can't, no, not even
with your imagination, picture her. She looked like some lovely
fairy. But you know that dreamy style of hers. Well, just try and
see her in your mind--draped in yards and yards of pale yellow
chiffon, with touches of blue here and there,--and you'll
understand the effect. Her gown was just nothing but graceful soft
folds. I tell you everybody went quite mad about her, and you
know how beautifully she dances.-- Excuse me, that's the luncheon
gong-- I'll finish later.

"Ten P.M.

"Hello, again Bet:

"It's late and I'm oh, so sleepy, but I must go on. Let's see
where was I? Oh, yes, clothes. But poor dear you must feel as if
you'd been reading a fashion book, so I'll skip the rest of the
dresses, which really didn't amount to anything, and go on with
the dance.

"Of course we met so many people that I can't even remember their
names, but some of my dances stand out rather vividly in my mind.
Do you know, Southern boys can say more pretty things in one
minute than our boys up North can in a whole month. Don't think I
consider it a virtue, far from it. I think they're awfully
silly--on top. Of course underneath they're splendid--just like
boys anywhere else--but certainly they are more fun to talk to.

"I danced the first dance with Fanny's 'Jack.' He's quite as
handsome as she said and he came to the dance in his uniform.
After the music had stopped we went out in the rose garden for a
walk.

"Betty, what can a girl say, when a boy tells her she is fit
company for roses and moonlight? If there is a proper answer, I
certainly couldn't think of it at the time and I did the very last
thing I should have done-- I laughed--and I went on laughing as he
waxed more eloquent. Finally I said:

"'Oh, for pity's sake, do stop and talk sense.' He looked as if he
had never heard the word.

"'You're very hard to please,' he said in oh, such offended tones.
'What shall we talk about?'

"'Why not Fanny,' I suggested; 'she's the only subject we have in
common, except flowers and birds and moonlight, and we seem to
have exhausted those.'

"'But I'm very fond of Fanny!' he said quite feelingly. I told him
I was too and that we ought to make the best of it. I explained
how popular she was at school, and how she'