Evening Star Newspaper, April 22, 1923, Page 88

THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C.—ROTOGRAVURE SECTION—APRII 22 Pauline Frederick, appearing in Washing- ton this week in “The Guilty One.” Mme.r -fi:—f:our 's TAR SALVE INSTANTLY REMOVES DANDRUFF 50c Jar Unless the hair is kept freo from dandruff it is sure to fall out. Mme. Du F used a ting to dire will remove dandruft and keep the hair in perfect condition. For sale by KATIE DUNN Hairdressiug and Manicure Parlors 517 11th St Branch: Powhatan Hotel. s Tar Sal THE AVALON. A dainty afternoon and dress slipper of beautiful cham- pagne kid, also in beige suede, gray suede and black satin, at $13.50—McCallum hosiery to match. Stetson Shoe Shop. 1305 F street. Francis V. Earnest, jr.. of Los Angeles, has peculiar playmates. They are tiny alligators, raised on the Los Angeles alligator farm. + Keystone “Dagman™ For Street and Sport Wear || 10 Brown Calf, tan calf trim: Black Satin, black t ooze trim. ) Mdfi/daw/lfcw panish [iguid “Abwein™ Silk Hosiery, S1.95 melding_ into_glorious waves and curls. "Makes any hair naturally curly In 20 minufes “Say it with flowers” The BETTER GIFT LOWERS are always appropriate and never misunderstood. THey con- stitute a gift that has a personal touch much to be desired. We are skilléd in the fine art of selecting. grouping and arranging flowers to secure the hest effects. You may safely place your floral orders in our hands. Gude Bros. Co. ]2!2 F Street Wrintn" Tele- Ansoclation The Spanish Beggar’s Priceless Gift by Winnifred Ralston ROM the day we started to school, Charity Winthrop and I were called the touseled-hair twins. Tom Harvey nicknamed us that— horrid, red-headed Tom Harvey who used to put burrs in our pigtails and angle worms in our inkwells. Our mothers despaired of us. Our hair simply wouldn’t behave. There were Martha Brown, Helen Stahl, Betty Davis and Leah Cohen—all with wonderful curly hair. But Charity and I could never coax ours out of a straight line. As we grew older the hated name still clung to us. It followed us through the grades and into boarding school. Then Charity’s family moved to Spain, where her father was in diplomatic service, and I didn’t see her again for five years—not until last New Year’s eve. A party of us had gone to the Drake Hotel for dinner that night. As usual I was terribly embarrassed and ashamed of my hair. When the bobbing vogue first came in I had my hair cut, hoping against hope that would improve its looks. Realizing my mistake, I permitted it to grow again and by New Year’s eve it was just long enough to be unmanageable. Horribly self-conscious I was sitting at the table, scarcely touching my food, wishing I were home. It seemed that everyone had won- derful, lustrous, curly hair but me and I felt they were all laughing or worse, pitying me behind my back. My eyes strayed to the dance floor and there I saw a beautiful girl dancing with Tom Harvey. Her eye caught mine and to my sur- prise she smiled and started toward me. While there was some- thing strangely familiar about her face I didn’t recognize her — then. No —it—it couldn’t be. About this girl’s face was A Matchless Marcelle a halo of golden curls. I think she had the most beautiful hair I ever saw. My face must have turned scarlet as I compared it mentally with my own straggly, ugly mop. I had never been so thoroughly ashamed of my hair before. Of course you have guessed her identity — for it was really she — Charity Wuubmp who once had dull straight hair like mine. It had been five long years since I had seen her. There was everything to talk about, but I simply couldn’t wait. I blurted out—¢Charity Winthrop—tell me— what miracle has happened to your hair?” She smiled and said mysteriously, “Come to my room and I will tell you the whole story.”” She was stopping at the hotel. We excused ourselves and rushed to Charity’s room. I listen- ed breathless while she told me this strange story: Charity tells of the beggar’s gift <“Our house in Madrid faced a little, old plaza where I often strolled after my siesta. Miguel, the beggar, always occupied the end bench of the south end of the plaza. There he sat all day long, asking alms from the passersby. I always dropped a few centavos in his hat when I passed and he soon grew to know me. The day before I was leaving Madrid 1 stopped to bid him goodby and pressed a gold coin in his palm. That was the best investment 1 ever made.” “Hija mia,” he said, ““You have been very kind toan old man. Digamelo (tell me) senorit.s, what it is your heart most desires.”” T laughed at the idea, then said jokingly, Miguel, my hair is straight and dull. I would have it lustrous and curly.”” “Oigame, senorita,” he said —“what you wish is even simpler than I thought. Many years ago—a Castilian prince was wedded to a Moorish beauty. Her hair was black as a raven’s wing and straight as an arrow. Like you, this lady wanted /o5 pelos rizos (curly hair), Her hus- band cffered thousands of pesos to the man who would fulfil her wish. The prize fell to Pedro, the droguero. Out