Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-23

New York, Nov. 17.-This is exclusively |
for sweet womankind. 1t is the time when |
gentlemen need not apply"
When a woman is going TO tell anything, |
she always has a preface. And this is |
mine The most beautiful thing ever
created by God is a lovely woman. A man
may be magnificent, majestic, superb,
triumphant, but the very minute he be-
comes beautiful he is neither man nor
woman. To woman alone does this adjec-
tive belong.
The greatest painters who have lived
have announced that beauty means series
of curves. Where, then, does 1t exist ex-
cept in the figure of woman? Man with
his muscular development, with his big
ness, with his hatness, typities strength
and power-represents the master.
Woman. with her delicate skin, her
curves, her blue veins taking the place of
coarse cords. typities beauty and gentle
ness-not the slave, but the conqueror of
man.
said that lovely woman is the most
beautiful thing ever created by God. Now,
want to add TO that, that, TO retain this
beauty. to emphasize each one Of its points,
each one of its delights, is the greatest
work of art. Art with me doesn't mean
the use of the paint pot. 1t means the
careful consideration of ones possibilities,
and the enframing of the material body
ual soul of he who looks is rejoiced by it.
Every woman who starts in life not abso-
lutely ugly, can make herself charming
And even If she be absolutely ugly, by
virtue of the first Of all writes, cleani-
ness, and then by the cultivation OF her
wit, she can make herself SO fascinating
that people think her beautiful. just Us
they do odd bits of china or curious
bronzes. The trouble is that most women
don't begin to take care Of themselves until
they find their beauty going. Or course,
what they do then may help little, but Il
woman's care of herself, her effort to be
charming in person, should begin when
she is SO young tnat, while she feels it n
duty, she yet takes it as matter OF TACT.
COMMON SENSE AND BEAUTY.
People write to me and ask me what |
consider the best cosmetic. know nothing
about them, as | never used one. But
il you are moderately well the liquid that
will keep your skin in order that will
make it healthy, that will brighten your
eyes and make YOU feel ~ years younger
than you are, is that one on which no one
has taken out patent, which yon need
not get in fancy bottles or jars, but which
you con have by the gallon when you turn
on the faucet in your bath tub-water. /
regret to say that the average woman is
not fond of the bath, and yet, 1t is her
best friend. She need not do as her Eng
lish cousin, take a cold one every morning
for very few American women can stand
this shock. But she can take tepid one
and If she rubs herself well afterwards and
only remains in it 10 minutes, there is no
reason in the world why she should take
cold. The very hot bath is suited &c
lew women, and these women have to
discover it for themselves. When
Mrs. Langtry was in this country, Q
very ridiculous story Went the rounds
that the beauty Of her skin was due Il
the fact that she took cold bath every
morning. This is absolutely untrue. A
yo'clock Mrs. Langtry had cup of tel
brought to her; after that she got up anC
TOOK a bath so hot that it turned her us rec
as a lobster, and when she came out o
lnis she went back to bed and slept for twt
hours, after which she had her breakfast
VI COURSE, it is not always possible TO
women to stay in the house. Then, too
with many women the hot bath is ener
waiting. put the tepid one may be cited u
that which suits all sorts and conditions
and from which no evil result will come
In almost any other country except thi,
the getting of bath is difficult. That il
the rubber or tin bath has to be brougl
to ones room, but here, where at least on
bathroom is in every house, there is n
reason why u woman should not be pc
fumed with cleanliness unless she is iaz
land this is quite often the cause Of ht
losing her good looks.
Once in while
WOMAN WHO REALLY LOVES LUXURY
gives herself the milk bath which Il
beauties of the court of tine Great Lou
used TO take, and which, by-the-bye, do
NOT have drop OF milk in it. lnsIea
from one of the glass-stOppered lit
bottles that stands Oh ones dressing.cas
enough tincture OF benzoin is thrown in
the water to give it u milky look-by.th
bye, this is benzOin, not benzine-an
inter one has bathed in this, one com
out feeling, not only as fresh as possib
but with ones skin having perfume Ii
that OF myrrh. In the days gone By, VIII
the cultivation of beauty was religio
all sorts OF odd baths were used, and I
Teigning beauty sat III her bath tub with
liquid up to her neck. and reached out
bare arm for ali admirer to kiss. In
old hotel in Paris, III u room where tod
there work 90 busy needle women is !
bath of Ninon de u Enclos, which is
beautifully painted that even trade has
driven 1t way. lsabeau OF Bavaria h
her bath made OF the Juice of strawberri
but advise the beauty of to-day to reset
q single strawberry to rub over her tee
making them as white as milk, and caus
her breath to be as sweet as clover. 4
lady who induced Henry the Eighth to
nnfaithtul to his wife, Anne Boleyn,
ways bathed in pure water, and the n
who wished to get a flavor from the Iii
accompanied him to the .favorite's ba
room, carrying with him silver e
then, leaning over the edge of the tub,
filled the cup with the water in which
beauty lay. and drank it OFF to the quee
health. This was only water. Pruba
u would have been more enjoyed if
bath had been like that which was tai
g by the woman who ruled the heart
Alexander the First of Russia. She bat
in Malaga wine, and after she was throu
the wine was rebottled and sold at b
prices.
LOOK SLEEK AND WELL GRooMEp.
However, TO return to ones self,
understand what / mean when saw
to keep beautiful. the first virtue to be
tiYated is cleanliness. OF course, there
various grades even of this virtue, and
beautiful woman, while she must loo
sleek and well groomed as a thoroughb
must never give the impression that
has been scrubbed with heavy br
that she has used common soap; or
which is too highly perfumed. The woi
who washes her face until it shines, alv
suggests to the masculine eve, sharp,
elbows and knees. A face may glow
sympathy or delight, but not with S
pure soap, unperfumed, IS most
sirable for daily use. Then if you low
l do. the sweet odor, it can be obtaine
small sachets, fastened in the linger
drop or two of fine perfume Just bac
the ears, about the throat, on the bacl
the hands, and above the eyebrows,
never on a handkerchief. That must {
out of a perfumed case, and only sus
whiteness and care.
Everywhere, from our physician
from the good chemists, can be gotten
simple medicines that the body requ
And whenI say medicines, Imean the
der or the paste for the teeth, the wasl