The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-04
DOROTHYS IMPRISONMENT BY
IANGWTDERE


Princess Langwidere's sitting room
was panelled with great mirrors.
which reached from the ceiling to the
floor; also the ceiling was composed
of mirrors, and the floor was of pol
ished silver that reflected every OBJ
ject upon it. So when Langwidere sat
in her easy chair and played soft
melodies upon her mandolin, her form
was mirrored hundreds of times, in
walls and ceiling and floor, and which
ever way the lady turned her head
she could see and admire her own
features. This she loved to do, and
just as the maid entered she was say
ing to herself:
This head with the auburn hair
and hazel eyes is quite attractive.
done of late. altho it may not be the
best of my collection"
you have company, Your High
ness" announced the maid. bowling
low.
who is it?" asked Landwidere.
Dorothy Gale of Kansas, Mr.. Tx
tok and Billina," answered the maid.
What queer lot of names!" muir
INJURED the Princess. beginning to be
little interested. What are, they
like? Is Dorothy Gale of Kansas
pretty?"
"she might be called So" the maid
replied.
"And is Mr.. Ttktok attractive ?"
continued the Princess.
That cannot say. Your Highnsss.
Gracious Highness see them?"
"Oh, I may as well, Nanda. But
I am tired admirihg this head, and If
my visitor has any claim to beauty 1
must take care that she does not sur
and change to- No. II. which I think
is my best appearance. Don't you 2"
Your No. IL is exceedingly beauti-
full" answered Nanda, with another
bow.
Again the Princess yawned. Then
she said:
Help me to rise"
So the maid assisted her to gain
her feet, altho Langwidere was the
stronger of the two; and then the
Princess slowly walked across the sill
yer floor to her cabinet, leaning heav-
lily at every step upon Nanda's arm.
Now I must explain to you that the
Princess Langwidere had thirty heads
AS many as there are days in the
month. But of course she could only
wear one of them at a time, because
she had but one neck. These heads
were kept in what she called her
cabinet" which was a beautiful
dressing room that lay just between
Langwidere's sleeping chamber and
the mirrored sitting room. Each head
was III d separate CUPBOARD l1neQ with
velvet The cupboards ran all around
the sides of the dressing room, and
had deliberately carved doors with
gold numbers on the outside and jew
elled-framed mirrors on the inside of
them.
When the Princess got out of her
crystal bed in the morning she went
to her cabinet, opened one of the vel
vet-lined cupboards. and took the head
it contained from it's golden shelf.
Then, by the aid of the mirror inside
the open door. she put on the head
as neat and straight as could be-and
afterward called her maids to robe her
for the day. She always wore a sim
pie white costume. that suited all the
heads. For, being able to change her
face whenever she liked, the Princess
had no interest in wearing a variety
of gowns, as have other ladies who
are compelled to wear the same face
constantly.
OF course the thirty heads were in
great variety. no two formed alike but
all being of exceeding loveliness. There
were heads with golden hair. brown
hair, rich auburn hair and black hair:
but none with gray hair. The heads
had eyes of blue. of gray. of hazel. of
brown and of black; but there were
no red eyes among them. and all were
bright and handsome. The noses were
Grecian, Roman, retrousse and ORR
entail, representing all types of beauty,
and the mouths were of assorted sizes
and shapes. displaying pearly teeth
when heads smiled for dim