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The New Queen of the Home

           Onlythedaybeforeshehadwelcomedhomeagolden-yellowsilkunderheavygreenlace,which,withherreddish-goldhairandherwhitearmsandneck,seemedtoconstituteanunusualharmony.Herboudoironthenightofthedinnerpresentedaveritableriotofsilks,satins,laces,lingerie,hairornaments,perfumes,jewelsanythingandeverythingwhichmightcontributetothefeminineartofbeingbeautiful.Onceinthethroesofatoiletcomposition,Aileeninvariablybecamerestlessandenergetic,almostfidgety,andhermaid,Fadette,wascompelledtomovequickly.Freshfromherbath,asmooth,ivoryVenus,sheworkedquicklythroughsilkenlingerie,stockingsandshoes,toherhair.Fadettehadanideatosuggestforthehair.WouldMadamelethertryanewswirlshehadseen?Madamewouldyes.Sothereweremovingsofhermassofrichglintingtressesthiswayandthat.Somehowitwouldnotdo.Abraidedeffectwasthentried,andinstantlydiscarded;finallyadoublelooping,withoutbraids,lowovertheforehead,caughtbackwithtwodark-greenbands,crossinglikeanXabovethecenterofherforeheadandfastenedwithadiamondsunburst,servedadmirably.Inherfilmy,lacyboudoircostumeofpinksilkAileenstoodupandsurveyedherselfinthefull-lengthmirror.

           "Yes,"shesaid,turningherheadthiswayandthat.

           ThencamethedressfromDonovan’s,rustlingandcrisping.

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