of roots and herbs he brewed a potion that converted the princess ’\\ straight unruly hair into a ) glorious mass of ringlet curls. ““Pedro, son of the son of Pedro, has that secret today. Years ago I did him a great service. Here you . will find him, go to him and tell your wish., Adios, senorita, voya con Tios.” Lovely Curls Lios.” ““You can’t imagine, Winnifred, how funny it made me feel. I did not take it seriously, of course. I never expected tolook up this mysterious Pedro, but some whim changed my mind and I called a coc/e and gave the driver the address Miguel had given me. ““At the door of the apothecary shop, Pedro, afunny old hawk-nosed Spaniard, metme. Nerv- ously I stammered out my explanation. When I had finished, he bowed and vanished into the rear of his store. Presently he returned with a bottle which he handed to me. ““By this time I was terribly excited—could hardly wait until I reached home. When I was finally in my room alone, I took down my hair and applied the liquid as directed. In twenty minutes, not one second more, the transforma- tion, which you have noted, had taken place. “Come, Winnifred—apply it to your own hair and see what it can do for you.”” Breathlessly I watched Charity take a bottle from her wardrobe trunk. Tremblingly my fin- gers undid my hair and applied the liquid. Twenty minutes lateras I looked into Charity’s mirror I could hardly believe my eyes. The im- possible had happened. My dull, straight hair had wound itself into curling tendrils. My head was a mass of ringlets and waves. It shone with a lustre it never had before., You can imagine the amazement of the others in the party when I returned to the ballroom. Everybody noticed the change. Never did I have such a glorious night. I was popular. Men clustered about me. I had never been so happy. The next morning when I awoke, I hardly dared look in my mirror fearing it had all been adream. But it was true—gloriously true. My hair was curly and beautiful. Then the thought came to me [ had no right to keep this great secret to myself. There were thousands of women just like me who would give anything to know my preclous secret. So 1 asked Charity’s permission to take a sample of the Spanish llquld to my cousin who is a chemist at the Century Laboratories. For days he worked, analyzing the liquid. Finally he solved the problem, isolated the two Spanish herbs, the important ingredients. They experimented on fity women and the results were simply astounding. Now he told me, the Century Chemists were prepared to supply the wonderful Spanish Curling Liquid to women everywhere. Take advantage of their generous trial offer— I told my cousin I did not want one penny for the information I had given him. I was only too glad to know the formula was to be so easily available. I did make one stipulation, however. 1 insisted that he introduce the discovery by sell- ing it for a limited time at actual laboratory cost plus postage so that as many women as 2 could take advantage of it. This he agree That is the opportunity you have now. Please believe me, who was once called tousel-head— no matter how straight, dull and unmanageable your hair is, this Spanish Liquid Curler will work magic for you. No need to undergo the torture and expense of the so-called permanent wave, which might even d v your hair. You can have natural curly hair in twenty minutes. One application will keep your hair beautitul for a week or more. Don’t delay another lay. For the Century Chemists guarantee satisfaction or refund your money. I know from actual experience that you will be more than pleased. Free Distribution of $3.50 Bottles (ONLY ONE TO A FAMILY) Vac(erdm:r\Anhnururrr e ment with Miss Ralston we 72 are offering for a limited time ‘g only, no-profit distribution of the regular £3.50 size bote of our Spanish Curling Liquid. The actual cost of preparing and compounding this Spanish \ N Curling Fluid, including bot- tling, packing and shipping is / / $1.87. We have decided to | 77 | ship the first bottle to each new user at this actual cost price — without a penny of profit. And you do not hase to send one penny in ad- vance. Merely fill out the coupon below—then piy the postman §1.87 plus the few cents postage when | he delivers the liquid. If you are not satsfied in | every way, even thislow laboratory fee will be re- | funded promptly. This opportunity may never appear again. Miss | Ralston urges that you take advantage of it at once. CENTURY CHEMISTS (Originators of the famous 40 Minute Beauty Clav) Century Bldg., Chicago Wauy Bcb SEND NOMONEY=Simsly "(Origin a 40 Minute Beauty Clay) Dept3Century Bldg.. Please send me. in plain wrapper, by insured parcel post, a full size g3.50 bostie of Liquid Marcelle. 1 will pay postman 187, plus few cents postage, on delivery, with The understanding hat if. after a fve-day tial, I am not elatcd with the resuits from this magic curling fuid, 1 may retarn the unused contents in the bottlc, and you will immediately return my money in full. Name .. 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