New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-15
THE DECLINE or PROFESSIONAL BEACTT
DON.
NiICkIEWICZ.


Iron, The LondoH World.
There is no event ON which society IS more 10 be
fcctatci than the decline, and, lnItcd, the pr1c-
teal tcrnint alton. OF That scheme OF pr0lcsNioh3
beau. ydoul under which we have so long lived 1t
may at once be said, and it should lie sand IN the
fuie, and most uuTescgvcd manner that for this II
is not the professional beauties themselves who
have been responsible. They have been, in their
way, sCeptred mOnaTChs; hut the dla EN- OF r. 0g-
milton was unsolicited, aud hey have been voted
to their places by an reclamation which was not in
their power 10 resist. Toward tho close OF the
past London season, the very phrase pTOle SS4Onal
beautv" tell into deSuctude The natural goal Of
masculine nOlonety IS the lecture platform; the
natural goal Of feminine distinction, which comes
from personal loneliness is the stage Professional
beauties have, perhaps become inspired with the
cOnyic ion that If they up like the rocket, there
is the danger Of their coming down nike the suck.
The accom- shcd lazy VINO has Just adopted the
role OF actress as her profession has no reason 10
COMPLAIN Of any experience of this KIND. Her
course has been one OF meridian and undlminlshlng
biliiaucy She has suffered no temporary eclipse,
and she has abandoned q position winch was thrust
upon her unTcquescd in the pIentude of her social
fame. ler triumph has been sustained throughout.
ana there Is much 10 be thankful Tor IN the fact
that it has lasted long enough, aud that II has pro-
VUEed enough Oi emulation 10 convince ladies how
critical and ulttiCu the part is play, am Co
vince society how undesirable II Is that there should
be a number of candidates 10 sHch % distinction.
4 hc professional braNiN though very uiuDcin IN
sItution 10y name Is really almost rs much an
auachr0ui<In rs the GtGHdC tame herself. There are
So many pJIuCcsses 81 society nowadays that u Is
recognized queen.
Professional beauties were rapidly becoming dis
turning influences the best conducted BUHuOl cir
cIcS 10 be the lose, to DUds the presence al the
rose in q brliIau, company was one thing; tht dis
play OF multitude OF t4Ids, vclugln DETERMINATIONS
with the MAI urc and perfect blossom, anOth r.
The spirit OF buTup, ana, IN nearly every instance,
most ann coming ,DluttTy was HoiIllcd into NUM-
Der OF breasts society was agitdted by the discus
SION OF nval claims til II grew scl, OF hearing about
them There was hOtd Youthful, or luludic-dgrd,
or elderly beau ,,AO uid not tHIuh AZ Incumbent
upou nrscl ~ art some Lads vino had nccu su!ii-
GENTLY unfortunate 10 attract las favorable opinion
IN the professional beauty me. This, II lei
WAS going a little 600 Tar. Ihcre Was uOIcdbOn why
Individual cavaliers might not have then prefer
enccs. but there was every reason why they should
not ASH society to IndOl>e their CnOIcc III Pans had
been only OF a muIiitudo Oh cOnuuNSoufS ~ lem
mime beauty, the e. pic which he gave to Venus
Woul. moi have been 50 bitterly gfHdEcu by the
brace OF neglected Cuddc,scS IHc system Of lrO-
tcssIOual DcautyUum was III TACT, lUund TO Dc III
compatible with ;nc harmonious NUTAiHE OI tine So
cal machine. Drawings were HpIt ~ III o
different camps. Inc gentlemen who pleaded The
claims TO prominence i the particular lady they
had hUnOrcd with ia 'lT CHAMPIONSHIP were growing
as much HIlsanceS as according 10 the re ram Ol
Bon OIuItIUrs Dind, Inc man y no lost his heart a
slOr, time ago, Moreover, the aDeuIuIty OF the
whole thing was Dateuu The professional. beauty
wa, only one star in galaxy. and not necessarily
The bri ghicst. HeT own VANITY might bo grained
at tue Sc .cctOn, but not ACIU thdu IN, vanity
oil the cavalier who selected AcE Tie boredom
which this condition OF thugs Resulted ~ provoked
Il wholesome reaction.