Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 April 1900 — Effect of the Mirror. [ARTICLE]

Effect of the Mirror.

“I have been noticing a curious little circumstance at my store,’’ said a Canal street business man the other day. “There Is a very fine plate glass In the side casing of my show window, and right behind it Is a handsome mirror. One day not long ago I observed what seemed to be a lot of white dust on the window ledge and told the porter to wipe it off. Next day the ledge was as dusty as ever, and after having It cleaned half a dozen successive times I discovered the cause of the trouble. The mirror was certain to catch the eyo of every woman who passed, and every little while one would step up close and make some mysterious motions over her face. They always did it when nobody was in sight, and every time the operation -was performed the accumulation of white dust increased. It wan a blend of several varieties of face powler.”—New Orleans Times-Demoerat.