Show Valentino sOwn s 's Own Story of Life Copyright 1026 1020 The Xe New York All It Rights He Cr Cre e l INSTALLMENT I STALL tEXT Italian n women are r or brunet depending on what part or of the th country they come corn from This Is l I a L point I have havo hav often orten had asked me m In America So many men have hav said Bald to me All Alt tho Italian women are r decided brun brun- brunettes brun- brun brunettes brunette ettes ette ch oh Rudy But they lh y lire are i opt all Alt brunettes brunette The Tho Th territory they they corn come from decides that to toa toa a great extent A beautiful Italian woman Is I absolutely 1 Madonna like like but buther there are ar v Very ery ry few nowadays Even Iven In Italy the th Madonna Madonn type lx Is becoming what you call calt out of style And also al o hero h r in Italy the tho women do not know how to dress They are ar antiquated out of date Natacha was w Immensely admired admired ed cd wherever where we w went went- hut But I 1 be- be became 1 cam C-cam cam came angry about that In one of the tho cafes edes w wo stopped 1 at al for or supper upper there was waa a group troup ot of ot- ot officers u present And they sat Mt at there boldly baldly without attempt at camou- camou camouflage lag flage looking her Iter up and nd down don do n READY HE 10 lO I was wax just getting ready for II a good tight fight Then It came cam to me that I probably did the th same am before I Iett left lect Italy I had forgotten that It ItIs ItI ix Is almost a custom ot or the tho country A habit But I felt resentment because It really wasn't a look of curiOsity polite or otherwise It was waa a II sort tort of mental un- un Undressing un dressing The very boldness with which they lId did It should hould have hav disarmed me For all ill the th boldness of at It it of the th boldness of It I suppose oppose there was wa also a n sort ort of naive Innocence It was stripped ot of all alt subterfuge all alt attempt ot at concealment In America decided decided- decidedly decidedly decidedly ly ly had such luch an event taken place I would havo bavo risen and smashed the offenders offender In their several jaws But In this case car It was sO 10 papa papa- palpably bly papa the th thing thine they did who thy they were It was so ob- ob obviously obviously ob obviously a a custom of the th country and of the th Italian men that they would doubtless have hav not known what It was all about what I IlU U l MEANT AXT ha hal bad 1 I taken umbrage I No ono one on paid any attention tt to toMU toMU MU lIC whatsoever I was wa not known known Ther There Thera are arc hundreds hundred of oC In Italy far more mor handsome than I can ever hope to be bo I was w absolutely In the tho background In AmerIca I think my say type stands out somewhat But Dut In my soy own country I am simply one on of many most mott of them with greater claim to physical distinction than any I might hope to make After Arter all It only goes coe to prove what a vast ast difference can make mike In one country a thing Is a 11 slur and an insult In III other an all an- another other country It Is but the tho th habit ot of the th day In one on country a athing athing athing thing Is Immoral In another country It ts Is l ethical In one country beauty Is a matter of a ablack ablack ablack black skin ikin and oiled hair In an- an another another an another other country black skin and oiled hair are ar heathen and fit only for pur purposes oses of freak ex- ex exhibition ex exhibition Standards of morality stand tand- standards stand ards of courtesy standards of beauty and charm all alt tre ir sub sub- subject subject sub subject to the th crossin crossing of frontiers to the th embrasure of ot territory In Bologna I hail had my tint first ac- ac accident accident ac accident Fortunately for nl ma n It turned out to be ho humorous rather than serious When w WI we Bet to Bologna we w went through th town and It was just at t sun that we w e arrived at the tho piazza There was a a telegraph poll pole thore and thir and the tho th telegraph pole polo was wn In the shade hade The Th pOle pol was II a grayish color the tho same as liS the th ground and I was Just lIn cr along for tor a change chance looking around when said ald loud loud- loudly lordly ly Iy LOOK OUT LOOI LOOK OUT OCT I said td Hid blankly WHERE And so saying laying I ran Into the pole SIGH SIGU Ol OF JH For once oner I was wa deeply thank thank- thankful ful fyi that I was wa not Oll at ill my usual speed pe d I As A It was w I only bent u a tender fender but It Irritated me because It my only accident and nd whAt all the th criticism m of ot my toy driving driving- I 1 was vas Sort ort ort of oC o uni I nt nt upon achieving a record for or myself t record without a blemish all nil the fearful talk to the th contrary It I could only have arrived At my journey journeys end with a a pliant flourish tl url h and a TIter There what have hav you all been brn talking l about Not a x scratch Not a flur nur- flur- flur flurry flurry ry But Dut I hadn't that opportunity to boast It never ralus rams but It pours poura I 1 had hud another s ned ned- dent dent the th very same day 1 joust have been more than dreaming dreaming day or blind centry for as we w were going alan along ono olin of the th country rod roads roads I ran raa Into a little cart with an n ancient crone crono driving It MAD IUD AS HORNET She Sh was as a J mad as a s a a hornet LIterally paralyzed with anger such uch of her as hadn't buen b en re- re paralyzed by age BC I no harm at all as a a matter of ct tact fact In avoiding another car I skidded kidded and ran Into the old oil cart crt I hit the th Ald ld ot of tho cart with my front wheel ilie Theold old woman oman started cursing me In Italian For zor all I know she b m mAY maybe bo be standing there cursing me IDe m yet And If It her of ot profanIty profanity ity and ferocity of ot her anger are aro any omens omen she h probably Is Is From what she sho h said ld I could Imagine lm that what I had dono done wax Was the supreme outrage and nd Insult of o her lire It will doubtless give lice r somethIng wherewith to her evenings for tor the remainder of her Infuriated life But Dut on we w go and co and hero here her we ve are Lre fit fit- at Florence the th city of lovers and anil art rt I shall hall enjoy writing of her tomorrow Dont Don't miss tomorrOws tomorrOw's tomorrow paper |