LIVING A TEENAGE DREAM
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What do you do if you are a recognized beauty afraid of losing your looks? You fill your face with paraffin wax that settles an odd lumps towards your chin. Such was the situation for Gladys Deacon, a noted Gilded Age beauty who modeled for Pond's Soap and had her portrait painted by Boldini . Gladys Deacon faced a rocky childhood, life as a Gilded Age socialite and a terrible marriage to the man of her dreams. Gladys Deacon's story is most definitely one of the most unusual socialite stories ever. Gladys was born in Paris February 7 1881. Gladys was one of three sisters and the family lived the European life of wealthy expatriated Americans. In 1892 Gladys's mother went away for a week tryst with a lover. Gladys's father followed them, burst into their room, and shot his wife's lover. He was sentenced to 12 months in prison. Gladys was sent to a convent school but her mother kidnapped her so Gladys his father could not claim her upon his release. After his releas