise
everybody. Lefty never suspected that
Isabelle preferred to 60 alone rather
than with one escort when Gloria had
two, Chester and Clifford. Isabelle
had always been the one girl who had
two escorts. or more.
The night of the party Isabelle.
looking as much like Gloria Tate as a
pretty doll imitation - more exqui-
site than accurate - spent the last
of her months allowance for taxi
to take her to the country club. When
she arrived she saw Lefty. dressed as
Florence Nightingale, step out of the
women's locker ROOM Lefty beckoned
and Isabelle, excited and happy with
anticipation of sweet revenge. ran to
her across the lawn.
Lefty did not speak until Isabelle
was close beside her in the vine
Swallowed door. Then Lefty whis-
pered: isabelle, Gloria has come to
the party as your
WHAT" Isabelle's voice was
squeak. This was too much! Hadn't
Gloria done enough without promot-
ing a party just to make more fun
of her!
She just arrived" Lefty said,
dressed in a blond wig and an exact
duplicate of the hat and dress you
wore the day Mrs. Thomas gave the
luncheon" On the verge of tears,
Lefty walled. isabelle. what are you
going to do?"
"Do?" Isabelle echoed. her wild
glance sweeping upward. And the
answer came to her as if the stars
had held quick conference in the sky.
found the solution and called it down
to her. Lefty" she said. Il want you
to get something for me. Then be
waiting for me here in forty minutes"
Lefty nodded obediently while
Isabelle gave her instructions. but no
linking of what was to come. There
was no time for explanations. The
nearest car that Isabelle spied was
Kenneth's blue roadster and she ran
to it. Ten minutes later she was in her
bedroom, flinging off her clothes and
thanking heaven that her parents had
gone to the movies. Twenty-Five