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Updated: September 2, 2025
At some past time this soap must have been of the shape and size of a building brick, but now it resembled a small dumb-bell, so worn was its middle, so nobby its ends. Then, too, my pins were, to all intents and purposes, her pins; my hair-pins her hair-pins; while worst of all, my precious, real-for-true French rouge was her rouge.
Item, she had a quite incredible amount of yellow hair, that was not in the least like gold or copper or bronze I scorn the hackneyed similes of metallurgical poets but a straightforward yellow, darkening at the roots; and she wore it low down on her neck in great coils that were held in place by a multitude of little golden hair-pins and divers corpulent tortoise-shell ones.
Erwin, at last, "they were all Americans together, you know." "And what difference does that make?" demanded Mrs. Erwin, whirling from his image to the man again. "Why, of course, you know, it isn't as if they were English." Mrs. Erwin flung down three hair-pins upon her dressing-case, and visibly despaired.
Most noble Sir, let me press upon you this steel mirror, of the most perfect polish: see the setting too; could the fancy of it be better? No? You would prefer a ring: look then at this assortment iron and gold rings marriage, seal, and fancy rings buckles too: have you seen finer? Here too are soaps, perfumes, and salves for the toilet hair-pins and essences.
I've been almost torn to bits with one and another Miss Fermor's maid bothering for long hair-pins and narrow black ribbon; and Jane Roberts Lady Emily Challoner's maid who really never has anything handy, wanting half the things out of my work-box or I should have been with you ever so long ago. My Lady would be in a fine way if you were late."
A French woman, compelled to make part of her toilet in a railway waiting-room under the eyes of half a score of enemies, that is to say, of ten other women, arranges her tresses, purchased or natural, uses powder-puff and hare's foot if she choose, and turns away from the mirror armed for conquest; but an American similarly situated, forgets half her hair-pins, does not dare to wash her face carefully lest some one should sniff condemnation of her fussiness, and looks worse after her efforts at beautifying.
Hair not secured for the wear and tear of the daily rounds of school, but allowed to air itself, requires only a few hair-pins, and, if it is naturally wavy, follows its own will with good effect. While as to her eyes, what in them seemed piercing at short range melted to an engaging frankness in the soft light under the trees.
I've lost one of my precious hair-pins!" I neglected the boat and had the sail spilling the wind again and again, such was my delight in following her every movement as she searched through the blankets for the pin. I was surprised, and joyfully, that she was so much the woman, and the display of each trait and mannerism that was characteristically feminine gave me keener joy.
"The Desert Dervishes," they would call themselves, and their chief songs would be those popular ditties, "In my Trailer," and "What Price Hair-pins Now?" They decided to begin with small seaside places, and gradually, as they gained confidence, attack larger centres. To begin with they selected Littlestone in Kent, chiefly because of its unassuming name.
The Friday before Norah's arrival Henriette requested me to get her a rusty nail, a piece of gravel from the drive, two hair-pins, and a steel nut from the automobile. "What on earth " I began, but she shut me off with an imperious gesture. "Do as I tell you," she commanded. "You are not in on this venture." And then apparently she relented.
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