Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-06-03

I
eoscis was an essential preliminary of
matrimonial success. But how was
that 10 be achieved? She thought and
thought and schemed and schemed,
At length one fine morning, unknown
To anyone, even to her own family,
she slipped out and paid q visit to
| Nine. La Rougiere of Bond street
whose advertisement, appearing week
ly in the Queen the Gentlewoman and
ether ladies journals, promises, on
behalf of madam, to make all and
every complexion entrusted to her
"a thing of beauty and a joy tor2ver."
Madam proved to be a fat ard rather
common parsonage who spoke with Il
eockney accent and interlarded her re-
marks with phrases of Galtic inten-
tion though British in pronunciation.
She seated Miss Priscilla in Il big
chair, examined her nose critically
through a pocket microscopa and
handled the feature freely with her
podgy fingers.
"Ha." she pronounced nothing
of these many case of burning nose
nay broolant-which are brought to
he almost daily, 1t is most obstinate
affection Has maddermoselle tried
internal remedies"
Every possible concoction" said
Miss Pasteln, And each as ineffca-
cious as the other.
"Ha! Well. There is only one really
safe and certain course to pursue. And
that is rather conceament than a
cure. Is maddermoselle engaged
tianceN?" inquired LA Rougicre, with
an odious, familiar grin.
No, said Priscilla, shortly.
All, well-but maddermoselle must
lot be offended annoyay Most young
ladies who come to me come in order
that they may succeed in finding hus-
bands. N0Surellyment And to such
rs have burning noses may broo-
laEts advise one certain and sure
course to be adopted adoptay. until
at any rate the husbands marees
arc secured.
! And what is that CourSao"
TO have the nose enameled," said
madam, with something between Il
moue and a grin
And and can that be done so so
as to defy detection?" inquired Miss
Priscilla, anxiously.
Yes; most certaingment Young
ladies -jewns demoselles for whom
| done it, have told me that even
when the tiancy's nose has touched
theirs tahd such things do happen
with tiancys!" interpclated madam
with a hateful smirk) the enamel
has escaped discovery. But one thing
should be III derstood, The enamel
reeds frequent renewel. Maddermo-
selle should come here on each occa-
sion previous to her balls or pa IS
ant have her nose freshly enamcll@y.
Il am going to a ball tomorrow
night said Miss Pastern, atter a
minutes thought. Shall | come to
you tomorrow aiternoon?" Tray bee
en-. have engagements from 3 to
$3.50. VIII you come at $500"
Yes, said Priscilla, rising To go.
My fee for consultation is II | =
flancs-lo shillngs," madam remind
ed her.
Priscilla paid the Objectionable
creature half sovereign and de
Parted.
Madam was most repulsive person
to be fingered by But Priscilla could
not help herself, 1t seemed the only
way. And if she would conquer she
must be prepared to stoop.
Next afternoon at the appointed
time Priscilla ton a pretext of buying
gloves for the balD repaired to the
premises of Nine. La Rougiere She
was rather before her time and the
commissionaire In the lobby requested
| her to step up into the waiting-room
The buttons at the head of the stairs
would show her the way. Many i'm
porlant issues, witness the pages of
history passim, have been known TO
hinge Oh the most trifiing accidents
1t was so in this case. And the acct
dent was surely of an absurdly trif-
! ing kind 1t was just the fact that
the buttons happened to have run out
for his tea. Not finding him at the
head of the stairs, but thinking that
she knew the way to the waiting
room from her previous visit, Priscilla
opened door on her right and went
in. AS matter of fact, the waiting
room lay just opposite, on the left, and
the room which she had entered was
the operating chamber of Nine. La
Rougiere.
Madam was at this moment in the
act of operating. Her patient was
gentleman. She had just completed
the first part of her process care
ful cleaning off Of some old cosmetique
and the gentleman's real face was now
| ruthlessly revealed. 1t was an unpre-
nc ssessing facn--palc, putty-colored
hotchy. For minute Priscilla failed
to recognize the owner of that highly
undesirable complexion. Then the
truth dawned on her. She recognized