Fair, fat and forty! December 31st, 1912

Mary King, my husband's Great Grandmother.
Written on the back:

Fair, fat and forty!
Wishing you a very Happy & Prosperous New Year.
Dec.31st, 1912.

The photographer is:
George J. France
South Beach
Blackpool


Happy New Year 2010!

and hmmm, if the census is correct - and I am too - she is actually 42 here. Or maybe it was taken 2 years earlier and she's blurring the line.