Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-20
. RINCESS LANGWIDERES sit
ting room was paneled with
great mirrors, which reached

ver that reflected every object upon 1t.
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 CELL
ing and floor. and whichever 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 saying to her
self:
This head with the auburn hair
and hazel eyes is quite attractive. /
must wear it more often than / have
done of-late. although 1t may not be
the best of my collection"
X X
you have company. your high
ness" announced the maid, bowling
low.
"Who is it?" asked Iandwidere,
yawning.
dorothy Gale of Kansas. Mr. Tiki
tok and Billina." answered the maid.
What queer lot of names" MUIR
INJURED the princess, beginning to be
q little interested. What are they
like? Is Dorothy Gale of Kansas
pretty?"
"She might be called So" the maid
replied.
2 And is Mr. Tiktok attractive?"
continued the princess.
. THAT I cannot say, your highness.
But he seems very bright. Will your
gracious highness see them?
'Oh, l may as we'll. Nanda. But
am tired admirng this head. and II
my visitor has any claim to beauty
/ must take care that she does not
surpass me. So / will go to my cab
met and change to No. IT, which I
think is my best appearance. Don't
your"
"Your No. II is exceedingly beau
tifu1" 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, although Langwidere was
the stronger of the two; and then
the princess slowly walked across
the silver floor to her cabinet. lean
ing heavily at every step upon Nam
da's arm.
Now, / must explain to you that
the Princess Lang widere had thirty
heads-as many as there are days In
the month. But, Of course, she could
only wear one Of them at time. be-
cause 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 in a separate cupboard lined
with velvet. The cupboard ran all
around" the sides Of the dressing room.
and mad deliberately carved doors with
gold numbers on the outside and
jeweled framed mirrors on the in
side Of them
When the princess got out of her
crystal bed in the morning she went
to the cabinet, opened one Of the vel
.vet-lined cupboards and took the
head 1t contained from Its golden
shelf. Then, by the aid of the mir
ror 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 simple white costume
that suited all the heads. For, being
able to change her face whenever
she liked. the princess had no in
terest in wearing variety of gowns,
as have other ladies who are COM
PEELED to wear the same face con-
stantly.
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 oriental. representing
all types Of beauty; and the mouths
were Of assorted sizes and shapes,
displaying pearly teeth when the
heads smiled. AS for dimples. they
appeared in cheeks and chins wherev-
or they might be most charming, and
one or two heads had freckles upon
tho faces to contrast the better with
the brilliancy Of their compilations.