The Washington times., 1922-09-17


ladder of looks. broadway jobs
were hers for the asking. Photographers
and painters had valued her soft golden
hair and 1.-THE figure and delicately CHS
elled profile ever since her appearance in
the Follies. 49, .. ..l, .-.'
But one morning Mary Edwards popped
out Of bed and took look in the mirror
that spoiled her whole day. .. +.
There were wrinkles under her eyes!
Not sharp creases or baggy pouches.
Just tiny wrinkles that would not show in
q photograph. '~ - ."
But they were warnings Of what was
to come. They were the handwriting on
the wall. Inconspicuous now, they would
grow and then she would look old. Which
is not so good for beauties, on or off the
stage.
Vanity of vanities, all is vanity" re-
marked the sage author Of Ecclesiastes.
But he could not have meant chorus
girls. All is not vanity with them. Part
of it is business.
The sad fact is that even chorus girls
do better with experience. But expert,
ence means time, and when they have
gained experience It is often their lot to
find themselves losing their beauty. Which
is what Mary Edwards feared was happen
ing to her.
She had gained experience and a repu-
tation and she was anxious for better
things. She understood that Flo Ziegfeld,
champion connoisseur Of beauty, was
about to send for her.
And here were the wrinkles! -,
So it was not all vanity that sent her
to a beauty doctor. It was more serious
than that.
She happened to be in Atlantic City,
with her sister, and they consulted
DIR. Charles w. Holden, who operates a
beauty parlor there. " =. .7,.
eve just asked him." Miss Edwards
says. ITO look at my face and see what
he could promise to do for me. told
him about an attack of influenza I had
had. and he said that no doubt it was re-
sponsible for the hollows and wrinkles
under my eyes. And he thought, too,
that ! ought to have my face peeled, so
that new skin would grow on it. He said
there was no doubt he could fix the wrin-
kles a. well.
81 told him that my face was my for
tune-not fguratively, but literally-and
asked him if he was experienced in per-
forming these operations. He laughed,
and told me about his great reputation in
Miami and Chicago and about the famous
women he had beautified. And he said
that if would let him give me daily
treatments would look five years young
er in one week.
$50 l made the arrangements with him,
II sat down in a large chair like q
dentists chair and he pushed it down
until was lying fiat on my back. Then
he took hypodermic needle, filed 1t with
warm paraffin, and jabbed In into the It's
sue under my eyes.
"He had not used any anesthetic, and,
of course, it was very painful. But he
kept on jabbing, under my eyes and at
the sides of my nose near my mouth. II
was all could do to keep from screaming,
but endured the pain because I thought
it was necessary for my future.
"Then he placed sort Of rubber hood
over my face and the skin peeling opera
ton started. I don't know just what he
did, was so weak-but the heat was ter
rife. And was In that chair about five
hoursl It was so terrible that Dr.. Hold
en- couldn't induce my sister to have her
face peeled.
"When left my face was all wrapped
up in bandages. II was terribly sore and
infiamed, but, of course, thought II would
wear of in day or two.
81 went back to the doctor every day
for a week, and he would take of the
bandages and massage my face. I wanted
to see what looked like, but he wouldn't
let me. .. d.
"Finally, one morning, I took of the
bandages at home and looked in the mir
ror. And then almost tainted.
'rFor my face was far worse than Il had
been. Where there had been tiny wrin-
kles there were now great big swollen
puffs. And under the eyes where he had
Injected the psraffil were big yellowish
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