Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1868-07-25
Female Beauty.

MEMBER. The fesiivues closed IN tho
best harmony.
Female Beauty.
The ladies' Of Arabia stain their 6ngers
and toes red. their eyebrows black. and
their lips blue. In Persia they pain,
black streak around their eyes, and orna-
ment their faces with various figures.
The Japanese women gIld their teeth.
and those of tho Indians paint them red.
The pearl of the tooth mu,t be dyed
black TO bo beautiful in Guzurat Tho
llolieuioi women paint the cutire body
IN compartments ol red and black la
Greenland the women colur their faces
with blue aud yellow, and they frequent
ly tattoo their bodies by sa'ura,lng threads
IN SCOT. inserting beneath the .kIn, and
then drawing through. ilIndoo iamlIIes.
when they wish To appear particularly
lovely, smear themselves with a mixture
Of saffron, tumeTic and grease. Ia near
ly all the islonds Ul the Pacific and Indian
oceans. tho women, as well Ne the men.
tattoo a great variety OF figures on the lace.
the lips. tongue and the whole body. In
new Holland. they cut themselves ~nh
shells, and keeping Tho wounds open
long time, form scars IN ihe flesh. which
they deem highly ornamental. And an
other singular mullIalion 10 made among
them by taking of. ia infancy. the little
finger OF the left hand at the second JOINT.
In ancient Persia. an aquiline nose was
often thought worthy of the crown: hut
the Suma,ran mother carefully 6aiicns tho
nose Of her daughter. Among some Of
the savage tribes Of Oregon, and also IN
Sumara and Arcan. continual pressure 10
applied to the skull in order 10 dai,en Il.
and thus give IL nov beauty. The
modern PeuisDs have strong aversion
10 red hair Turks. on the contrary, arc
warm admirers oi IT,
In China. small. round eyes are liked.
and the girls are continually pluck'ns
their eyebrows. that ,hey may be thin and
long. But the great beauty OF a Chinese
LADY is in her feet, which in her child
hood. are so compressed by bandsges o"
efeclusIIy 10 prevent any further increase
in size. The foui smaller toes are bent
under The FOOT 10 the sole Of which they
firmly adhere; and the poor girl not only
endures much pain. but becomes . cripple
for life. Another mark Of beauty consist,
in finger nails so long tina, cssines and
and bamboo are necessary 10 preserve
them from injury.
An African beauty musi have small
eyes. thick lips, largo aai nose. and q 'k'n
beautifully black. 10 New Guinea the
nose 10 perforated. and large piece Of
wood or bore is inserted. In the north
west coast Of America an inci.ion moro
than i~o inches in length. 10 made in the
lower lip, and then filed with wooden
plug. In Guines the lips are pierced
with ihorns. tie heads being inside ibo
mouth, and the poinls resting on the chin.
Bennett on General Lee.
But II he DemOcrsiie Convention must
nominsle a soldier-f !, must have
name idSnIded with the Rlories Of wsf--
we will recommend candidate for it,
fsvors. Let IL nonInsie General Robert
T.. Lee. Let il boldly take st once the
beat OF all It's soldiers. making no pals,er
or apology. He is better soldier than
any one Of hose they have ihough, upon
and s greater man. He is one in whom
the military genius Of this nation find, iis
fullest development. Here the inequsIi.
~ will be 10 favor 0! the Democrss for
this soldier. with handful Of men whom
he had moulded iOio an army. bsfFisd our
greater norIhfnr armies for four yesrs; spd
when opposed by Grant was only worn
down by that siolid SHAGGY ol stupidity
that AecoDpiishes its object by nero
weight.
With one quarter Of The men Grant had
this soldier fought him msesihecndy
across the territory Of his native Stale. and
fought hi' army down 10 stump. There
never was such 40 army or such cam.
psisn. or such . General for illssrshng
the military genius and possibilities Of our
people and this Genersl i. the best Of
ali Tor Democratic candidate. Il is Ger.
tam that with half a. many men as Grant
he would have beaten him iron the field
10 Virginia. and he affords lhe best pfoe-