Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-23
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; His Ideal and the Real

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Il needed retoucher, my business
having grown considerably" said the
photographer, 'and | put an adver-
tisement in several papers, saying
that needed a woman retoucher at
once. got answers by the bushel,
written in every sort of hand all
claiming a varied assortment of ex-
periences in the business. | waded
through the pile with a feeling of
hopelessness in ever making a selec-
ton. But as / opened the very last
letter in the pile I sat up and took
notice. The communication was writ
ten in very dainty hand upon the
best of stationery, the writer saying
that she had had considerable eXpe-
rience, and mentioning the names OF
several fashionable photographers by
whom she had been employed. There
was an Enclosure in an envelope at
tached, and as I opened it there fell
out a picture of the prettiest woman
| ever hope to meet Oh, she was a
dream She was in evening dress and
the photograph displayed curves of
the throat and neck that only an ar
lists eye could appreciate. Her thick,
blond hair fell away from brow Of
the purcst alabaster.
/" fWellI I said to myself, I think
I'd like to have this in my Offices
long as I can keep my wife out I'M
mediately decided that a being like
this would be real asset. SO | sat
down and wrote her a note, asking
her to come for the job at once. lola
Rudolf was the name she signed. and
while I sat there in my office gloatlng
over the photo and musing in the
Poetry of the goddess name, in
walked my wife and caught me con
templating the picture in dreamy-eyed
devotion.
"'Henry,' she said. in cold, ha1d,
measured tones, Who is that woman?'
"tOh, that's all right, my dear, said
I, Practically. 'Er-rer-that is the
photo of a customer of mine | was
just thinking what a good job I had
done
'But my wife wasn't satisfied, and
1t wasn't long before she had wormed
out of me the fact that [ had en-
gagged the beauty as retoucher. She
declared she wouldn't have the woman
around the place, and upbraided me
so for the rest of the day and night
that our usually peaceful family life
was almost broken up.
II was sitting in my Office the next
morning when the maid brought me
card bearing the name of Miss lola
Rudolf I asked that the lady be
shown in, meantime Strengthening my
tie and pulling down my waistcoat.
There entered an old maid, about
six feet and half, with the homeliest
face it has been my fortune to wit
ness in all my lifetime.
els this Miss Rudolf? I inquired,
aghast
Eyes she answered, sweetly
'Er-there seems to have been
some mistake said I. 4 had an ap-
pointment to-day with Miss lola Ru.
dolf.'
"T am Miss lola Rudolf she re
piled, with dignity.
"'Oh! said I. Then, not yet with
out hope of there having been some
awful mistake: Are you the Miss
Rudolf who answered my ad for re-
toucher?' :.
eyes, am she, was the answer.
"'But there was a photograph in
closed which gave me the impression
that you were rather different in-er-
in appearance said I, with foolish
grin.
'Really?' she said. ooh, that was
the picture of a society woman. I
merely incIosed that as a sample Of
my work
well, 1 had to give the lady Der
job, and I must say that she made
good from the start, and was one Of
the most efficient retouchers 7 ever
knew. And though she worked with
me for three years, after one look at
her my wife never made any objec-
ton. New York Press.