The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-03-03
From the New York Sun.
TME SECRETS OF BEAUTY,
HOW TO IMPROVE THE FACE, FIGURE
LIMBS, COMPLEXION AND HAIR-Cos-
METIcs AND R0UGE-CARNs-
HAIR DYEs-THE BEARD.


Two Philadelphia doctors have united In
the production Of a book on -PersOual Beau
tv. How 10 cultivate and preserve itin ac-
cordance with the laws OF health They
have succeeded In gathering a number OF
important maxims on the subject, interspcrs-
I'd with more CT less interesting anecdotes.
and have made altogether a volume of much
value 20 the students of beauty. We Will
give Our readers what Is most remarkable in
this mine OF wisdom
PROPORTIONS or A BEAUTIFUL BODY.
The hight should be equal to the distance
between the tips of the middle fingers Of
either hand when the arms are fully extend
ed. Ten times the length of the hand, or
seven times and a half of the foot, or five
times the diameter of the chest nom one
armpit to the other, should also each give
the hight of the body. TIL" distance from
the junction of the thighs to the ground
should be the same as from that point TO the
crown of the head. The knee should be
precisely midway between the same point
and the bottom of the heel The distance
from the elbow 10 the tip Of the middle fin
gers should be the same as from the elbow
10 the middle line OF the breast. From the
tin of the head TO the level Of The chin should
be the same as from the level OF the chin to
that of the armpits, aud from the heel 10 the
toe.
HANDSOME sHoULDERs-sorr PADDING.
A want OF symmetry in the shoulders "a
very common among those who write or
paint steadily. The right shoulder usually
becomes higher and more prominent
| These persons should practice daily and
| regularly sitting with the left shoulder
elevated and the right depressed. They
should avoid low-necked dresses, and on
state occasions conceal the lack of unifOrmi-
ty by soft padding.
Don't GEr roo FAT.
/ H.,
Bantling system of diet is explained aud
recommended, but with caution. IL seems
| that corpulenee Is often protection thrown
| out by the system against some threatening
| disease. IL the corpulence Is then success
| fully attacked, the victory may cost the per
son her life. A case is recorded b. DR.
| Maccary where an obese child was reduced
| ia flesh, but became ever after the subject O
| epileptic fits. number of instances have
| been recently published In medical Journals
where ladies have brought on fatal diseas,
| of the kidneys by a too dcterminate aud un-
| wise reduction OF their weight. A cast
| came under our own notice, where a young
| lady weighing two hundred pounds entered
| upon the reduction OF her size with great liz
tie discretion. She succeeded, but developed
| in the process the seeds of hereditary con.
sumption of the lungs.
THE BUST
symbols ofmaternal love and fruitfulness
| deeply in sympathy with all feminine in
| stincts and sensations. well formed breast
have ever been considered by artists essen
tial requisites of beauty. They should be
/ firm and elastic, rising from the chest tru,
hemispheres in shape, neither too high Oi
too low. The distance from the nipple {,
the lower edge of the collar bone of the sam,
side should equal that from one nipple u
the other which, in turn, should be precise
ly one-fourth Of the circumference of I'll,
body at their level. The space between ia,
basis should be equal TO the diameter OF ia,
base of either.
Yet, alas! in this artificial life of ours
how often have We ever seen "A female bus
that answered these demands. or, rather
have we ever seen oney IL never knew be-
fore came TO Egypt" says Lady Dun Cor.
don. In her recent book Of travels. what
female breast is. We never see IL Ia
| Europe" Neither do we in America, with.
out il may be some vigorous country girl
| who has grown up in ignorance Of the art,
| which thwart nature.
An Instrument which seems 10 have claim,
as promoter of health and beauty, has been
| invented for Improving the shape of tht
breast. II is "A bowl of glass To which l. lit
ted Il stOpcock. The air il exhausted by
| means OF an air syringe, and "A How Of blood
| TO the part follows. As the breasts are deli
cate, and liable to various inflamatOry dis
| eases. proper c1mtiOn should be observed moi
| 20 injurc them by too violent applications
and whenever tenderness is produced. the
instrument should be laid aside until the
sensation subsidies. After having had them
| once explained, any one can use these yacu-
um cups with readiness aud safety.
HIGH FoKEHEADs.
In some persons the hair grows down up-
| on the forehead. destroying the contour aud
| beauty. This may be remedied by carefully
| removing the hairs, which are generally
thin and fine, by one Of the dipilatOries 10 ~
| mentioned hereafter. Charlotte Bremen, la
her life of her sister, FREDERICK Bremen -
relates that OF the girlish troubles of the gift
| ed authoress. and her mother often regretted
| the Disagreement. One day friedrich cut OF
| the hair around her forehead with the scis-
| sOrs. Her mother. not at once perceiving
| what she had done, remarked In the course
Of the day, why Frederick, your forehead
Is not so low after all" This delighted her
1 daughter, but soon the hairs commenced 10
| reappear, stiff aud bristly. But with heroic
| perseverance, Frelerica pulled them out one
| after another, with pair of tweezers, until
| she had achieved the fine forehead, which
those who saw her ia her visit 20 this cOun-
| try may remember.
| PAINTING our BLACK EYES.
Many a lady is Disguised with herself, af-
| ter "A night at a ballroom. or some unusual
! watching or at certain periodical seasons, TO
fine dark blue line beneath her eyes, the
| sure indication OF excessive excitement OF
| the system. In London AID Paris, where
| wild young clerks are apt TO acquire a black
/ eve occasionally In their rambles. which
might cost them their positions If the head
/ OF their houses were TO notice IL, there is a
| class of artists whose avocation IL H. 10 con-
| ceal the trace of such untoward acidents.-
| For minor discOlorations, such as we arc
now speaking of, they employ the following
method Take little precipitated French
| chalk in impal pable powder, rub IL on the
part. and gently blow or dust off the loose
particles. Then apply a little Of the same
powder very slightly tinted with carmine,
| busting In the same manner. Clear the
edges of the eyelashes with a pencil, and
tone down the outer margin Of the busted
portion, 50 that it insensibly merges into the
| surrounding country.