THE "CHANTECLER" FACE.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10016, 12 April 1910, Page 4

THE "CHANTECLER" FACE.

Have you seen the "Chantecler" face? the "Daily Express"' asks. It makes its owner*look like a tatooed Maori chieftainess. The "Chantecler'' face made its first public appearance on February 23rd. It was seen in a train on the Underground Railway. The wearer of jbe "Chantecler'* face was a middle-aged woman. As she entered at thsend ot the carriage something strange iri the appearance of her face attracted the attention of those near the door. A thrill ran through the carriage, and in a few moments forty pairs of eyes were staring, as if fascinated, at her apparently tattooed features. Those who were near soon solved the mystery of her astonishing aspect. She wore a erauzy veil, oa whicii were bossed chanteclers, with crowing heads, flapping, wings, and flowing tails.. There was one large chantecler m the middle of each cheek, a small one upon the end of her nose, one a little larger on the chin, another on the forehead, and on the temples were detached bunches of cock's feathers. Every "Chantecler" hat in the carriage—there were several with great bunches of sweeping feathers which challenged the title—became utterly insignificant in contrast with the dominating "chantecler" face. At first the wearer smiled as she noticed the attention which her tatooed appearance commanded. But under the steady gaze of so many eyes her courage oozed away, and at last she made a dash for the door. Then a wonderful thing happened. |The aky was overclouded and rain had been falling. But as the owner of thej"chantecler" face stepped on the platform tha clouds parted and the sun shone.