Bess and Rose, two sisters, are envious of a chum's engagement ring and when they see a matrimonial advertisement, they decide to answer it even though the advertisement emphatically reads that only homely women need apply since the ...See moreBess and Rose, two sisters, are envious of a chum's engagement ring and when they see a matrimonial advertisement, they decide to answer it even though the advertisement emphatically reads that only homely women need apply since the advertiser has already lost three pretty wives. With the aid of hairdressing and make up, they contrive to qualify for the position of a homely wife and when Bess is eliminated she knocks out a few front teeth and tries again. This nearly snatches the victory from Rose, but Bess is finally outdone by an older and much homelier woman who captures the "beauty" prize, and the girls are glad their beauty is only skin deep. Written by
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