THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY MARCH 29, 1933,
SPOTLIGHT
frantic hen. "Mr. Lane Bays should take you on? And how do teach you to walk, to stand? How pay your salary? How do I do I know you can gowns? How do I know that?"
wear my
Shella couldn't answer. She stood still under the force of the cealed
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1933
Another was reddening her lips green and orchid conection over The fifth sat on a Sheila's head and drew care-
miled in welcome at Sheila
üre. The folds billowed down" to The girl with the red hair was the sheet with which the platform.
bench and stared causally, then fully down over the slender ax You must have comfort in your Summer underwear.
bardly more than 13. "Did the was swathed. Mirrors told Sheila
old man scare you to death?" she asked.
"Never you mind the old man," Gordon interrupted with vigour. "It's time you girls were getting into those tailleurs. Now don't keep me waiting!” -
It's a
that, the dress was beautiful. It fitted her exquisitely and the col eurs became her.
"Let's see you step down from there," ordered Gordon when not
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A moment later: Sheila stood before Henri. She moved across walked back again. Henri nodd- the room to the mirror, turned and
CHAPTER XXXVII Sheila found Henri in one of his, most tempestuous modds Nothing suited the designer that
wrinkle remained to mar the morning. Business was very bad.
perfection of the frock an The models-not one, of them please dhim. Their frocks did not
There were murmured protests can't be worse than the stage
"Fearfully Sheila obeyed, "It look right. There were bill to be tirade, It was a shock until she ways to excuse a tardiness or a nequins began getting into the she should fail Harrel would aure- their squabbles, found| but" with one accord the man she thought in panic. After all if paid and other bills-thos, owed saw one of the mannequins, a girl broken rule with calm diplomacy costumes. to Henri-long overdue. An order clad in a pale yellow chiffon eve that would have won the admira of silk had not been delivered.
|ly find a job for her somewhere. wonder you couldn't ning gown, gazing at her. Their tion of Henri himself if he had stand on a sheet, Flo. Gordon not with the stilted manner of a She swayed across the room, Those models! Heari was eyes met and the other girl, turn-known about it. shouting that every one of them ling so that the irate man could Gordon had designed gowns which ing out this and that frock, Gor natural grace
Occasionally continued. Bustling about, hand-professional mannequin but with were fired just ne Sheila arrived not see, winked encouragingly. took the most exneting customers den finally came to Sheila. Her right now murmured the girl on the scene. The girls-a}} of "You girls get into the dress-by storm. them attractive and smart looking room." Henri ordered. Then
practised eye ran up and down Ing-accepted this announcement he turned a suddenly becalmed ly to Sheila and led the way to more approval than her lips would fastening a belt about her smart The older woman nodded curt- the graceful figure, indicating named Thelma, looking up from with marked unconcern. Not one countenance to Sheila,
the dressing room. It was bare ever voico. The frock Sheila was
[black and white walking suit, of them, standing about like so
"You girls get into the dress-indeed, compared with the outer wearing did not, however, seem many lovely goddesses, gave as I suppose you will. I need a mod-salon which was rich with smart to please her much as a sign that they had lel," he grumbled. "Go into the modernistic furniture, thick car "Take it off," heard their employer.
dressing room and get ready. I'll pets, priceless oriental rugs and and Sheila was glad she had worn she said shortly It was an old story. Business see what you look like." He smaller decorations representing her best combination.. was not really bad, and they raised his voice sharply. "Gora fortune.
"What's she going to wear, ed. knew it. Henri lost his temper, don, put number 17 on this girl. The girls, divesting themselves Gordon ?" asked one of the girls. "You'll do," he said. "The sal- discharged every one and imme- Hurry!"
of their finery, stood about in deli- "A bathing suit?"
ary is $50 a week. Gordon, have diately forgot about it every few
cate underthings, chatting.coolly, There was a sudden sally of her put on Number 12 and let me months. It meant nothing at all." Gordon was a plump, black-To watch them no one would laughter at this, instantly quelled see her."
But it was not an old story to garbed woman whom Sheila was have dreamed that they had been by Gordon in a sharp. command. The other girls listening show- Sheila and she stood frightened to know later as a real friend. the objects of Henri's, wrath sso. Evidently the bathing suit joke ed their surprise. Fifty dollars and uncertain what to do until the It was her duty to see that the recently. Two of them, swinging was well known. Sheila decided for a beginner! It meant that little Frenchman, pudgy and red models appeared" in the lovely, themselves, to a table, were light that she would ask about it later. instead of displaying gowns, ap- in the face from screaming, sud-costly creations Henri designed at jing cigarettes. The girl in pale yel- "Number 17, Rosie!" Gordon Pearing and disappearing as denly wheeled and faced her, exactly the moment they were low stepped out of the frock and called." Turn around now, child." different costumes were request- ... "Mr. Lane sent mè,' she said wanted, her duty to see that the tossed it over the back of a chair, This last was to Sheila, "You ed. Sheila would mingle with the timidly.
gowns were always in perfect or- then stood before the mirror rewear your hair well".
customers. She would appear te "Mr. Lane sent you?" Henrider, hung away after a wearing.garding the line of her red: gold Rosie, an undersized little be another shopper, sipping tea if shouted, flapping his arma like a She kept the girls quiet, con- hair with a speculative frown. creature with a tape measure it was served, sitting, standing around her neck, and a huge and talking to the women and square cushion of pins attached girls who had come to buy Henri's at her waist, came forward bear gowns. Wearing the designer's ing a froth, of green and orchid most handsome creations, she [chiffon,
would be a model incognito.
Customers would think her an- other patron, like themselves, and (Continuga on Page 10.)
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