The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-07-07
BEAUTYS BIDDING
BY ALICE J. FORSYTH

ing on my elbows listening TO Eva
Herrick dissertating about her favOrite
cold cream, and what Madame So-and-
So had told her was the proper way TO
rub the stuff in. Three of US, hard
workers, lodged i'm the upper attic
room of the Fleteher's boarding house
on Beacon Hill.
II hadn't taken much ingenuity to
make Ii sort Of paradise to return
to each evening.
We had each managed 10 acquire a
comfy chair, and in these we were
severally reposing preparatory to
seeking sleep. Eva declared that
proper attention To ones looks meant
a terrible lot TO the working woman.
who got too little out-of-door exercise
to keep the natural pink in her cheeks.
She looked at me critically for few
moments, her hand poised in the act
Of the proper upward rub under the
right eye.
SAY, Belle. how do you do 1t? 1t is
right down mean of you to have such
wonderful color, and me here talking
so fast about acquiring 1t. Look ut
her, NELL"
i lunged forward until my face came
opposite the cheval glass, and looked
at myself We all looked hard. We all
agreed that / was mighty lucky. And
then things began to buzz In my head.
l had worked pretty hard mt the office
that day, and nothing had gone just
right, besides which l could not see
that IL was getting me anywhere. Jim
Bryant, a clever young clerk, had been
shouting around all day about chaps
getting out on his own, and not work
ing for a salary. even IL he took 70
farming something the other fellow
had abandoned. Ii Is strange how
easy this money making sounds when
you hear the other fellow talking
about IL.
Make the most OF your collateral"
Jim Bryant had said. "Size up your
assets"
Now, II do say II as shouldn't, my
only assets are my beaux yeux, as
Madame So-and-So would call them.
Well, why not2 smiled a slow. cheer
full grin, and somehow the girls knew
that / had hit the nail on the head.
That's the way 1t started, my busl-
ness Of creating beauty for others. The
following sunday mornings papers
blazoned an awfully cute advertise
ment. and from then on, our deiight-
full nest In the attic became ~ plDce
Of business. And I wao ~. 81
strange as II may seem. 0ut -
strangest part Of all was getting used
to the name Of Mile. Pretty.
Mrs Gibson came first, with repu-
tation as a professional beauty to pre-
serve, though her soul perish. Then
little Betty Enderhurst. tagged from
last nights late supper dance, rushed
In and demanded to be made ready
for a dinner that night, where she was
TO meet somebody quite special" She
looked at me enviously and sighed.
and knew just what was I'm her
heart, and did my best for her.
But why go over the list7 Every
body knows what the right kind of an
advertisement will do. There were
eight the first day, not so bad for a
beginning.
II took heap OF tact. ! finally got
Mrs. Gibson to leave Off wearing pink
shades and to wear only blues. Little
Betty had to be told that haste and
too much enthusiasm are fatigulng
and only make one look flustered.
helped her cultivate very delightful
repose. / congratulated myself on a
very genuine success. deserved be-
cause ] had put my heart into my
work.
All my visitors thought our room
quite unusual and exactly what they
had thought so often a beauty parlor |
should be like. They did not suspect |
that on several occasions two girls |
were hidden behind the big screen.
getting pointers, and almost choking
with laughter.
Jim Bryant's married sister had
been OVERRIDING hospitality that win
ter, and Mrs. Gibson brought her To
me. without previous notification.
Grace Bryant who had sometimes
called at our Office 10 steal Jimmy for
n tea dance or TO help entertain some
girl visitors. recognized me ut once.
as was natural. since I am. as I said
before. not altogether ugly. Her ideas.
like those OF my ancestors. were along
a narrow plane. Mrs. Gibson never
came again. but whenever / saw her.
she was wearing becoming shade
Df blue. wondered II she thanked
me down deep In her heart
While Betty Enderhurst got the
reputation for outdolng the Baltimore
,elles in their lazy ease OF manner.
stood on the edge Of failure, watch
ng my fine. fat hank account slipping
Ilowly away into the haze OF ruin.
Then again I awoke to the POSSIBLE
ties Of even this situation, inspired
o a real flight.
Yes. I've taken two attractive
CONS. now. They are hung In ash
-reen and silver. CheyalIat has an
rider for a beautiful golden wig to
Il Eva Herrick's dub brown locks.
md Eva is splenhIdly ready TO be my