The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-10-23
How to Preserve woman's Beauty

The real secret Of preserving beauty lies
in three simple things-temperanec, exercise
aud cleanliness. Temperance includes mod
Grafton at table, and in the enjoyment Of what
the world calls pleasure. A Young beauty,
were she as fair as Hebe, as elegant a. the
goddess Of love herself, wonld soon lose those
charms by course OF inordinnte eating,
drinking aud late hours. But do not mean
fcasting like glutton, nor drinking 10 intox-
icutiou. My objection is no more against the
quantity than the quality of the dishes which
constitute the usual repnst Of woman oG
fashion Even IL we take what is deemed
moderate brrakast-that of strong coffee.
and hot bread aud buttcr-you have got an
agent most destructive 10 beauty. These
things, long INDUCED in, are.surc to dcrauge
the stomach, and 10y creating bilious disorders,
gradually oyersprcnd the fair skin with a wan
or yellow hue. After this meal, a long and
cxhnusting fast not unircqucntly succeeds.
when dinner is served ny, aud the half fam
ishcd beauty sits-iown 10 safe a keen nppc-
titc with peppcrcd soups, fish, meats roasted
boiled, fried, stcwed, game, tnrts pies, pua-
dings, ice.cruams, cakes, etc, etc. How must
the constitution suffer In digestng this me-
idpge! How does the heated complexion
bear witness to the combustion within; and
when We consider that the beverage she takes
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constant fever of her stomach, is not merely
fw#tvF from che spring, but oftcu poisonous
drugs In the name of wines YOU cannot won
der that | should warn this inexperienced
creature against such beauty-destroying in
temperance. Let the fashionable lady keep
up this habit, and add the other one Of late
hours, and her lookinR-glass will very shortly
begin To warn her of the fact that, 1--WE all do
fade as the leaf" The firm texture of the
form gives way to habby soitness, the deli
cate portion yields TO scrnggy leanness or
shapcrss fat. The once fair skin assumes n
pallid rigdity or u hloated redncss, which the
vain but deluded creature would still regard
as the rose of health and beauty
To repair these tavages, comes the aid Of
padding, TO give shape where there is none,
STAYS TO compress into form the swelling chaos
of flesh, and paints of all hues to rectify the
dingy complexion but useless are these at
tcmpts-for, if dissipation, late hours, I'M
moderation and carelessness have wrecked
the luycliness of female charms, il is not IN
the power of Ascularius himself TO reit the
shattered bark, or the Syrens, with all their
songs aud wilcs, to save its battered sides
/ from the rocks, and make il ride the sea in
gallant trim again. The fair lady who can
not SO moderate her pursuit of pleasure, that
the feast, the midnight hours, the dance, shall
not occur too frequently, must relinquish the
hope of preserving her charms till the time
Of natures own decay.
| Amer this moderation in the indulgence oi
pleasure the next specific for the preservation
Of beauty which | shnlfgive is that of gentle
aud daily exercise in the open air. Nature
teaches u.s. in the gnmbols and sportivcnes'
of the lower animals, that bodily eNertion Is
necessary for the growth, yigor, and symetery
of the animal frame; while the too studiou'
scholar and the indolent man of luxury ex
hibit in themselves the pernicious conse
quences of the want of exercise. Many
rich lady would give thousands of dollars foi
that full rounded arm, and that peach bloom
on the cheek, possessed by her kitchen maid
WE'LL might she not have had both, by III,
same amount OF exercise and simple living
/ Cleanliness is the last receipt which l shal
give for the preservation of beauty. 1t is NJ
indispensable thing. 1t maintains the limb
ia their pliancy, the skin in its softness; th'
complexion in its lustre, and the whole franz
in its Unrest light The frequent use of th'
tcpid bath is not more grateful to the senses
than il is salutary to health and beauty. l
is by such additions that accidental corporea
impurities are thrown off, cutaBeous obstruc
tons removed, and while the surface of tn
body is preserved in its original brightness
many threatening and benuty-destroyin dis
orders are preyented.-Lecttres of Lot
MOntes