The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-18
SUIT FOR A COMPLEXION
Entered by Lackles Damsel who's
Enamel Turned Black.

Enamel Turned Black.
New York, June ia cracked and
otherwise detaced complexion is likely tC
| be the basis of a suit for damages at the
next term of the Albany supreme court
The pia:ntiff in the case is a young
woman not unkno wn in New York City,
and the complexion in question has fire.
aIeIrtIy been exhibited at all The by
watering places.
The trouble with the lady's complexion
| was that it was of handmade origin.
Ordinarily its owner did not possess a
marked and lively color, and when she
returned from Paris during the spring of
9S her friends were somewhat amazed to
descry the bloom of youth that had re-
placed her former ssllow features.
The truth of the matter was that while
the young woman was a visitor in Paris
she attended the seances OF a dermatolo-
gist. who by devices known to his like,
tinted and toned the ladyis face and then
laid over his handiwork a preservative
enamel. This was warranted waterproof,
and with occasional retouching was FAR
ranted to last a year.
After the young woman had amazed the
natives OF her home place she and her
mother went to Saratoga, where they
took rooms at one of the big hotels near
the springs.
Now, the proprietor of this hotel had
just bored an artesian well upon his prem
ises. and was extremely proud Of the
fact that his guests could get an album
dance of fresh. clear spring water.
But. lucklessly for himself. the pro-
prietor of the hotel and artesian well
failed TO obtain professional opinion upon
the action OF mineral water when ap-
piled TO a handmade countenance. As
matter OF fact. neither had the lady. So
one morning the guests were overwhelmed
by shrieks from the young womal's
apartments.
When the startled attendants tried to
push their way into the lady's apart
nents she barricsded the door Ind
screamed for her mother. The lady came
up stairs in haste. and at the Instant she
eaw her daughter her shrieks added to
the general confusion.
II appears that the laay FOR the first
time during her stay at the hotel had at
tempted to sc0ur her enamel with the new
artesian water. A curious sensation
moved her 10 look IN the glass IN the
midst OF this abIutioH. when TO her h0r-
ror she found that her face had turned
a dusky. settled black
Somehow. you know. the chemicals Il
the well water had acted upon the ch4mi-
Gals in the enamel with surprising, IN
looked for results.
TIE hotel physician was hastily sum
moned He did his best 20 conceal his
feelings but It ras a hard struggle
Madame" said ne. ";Ine h the great
restorer. and you mus, have patience
In other words. the lady you'd have 20
wait until her enau1ei wore OF She IN
sisted. however. that be remove Il. where
upon he informed her thai no chemical
could remove i without removing her
skin as well
So In the middle Of the night the lazy
and her mother. the daughter kearfly
vefled. hltsed bomeward In the DARK. and
for the reuMtnier Of the season she r.
manned secluded n the privacy Of rasr
home
After the lapse OF six weeks sne eme-g- |
ed once more. when her fr5esas were
pleased to behold her Sith cheeks as SAL
los and peaked as Of cid.
Hence tie suit IN Albany.
When a man rets beat n. 3 game Of cards /
&c s al.sys tells how he = OFT al pFactice.-
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