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MARJORIE DAW. 



7 HE original "Marjorie Daw" of Aldrich's charming- story was onry a 

 " beautiful dream girl, but our Marjorie Daw is a living reality, a dream 

 come true; not a happy accident made welcome, but a creation, demanded; 

 planned for, and developed. Her mother is a well known beauty; a bril- 

 liant brunette, almost everywhere loved and prized. Her father is a born 

 aristocrat; exclusive, yet immensely admired by those who have the honor 

 of his acquaintance; a handsome blonde, cultured and refined, but lacking 

 energy. The match proved a very happy one, and when Majorie Daw came 

 there was great rejoicing. She grew at first with little promise of the 

 glorious beauty she developed as she reached mature ) r ears. She was sur- 

 rounded always by charming associations, and no pains were spared in her 

 education. Private instructors were chosen with special reference to her 

 individual development; for it was foreseen that some day she would be- 

 come a celebrity. Ambitious, generous, exquisitely graceful, she has 

 been born a leader. To see her was to admire and love her. She is tall 

 and stately like her mother, but far more beautiful; a pure blonde type 

 with exquisite coloring and flower-like eyes. She dresses always in shades 

 of green, with combinations of pink, white and light red. She is a dream 

 of beauty; admired wherever she goes. She has already visited many parts 

 of California and the east, has journeyed to England, New Zealand, Aus- 

 tralia, and the Sandwich Islands, and is destined to travel through all the 



