Evening Star Newspaper, September 29, 1929, Page 127

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C.—GRAVURE SECTION—SEPTEMBER 29, 1929 hey Moved to the City > ™ : Ezd St By W. E. Hill (Copyright. 1929, by the Chicago Tribune Syndicate.) “She's got that man in there again—one of them is chewing on hard candy!” “This is the couple who wanted to get away from the small town because every one knew every one else’'s business, etc., etc. They're at their favorite evening’s sport of Mrs. Footey and her three charming daughters, Faith, Joyce and Elsa, liEfchinkpatithehealitokwbatevesjontintt enextiapebnent have moved to the city so that they can one and all pursue their studies under advanced teachers. Faith is studying violin, Joyce is busy at the art school and Elsa is perfecting herself in classic and folk dancing. Shirley, Hazel and Noel have sought the freedom of the big city, where nobody cares much what you do or say or look like. Back home in their respective hamlets they were considered pretty strange creatures—not like other girls at all. Shirley writes poetry that the 12 or 13 persons who can understand it say is hot stuff. Hazel paints self-portraits by the gross and Noel is interested in hammered art jewelry. This is a typical evening in the apartment of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wheedle, who told every one how glad they were to be mov- ing to the city, because they could go to theaters and lectures and concerts every night of their life. The Whitestone Mon- keys are coming strong over the radio with “Adorable, Kissable You,” and Fred Wheedle is reading from the home town Courier-Journal, which comes regularly every Wednesday. “It says here,” offers Mr. Wheedle, “that Mrs. E. G. Dean has lost a cat with 11 toes. Gee, she'll feel bad about that! The get-together dinner. People who have deserted the countryside for the urban life are always crazy about their native villages, provided they don't have to go back. That is why they are always getting up societies called “Native Sons of the Susquehanna™ or “Society of the Comongowhoopee Valley” or “Daughters of Stilesville” and holding dinners at ten per cover. Pearl and Minna were never considered very bright girls at home. Pearl never did get beyond short division at the little red i 3 = schoolhouse, and Minna to this day thinks two and two make A clever country girl who wants to make Mrs. Harriet Bemis sold the old house—it was too much to keep up all five—or six—if you can get away with it: No one suspected that good in the big city will never make the alone—and moved to the city to live with her marricd daughter Gracie in her they would go to the city and bring fame to their native village Meet Farmer Boles’ son Osric, who went mistake of becoming sophisticated if she apartment. It was very nice for Gracie on account of Roy and Gracie, jr., of Catkin Center. Whenever they visit the old home, which is to the city to become a financier. Hasn't can help. If she says, “I'm jus’ a '‘ittle who were getting to be handfuls to look after. Sometimes Mrs. Bemis gets seldom, the Catkin Courier reports that “Miss Pearl Luby and got very far yet. But, then, “you can't be country girl who don’t know nuffin’!” all to thinking about the country and then she goes and hunts up Mrs. Hans- Minna Casey of the ‘Nights in France Review' are visiting the a J. P. Morgan overnight unless you get a the men will be wild about her. Provided burger, the janitress, who used to live some 15 miles from where Mrs. Bemis home town.” pretty good break,” explains Osric. of course. she is not a big, stout girl. came from, and they talk over old times. D77 am ) & — >0 X