The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-29
WORLD OF BEAUTY.
WoMES OF HUSGAnr AMI M
OF ThE ASrTPoDEs.
Rich Brunette Coloring Of the Hpn,,.,-
Andthe Splendid DevslopmentosA.
Australians

Modern Society awards the palm 10 -.
women OF Hungary. They ara M, 50
gushing, diaphanous creatures. COM.
ed OF eobwebs and the odor ~, -,
with a sickly pallor or a hecf, -
in their cheeks. Not Erect and Go
as a candle, hearty and vigorous ~ 49,
core, they are pictures OF good 800
and Astounding vitality. They ara ,,,..,
with small feet. fun arms. plum, t.-,'
with tapering fingers, and they vss- -
braids. The sun has spread r.li...s
golden tint or a darker tone oy.- M
complexion. The Hungarian woman a.. ~
true, Is not a beauty OF clasr,c4I .,-,...-
nor does she. perhaps. froqueet.g .--
sent a riddle % the pgycho'arIs.
ethereal poets will scarcely frta tt..
IN her hyperseutimental reyerias st.t
rather the vigorous embodiment ~ ri,
meval womanhood. As her exterior 81, ~.
whole character IS enchlnflrgIv 49,.
and positive. She likes % elt vol
fond OF n little wine. takes rsf.-sr-
20 swimming dancing. gymnastics IA
has not the least objection 10 b..-.
admired"
This Is a pretty picture tgt arar- c,.o..
another traveller and spoHs d. Hs write.
after a years experience NJ Ne i7 U.--
gary. He describes the peasants .r g.-.--
al gifted with magnificent t1.r AMI
grace inimitable. but she society f4t..
utterly spoil themselves hy ta1 Sins ....
toms-that Of tight laciug carried ton,
verge OF criminal eXtraVlure. ana t,
use OF papuka, n s0rt NJ ral r..rs-
which Is Invariably spread 0n aT .rs
dishes. But" says this writer "tre elena
I was staying with hal Given orders b,
the cook 10 reserve a certain portion a,
each course, which was brought 0 ms
separately. rs 7 could not swallow Hr
food after Il had been iufsma1 WIH r.I
pepper. AS FOR the other guests. nHa
and gentlemen. they used tl relish %
thoroughly, and then open their mouths
and wag their tongues so as to cob. tie
place which they had burnt with their hs.
loved paprika This. OF course Waa r.t
pretty nor were the little red Hgri
noses and the pimples. which spoil ts
otherwise e0od complexion or the rif
Then for the tight laciur. ] NaI
remember the arouios OF my friend
Hermiue. n brunette with lovely black
VI
es, a classical nose. and. alas. few pine
pies after meals principally around her
lips and waist which a child could
have encircled I'm its two small paws
This thing OF beauty was certainly r.t H
joy forever. especially FOR HERSELF. ana Z
remember how. after 70 uIHIur walk
along the quays OF in the public garden
at Pesth. where her slight fHra made
the smart cavaliers turn back ana pun
their waxed mustache in wonder and al.
she would come back home and
hasten 70 burst her stays open 1t tHa Doe
ginning Of an avenue of chestnut trees
leading 20 her house. And She WAS only
one among many Her two cousins war3
even worse. and am the girls / hags
known I'm different parts of tha country,
used when dressing. 90 put themsa'yas nlt
against the wall and push with their .H1
hands their waist inward during fha time
the maid exerted herself by pulling He
strings with an horsmleht The d.m.r-
ions OF the belt IS the dret thing quoted
yhen speaking OF n professional beauty.
md I am afraid this ls Whr tH.'r good
ooks are so ephemoral. for in Hungary
woman Of twenty-five Is openly called Hn
Id thing. AS for the swimming and dance
1g, / never saw women So graceful ana
Witt I'm these two accomplishments"
From sydney Australia comes another
ritter who has much to suy OF the For'.n
the Atlpodes The point which atrl-t
IFS writer most f0rcibly I'm Sydney was
ie extraordinary purity and trluspIr-
lcy OF the complexion of the ladies. "T6
IN the truth" he writes 81 had founded
~ ideas mainly ON the Australians orc
eets I'm London, under the wing ot H5
lriOus smart ladies' who repay l.sri-
lity or carry out The marriage settlement
7 taking AntipOdean damseis about and
expected that the bush type az beauty
+ what we call the dairy maid sF.e-
e. brilliant cClOring luNuriant Dut rather
arse hair eXubcrant health and abound
q straightforward prevail And .l fact.
that very few of even the l.at
sOple In sydney can go back three gene
atOus without reaching the bush %
light be expected that such would bs the
use. on the c0ntary however I found
lat the majority OF the fashionable
.auties had peculiarly delicate complex
ne, languid expressions. fragile phgs.-
les, and a die-aWay look In the egr5
hlch was more suited ~ The eGerslf.I
Impairment OF an old civilization than fH8
tive vitality Of a new world. So far
treOyer from seeing the uHrI.0.Ht
.eveluros which j had expected. 90 was
sy even FOR "a novice 20 detect iu1t these
dies owed great deal t1 their peru.
Her. This was the case even 1m5Hs t0f
ung women. ana have noticed one love-
creature who is we'll under thirty. bn-
no obviously wears "a well fr.zzed t1u-
L TO hide the deficiencies Cf home proc
elton IN front, and has reinforced ta8
fenses at the back with "a very cone
ierable draft OF exu5nCCus matter
ut for her hairdresser she would look
II she had been t0rsurel The mIs-
~ OF this curious combination 0t .pr.-
atCre badness and unusual de.lclay ~
mplexion was explained to ua ly one
the older ladies'. She said tn1t chess
omen were arsenic eaters They a'e
senic In order TO produce the atsIa.rf.-
pallor and lagu0r which 4 DAD Ia-
ed, and found 10 their horror tH.. ar-
her effect of the drug was t0 make the
FIR drop out. Valulng their c0mp.stoas
love their hair. however. they sacr-
ed the enc % the other and in t1s,
ON their point OF view. she thought
ey acted wisely because the deficiency
hair can be arthciaiiv supplied and
s-.e long run beauty depends mainly
'on the complexion What a woman
10 endure Tor her complexion ialy .'
tmated by this. and also hy ths aei
az these arsenic eaters rarely live li
rty-hyc. There is no pleasure. mrc-
er. in the consumption or the F
there is ia the case Of mOruhl tra
ium. on the contrary. 10 is nasty 90 30
ste, and produces slight internal gLa
d cramps, which increase untl ny
use death. The arsenic IS made up mo
inty-looking caramels. which fashion
lie danes viii produce from precious
tie bonbonnlores and suck quite openly
81 as the American giri chcws gum. OF
. English girl chocolate These INSIDE
IS little sweets are. Ike good
my other bad thiigs, made in Germany.
e old lady told me further that arseni'
eston was becoming quite q burning
e In the Antipodss when a man mar
a young looking. lovely creature