Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-12-01
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

f,-m ~ Csru=i's last night and, with self
Possessed cuT!eSy to her audience. commenced
rssdinZ her lecture from manuscript notes en-
rl4.ped by sermon-like covers of the orthodox
stamp Lola was dressed in vestal white-a
severe simplicity of Sivle that she could ven
turr on with her luStroUS eyes and dark treSses
She Is not beautiful, certainly; bet her features
are expressive, and she has much Of that charm
of manner which she eulogiZrs in the French
women One thing she can boast. ard that
4, the poSseSSicn OF the finest eve-lashes in the
world She commenced BY happy alIusion
a. illustrative Of the tranStory unsubslantial ma
ture Of beauty, to the NEUROLOGICAL story Of the
goddess who was sent to the internal REGIONS to
recover the faded beauty Of Proserpine and when
thu box containing II was opened, 10. there was
nothing but vapOr.
she spoke Of the difficulties her topic presented
account OF the various standards of beauty set
mp by different nations, and by the same nations
ztdhercnt periods She had herself been among
nations where men were no, deemed handsome
unless their faces were dishgured by scars; and
this standard, which had originated through
giving hOnOrs TO the brave. had absolutely caused
mothers to make 4 practice of slashing and scar
ring the faces of their offs pTin1 IN infancy Now
a-days most people look upon red hair dis
hguremsDt, but in times past il was deemed a
positive beauty. Thus, in the days of red headed
Queen Elizabeth, Queen MARY OF Scotland, who
was not blessed with hair of that fiery hue wore
immense frOntlets of false red hair In difference
to the fashion, and in compliment to the Queen of
England. The Ethiopian demanded thick lips
In the queen Of his heart; the Chinese sees beau
nose only is considered beautiful +; Just over the
mountains, in Tartary, the dat, pug nose is the
fashionable feature
The standard of beauty among the ancient
Greeks, as evinced by their StatUary, of the
highest order; among the modern Greeks and
other nations on the borders Of the Mediterranean
nothing less than three hundred pounds avoirdu-
Pois constitutes female beauty. The Flemish
masters, by their paintings of fat divinities de-
monstrated that cOrPulency was the type of beau
" IN that country.
But although il was no easy matter to settle
upon perfect or uniform standard of female
beauty, there is no doubt of its power. and his
tory shows that il has settled and unsettled the
fate ~ nations. rasSo and AriOSto were quoted
a. giving pOrtical testimony TO its might The
later said that though beauty ONLY was assigned
IL woman, she was more powerful with il alone,
tlau nlIn upon whom had been bestowed the
u.s. ~ all manner of wdrlike arms And vet
what an intangible thing il is Sometimes IL
lufk in al unOb;rusive dimple, sometimes in
tie soit shadow Of dropping eye-lid, or perhaps
in the simple teS>es Df fantastic curl (and here
Lois gave slight t'sS to some luxuridnt clusters
OF her own dark hair
Indul2in2 ia some ~ Psnssroso reflections
upon the tranSiiogy nature Of beauty, for which,
when gone, there il no returning Sprinytime, as
with the witheyed flowers, she proceeded to
speak Of various recognised beautiful women of
Europe and these were to be looked for mainly
amongst the nobility and higher classes, and the
best specimens Of whom were, pc haps. afforded
by Great Britain That natural queen, the Ouch
ess Of Sutherland-a large and magnificent wO-
man, was mentioned. Lady Blessington, in her
day, was WOMAN OF marvellous beauty, and of
d more intellectual type than the Duchess of
Sutherland. The present Duchess of Yelling
ton was beautiful, hut cold as monumental mar
BILE The Sheridan family were noted beauties
the Hon. Mrs. Norton, the pOetcsS, Lady SeyTnor
and Lady BlackwOod were each exceedingly
beautiful after their different styles.
