The morning call., 1893-02-12
THE UGLY GIRLS.
They Are Now in Great
Demand in Paris.
EMPLOYED BY A BUREAU.
Women Not Strictly Beautiful Made to
Seem SO by the Skillful Use
of FoiIS.
In Paris everything is sold-lies and trut
Translated for THE MORNING CALL.

In Paris everything is sOld-lies and truth,
tears and smiles.
You are not ignorant of the fact that in
this realm of commerce beauty is COM
modify in which frlghtful trade is carried
on. Big eyes and small mouths are bought
and sold. The current prices of noses and
chins is quoted. Such dimple and such a
style of beauty represent a certain income.
And as there is always counterfeiting peo-
pie sometimes initiate the good Gods mer-
chandise and sell at a much higher rate
false eyebrows made with ends of burned
matches and false chignons fastened to the
HAIR by means of long pins.
All this is right and logical; we are q
civilized race and l ask you what would be
the good Of civilization if it did not help us
to deceive and be deceived in order TO render
life possible.
But l confess that was really surprised
when l learned yesterday that a manufac-
turer, old Durandeau, whom you know as
well as do, had conceived the ingenious
and amazing idea OF establishing trade in
uglness. That beauty should be sold. of
course, l understand; that even false beauty
should be disposed of is quite natural-it is
a sign of progress. But | declare that
1Jui duNGdu has ucstlhGu wei VI IIuutt ny
putting into trade circulation that article
dead until now which is called uglness.
Understand that l speak of real ugliness,
admitted ugliness, sold Loyalty as ,ugliness.
You have certainly sometimes met omen
passing in couples along the broad side
walks. They walk slowly, stopping In
front of the shop windows. with stiied
laughter and dragging their dresses in a
supple and winning way. They take each
others arms like two good friends, talk
Familiarity with each other for the most
part, are nearly of the same age ana clad
with equal elegance. One, however, is in
variably Of beauty without brilianey.
possessing one OF those faces which do not
excite remark; one does not turn 10 get
better look at her. but, if by chance one
perceives her, he gaZes at her without dis
pleasure. The other is always of an afro
cious ugliness, an uglness which irritates
and fixes The eve. which compels the passers
to establish comparisons between her and
her companion.
E Confess that you have been caught in the
trap and that you have sometimes followed
the two women. The monster, alone upon
the sidewalk, would have frightened you
of: the young woman with the mediocre
ySage would have left you perfectly in
different. But they were together. and the
ugliness Of the one enhanced the beauty Of
the other.
Wei, let me tell you that the monster, the
atTOclous ugly woman, belongs to the
Durandeau Bureau. She forms a part Of the
personnel Of the "RepoussOirs." Old Duran
deau hired her 10 the woman with the in
significant countenance at the rate Of i've
francs an hour.
Hara &c ba cfo
Durandeau is an original and inventive
manufacturer, counting his wealth by mil
lions who to-day makes trade matter of
art. He sOrrOwed for long years, rs he
thought that no one had yet succeeded in
making a son out Of the trade Ia ugly girls.
As to specializing 10 pretty girls. hat Is a
delicate affair, aud l assure you that Duran
dedu, who has the scrupieS Of q rich man,
never thought Of it.
One day, suddenly. be was struck by a
ray from above. His mind co ceived the
new idea all at once as is the case with
great inventors. lie was walking upon the
boulevard when he saw trotting in front of
him two Young girls, enc handsome, the
other ugly. And as he gazed at them he
realized that the ugly girl was n garniture
with which the handsome one decked her,
self. just as ribbons, poudre de riZ and
false brai1s were sold. it was right and
logical, said he to himself. that the hand
some girl should buy the ugly one as an
ornament becoming to her.
DuTandeau returned home TO reflect at
his ease. The commercial operation, he
meditated, demanded to be conducted with
the greatest delicacy. He did not wish 10
launch out at hazard into an enterprise
which would be considered praise worthy if
il succeeded, but ridiculous il il failed. lie
spent the night in making calculations aud
reading the philosophers who have written
most extensively of the fOOlishness of men
and the vanity Of women. The next day at
dawn be had reached a decisiOn-aTithmeti
had proved that he was right, and the
philosophers had impaired to him so much
i'll Of humanity that he was already count
ing on a numerous clientele.
] would like to have more breath in order
to write the epOpee of the creation of the
DuranGeau Bureau; it would be burlesque
and sorrowful epopee. full Of tears and bursts
Of laughter
Durandeau had more trouble than he had
thought be would have in getting together
his stock OF merchandise.
Wishing 10 deal directly, he at first con-
tented himself with having posted upon
tile walls Of houses, against the trees and in
secluded spots little squares OF paper on
which the following words were written by
hand:
UANTED-UGLY YOUNG GIRLS FOR EASY
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