The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-21

= Whistling merrily, he presently spread
the huge batch Of dough upon the high table
and began rolling it and working il into the
shape he desired.
An, but NJ. Jules Grogrande was a
true artist. although a bakerl Under his
skilful hands the gingerbread man slowly
! but surely took form; and the form was
fully as large AZ hat Of a we'll grown four
~teen-year-old boy.
But it was by no means a boy hat Mon
sieur was forming with such care: it was.
rather. the figure Of n typical French geutle-
man, such as may seldom be met with else
J where than on the boulevards Of Paris. 1t
was interesting to watch the figure grow;
interesting, of course, to M. Jules, as there
was no one else in the Darkroom to see.
The man appeared to be dressed in ex-
cellent fashion. Monsieur mad HIM collar
and shirt 'front.' Of white bread dough, which
looked very beautiful in contrast to the
brown gin gerbread dough OF his clothes.
Then with a lump Of dough, carefully
kneaded, he formed the mans necktie
making a very artistic bow, indeed.
A waistcoat of fashionable cut was next
I added. The buttons on the mans coat
were white lozenGes, and TO represent shoes
the baker mixed his dough with ~licorice,
until the shoes seemed as black and shiny
as If freshly polished.
You would have loved TO see. could you
nave been present, the delicate skill with
which the clever baker carved the hands
and fingers Of his man, using a small but
sharp knife and patting and rounding each
dough finger into proper shape. He ever
clipped from a sheet of transparent cellu-
loid the finger nails and pressed them care
fully into the dough at the ends Of the
fingers. Who but Monsieur would ever
have thought Of such a thing7
But after all it was Upon the fac that
the baker exercised his best skill. As a
sculptor forms his models out Of clay, 90
Monsieur pressed and squeezed and moulded
his plant dough until every feature OF the
! gingerbread man became wonderfully life
like.
or course, the face was made of the white
dough. with just a triAe of the pink color.
ing mixed into it to make it resemble rea
flesh. But the wavy hair that surrounded
the face was OF gingerbread dough, as it,
brown color, after il had been baked, would
be quite natural and lifelike.
Among the things brought from Paris
by the Grograndes was a pair Of excellent
glass eyes. and NJ Jules rummaged in a
drawer until he found them n theT
pressed them into the dough face. And
now it positively seemed that the ginger
bread man was looking at you. and the
eyes lent its face a gentle and kindly ex-
preston.
There's something lacking, however,
murmured the baker, looking at his wOrs
critically. -Ah, l know-it's the teetnl'
Teeth for a gingerbread man! Blu
nothing was easier to represent, once theil
absence was noted. Between the lips ol
the man our baker pressed two rows oI
small white candies. and it was wonderful
to remark the pleasant smile that now lent
its charm to the face.
With a sigh Of satisfaction in the result
Cf hir work the baker at last declared his
! gingerbread man ready for the oven.
And it il my masterpiece" cried VI
Jules proudly. Never, even in Paris
nave I seen so perfect a man Of dough
He il well worthy u have a name, and
will call him John Dough. which will b.
appropriate indeed"
But the great ovens were now glowing
brightly. % Monsieur filed them with bread