Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-27
FrS-DE-sIEcLn LOVE STORY.

New York World.
She had Away been called "IIenny'
ever since she could remember. and'she
had never resented It until tonight,
But now sitting IN her little room and
living over again in sort of whirl the
events Of the evening. she hated that
undignifed name. Henry" indeed
How would the cards looks II they
should read that MIR. and Mrs. AL
pheus Brown requested the honor Of
your presence at the marrige OF their
daughter Henny2" Now that she was
engaged she should be Henrietta.
BY and by she left the window and
went TO the mirror. Henry was sur
prlsed. She was amazed to find that
she looked so well. Why she was ra-
dientl Why couldn't she always look
like that, with radiant eyes, glowing
cheeks and the beauty Of happiness
about her mouth? II only. II only. or
dinary-looking, brown-haired. healthy
little Henry Brown could develop into
a vision Of loneliness yclept Henrietta.
how much worthier OF Ned would she
be. And when the young womans
head was devoutly bowed on the coun-
terpane there was an undercurrent 10
her conventional prayer that ran:
Make me bcautifulw
But even an engagement does not
act az permanent beautifer The
next morning Henny's freckles showed
again, for there was no roseate glow to
conceal them. Her eyes were "A little
heavy, for her sleep had been brief.
and altogether she was not pleased
with her personal appearance. Her
FAMILY made the usual felicitous Jokes
on her engagement, and somehow she
did not dare interrupt the breakfast
table raillery by n demand to be called
Henrietta.
That day fate threw in Henny's path
a certain Miss Amabel Wilson, a young
person with complexion OF the APP
proved roses and snow variety. Henry
looked at her jeaiously.
Say Mat" she finally hazarded,
how on earth do you keep your skin
80 lovely?"
And Miss Amabel. moved by the
compliment, told Henry that there
were such things as divers sorts of
complexion baths, massage treatment.
lotions and creams And she ndded
that these things taken in conjunction
WIN various exercises and n vegetable
diet would convert any woman into a
Hebe.
Thereupon Kenny took a resolution.
During the three months' absence OF
her lover she would devote herself 10
the pursuit OF beauty.
1t Is impossible to tell all that Kenny
went through IN those three months.
Her room was o phy steal culture ar
senal. one trlpped over dumb-belis
and stumbled on Indian clubs. with
great care she had constructed a sort
OF pulley arrangement which acted as
an amateur gnlluws for the uuinitiated
person who entered tho room at dusk.
Her family were driven to the verge
OF lunacy IN It's vain cndeavor to sat
isfy her demands for whole-graln
breads and a variety Of green's. Her
wnshstand was q tumble Of bottles.
meal bags, lemons, rubber brushes and
the customary paraphernalia Of
beauty She spent her allow
ance reoklessly in taking vapor baths
and facial massage Of various sorts
The skin steamer and the shampooer
looked with favor upon her
There Is no doubt that this deter
mined onslaught upon the ills that
compilations are heir to made Henry a
different looking person at the end OF
three months. Her face had fewer
wrinkles, perhaps, and certainly the
frecltles which had been wont to lend
a certain piquancy to the young face
were banished, though her mother as
sured her they would return reinforced
In the spring. But. In spite OF these
improvements Altif were Times WnGn
Henry felt that the smooth checked,
fiawless young person who gazed at
her from the mirror lacked some
things that had been charms In the
Hcnny of the past.
The day that Ned came home Kenny
was excited, but she tried to be calm
Would he notice the difference? Would
he like her better. be proudcr of her?
She went down 10 see him, in trem-
bling condition.
When Ned had time to hold her of
and gaze nt her, his face dropped.
Good heavens Hennyl How funny
you look! You aren't-you haven't
been powdering, have you2"
Kenny hastily renBsured him on that
point.
You loolt strange" he resumed. Il
tell you what 1t IS dear you need to
run in the sun and wind and get a lit
tie tan on. You look as washed out as
hnir-dresser's wax dummy. Just
wait till l take you on to the shore
next June. And Henry, please don't
sign your letters Henrietta any more.
VIII your It's such silly sounding
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