The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-09-25

Partisan Beauty,
BY ALICE LATIMER
Becomes a Bride

long fur cloak and q great plumed hat.
Il guess you may take those heavy
togs off for while. Miss Smith, he
grumbled. i've got a little facial re-
pair work here. You see, I'm really a
beauty doctor by profession. This is
my day for repairing brides"
Miss Smith climbed eagerly down
from the model stand and tore off her
hat and coat. Let me help she said.
II know ! can do the hair
Uncle Charlie found a bit of wax
and modelled wonderful front teeth for
Mary Belle, which he guaranteed to
last through the ceremony if handled
with care. Then he modelled hand
and wrist which were carefully tinted
to match the other hand and attached
to Mary Bellies arm stump by strip
of kid. Mary Belle was warned to wear
a sufficiently long sleeve to the we'd
ding to lend additional support to the
arm.
Then Uncle Charlie retired with
Mary Belle back of his easel and pres
emily came out with blooming vision
of doll loneliness, which was not even
surpassed by the Partisan beauty on
her arrival in America. Her cheeks
We're again like roses, her lips cherry
colored. her brow alabaster, her eye
brows delicately penciled. 1t is true,
her complexion was a little moist. but
?
Uncle Charlie said-to remedy.
He laid Mary Belle carefully down on
her back and then Miss Smith began
her hair dressing. First Miss Smith de-
tached from her own coiffure, which
was just the color of Mary Bellies, a
beautiful soft bright curl. She fastened
this securely among Mary Bellies scanty
locks, parted it and waving it over her
fingers soon built up beautiful glossy
70 oil 10 70 a
tive as her own locks had been in the
days of their glory. Around the brow
where the scalp showed somewhat pain
fully she fastened narrow bandeau of
black velvet, taken from her neck.
Mary Belle stood transformed-abso-
lutely rejuvenated.
She's worthy now" said Uncle Char
lie, Ito be the bride of prince"
Theresa and Maud Marian thanked
Uncle Charlie and Miss Smith earnestly
and fastened back to the playroom,
giving them an invitation to the we'd
ding, which was to be in exactly one
hour. when Mary Bellies complexion
would be quite dry.
They found safe place for the bride
to rest in until it came time for her to
be dressed, and then began on.the other
of which there were, Of
course. a great many. There's the
trousseau and the wedding presents,
Maud Marian and the
mother and father and bridesmaids and
flower girl to be dressed. and the we'd
ding breakfast don't really see how
were going to get ready in an hour"
But Theresa, who was very efficient
in all matters of detail. said cheerfully
that they must manage it, because Uncle
Charlie and Miss Smith would come
down from the studio and couldn't be
kept waiting.
Theresa's tiny doll Bijou was selected
for the flower girl. All of Theresa's
dolls had complete wardrobes in the
best possible order, so it was easy
enough to select charming white null
gown for Bijou. with snowy slippers
and stockings to match. Maud Marian
decided that 1T should be a pink and
white wedding, and SO Bijou had pink
sash and tiny basket filed with pink
flowers, which Maud Marian tore from
one of the other dolls hats