The morning call., 1893-02-12
w ANTED-UGLY YOUNG GIRLS FOR EASY
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BE waited eight days and not an ugly girl
presented herself. Five or six pretty ones
cane and sobbingly demanded work; they
were between hunger and vice, and yet
thought TO save themselves by toll. Duran
deau. greatly embarrassed, said and re-
peated that they were pretty and would not
suit him. But they maintained that they
were ugly, and that IL he declared them
handsome 1t was pure gallantry and wick
edness on his part.
To-day. being unable to sell the ugliness
which they had not. they have been COM
PEELED to dispose OF the beauty which they
had.
Dursndeau. from the result. gathered that
only pretty girls have the courage to avOw
an imaginary ugliness. AS TO the ugly
ones never would they willingly admit the
immoderate bigness of their mouths or the
extrayagant smallness of their eyes. Post
on every wall that you Will give ten francs
to each ugly girl who shall present herself
and you will not impoyerish yourself.
Durandeau reBounced posters. lie en-
gagged half dozen brokers aud let them
loose on the city ~ quest OF monsters, 1t
was general recruiting OF the ugliness of
Paris.
The brokers, men of tact and taste, had
hard work. They proceeded according 10
the characters and positions, suddenly
when the subject was IN pressing need of
money. with more delicacy when they had
to deal with a woman not yet dying of
hunger. 1t was tough for polite men to 90
and say to woman, Madame, you are
ugly; will buy your ugliness at so much
dayV'
Memorable episodes occurred In this hunt
after poor girls who weep before their mir
rOrs; sometimes the brokers displayed
great eagerness; they had seen pass along
some street woman OF ideal uglness and
were bent on presenting her 10 Durandeau
that they might merit the thanks of their
employer.
Every morning DuraDdeau. comfortably
installed in a fauteuil. wearing a yellow
robe de chambre and black satin skullcap,
made the new recruits march in review be-
fore him, each one accompanied by her
broker. Then he threw himself back,
blinked his eyes and assumed the look Of a
Yexed or satisfied amateur; he slowly took
view and reflected; afterward, In order TO
make closer examination, he turned the
merchandise around, observing it in all
directions; sometimes even be arose,
touched the locks ana examined the face as
tailor feels piece Of goods or as grocer
assures himself of the quality of candles
or pepper. When the ugliness was
exceedingly pronounced, when the Wis
age was stupid and heavy, Du-
randean rubbed his hands; he con-
graduated the broker and could even have
kissed the monster. But he distrusted
original uginess; when the eyes sparkled
and the lips had subtitle smiles be frowned
and said 10 himself that such an ugly girl,
il she was not made for love. was often
made for passion; he showed some cold
ness 10 the broker and told tue girl to re-
turn later when she was old.
IL is not so easy as one may believe to be
judge OF ugltDess 10 get together a col
lection of really ugly women who cannot
injure handsome girls. Durandeau gave
proof of genius in the selections he made,
for he showed what profound knowledge he
had Of the heart and the passions.
The most important thing for him then
was the physiognomy and he retained only
discourGging faces-those which freeze by
their thickness aud stupidity.
The day the bureau was definitely fur
nished and he could offer the pretty girls