The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-04-28
4 Chapter on Women--A Chemi-
cal and Mechanical Analysis.

ALPHoNsE KARR's VIEWS OF THE
CASE wrote you something the
other day about women. Having fold
ed sealed and dispatched my letter, l
sat down in nay easy chair, following
my thoughts as the smoker plays with
the wreaths of smoke that rise from bis
pipe, and began to reflect on very
grave matter-a little late to be sure,
but thought of it nevertheless; it is
no longer q question of dividing the
other sex into women and strong mind
ed women. ask myself seriously, are
there any women ? Is woman a real
living being. or is she a conventional
creature, imaginary, formed by the
fancy of poets
What is woman? In what consists
woman! Is she simply Adams rib
One rib, dressed up, adorned like the
trunks of trees dedicated to Irminsul,
which the Gauls festooned with rich
spoils and then worshipped?
Is there anything real in woman
Let us open newspaper-anywhere
and read the advertisements. =
Here is what perfumer says, and
what he offers
"Btoom Of Roses to color the lips and
nails" All that opal tint of the nails,
that oarnation of the lips are not true
do not belong naturally to woman
They are sold-they are bought.
''Poaoder to whiten the teeth" Has
woman then naturally yellow teeth ?
Or rather has woman any teeth at all !
Here are ten very expensive advertise
ments of dentists, who, to afford them,
ought to sell great many false teeth.
To return to the perfumer:
"CircaSsian Black, to give the velvet
lustre to the eyes" All those black
velvety eyes, which so passionately
pierce the heart, are not true, they are
artificial.
blue Myosotis to initiate the veins"
Goodness they have not even veins of
their own nor blood. Veins and blood
ALI are fictitious, and bought at a
shop.
"Imperiat Chalk. clear blond, warm
blond, chestnut brown and black, for
the eyelashes and eyebrows. They
sell women eyelashes and eyebrows
too
Let us have done with the perfumer,
he odious; but stop. Here he announces
acertain toilet water, Nympkiene. 1t
is horrible, meretricious, shameful
Enough of this.
All here is O mantua maker who
tells US what gives elegance, grace, and
supleness of gait is the waist which
she makes. So much supleness, grace
elegance! tits the mantaua furnishes
them. Those who have not the means
Of buying grace. supleness and ele-
gance must do without them.
Ask the women themselves. Each
will acknowledge that all the others
wear false hair. Some viii confess
that they wear it themselves.
No hair, no eyelashes, no eyebrows,
no white teeth, no ruby lips, no rosy
nails, no velVety eyes, no veins, nc
blood, no supleness, no elegance, no
grace, without opening the purse
Women buy all these things of the
shopkeepers.
contrary TO the way OF other. traders,
woman buys herself at retail and sells
herself at wholesale.
But is it not to be feared that some
day man, finding that she would make
too much by the operation, may make
provision for himself, and buy at first
hand all the minute details-grace
eyelashes, elegance, ruby lips, veins
hair, opal nails, etc., etc,--mix them
according to art; nsisceat secandum ar
TEN, as the physicians have it Nj. S. A,
then adorn his mixture and do without
the rest I? What is the rest in effeet
especially if you have bought it will
nymphiene?
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