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Show IMPROVING OF VIRGINIA BY KATE FORBTER. "Pink mesiallne with pannier of rote point and a wee ruffle of the fichu. Inexpressibly sweott" Kitty was an exclamation point of admiration. Virginia regarded her younger sister with the expression of a yearning missionary. mis-sionary. "Kitty, I wish you'd dovote less thought to mere externals," she said. Undisturbed, Kitty surveyed her sister, sis-ter, Immaculate In unruffled, unrum-pled, unrum-pled, tailored linen. "Of course, Virginia, Vir-ginia, you're a distinguished settlement settle-ment angel and all that, but If you don't think moro about clothos you'll gradually drop off oren the soml-feml-nine touches and emerge as Dr. Mary Walker," sho declared, severely, "And sis really Is a good looker," put In Tom. Virginia, patient disapproval person tiled, absent-mindedly salted hor breakfast break-fast food Instead of her egg. "A woman wom-an with a sense ot hor responsibilities," responsibili-ties," she murmured, "realizes that llfo Is too short to waste on such a trivial consideration." Tom said "Excuse mo!" and fled. "Or tho pursuit ot some equally serious seri-ous and worthy purpose should occupy oc-cupy her time and thoughts to tho exclusion ex-clusion of frivolous, light-headed " Kitty roso. "Sorry, Jinny. I'd lovo to listen. Makes mo feel like a little demon, but I'm going to don my ravishing ravish-ing pink batlsto and loll over to Dorothy's. Doro-thy's. Her cousin, fresh from Harvard, Harv-ard, arrived yesterday, and I think I'll wake up Bob to tho treasure ho's won If 1 chain the welcome stranger to my chariot wheels, first chance." Virginia was truly shocked. "Kitty I Havo you so far forgotten tho modoaty becoming to a young woman nowly engaged en-gaged ns to raco off In actual pursuit of another young man!" Kitty flushed, bit a sharp retort In two and came over to rub her hand lovingly over Virginia's glossy curls, brushed Into unwilling smoothness. "I can't do Dot's cousin a bit of harm," sho said, meekly, "becauso ho Isn't on-gaged. on-gaged. I wish you'd get through saving sav-ing humanity, Jinny, so you could have a good time with mo. I'vo Just got six moro months at homo now." Virginia slipped an arm around hor sister. "I only hope, I can lead you to a true appreciation ot woman's llfo and work during thoso six monthB, Kitty Why not begin by coming to tho club with mo this morning? I have n paper, "The Influenco of Woman Wom-an In Civic Llfo." Kitty was squinting critically "I wish I could porsuado you to cut off those ugly high collars In this hot weather You'vo tho prettiest throat of any one I know, nnd you bury it under all that chuff y linen. Collarless blouses nro so fashionable, too." Whizzing along In tho Mnynards' touring car that afternoon, Kitty and Dot's cousin from Harvard wero discussing dis-cussing brunettes versus blondes "By Jove!" ho said enthusiastically. "I saw a splendid brunette on your street this morning. Having beauty. Italian oyes. Serious as a saint. Tall. Stately. I'm suro alio never giggled In her llfo " Kitty wiggled excitedly "Awfully plain clothes?" Ho stammered. "Um-er. Bather reminded re-minded me ot a nurso's costume. Dot's promlsod mo an early Introduction, Introduc-tion, but that's as much as I can got out of her. Do you know her?" Kitty laughed appreciatively. "She'a my sister, and a practical humanitarian." humanitari-an." "You don't say!" His face fell. "What'll I havo to go In for to Impress Im-press her? Sho thinks I'm frightfully rude. I forgot my manners completely complete-ly and stared at her." "Dors going to Dring you to dinner tomorrow night," said Kitty, soothingly. soothing-ly. "You'd better read up on social settlements." Tho next afternoon Kitty was applying ap-plying powder over cold cream In anticipation an-ticipation of a round of tennis when Virginia appeared at her door, a blouso In ono hand, a long pink ribbon and a scrap of lace in tho other Her eyes wore perplexed and her faco was flushed "Kitty, you know so much about fashion, will you advise mo? Do you think somo laco at tho throat would add a pleasing femlnlno touch to this blouso? And Is this pink too bright for n belt?" In splto of tho shock, Klttj contrived con-trived a coherent commonplaco "Very becoming, Jinny. Shall I tie tho ribbon rib-bon for you?" Virginia handed It to her with a grateful look. "I wish to bo a credit to tho club this afternoon because I've been delegated to explain our settlement settle-ment system to your frlond, Dorothy's cousin, Mr Rogers. His aunt Introduced Intro-duced him this morning after tho kindergarten class. Sho has told mo in conlldonco thnt ho has shown remarkable re-markable Interest In settlement work." Kitty choked and coughed hurriedly. "I-ook at yourself In tho glass, sis," sho said. Virginia gasped. "You'vo improved mo wonderfully, Kitty. Perhaps I ought to pay moro attention to clothes " |