Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-10-01

Girls, if your skin be dark, be satis-
fed to be in the category Of the nut
brown maidens, If for no other reason
than that "the leopard cannot change
his spots" Let the sun kiss the dusky
cheek and add to it the ruddy glow that
belongs TO the dark skin, and which the
rouge pot cannot supply.
OF course you can't change your fea-
lures. But you needn't trouble your
self much on that score. Some person
has said that If our Mary could put some
of her beauty of feature into real every
day prettihess she would be loved where
she is now admired.
The towering nosed maiden among
the proud daughters of the Nile WAS the
beauty of Solomon's day, as was the wo-
man with no nose Ut all in the time Of
Tamcrlane. In the land of the free
there is no standard OF beauty on the
nose question. The American nose is a
type all 10 itself. But at all events
your nose is Il foregone conclusion, and
all the sleeping in clothespins TO pinch
down the too prominent nostrils, or
stroking with the lead pencil to subdue
the obnoxious bump, is 30 much labor
thrown away. But when ii comes 10
the mouth the would-be beauty has u
more promising subject to deal with.
Although the shape Of the feature can
not be altered, If the lips be kept fresh
and the teeth in perfect condition, very
much is gained. Ii the spot where love
seals its vows be of an exaggerated size,
don't be constantly on the grin, as that
keeps the muscles OH the stretch. Cul-
tivate classic repose OF feature. Keep
the mouth shut when asleep, for more
reasons than one. Don't snore. Never
bite the lips TO make them red, or for
any other reason. Battle them occa-
sionally in water, with little dissolved
alum or borax, and apply glyeeIine and
tincture of benzine. This will keep the
lips fresh looking. The only harmless
way to keep them red is by contrast
with the teeth, which should be milk
white.
\ good tooth beautitier is powdered
sulphur, which is also an excellent
tooth preserver. This may be used dai-
Iy. For occasional use, say once week,
the following is good: Pumicc stone,
one ounce; bicarbonate OF soda, one
half ounce; powdered tale. one-half
ounce. Fresh looking lips, clean,
white teeth, and Il breath like sweet
rrankinoense, aloe and myrrh will make
up for many deficiency in feature.
II the ear be big and obtrusive, a loose
arrangement of the hair or few curled
locks brushed carelessly back will help
the Objectionable organ wonderfully.
Never comb the hair tight back from an
ugly ear.
AS for the eyes, better leave them
alone. Trimmed lashes often refuse to
grow again. Dark eyebrows aud lashes
are great promoter OF beatty, and II
yours happen to be lighter than your
hair, especially if that is red, think
you might touch them lightly with a
sponge dipped in black walnut bark
boiled in water with little alum, or
apply simply walnut juice. The eye
brows may be given slight arch aud
the fine line so much sought by simply
pinching the hairs together between the
fingers several times day.
But it is through the complexion that
you have the greatest scope for beauti-
flying. II every pore in your skin Is
stuffed full of lilly white," you must
expect those dreadful pimples and hor-
rid black specks. TO the girl with the
ugly skin say, you must take two or
three mile walk every day; you must
wear shoes big enough for perfect COM
fort, and il the skin be thick and oily,
you must eschew fats and pastry.
III the spring 1t would be well to try
the sulphur remedy. and at the same
time you may rub sulphur in little
glycerine oil the face at night, washing
it off i'm warm water and few drops OF
ammonia in the morning.
A little camphor in the water will re-
move all shine. And remember, girls,
all face powders are snares and delu-
| sions.