The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-06-28
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fortunes Some Fair but Foolish Women
Undergo 70 Look Pretty.
fFron the Chicago Herald
While mustache may be very VAL
liable acquisition 10 gentleman with
an exaggerated mouth or an i'm
perfect set of teeth, it is the banel
of woman's existence. II fire.
qnentiy happens that bruneties are an
noyed by having the beauty of their
faces marred with faint mustache that
needs but a fraction of encourage
ment in order TO assume proportions
thai would make callow youth fair.
ly writhe with jealousy. What it 10 be
done with this superfiuous hair is a
grieYous question, particularly If the
lady Is young. When a woman gets a
husband she gets wisdom in the bar
gain, wears big shoes, loose gloves.
and makes no study of the glass unless
it be TO know when her face needs wash
ing. Some young women attempt to
conquer the annoyance by the use of a
pair of scissors, and the result is they
soon find the evil greater than ever.
individually, women are such little
fools" said downtown doctor yester-
day. "You would scarcely believe the
crazy things am consulted about every
week. For instance, q lady, DESTROYS of
having her picture taken, wanted to
wear u Ow-necked dress, but the artist
demonstrated because her collar bone
was too prominent. She postponed the
engagement and came TO see me.
'"I'll give you any money If you'll
fix me-" Here she pulled her dress open
and began TO show me her poor, scraw-
ny, bony neck, that it were merciful to
keep from vulgar eyes. told her there
was nothing she could do but diet
herself and get fat. But that wouldn't
do; she wanted me to hammer the bones
in some way, or blow the skin OUT /
told her that was not equal TO any
such tricks, and she left, saying: well,
I'll have to go and see some quack, for
I am determined to have the thing
done
"The next glorious specimen of
womanhoOd brOnght her pretty little
daughter, aehild of years, and wanted
| to know il l couldn't do something to
keep her nose down. haYe been rub
bing it down ever since her birth, but Its
no use, and unless something is done. and
done soon, she will grow up snub -nosed
"The next interesting consultation was
had with fresh lady with fair com.
/ plexloB, with brown hair and very
perccptible little mustache. This SHE
wanted removed by next week, because
she was going to wedding in Indian
| apolis. She said she didn't mind it II
the day time. because she al
ways managed TO wear veil, but il
full dress it was too aWfully pro
voking. told her that her imagination
did great deal to magnify the trouble
and if she just let it alone it wouldn'
bother her much. No. she was not to b.
paciticd in that style. / could IemoYt
it, of course, but If she found her lip II
month or so covered with aluxurIou
little mustache, ! would repudlate al
blame
"She did not expect this. She wa
sure l was mistaken. So told her
would experiment on her arm. Sh
took her dress off because she couldn'
roll her sleeve up, and selected spo
just above the elbow, where I would re
move the hair. But If l should eye
want tn wear short sleeves, and BIZ
tuft of Lair grew out-what then p sh
inquired, with arch innocence.
Rub your lips well, apply bay run
or any strong perfumery and you vii
. be able to lessen the growth. / showet
her how friction prevented any accumu
laiion of down on the fingers, and if sh
has not actually rubbed the skin off O
her upper lip it is because she has bee
distracted by the fertility of her shave
understanding"