Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-20
A FABLE.
BY R. 4. II. T.
The Brush, and Comb.

"Thats overt" said the Comb peace at
laSt: we need 1t, l am surel All my teeth
We hare had hard time" said the Brush.
ianhu ti most OF my brtstles must be looSe-I
am quite used up"
:. And my poor hack" sighed the Comb; sit
Is quite strained Don't look crookede"
LOOK" said the Brush. why need wa
care care. now we look II we can only have little
rest? hate the word look! Our lady talks
about nothing else; Ii is Elise how does thai
LOOK? Elise, does this make me look old. Elise
must tell psnts y S sae the pSSr girl
night, know, standing four hours to dress that
ola maid for dinner"
Wei, you see" said the Comb in whisper,
at is very particular OCCASION The new lion
is to be there-the man who writes booSs-ani
she wants to look her best"
- ] could tell her how to do II, only she would
rot believe me-" said the Brush. .If she would
Just let us part her hair quite smooth, as she
wears IL when she docs not expect TO see any
BODY; then she would look dignified and NICE
80 she would" said the Comb ..She really
mas Ell ough hair and very pretty, too but twisted
and frizzed and bunched-up as it Is to- aight and
with all those false puts besides her head looks
And that lightish powder she puts on" said
the Brush; ''it is disgusting, and so dirty. Why
dent ladies let themselves alone more?"
- hcfS the nySteg'B!' said the Comb. al
hearc French hairdresser talk about IL when
we were in Paris. lie was said TO be great
artist AID our lady had to pay fifty francs to
get him to come. Let me see whether can
translate what he said. Il believe you don't
know French.) Each woman should first dis
cover her own type then simply follow tt out
not trying to make another because she couldn't
create. and she would only be patched and a
failure
"What did our lady say to that" said the
Brush.
The Comb laughed maliciously. "Not much.
He did her hair up in such plain way and
brushed out all her crimpS, because, he said,
she had a fine head and must show Its shape.
on didn't her nose get red while he was
QolnS II, but she never said word. She didn't
care order him about, you know he was a Dig
man In Paris. She just let him finish, paid him
ms NIFTY francs, he bowed himself of, and then
II Elise and didn't fly about. Down came ALL
Monsieur b. S arrangement, and we had to do IN
over. fifzzing more than ever. She looked--well.
you know how"
But, does she think people like such a fuss?"
asked the Brush. II have heard IL said that
simplicity Is the pureSt taste, and no doubt the
great man she is going to see tonight would
like Quieter things. 1t would save her SO much
trouble. too"
simplicity Is very great thing. my DEAR
said the Comb. ''eaSy to say and rare TO see IL
takeSa great deal OF mind to be settled In ones
views. and unless one is settled one can't be at
ease. and unless one is at cas- one can't be sim
pie in ones ways. / have seen great people.
and hHo'r Common people cover up a good
deal by talking and noise and feathers. Some
times they dazzle one too but 1t Is only the very
nice people who are just themselves without
fTiZZing."
:. How much you know" said the Brush with
sigh of admiration. "Now let us rest for she
will soon be home. u Phiid. Press.