PRINCESS
BELLE-ETOILE
WALTER CRANE'S PICTURE BOOKS
LONDON
NEW YORK
JOHN LANE
THE BODLEY HEAD
PRINCESS BELLE-ETOILE.
Once upon a time there were three Princesses, named Roussette, Brunette, and Blondine, who lived in retirement with their mother, a Princess who had lost all her former grandeur. One day an old woman called and asked for a dinner, as this Princess was an excellent cook. After the meal was over, the old woman, who was a fairy, promised that their kindness should be rewarded, and immediately disappeared.