The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-05

Princess Langwidere's sitting room
was panelled with great mirrors, which
reached from the ceiling to the floor;
also the ceiling was composed Of mir
rors, n the floor was OF polished sill
yer that reflected every object upon 1t.
So when Langwidere sat in her easy
chair and played sole melodies upon her
mandolin, her form was mirrored nun
dreds OF times, in walls and ceiling and
floor, and whichever way the lady
turned her head she could see and ad-
mire her own features. This she loved
to do, and just as the maid entered she
was saying to herself:
This head with the auburn hair and
hazel eyes Is quite attractive. | must
wear II more often than ! have done Of
late, although 1t may not be the best Of
my collection
You have company, Your High
ness, I announced the maid, bowling low.
Who Is itY asked Langwidere,
Dorothy Gale OF Kansas, Mr.. Tiktok
and Billina," answered the maid.
What u queer lot Of namesl" muir
INJURED the Princess, beginning to be a
Is Dorothy Gale OF Kansas pretty?"
she might be called So" the maid
replied,
And is Mr., Tiktok attractive?" con-
tinued the Princess.
That canno say, Your High
ness. But he seems very bright. VIII
Your Gracious Highness see Them"
"Oh, l may az well, Nanda. But ]
am tired admlring this head, and II my
visitor has any claim to beauty | must
take care that she does not surpass me.
So ! Will so to my cabinet and change
to No.l7, which ! think is my best APP
~pearance. Don't youE
"Your No n IL e~xcaedinglv haautl-
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
teet, although Langwidere was the
stronger OF the two. and then the
Princess slowly walked across the silver
floor to her cabinet. leaning heavily at
every step upon Nanda's arm.
NOW ! must explain to you that the
Princess Langwidero 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 "oabi-
net" which was a beautiful dressing
room that lay just between Lang
widere's sleeping chamber and the mir
rored sitting room. Each head was In
Q separate cupboard lined with velvet.
The cupboards ran all around the sides
OF the dressing room, and had elabo-
rately carved doors with gold numbers
on the outside and Jeweled framed mir
rors or 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 velvet
lined ~cupboards, and took the head II
contained from Its golden shelf. Then
by the aid OF the mirror inside the dooi
opened, she put on the head--as neal
and straight as could he-and after.
i. ward called her maids TO robe her fol
the day. She always wore a simple
white costume, that suited all the
heads, For, being able to change he
: face whenever she liked, the Princes;
OF gowns, as have other ladies who ar,
compelled to wear the same face con.
stantly.
81 OF course the 80 heads were In grea
variety, no two formed alike but al
being Of exceeding lovellness, Their
We're heads with golden hair, brow
hair, rich auburn hair and black hair
but none with gray hair, The head
had eyes OF blue, OF gray, OF hazel, 0
c brown and Of black; but there were n,
a red eyes among them. and all wer
Y bright and handsome, The noses wer
1 Grecion, Roman, retrousse and ORR
entail. representing all types OF beauty
4 and the mouths were of assorted size
{ and shapes, displaying pearly teet
i when the heads smiled, AS for dim
V pies, they appeared In cheeks and chin'
wherever they might be most charming
C and one or two heads had freckles upo
the faces to contrast the better wit
y the briliancy OF their compilations,
One key unlocked all the velvet cur
boards containing these treasures,
curious koy carved from "A single blood
red duhy-~and this was fastened to
strong but slender chain which III
g Princess wore around her left wrist.
. When Nanda had supported l.anf
S widere TO a sosition In front OF No. |
the Princess unlocked the door wit
Y her ruby key and after handing hea
No. 2. which she had been wearing
IL the maid, she took No, II from l
shelf and fitted II to her neck. II hs
black hair IA dark eyes and a love
pearl-and-w white complexion, and who
l. Langwidere wore II she knew she WI
II remarkably beautiful in appearance.
10 There was only n trouble with N
- II: the temper that vent with II tai
which was hidden somewhere under q
glossy black hairl was fiery, harsh ~
naughty In the extreme and II often Il
10 the Princess to do unpleasant thin
~ which she regretted when she came
A. wear her other heads.
But she did not remember this I
dan. and vent 10 meet her guests