The women of France were described a. not
- distinguished for mere beauty for tact, for
knowing ID well how TO be CharIning.n The
harquisr La Grange was mentioned as a favo:a-
ble specimen Of French beauty. But he En-
press Eugene was more beautiful vet. Lola said
that the portraits of Eugenie. in Ibis coun-
try, give The idea of larger woman than she
TealIYi She is decided little woman. While
ala Paris, prior to her marriage. she known
- the wittiest, wickedeSt, and most vivaciOuS of
her sex. In Madrid, Eugene evinced 4 great
Partially for our handsome American pianist,
GOttsc halk, who, modest little fellow. had alrea-
DIV bcOken some million or OF frmaie hearts in
tie United States without being the least con-
ScOus Of it
She gave piQUant account Of a visit made by
herself 10 that wonderful institution Turk
lsh haTem, et COnStantinOpie, and amongst the
hundreds Of Fat females there. sh. found not one
beautiful woman. The Turkish women are lat
tened on rose leaves and butter She thought
that were our American Plato. Ralph Waldo
Emerson. TO express an opinion upon their stTIe
"f beauty. Lis exclamation would be ''what
GUaaiity.''
TLe Italian ladies We're remarkable for their
handsome shoulders ard busts; and for their de-
v0ii"n To love aud Intrigue, and for which their
excuse was. the neglect they received ffom their
own husbands The COul;sss advised husbands
R-a'eT home To take 4 lesson from this
The secrets Of the toilet Were now divuIged
how Spanish ladies make their hands white by
si-@.,s with them suspended by puilies to make
fheHI GsSO-1less. and with their feet bluddged to
make tLeE- i,all in Pan, iie ladies sleep with
slices of raw isrf bound TO their faces to prevent
wrinkles and iIhPzIt b:illaECy Of color How
would their lovers fame seein.y them thus sand
s.ICLsd up, Bet these t.iI2s syeTe not for lovers
- see OF hear 81 During her residence in Paris
tatLla9 IL milk became the rage amongst the la
dies, AM - such an extent was II carried that
while ore portion 81 the COHInGnity was swim
ming IN milk, another SgzS compelled TO dispense
with its use in their tea ans cGsee. Finally the
community was hOrrinrd by the q i<coVery made
~ the Ar3us-eyed police, that the very milk
l&@.i IN the bath WAS repU-f based bv the vendors
.ah& FeSold for table use! But after all. she said
tLefr are Jnt three simple natural things which
positively preserve beauty. and these were tenn
S-TaHce, eKessI.s, and cleanliness Hotel and
boarding 5OaS@ diet with its strong coffee, hot
b;rad' p-PPefy soups, game, ETC, etc, she de
hodnced a. an agent Most fatal 70 beauty
drnuc- daily sxsrciSe il the open air was a
ETeIt promoter and pTessfgative Uf beauty: aud
PERSONAL Cleanliness ives ina isp-nSthie toyyaIds
itS same end Sine spoke warmly in favor Of thu
ffe4u-nt Use Of the tepid bath A lady should
bring Lsf bath-tub into a. constant use a. her
shlci~r. Among the women Of Eastern nations
Sathlug and f..stlOn OF the skin were the chief
H-autileTs. AEoag Inc famous cosmetics Of The
Fast wes one coudps,e.I OF cream, oiled milk
white brandy and lemon juice In the time OF
'VasA which called the blood to the external nb.es
Il The checks. A distinguished chemist %. Paris
Aad told the lecturer that this wash was com
posed Of a tIHctuFc Of DenZ1in in water. Quick
sEyeT WAS used 6Y SOme ladies to make the COM
P-eXlon faiT; aud Ia Bohemia the women drank
~Airr Icom the arsenic springs 10 make them
~-''e@ plump aud give theiH .4e CGmPlsXiOH-a
!dLzI Practice ia the end.
Shs cGEc!Gded her lecture by holding 80 the
infinite sup iOiity If mental and moral beauty
CT-F iDerr a.iI3seI Eezuty, which must eventually
keOr and with-r.
large AID interested audience paid the lectu-
f@i Tie t'iLUir OF VAIN aPp!a-se throug hOut the
p~ItOIInaHce and al its close
fHs hiTE2.-At the Long Bridge, worka.ea
as engaged la bending down large oak spar
>40IeS between the ends Of the causevgay aud
&c -hoTes On either side to act as stays 10 the
sPaus betTs en tLc piles and 10 serve as ce-b,eak-
- shoEld aHy occasion require IL. The bridge
'laS Lr~n very strongly Draced up on both sides
and l. sO.S!d, ID % be- in better condition TO
eiaLd trsST Ifeshet than 70: many years pre-
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