Book 2, Chapter 11: An Illustration

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌⁠So far as externals went, her life, that spring, was immensely simplified. The social demands on her, which had been so insistent all winter, stopped almost automatically. The only exception was the Junior League show in Easter week, for which she put in quite a lot of work. She was to have danced in it.

This is an annual entertainment by which Chicago sets great store. All the smartest and best-lo