Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-10-25

wiser, said to me: 1T was like putting a
monkey wrench to my heart strings to sur
render the pair Of hVes. but made the sac
rit1ce, reVivihed with a sniff of smelling
salts from my Yinaigrette, followed madame
into her toilet cabinet, removed my hat and
gloves cCIIed up on a pillow mOthered
divan, and for two hours listened, and
learned from this once famous beauty of
EugenIe. s court the secret of matrimonial
success.
She dubbed her visitor BIanchette. Just
why can't be imagined, for the girl has a
complexion like the top crust of a soda bis
cult hair the color of hemIOck bark and
cats eyes, but the name was pretty and it
pleased her-tWO reasons, as she very soon
discovered, for its application. Here is
verbatim report of some of the talk with
which the artist accompanied the treat
ment, as the Christian scientists would say,
which must confess shocked me little
when 1T was described to me by the re-
ciDient.
DO you know. BIanchette," she began,
that you American women are the bright
est and the most foolish creatures in the
WOrldE Well, you are. You can win men,
beW1tch them. fascinate them but you can't
keep them. You marry them and don't
know what to do with them. All your train
ing and schooling and coaching is for con-
quests, but for government you do not IN
derstand the simplest elements. You can
discuss the political affairs Of two CONT
nentss but you don't know how to have your
feet lifted with a pair Of pretty boots. You
are au TalC IN the field OF labor, politics,
literature and the beautiful and industrial
arts. but you don't understand the value Of
lace trimmed, clean, white petticOat. You
have marvellous hair, and you won't spend
the money to keep it clean, clean, cIeanl
Think Of 1t. You are pretty women, but YOU
are unGIdys unScenGed, and uGatGFactiVe to
the senses. You jewel your hands, and for
get to train your finger nails. Now, BlRnch-
cite, don't make the mistake Of thinking
that men are Indifferent, that they don't
mind or that they are unobs6rYing. They
DO m1n0-eVeryth1ng about the woman they
love- WHAT is more, fneV make eomT9ri-
sons, and once the difference is in favor of
the other girl, then goodbye to marital
Felicity. Men are like children in the kin.
uergarUens they love color, bright things,
gay effects, novelties. sweet OdOrs, and
sweet sounds. They like ANYTHING that is
puzzungs that has knot in it, or the sug-
position OF mystery. You can ensnare
him with yard Of lace, and shackle him
with bow OF blue ribbon. So if you want
TO succeed. look pretty all the time. The
hrs6 step is neatness.
Madame then made declaration that
must be condemned as Uniustifabie, and
yet, exaggerated as it is. I give it as a Gu
flous criticism Of our sex. She said: DO
you know that wouldn't sleep with an
American WOman2 Ugh, she is q night
marei A perfect pOrcupine with pins and
SURF papers, OleaginOuS and rancid with the
Gneap creams that she Smears over her face
ana naGQSs and as IrlghGfuuy ugly IN her
thick stln cotton nightgoWn as it is posi-
Die Tor a woman to be, when her forehead
IS bare and her hair kEObbed at the naDe Of
her neck. My dear, don't 20 TO bed with
eurl-papars. tea-leads, crlmpeEs, or Non
tague Tolls. Rather curl your hair to 90 to
bed And don't put grease on your face.
nor gloves on your hands. You must at
tend to your couture and complexion. but
DO so during the day. Lead your hair like
an arsenal and wear your hat. soak your
taee IN grease paint, and wear veil from
breakfast until dtnneE-time. but don't dis
figure your pillow. Every woman cant be
beautiful in the daylight, but with dollars
worth % toilet goods. curling iron.