The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-18

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The authors of this work think very rightly
that personal beauty is an erninently desirable
thing in itself, and that the love for adorn-
ment that is inherent in the nature Of the
sex feminine is worthy of all encouragement
within proper limits. They, however, repro
bate the barbarous practices that women
resort to in the construction of artificial
graces at the demands of fashion and per-
verted taste, and they design to show in the
present work, the advance sheets of which
have been laid before us, what the true laws
Of beauty are, and how it may be cultivated
and preserved in accordance with the laws of
health. The subject is treated from an
aesthetic as well IS medical point of view,
and the authors admit all that the most ardent
admirers of beauty can desire, While pointing
out the evils that cannot fail to result from
the use of improperly prepared cosmetics,
improper clothing, improper food, and inn
proper care of the person. This work GER
tainly supplies a desiderotun, and as it is
very complete in all its-departments, it will
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Drs Brinton and Napheys are medical men of
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useful treatise on matters that are too often
left to the tender mercy of quacks and char
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vanity.
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language are explained in such manner as to
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The same house sends us ''Medora Leigh"
also published by Harper & Brothers. We
have already published in our columns tho
most important portions of this work, and it
is therefore only necessary to give it pass
ing notice at this time.
d Ashmead sends us ''Mrs. Gerald's
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The same house also send us their new
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From the American Sunday School Unior
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in Delay" and "Over the Hedge; or, Th
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--s'A Gable Interview Between the Pres
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sonages referred to discuss the Alabam
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tled in the manner that he desires, and th
Queen does not make particularly yigsror
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or arguments, and that it will have any potter
influence in bringing about the result desire
on both sides of the Atlantic is open [
doubt. Published by the American New
Company.
The February number of Old and Ne
has the following table of contents:-
'Old and New" the Editor; "La Creche
! from the German; seix Fingers and Toes" Blu
G. Wilder, M. D.; ssThe French System of stor
Map J.rP. Lesley; sIanguage a Fine Art
Emma NJ Converse; 1.-Two Yards of Earth, E
gar l. Paxtoni Mature and the Great Raj
Holland; FLORIDA. Charles BeeeheE HGloria
ExceIsis, !" Mrs. NJ P. Lowe; THE West as
Is," Mrs. Julia Ward Howe; "Claude Biouet
Eufferinqs" after the French of NJ. Andre The