The Washington times., 1908-08-17

! cove far away person wearing mask
OF white rubber and a cap OF fine mus
lin. She looked so much like the VIC
tim OF the latest automobile accident
or an Indiana WhitecsP that both Dolly
and I shuddeFed at her approach. she.
on the contrary, came up to US with
every evidence OF pleasure. You dear
thingsl when did you come IMP she
cried, and her voice was the voice OF
our dearest friend.
why I asked when had recovered
sufficiently from the shock of her ap-
pearance to do so, "why do you look
like that? Is this place a hospital that
you should appear before me bandaged
and horribIe?''
our friend laughed lightly. My
dears," she said, am having my face
bleaehed a bit. / am so sunburned that
/ look perfectly dreadful in evening
dress, and so / thought before l ap-
peared decollete I had better come here
and have layer or two of tan re-
moved"
"Can they really do it," I asked.
Yes, they succeed admirably. OF
course, tan cannot be removed in a day,
but after I have worn this mask for an
hour or so my complexion will be per-
ceptibiy whittier. and tonight / Will rub
a cream into the skin which viii make
me look almost as natural as life and
far pretuer."
You are not bleaching your hair, are
your asked Dorothea in an awe
stricken tone.
Violet-Scented Tresses.
mo. IT is being perfuned." returned
our friend.
e Violet scented tresses, ] quoted
from the six latest best sellers.
Exactly" replied the heroine Of the
locks with laugh
Dolly was now called to chair In
one booth and I to anofher.
I am wreck" saiG a voice in the
booth adjoining mine. There are
| crows feet around my eyes from the
glare on the water, ny face Is sun
burned, my hair laced. my hands ruined
need Q thorough making over
Al this catalogue Of casualties / heard
a glggle from the booth which concealed
Dolly, but as IL was rather a suppressed
glggles suTmised that IL was fnterfered
Win by the towels and Wrappings In
Wnicn she was swathed.
i laughed Also though I felt rather
sorry Tor my neighboF. Then she spoke
| again And only an hoCr 10 do every
thing In, she said.
There was the noise Of scurrvine feet
after this, and I could hear many argu-
ments about skin tones and hatr
My husband is coming this after
noon. said my neigftbor, in a con1iden-
uaI tone - - ate nds ut, not remen1-
herlEs aPpar Is that all she said could
DC plainly NJ m nearby bSoths.
Not al lahes have themselves made
pretty for their own husbands re-
marked the shrewd attendant
Fooled Her Husband
7 do" returned the ma{ron s.Nsv
husband married me under the impress
sion that 1 was pretty woman. I
don't know where he got the idea. but
] haff
to the family and an ornament 10 his
name. I've worked like a mad dog ever
since TO keep him from discovering his
mistake. I have spent more money for
grooming than ! have for food. ana the
consequence Is that I still have him de-
celVed concerning my looks Do you
think my husband ever saw me with
LII uisileNeIed ana wearing an unbe-
coming wrapper? Not he He has no
IDEA in the world how ugly I can look
II IS for him that I wear nv urettiest
[rocks and arrange my pTettiest colt
sced down here, and he is coming on
the o'clock train, ard before thai tiy7o
must be beautiful"
You viii be- replied the sympa-
I thetic attendant; put your head In
here" and after that there was no time
for conversation, the identifying con-
tinued at such a terrific rate
dlsentangied myself from my chair
presently and went over IL see how
Dolly was progressing. When we had
entered this paTlor - Dolly's coiffure
had been moderate one, pretty enough
IN Its way but not IN the least elaEOr-
ate. Now beheld her the happy pos
SCISSOR Of a lofty structure, Ornamented
with curls snd braids and such things
well, Dor-o-thea," said l. iengthen-
ing the syllables in my surprise
ooh! got them cheap" replied Dolly
apologetically. Indeed, only paid SO
for the lot, and they certainly are be-
coming. Don't you think so?'
But did not reply. I was too busy
surveying myself in the mirror TO noJe
the improvements made by the system
and il wasn't Tom Lawson's system.
either-to reply.
LEONORE CALVERT.