Odessa Montour Central High School - Odessanean Yearbook (Odessa, NY)

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A TRAGEDY A long concealed belief that blend hair and fair skin would make me more alluring 'chan icf, ....r only X could wear a, gown of the proper degree of smartness:., prompted my posing before Mother's full-length mirror, in the smart black satin evening gown, a birthday present from Aunt Mae. I fluffed up my curls and tried in; smile a Janet G ynor smle, a dimple in my cheek. Then I straightened my face and tried a Constance Benett pose. When that became tiresome, I thrust ray .hair behind} my ears and practiced a half-sad, mysterious lock, a la Garbo. I felt sure that the Garbo pose qould knock the boys at the Prom cold- But, aloe.' that was a long way off-three weeks-and the one and only formal dance ever held in Hicksviile High School. However., when Saturday arrives I become a scrub-woman in the home of my worthy parents On Sunday the eldest brother comes home from college to visit the fond family who do their best to make their humble residence seem, at least as aightly as the homes of his college pals, if not as elegant. Behold me.' then, one bright Saturday at 4 P.M. , clad in a daded blue dress, an old dust xap of an extinct grand-parent completely eclipsing my crowning glory; traces of pastry flour on my chin; specks cf dough on my apron; splashes of mop water on my shoes.' Place me m the position in which Dumas loves to place his good and virtuous maidens, to wit, upon the knees Bub pray, do not assume that I bear upon my countance that wrapt and saintly expression associated with such an attitude- No, indeed.' A venomous scowl wrinkling the maiden's farr brow, and with both hands sne wields a formidable brush as she car?:ies on the never ending warfare with a common enemy, the fingerprint. Behold me thus, a.s rr.y brother beheld me when he arrived three hours before the usual time with-oh thrills and horrors .'—a good-booking young man in tow. I ask you, what would you do if you had oeen dreaming for two whole years of a chance to captivate one of your brother's college chums and then-when he poos up with a per-fectly gorgeous looking one, to be found in such a fix? There is a little couplet of Aesop's Fables, I believe which says: Little dobs of powder, little gobs of paint, V.ill make a little girlie what she ain't. It is quite i::ue i.n my case. Hence-my ohagrin-at being thus interrupted in the m.dst cf n devotions. novrever , I did m best In response to the eldest' s. nonchalant, My sis , er-J.-tok,'' I got off my most musical, How do-you-do. (.Accent on the trurd syllable. ) Than, oecause the girls are con- ••Gtnv i aued-

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A TRAGEDY CONTI. stantly raving about the sparkling whiteness of my teeth, I produced a -vide, and I hope charming-, smile for his benefit. The effect was d’cidsly negative, so I turned my back momentarily in despair, picked up my scrubpwoman 1 s warfare and retreated as gracefully as possible from the scene of my failure. Phils I bathed and. dressed for 3-ipn r , I thought over '’very possible line and system of attack that had been presented in a recent meeting of the M.H.U. The M.H.U, is a club formed by the ed that Jack was uadcubtly of the bilious tamp err ant, ''dark eyes, dark skin, firmness of flesh, and. wiry hair.11 Of course, I couldn't be certain about the hair until we secame oetter acquainted. According to Phrenology he was supposes to have much energy of brain and mental mnnufystatlon, consequently a girl who showed a wide acquaintance in scientific or literary fields would probably arouse his interest - While I pulled on my stockings I mentally listed all possible everyday subjects of conversation since I felt no urge to display my rather meager knowledge in either heretofore mentioned topics. My thoughts ran somewhat like this First-hi3 oar -probably regards l+, as an uninteresting means of transportation since it bsass no signs of amadurs improvements or colligate witicisms. That was too bad because I could discuss cars freely and extensively. I had evmn taken a distributor out of a Chevy engine. Seotond-Spcrtc- -n r He might take mo for the sports-woman type and. since T err a rote ex, swimmer, punk tennis player, and an absolute failure at golf, i-t might cause me embarassmont later. Third-Course at college. But I was quite too ignorant of the college terms like :,so man;-, hours'- of this and that, majoring in etc. to venture on such a topic. Fourth-• Modern becks, no, not that, alas nothing left but the weather or Hitler. Therefore it was a sad and discouraged maiden who s ipped on her new pumps and descended the broad hall stairs, •j, the presvrv e a ' the family I ecu Id make no progress what-x, but I hoped i, htsrc as evening a1 , dancing or cards. I line a: if footir y-'C- ? O'- em have a v -i-y neve: gad’.« t on o to vn RT.d desirable Jack avav w; rean a return somotim Oi sappeinanert with t. and retired against my took one last luck a he would up and take uMico Cf course, I couldn't wear it at home the raszing from ert.-.tin members of the family would be too unbearable-but-I had h gorgeous, ean vsing idea.1 At 3:00 a.M. the Eldest and his friend rs appeared. jack may have been surprised but the Eldest kn.l tc f r sq er. tLy returned •0 '■n1'in-.ved— c.?rd Lable hus sir my dancing technique has k o c,i Ho. tbs i..re 'ii inid a gir.. friend m a dishorn became auparen.- that he intended to drag the + h him tan sv mug's visit. That would mi. the we.-., srs-il nrurs , sc I concealed my charming sr.il3 «r.d cheerful Good-night, own will. To revive mv drooping spirits, I - ad-—Oh i Yes, seeing me in that gown