Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-02
GIRL s HOPES MET
IN TREASURED DOLL
Finding of Five Francs Opens
Way to Get Hearts Desire
in Paris.

! When Mile. Marie La Bess steps out
| to make call, or to attend a meeting,
/ she does so with all the grace and dig
nifty Of the fashionable young maid of
i France which she typiieS. Though
| she is barely a foot tall she is a full
grown young lady, beautifully groomed
| and she carries her own little gold
calling cards. She has never been
known to break the old code of con-
duct that young ladies should be seen
| and not heard, but she invariably has
winsome smile of greeting for every
one who has the good fortune to make
| her acquaintance.
Mile. Marie La Bess is treasured by
| her mistress, Miss Helen Augusta Col
| houn, as very nearly gift of the gods,
| the fulf1llment of the prayer of a little
| girl for a French doll Her family
! of make-beleve children already rep
resented the geography of the world,
| for her father was naval officer with
record of service in practically every
corner of the globe. and there were
dolls from verywhere-except Paris.
If only she might have a French doll
| she would be supremely happy, but
each new plea encountered the same
| firm parental denial. A French doll
| was too expensive, so the dolls from
London, Boston, China and other places
must do.
Finds Way to Get Doll.
And then one day the unexpected
happened. While walking along one
Of the Paris boulevards with her mother
all the while thinking of some new
plan of approach to obtain her hearts
| dearest wiSh-the little girls attention
was attracted by a bit of something
! just off the curbing. She picked it up
nsaG 1.aI. q VH{4
My French doll" she gasped, holding
it high for her mother to see Stern
! denial had met defeat The mothers
| heart melted and sufficient money was
added to purchase the greatly coveted
doll.
Little Miss Colhoun and her parents
had been living in Paris for a long
time in a hotel managed by M and
Nine. La Bess, whose small daughter
Marie had become the friend and COM
panion of the little American girl
Though speaking languages strange to
| each other, that understanding which
is peculiar to childhood prevailed be-
tween the two, and in the true spirit
Of faith and affection in one child for
another the little American girl named
her most priceless possession for her
devoted playmate, Marie La Bess.
Mile. Marie La Bess Is the quintes-
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her day. She wears gown of brown
and tan tafeta, with ruf1es and bows
galore; the bodice tight-fitting basque
which flares at the bottom and the
skirt fashioned with a hustle and train.
Dressed by Modiste.
She was dressed by a doll modiste,
and from the skin out she wears a
complete outfit of the clothing which
the well dressed lady of generation
ago Notwithstanding q corset. Her
hat Is of brown and tan material,
bronze and tasseled boots have high
heels. She wears pendant pearl ear
rings, pearl necklace, and gold
comb crowned with pearls adorns her
abundant hair, which is natural and
blonde. A gold perfumer peeps from
under the skirt" of the basque, and
with ivory handle and tips, which
hangs from her arm on a gold chain.
When she is not globe -trotting Mile.
Marie La Bess is at home with Miss
Colhoun at 1440 Fairmont street, in
continents and Is looking forward to
trip or two out of Washington this
Winter. She has many friends In the
organizations, and Is a contributing
member, If you please, Of the Book
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