The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-04
Is NINE. YALE PRETTY
Critically Considered by the Jour
nails Society Reporter
ALSO A JOURNAL MANS VIEW.
SIC is Permitted by special Favor to
be Present at the Lecture.

kAe IS Permitted by special EAFOE TO
be Present at the Lecture.
1t was not the presidents message. the
result Of the recent election, the weeks
weddings, nor even the latest new bonnet
that was discussed in feminine circles in
Topeka last evening. but Madame 1ale's
lecture.
1t was large and Representative audi
ence that heard her talk at the Grand
yesterday afternoon on beauty culture.
As she appeared on the stage in a
handsome pink evening gown, cur decol-
lete 10 better display how she had won
IN a forty years fight with Time, the
wrinkle maker, she was beyond doub an
excellent exponent of her own theories
and their practice, regarding the care Of
the skin. and IN fact Of the
whole body Madame Yale said
than wealth; greater power than in
tellect Beauty is more than skin deep.
i'd Is soul deep The first requisite Of
beauty IS a good c0mpI exiOn. which any
woman can have who has ordinary good
health. he average woman don't know
Then followed explanations and descrip-
tions of these processes in detail, with
recommendations of the use of Madame
fale's own preparations, as supplement
tai to the process Of beauty culture.
Looking at NJ adame ale. 1t Is easy to
believe that beauty can be secured by
cultivation. for though "the human form
divine" has reached high perfection in
ner, the artist would discover few of the
natural lines of beauty III her face. Her
complexion is good. or looked 50 to the
ladies in front Of the foouIghts, but their
remarks were to the effect that Maggie
Mitchell looked fifteen at ffty-nine-
hind the footlights.
She said, "Aly hair is not blondined, as
many suppose" and thereupOn numer-
a
for it looked dangerously Ike case of
peroxide.
Madame Yale said that all married
women are jealous. Then girls who keep
eagle eyes on their best young men.
breathed "a deep sigh Of relief and said
contentedly, 1--WE are not discovered.
The fair talker recommended a cessa-
ton Of their particular kind a worry, as
the most valuable aid to her renowned
wrinkle destroyer. Size said: sWhen
your husband wants to 60 out let him
60, and among other little devices to de-
ceive and make him jealous, 90 out and
send yourself a few bouquets" Then one
Topeka woman suggested that husband
who required that sort OF treatment,
would probably not care who sent his
wife bouquets. just 50 no one sent him
the bill.
Ia the second part of her lecture or
talk, Madame Yale was charming
in tights, and her talk on physical cul-
ture was rather more entertaining than
had been the first part Of it. AT least
that the cOncensus of feminine
opinion
When it came to the questions, which
Madame Yale invited. the majority Of
them were direc.ed toward finding ont
how any one who had anything to do,
could subsist on q piece Of dry toast and
a little hot water from 6 or z O'Clock ia
the morning till one IN the afternoon.
Madame Tale had suggested 10 T. III as
d good hour to retire and eight hours As
the requisite number To sleep. so
o'clock presumably her favorite
breakfast hour
She drewsthe line at toast before going
out for the five mile walk. which she
had recommended, with the concession
Of toast again on coming in If the pedes-
trian desired, but she stuck to toast
The only applause elected from the
self contained audience was brought out
by the takers anti corset remarks and
her illustration Of how the average wo-
man walks.
1t was generally agreed that if any
one could and would follow out direc-
tions given results might be most salts
factory, but several women bread-v-in-
ners who desire as much as their more
fortunate sisters TO appear pleasing to
the sight, wonder if they would have
time to drop in and see how the success
Ors to their situations we're getting on
while they are following out directions
on chow to be beautiful