six o'clock
Mr. Southard and Anne had a matinee in the afternoon . That evening they were to give the final performance of their season , which had run later than usual . Kathleen had an assignment for her paper for the afternoon , so Miss Southard took Evelyn to a matinee at one of the theaters . That evening the little party met at six o'clock in Mr. Southard 's dressing room , where their dinner was brought in and served to them . Afterward Kathleen , Miss Southard and Evelyn sat in a box and saw Everett Southard and Anne in `` The Merchant of Venice . '' After the theater came a little supper at the Southards ' home to which Mr. Vernon , Kathleen 's fiancé , was also invited . Miss Southard had insisted that Kathleen and Evelyn should be her guests for the remainder of their stay in New York , and it was under the Southards ' hospitable roof that Evelyn fell asleep that night after one of the happiest , most eventful days she had ever spent .