The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-07
Here aud There.

The death Of a twenty three year
old woman recently, as the re-
suit ~ treatment by one ot those pro
fes-lDuli "beauuuers' who DEFY the eier-
mai yeriues and retail beauty al SO
much q bottle, has been commented upon
by the press generally. These "beauu-
IrrS' are ID be found in al the large
cities, protesting to aid cubit 10 the
stature of all persons to whom Nature
has been ui-arfly nj -- dollars an hour.
ia spite az the statement in certain
Book That 10 cannot Ice done Vain and
silly women spend large sums OF money
ised, and J have heard of one New York
woman. who spent FIVE hundred dol
lars for treatment Of her face and
throat Dog q "hcautiIer" that she might
eclipse an rivals ON the night Of
swell bail at ara equally swell resort,
IN the face of the misery in this cOun-
try REGARD the expenditure Of money Tor
such objects as this nothing less than
criminal. but IL is the lOgicai result OF
the radically false teaching which OBJ
taius in many homes that beauty is
the chief good in a woman: the thing
that. above all else. makes her attractive
10 the eye masculine.
a girl that IS perfectly healthy. clean,
and graceful, mentally, HAallv. and
physically, is ineyitabley desirable; the
sweetest OF all sweet THINGS in this
wide world, and the charm Of manner
alone is far more potent 10 every type
Oh man fNE'Il iflt DFStidl, IMAM Inc
mos. prodieal physical beauty only. or
course dmples and fairness count. but
the girl that has them shouldn't leave
them. 20 effect results for her, nor should
the girl who hasn't them spend time
at the 'bedutiners' trying 10 find them
Let her make up in grace and ViVaCity
what she lacks ia beauty and In every
instance she'll out distance her merely
dimpied fellow traveller toward matri-
mony with ease.
This, 50 says Society, is to be a gay
winter Entertainments are TO follow
each other in quick succession. A sort of
"D-Sa on fefiOn piled" order of things
IS to obtain, and the debutantes. more
fortunate than those Of last season are
fairly giddy at the thoughts OF prospeC-
tive glories ana prospective scalps.
l have heard that In a northern city
some of the club women are thinking
or organizing "a Winter flower mission"
which will give 10 the costly and beau
tiful flowers OF teas, luncheons and balls.
second service, that Of Frightening the
rooms Of the sick-pOor
II occurred To me that The same use
might De made Of the flowers that set
off the scenes Of our social delights
Personally | should much prefer a rose
ia my SICK room % any dainty eatable
going, although | think ] am not par
ticularly romantic or impractical per
SON The rose lasts longer and has a
fragrant language that speaks very
deliCately yet elOquently Altogether
no more graceful tibme Of pleasue TO
pain could be given,
The Woman's Club Is now q fact 1t
became so on last Thursday evening and
no more charming women ever sat in
the old Crenshaw parlors than on that
occasion.
The multitudinous odors In the vicinity
Of the Second Market 10 which In behalf
Of interested housewives. reference was
made two weeks ago I'm this column,
are 10 be sweet away by the new
broom" of ne city fathers" This is not
only a step in the direction Of personal
satisfaction 10 market going nostrtls. but
IL is a needed sanitary measure and how
in the world 50 aggressive a nuisance
could have failed to receive summary
treatment at the hands Of the Council Is
a secret only solved by the reelection
that they don't go 10 market.