COMEDY OF TWINS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20366, 21 September 1929, Page 3 (Supplement)

COMEDY OF TWINS.

STORY OF A BLACK EYE.

GIRL CHANGES HER FACE

Until a few week? ago it vas impossible for tho parents of Harblean and Ivadell Kramer, a pair of pretty cabaret dancers veil known in London, to tell " t'other from which."

In all the 25 years of their lives theso twin sister have been exact counterparts of each other, even to tho extent of inflections of tho voico and those intimato littlo personal mannerisms that usually distinguish the average twins. And then suddenly it, became possible for everyone to tell them apart. For Ivadell left her theatre a fow evenings ago with a black eye! It was her sister Harblean who had wrought tliis suddc-n and dramatic change —with her own, dainty little fist. It was their first serious quarrel, arid the cause was, as might bo expected, a man. Ivadell was awaiting her sister in her dressing-room when in walked Billy Carr, who, when he is not busy with his saxaphono in the jaw. band world, is Harblean's sweetheart.

Mistaking Ivadell for Harblean, Carr threw his arms about her and kissed her, and the moro Ivadell struggled and attempted to explain the more his ardour increased. It was only when tho door opened and an enraged Harblean confronted them that he realised that there might bo something wrong. There soon was. Enraged at what she considered to bo her betrayal by her sister, Harblean landed out, with her fist and duly decorated her sister's eye. Explanations followed later. 'J here were apologies all round, but. Harblean was determined that such a thing should never happen again. A London newspaper says, I romptly tho next morning she visited a plastic, surgeon and arranged for her noso to bo tilted arid her dimple removed! From sketches presented to her she selected a definitely retrousse noso, and tho doctor quickly got busy. " For a week tho twins looked as though they had survived a bad car smash, but now Ivadcll's eye is back in shape, and Harblean's rioso Is out of plaster. " There is no doubt at all as to who is who, and 110 0110 is better pleased than Billv Carr. For stago purposes tho twin resemblance is cleverly maintained by the use of cosmetics. So everybody is happy"