The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-09-27
erse. 4 woman IS never satisfied with

verse. "A woman ~ uoVeT hAtASutu Wstu
her looks as long as she thinks there Is
a woman on earth ptettier than she.
They first ask if the complexion 4 give
them win be lasting while they feel q
little afraid that the process might spoil
what little beauty. they have, they sell
dom fail to take the risk. lido not be-
lieve women would hesitate long be-
tween the chances of life and death il
beauty were the prize. "A ladycame in
to-day with a fresh and youthful~lo0king
face; her complexion was almost perfec-
tion, / candidly told her it could not be
improved. She gracefully thanked me,
and retired smiling and extremely
happy. Telling woman that she ds
beautiful often makes her more SO. Did
she give, me d feeP of course not.
Women are .extravagant in their own
behalf, but they are, not generous, es-
peciAliy TO their own sex. Il could have
made atee ofsonesoF two hundred dol
lars DIS EASILY as not; but she would have
been paying that for her own. benefit
and not from generous motivesla ~ N
Il At that moment the freclSla-facen
Office girl interrupted the lecture On
moral ethics by usherings in q woman
whe, was, old enough to be studying dee
orative art for the next world. She re-
treated lritT'iedly into the ladies parlor,
and the face galYanizer took a soft
camel hair, brush and filled the crew
ices under the writers cptics with the
refreshing liquid.
AS She swept the writer's face she
CONTINUED: sOyes; u great many club
men and men about Wall street COME
here, No; the professional dudes have
not the money, I,presuIhe, and besides
they think they cannot be improved
upon. And perhaps they cannot3' said
/ the lady, with a smile that meant every
thing or nothing. .'Most married men
do not care how they look. Old bache.
lors want the 'orows feet removed; and
| young men want their rough features
softened, which, of course, improves tbs
!, complexion. They generally give ficti
tious names, When man is particular
about his dress OF appearance, he i
more fussy than a woman. Butin Ufdei
to be agreeable, one m,ist be attractive
the more beautiful the better. Thu
Improvement Of beauty is d laudabl
desire Just the same as the art Of dress
ing. Awoman values her beauty abov
alTother gifts Of nature; because ever
one admiresl beauty, and it is not s
with. the other qualities. No matte
what woman might say about desirin
to shine as this or that, the desire TO. b
beautiful is the one consuming passion
and is paramount to all others, no mat
ter how gifted or intelligentshe may be
You recollect thatthe cynic, st. EvrC
mond, wrote. The last signs of a hand
some woman at her death are not 5
much for the loss of her life as of be
beauty He must have got that ide
J, from a woman. Oh, but forgot to tel
you. am treating young Marie
woman for the removal of frcckles
You should have been here. I put on
blistering preparation that took Off til
outer skin. Does II frighten youp, Sh
walked that floor for hours wringin
her hands in agony, and cried so pair
fully that L., really felt sorry for hel
| But now there is not sign of freckl
y on her face, and in a few. weeks the fac
; will be as well as ever.s-M ~ Ma
and Impress. ellt 1stt f.eFe1t