The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-13

dashfng young woman is always SUI
prising her friends with her remarka-
bic ideas and ways In town their now
city is less startling, TOR one mas so
many other distractions; ~but at a
summer resort, where the pleasures of
life depend upon uniques diversions, the
decorated arm appeared intensely in
teresting.
What is it??,' e9Iow did you do it?"
and ''Will it come off" were a few of
the questions which came simultane-
ously from the excited trio.
If you'll promise not to tell, I'll let
you into the secret" said the devoted
young wife. tits birthday surprise
for Edward today, so don't breathe
word to anybody about it,
Satisfactorily assured that her Sc
cret was quite safe with her three bo-
som friends, she proceeded to enlighten
them as to how the picture had been
sketched on her arm.
got that clever little Japanese ar
fist in town to do it. He's been work.
Ing at 1T ever SO long, and has it finish
ed Just in time fOr. Edwards birthday
Won't he be surprised and pleased
when show it to him."
The husbands pleasure and amaze
nent would Certainly prove highly sat
1sfactory, for what man but would feel
f1attered at such a mark of devotion?
] atteo Made Them Think.
While the novelty appeared to the
three girl friends, and each was turn
ing over in herr mind the advisability
of copying the fad. sait contained one
element which made them hesitate. Of
course 1T was all right for Mildred to
have her husbands picture actually
tattooed on her fair. arm. They were
a perfectly devoted pair, and neither
they nor the world at large ever con-
sidered the possibility of a change in
others affection for the other. To
them the tattoo idea would possess
more charm on account of it's lasting
quality, but would this be desirable in
many cases? Wondered the summer
butterflies.
Each in her own heart longed to try
the experiment, if only a process
could be found which would make the
| picture last for a shorter time than
| eternity.
If there's one thing which is abso-
lutely essential to the happiness of the
summer girl it is variety-variety in
| her beauX as we'll as her bonnets-so
it would never do to stamp upon her
! lovely arm likeness which would
| Withstand the changing seasons of
| time and her own heart.
Why couldn't photograph be print
| ed on the flesh in the same manner
| that fancy pillows, screens, and even
| dainty handkerchiefs are decorated? r.
There is some method Of transfer, of
| SensluZlng fabrics, so why not the
! flesh? The thought flashed through
| the head of one Of the envious trio of
| young women, and the more her mind
| dwelt upon the subject the more plaus-
| ible it appeared.
/ fart Oh
tages over the pillow ornanentation,
| for certainly photographs transferred
( on the arm would assume pretty natu-
raj flesh tints
The idea struck her as being inn
| mensely clever, and her eagerness to
| test it's feasibility took her, the fol-
| lowing day, to a prominent photogra-
pher in the city.
Il want you ito make a photograph
| of him on my arm was her startling
| demand, as she exhibited to the artist
| the treasured portrait of a handsome
man in uniform.
But, my dear woman we don't do
| that sort of thing. 1T is quite impossi-
! bic, anyway was his mild reply.
| 'Tm sure it can be DONE she plead
| ed, IF only you'll TRIP. / do so want to
\ get ahead Of the other girls, and the
! idea is all my own. I've thought it out
| in my own mind. You see, I'm some
| thlng OF an amateur photographer my
| self, and | know a little about isochro-
matte plates, hypo and toning solu-
| tons. / feel positive you can do it for
1 me-"
Had to Have II and Did.
| After all, he concluded, she isn't re-
1 ally crazy, only about this idea. So
he decided to reason with her on the
| grounds of utter impracticability
| Think of what might happen to you.
/ For instance, there is the silver bath,
which would certainly turn your arm
| quite black; and there
"Oh, but you needn't do it that way,
Just as you do those delicate white
| porcelains and rich worries. ] must
have photograph of him on my arm
| before l go back, and TIL give you as
many days as YOU like to do it. I've
promised mYae H tIlis suTprise. so