The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-05-08

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In parts Of South America and Africa
the damsels eradicate their eyebrows and
eyelashes. On the upper Nile the four
front teeth are are always knocked out,
but further south only two upper incisors
are dispensed with. In the Malay Archi-
pelago the teeth are fled into sharp points
like those Of a saw or pierced with holes,
into which metal studs are inserted. Yel-
low and purple nails are in many parts Of
Africa considered "good form" by the
dusky ladies, while in Arab countries no
beauty can be perfect until the cheeks
and temples have been gashed and salt
rubbed into the cuts in order to raise
slight protuberances.
Unlike the Chinese ladies, who do not
like foot longer than three or four inches,
the old Greeks did not at all appreciate
small feet, nor do the modern Grecian
damsels. The ladies Of the isle Of Milo,
accorling to DR.. Walsh, consider thick
legs beauty, and for that reason make
them appear rs clumsy as possible. Some
Of their bellies on gala days put on ten or
twelve pairs Of stockings drawn one over
the other, SO that their legs appear nearly
as thick as their bodies.
In Russia excessive corpulency is
thought particularly charming, so that
(as DR.. Lyell tells us) when the common
people see such a figure waddling along
under the burden OF her pampered fat
they exclaim in admiration:
"How thick and beautiful she is! God
be with her."
In the fifteenth century eyebrows scarce
Iy visible were esteemed beauty by the
Italians, and the ladies used carefully Ia
remove 30 much Of theirs as only to leave
a fine arch. This is the reason why the
eyebrows in the pictures Of the great Ital.
ian painters are so thin. They also used
at the same time to pluck out the hair
growing high on the forehead. The st,
Catharine Of Raphael and the saints ol
FrAnciA, in the national gallery, will sup
ply examples Of this fashion.
GeOrgian ladies have different fashion.
They cart fully cultivate their eyebrows,
to make them as large as possible and to
bring them TO meet; and these ladies and
Circassians surpass all the world in per
sUnHl beauty; according to more civilized
ideas. The Persian ladies and men oi
rank are very handsome, and inherit theil
beauty from their Georgian or CircassiA1
mothers.
Both the color Of the hair and the man
ner Of wearing it are very differently re-
garied in different places. Flaxen, au'
burn, chestnut and golden are, with black
European favoriteS. In Asia black alone
il thought much Of, except by one Indian
tribe, who are suid to look upon white u
the loveliest, and rs much pains are taken
by them to change their black locks L
white as ure here taken to change gray tC
raVeE.
The Bechuana women place their main
reliance OIL their hair, Hnd 1t would seen
to be irresistible. Naturally ii is wUolly
but by long continued pains it Is brought
into innu.Ierable threads Of the size o.
thin tWine. These threads, well pow
dered with sibilO 10 shining metallic pow
der), which adheres to them by the aid o
grease, continue perfectly loose and sepa
Iae. = iFqEn each other.
The stiffness. which thsy derive from thu
mineral keeps them S2 q peTpeldiculal
position, and 80 exactly paFdiic. Nnt %.
mead seems to be covered rather win
something artificial IN the form Of . enF
or small bonnet than with zeal hair. The
threads hang in equal quantity all round
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being fastened at the upper end to the
centre Of the crown, while their lower
ends, which are all Of an even length, art
never allowed to descend lower than the
top Of the ear.
some Of the fair sex ct Natal make uT
with buffalo fat and other delicacies com
bined with their hair, tall head-dFesl
that Is immovable after being once com
pleIed. 1t is long time preparing, bul
It lasts for the wearer's lifetime.
To get up their charIns, the Georgian
ladies spend one whole day each week al
the bath, u great part Of which, however
Is spared from the water to be spent IL
making up their faces, blackening theil
nair, eyebrows and eyelashes 80 as to rem
der only occasional repairs necessary dur
ing the ensuing week.
The ladies Of the Shah's dominionl
make a similar use Of the bath, otter
passing seven or eight hours together ID
the cHrpeted saloon relating anecdotes
eating sweetmeats, sharing their "calle
coOns" (cigarettes,) dyeing their hair anC
eyebrows, and curiously staining theil
bodies with variety OF fantastic devices
not infrequently with the figures Of trees
birds and beasts, sun, moon and stars
Old Persian ladies' cheeks are wei
rUuged.
One writer says Of the present ShahI
mother'sappearance: The palms Of hel
hands and the tips Of her fingers wert
dyed red with henna, and the edges Of tn,
inner parts Of theeyelids werecolored Will
antimOny."
A harem beauty paints her cheeks will
various coloFs, and q fine bead Of hair Il
| indispensable. II nature denies thil
adornment, it is supplied either wholly Of
In part by artificial means.
II Is q curious fact that as soon as {
Japanese beauty is married she strives Il
make herself rs ugly as possible, 30 Ne b
prevent any chance u incurring the ieal
ousy OF her husband, by pluekinH out he
eyebrows, blackening her teeth, etc.
though, before this event in her life, sht
is not excelled by the greatest coquette Il
all Europe In the arts by which she stIiyel
to make herself beautiful and fascinating
--colOrinH her lips and cheeks, carefully
dressing and decking her hair, and Fobinl
herself in elaborate clothing. But nt
matter where we find II, In the words o
an old writer, Ralph Venning, who -four
ished In 1850:
WAII tbe heantv of the world. 'tia bu