Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1883-09-13
How Beauty and Grace May be Acquired.

| i attended q reception last nlgnC NJ
the house of one of New York's mer-
chant princes, and in the person of my
handsome, brilliant, and thoroughly
happy-looking hostess l recognized, or
rather failed to recognize, An old
schoolmate who, on account OK her
awkward and unkept appearance, used
to be stunned by all. Positively, l
never beheld such complete transfor-
nation. Ten years ago the lady who
last night attracted SO many admiring
eyes was a coarse-complexioned, round
shouldered schoolgirl, big of hand,
heavy of foot, and well nigh shapeless
in figure. She greeted me cordially,
and, perhaps in acknowledgement of
the exclamation points in my eyes, she
asked me to call on her this morning.
| of course went, and after finding q
cosy seat in her dressy little dressing
room, gave vent to part of my as
| tonishment in the words:
"Well, Laura, don't know you. I'll
have to make your acquaintance over
again. Don't tell me it's the effect of
time. You look like new creature!"
The lovely Laura leaned back in her
chair and smiled. 81 have great no.
ton to tell you all about it," she said
81 wish you would
"Well, then, will You know what
| used to be at sixteenp Ugly as sin
and burden to myself and everyone
else. | used to be miserable in those
days. wanted TO be bright and charm.
ing and have some points of beauty, as
every other girl had. It's all very
well TO say that handsome is that hand
some does, but as q rule if girl does
not feel that she is looking well she
doesn't feel like behaving well. Some
times | would read little moral book
that told me if | would exercise every
day and be very good tempered would
be far more pleasing than if l we're q
regular beauty. | used to hate that
book. 1t lied so awfully. | knew
there were plenty of people-was sher-
women, plowmen, and others-who
took plenty of exercise, and were gen
orally good natured. OF course, health
is the important factor. A human be-
ing, like a machine, has got to be IN
the bestrunning order before it is good
for much. You see felt just about
desperate about my own case. Ideter-
mined at last to take my personal de-
fscts, one by one, do the best could to
cure them, and then, whether | sue
ceeded or failed, l meant never to
worry about them again. started out
with my complexion. Now, you know,
ones complexion is rather q complex
affair. 1t is red or pale according to
your circulation; it is pimply and
greasy, or beautifully transparent, ac-
cording to the state of your digestion;
1T is clean or cloudy according to the
frequency and thoroughness of your
baths; it is brilliant or faded as you 90
out in the sun every day or not; it is
fresh and kissable, or poisonous and
abominable, according to whether you
use powder or paint or not"
"Then would you advise the dscon-
tinuance of every sort of cosmetic?"
"lndced | would. There is not one
that cannot easily be detected, and they
betoken falsity and pretense in the
character. One would think that for
tune in counterfeit money would be
just as attractive to man as q made
up woman. Fancy a pink and white
2-year-old baby with powder on its
face! Well, woman ought to be as
pure and sweet and sincere as
child, and she would be just as lovea-
ble."
"But about this sunshine" | protest
ed. "One doesn't want to get all
tanned and freckled up"
Certainly not, and to avoid that
danger You should take sun bath
every day. Many women take nap
in darkened room every afternoon.
Instead of that throw thick doubled
quilt in front of window where the
sun is shining strongly, and lie down