Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 306, 23 December 1922 — Page 5

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND., SATURDAY, DEC. 23, 1922.

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Chapters From a Woman's Life

By Jane Phelps

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MRS. PAGE IS' ILL Chapter 30 "Walter had sent out his invitations for the costume party at the studio. He -was going to dress as a famous painter of olden times, and I had decided to gp as a gypsy. Grace was to be a Spanisn girl, and we shopped together for our costumes. "Let me see your list," I said to Walter after he had made it out, often

stopping to discuss this or that one

with me. "I see you have invited your model,' I remarked.

"Yes, leaving her out would have seemed a slight," he replied looking a bit uncomfortable. His mother was

listening.

"It was not necessary, Walter, and

I consider it bad taste. You never

should mix business and pleasure; it

doesn't do." Walter made no reply, and I asked him: . "Do you know what she is to wear?" "She spoke of going at Night or Morn, I've forgotten-which. She was anxious not to wear any costume that might also be worn by another." "Naturally," I returned. My costume delighted me when it came home, and when I tried it on for Walter he raved as was his way. "I'll have to sketch you in that rig, Doreen!" he declared. "You make a fine Romany."

I had some stain for my face and hands, and bad used it so I could be sure it was all right. Then I made Walter put on his knee breeches, his velvet coat with the lace ruffles, and so on. We had a gala evening. Even

Mrs. Page unbent enough to say the

costumes were successful.

I really looked forward to the party

with a great deal of anticipation.

had been out very little since Mrs.

Page came, save when she was with me, and I would enjoy the relief her absence, her criticisms would give me. Then, on the very afternoon of the day of the party, she was taken ill and quite violently. There was no use thinking I could leave her so I sent Walter off alone, a bit tearfully I admit. His mother was not easy to care for, was rather querulous in fact. She kept me running, wanting something, then when I brought it, decided to have

southing different. She was fussing over the dog, what would become of her pet if anything happened to her. When I heard the doorbell I welcomed the interruption. It was Grace Harter. "Walt told me! Pity she couldn't have waited until after the party to get sick," she said in a stage whisper. "I've come for your costume. Doreen. That Helen Ralstrom had the nerve to wear a gypsy costume after Walt had told her you were to wear one. But hers is a cheap affair, not nearly as handsome as yours. I'm going to wear yours! It'll knock her silly." As long as I couldn't go It made no difference to me whether Grace were

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had stained her face, arms and neck

thoroughly, and had adapted some of the bright beads and gew-gaws of her

Spanish costume to enhance the one she now wore.

"111 show that girl a real gypsy,"

she declared as she left.

I couldn't help wondering ih it were

all for my sake she was so anxious to

outshine Helen? As I sat with Mrs. Page in the dark room (she wouldn't'

have a light) many of my doubts of

Grace returned, my feeling of dislike. She was too free with Walter.

It was nearly morning when he came in and we didn't try to talk, save in whispers, because his mother had only just fallen into an uneasy sleep. "It was a shame you couldn't go," he said. "We had a wonderful time; tell you all about it in the morning." But when morning came his mother was not so well and he hurried off to fetch the doctor' in his roadster. It was not until late afternoon that I heard anything of the party. Then Grace came in and told me all about it Mrs. Page was much better; the doctor had been in again about noon, and said he wouldn't come again. A bad attack of Indigestion, he called it. So I did not feel at all conscience stricken to leave her alone for a little to hear about the party. (To Be Continued)

Heart Problems

Dear Mrs. Thompson: I received a Christmas present from my fiance's mother and I did not send her anythin sr. Would vou advise me to send

a New Year's gift or merely show her

my sincere appreciation ot ner gut in a letter? CLARA.

Write -the letter, showing your ap

preciation. A gift which comes as an

afterthought or to pay for sometmng

received is valueless, un your nance s mother's birthdav or at Easter time

you might send a gilt, however.

Dear Mrs. Thompson: We are chums in school and are between 14 and 15 vpara old. Wft admlrp a bov about the

same age but he doesn't seem to no

tice us at all. He likes a girl in tne same grade as we are, but we would like to have him for our chum. How can we win his affections ? MASSEY'S CHUMS. Give up all thought or winning the boy's affections. To make such an effort would be in decidedly bad taste. Speak when you meet, but do nothing further.

A big ranch in Alberta, Canada, has a motor ambulance especially for the care of sheep.

iiie nil. mm wuu uesigneu inis aat toi miuwm.er wear reiieU tu me unusual combination of mole and ermine to give a novel and effective trimming. The hat is a large brimmed shape cf rich black . velvet. It turns up abruptly at the left side, where the facing cf mle and edging of whits ermine forms the trimming It is the type of hat which is good for both youth and age.

a Romany in my costume, or a Spanish girl in her own. "I gave it to her and she dressed in my room. When she was ready to leave she called me

and I gasped with delight. She was wonderful! Her jet black hair, banded with beads of different colors made

her look every whit the Romany. She I

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Wishes You a Merry Christmas and May the Spirit of Peace and Good Will that Came with the First Christmas be Yours in Full Measure on This Glad Day and Throughout the Coming Year Join in the Christmas Eve Singing at the Municipal Christmas Tree

down on North Ninth street. We are proud of this year's Christmas Tree and proud of the program that has been arranged. The Christmas caroling, accompanied by the American Legioh Band, will start promptly at 9:30 Sunday evening. Visit the Tree, enjoy the program and let your voice be heard, in this big Christmas Community Sing.