Connecticut western news., 1889-09-11
NATURE UNMASKED.
HINTS ON HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL.
Beauty, Veal and Exquisite Skins.

Beauty, Veal and Exquisite Skins.
 When we consider how desirable beauty is and how cheap veal is, we are not inclined to wonder at a woman going about for several hours, two days in the week, with her head done up in veal congresses for the renewal of her complexion.
 A small, bright red book, with wide margins and strong and visible text, written by Theresa HI. Dean, is the medium which acquaints us with these interesting facts. The volume is enti- tied, "How to be Beautiful; Nature Unmasked."
 In her first chapter Mrs. Dean dwells upon the tendency of married ladies, under pressure of household concerns, to neglect the cultivation of their per- sonal charms. She illustrates her homily with story. There came once to the studio of the author to sit for portrait (from this it is apparent that Mrs. Dean is 8 painter in oils as we'll as in words) woman of society who was beautiful without the reason being apparent. They became inti- mate, and Mrs. Dean learned the secret of her patrons beauty.
 The lady had married law student in her youth. Her sole ambition was to make his home beautiful. In the pursuit of desirable law books and bric-a-brac she neglected her own per son. Her complexion became muddy, her hair and dresses did not harmon ize; she wore common sense shoes; the length of her sleeves was not regu- lated to show to nicety the curve of her wrist and forearm; and she went so much without corsets that she was exceeding uncomfortable whenever necessity obliged her to put pair on. Her husband was elected to the United States Senate. In Washington she suffered poignant anguish by reason of his devotion to the numerous beauti- full women who abound in that capital.
 After due weeping she went to work to renovate herself. She took up bathing and exercise, and studied dress and department. The upshot was that fin six month "she was not only social power, but the embodi- ment of health and beauty" Mrs. Dean insists with great force upon the advantage of bathing. Persons who do not bathe are constantly liable to s'that horror of all ladies, black heads" We learn from her pages that Mrs. Langtry, "to whose com plexion all concede the palm, takes a cold plunge every morning. After a thorough rubbing she wraps herself in blankets and rests twenty minutes, drinking her coffee or chocolate mean while." It seems to have been Mrs. Langtry who first among the women of Christendom took to wearing veal outlets for the complexion.
 "It is said Mrs. Langtry was heart broken," Mrs. Dean writes under the head of Wrinkles, G at the ravages oul severe climate made upon her exquisite skin; and, after hunting in vain fol something to stay the progress of the fine lines she saw making their appear. ance, she accidently heard of remedy used by the Persian women to ward of wrinkles, viz, to cover the face with thin slices of raw veal. She immedi ately sen. for the veal and was not al home for the following two hours twice week, and finds it very sue cessful nourishment and tonic for tht starved tissues" Mrs. Dean does no specify any other lady who employs veal ill this manner, but in discussing the bath she says that '' our own Mrs Frank Leslie one of the most beauti- full and one of the most physically per feet women in the world, takes a colo dip in the morning, that, with regular exercise, eating, and sleeping, give her the appearance, upon the closes inspection, of a woman on the sum. side of thirty five, while, as a mattel of fact her age must run into tn shadows by several years.''
 It is not practicable to reproduce here the authors receipts for paste and washes, but we may notice tw' or three of her more striking referen ces and suggestions. "It is wonder ful," she says, 'sthe effect rubbing ha upon wrinkles. A face quite badl, scanned can be rubbed fairly smootl in twenty minutes by using some goo' cream. In rubbing the face, alway rub towards the scalp, never down or wrinkles will be added instead O removed" Mrs. Dean gives som highly curious information in regar' to Madame Patti. sIt is said," write Mrs Dean, ssthat Patti never use water on her face. Before retiring or in dressing, her face is generousl
 anointed with cold cream, and allowe' to remain on as long as practicable