Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-09
THEBEAUTY COLLEGE
How It Dominated the Spin
stere Club.
Strand MagazIne.l


paper says:
"sTbe latest American notion Is the re-
cept,y-Instituted College OF Beauty In
| New York. The college course knows
| nothing of dyes. or cosmetics. or pow
ders. one branch of study deals
with the features OF the face. The most
| enchanting beauty Of expression viii re-
| suit from, the methods adopted In the
! COLLEGE. The effect OF music on the
features receives great attention; the
| eyes are 70 be enlarged by Verdfs mu-
| sic; the air OF intelligence heightened by
| Chopin's. and various other amellorauons
| brought about by other composers, and
| poets. and so forth Just fancy, mother|
| Genevieye was wrapped In silent musins
| for some minutes; then she arose AMI
| crossed over to the mirrorr and gazed
critically into it
| "Of course. it's all nonsense, my love-
| most absurd replied mother.
| Then Cepeyieye opened the plano ao-
/ stractedIy, and began passing her myers
| mechanically over the Keys, which.
| strange to say. gave forth an a'r Dy
| Verdi. The mirror was right opposite
| Genevieve, as she sat at the piano anu
| she looked casually at II many times.
When tea time came-two hours anu
half Iater-she was still COMMUNICATIONS
| ming a little thing by Verdi. as 1t nap
| pened. Mother sat and smiled upon her
! indulgently.
| That night, when Genevieve had re-
| tired ia rest. she heard the faint sounds
| of the piano from the drawing-room; IL
| was playing an air from Verdi. Mother
was the only person down. stairs VINO
| could play the piano
| Mother" said Genevieve, next day.
"of course that must be all nonsense
| about the College of Beauty Ell? OF
| course. 1t would be quite impossible to
| make oneself more beautiful BY
| "Of course, Jenny. OF course-sheer nom
| sense" said mother
| "Ye-es. of course" said Jenny. "But
| I've often thought ] should love TO see
| New York-haven't your
| New York is-no doubt-a-a-very IN
teresting place" said mother.
| "Do let's go-just to see New York;
said Genevieve.
| "Er-wen; I'll speak to papa about II.
You do want a change said mother.
There was a ring.
"Oh. mother here's Miss Cloot, just
| getting out of her victoria" said Gene
| We've. Now. the College of Beauty
|
| really tell her about ,t-it would be a
| charity
Miss Cloot was the ugiest old maid
| In London and its environs within ra-
| 6ius of twenty miles; she was really
| dreadful-that's the only word for IT,.
| She was comfortably of. yet she was
| still spinster at 49, She was remark
| able woman. was Miss ClOot-youn see.
During lull in the conversation,
| mother introduced the subject Of the Col
| lege of Beauty-as a charity. Al first
| Miss Cloot listened with somewhat feeble
| interest: but after n few moments there
| suddenly appeared in her eye a remark
| able light beyond that there was little
| perceptible change in her manner; but
| any one who knew her well would have
known that light in her eye meant some
| thing.
Dear me: yes. very interesting-an ex-
| cellent notion" said Miss ClOot. blandly.
But you can't think for an instant
that there's anything in it, said mother.
Dear me- why not?" said Miss ClOot.
81 have no doubt there's a great deal in
| it. Why shouldn't there be? Too won
| derful 10 be true! Well. but are Edison's
| Inventions too wonderful TO be true? oh,
! dear me. no, Not Il bit too wonderful.
| You may be sure there's something in
| it,"
"Do-er-do you propose tor began
mother; and then IL suddenly occurred
to her that she had better not ask that
question; so she turned IL of to-"set any
new things this spring.
Miss Cloot went straight home with
that remarkable light In her eye all the
| time; and when she got In she straight
way sat down and wrote dozen letters.
| he
tcnsive acquaintance ..;elve old maids,
| all comfortably off, and all plain-though
| falling short of her own attachments in
| the latter respect.
on the evening Of the following day
there was a tea party at Miss Cloots-it
j consisted OF those twelve other old maids
Of her acquaintance. 1t was more OF a
board meeting than an ordinary tea
party, for they took their seats round a
table. at the head of which sat their
! hostess.
| Ladies'" said Miss CloOt (who really
was a remarkable wOman-the more
reflect upon her. the more 1 arm impressed
by this facD, II have asked you here to-
day to discuss a very important matter
very important to us. Possibly you may
have seen this paragraph in the news
papers?' and she handed round the cut
ting. which she had taken from Gene
vieve's paper.
The twelve old maids read It. and did
not seem to see much in il. Miss Cloot 5
keen intuition perceived this.
IL did not expect you to. We can't all
be Of brilliant intellect. of course" she
said. pray don't think I blame you FOR
any deficiencies in that respect; we none
of us can radically alter the intelligence
or want of it-which has been youchsafed
to us"
but this is a hoax. Of course, Celina?
said Miss Wheevyl. quite absurd and
| impossible"
Not in the least :" replied Miss Cloot
| emphatically Neither absurd nor I'm
possible That's where you show YOU
Ignorance. Jane. Pray understand, m,
friends. that | am not proposing that you
| should all rush out to that college IL
New York (although heaven knows yo1
all need its aSsistance); 40. you VIII Ok
better by remaining where you are. Now
, concerning this COLLEGE. / know VIVA
YOU are going to say-lt doesn't exist !!
/ Very well: what | have to say Is, IL
doesn't exist. why
AT this moment unfortunately, th'
door of the council chamber was SUDDEN!
shat. and We heard no more.
Mother" said Geneyieye a week o
. 81 after. there's a whole page q ad
vertisement of that College of Beauty II
New York. DO listen: Ladies desirou
of enrolling themselves as students a
the College OF Beauty are requested Il
send in their names at once to the secTe
2 taress, Madame Brown. The first hun
| dred ladies will be received "a
the following reduced fees: Facla
Beauty Curriculum Including Ely
Enlarging. Gaze Softening, Dimple
2 Ethereal Expression, Piquancy. an
2 other classes). 500 per term OF tweiv
months. . the system having nov
been perfected and eXhaustiveiy tested
t testimonials from ladies well known Il
( society. who have been rescued from va
D rious degrees OF LONELINESS and deyeiope'
e into beauties will be sent TO all appii
! cants. The leading transatlantic steam
ship companies have made special az
: rangements for the conveyance OF partie
e OF ladies' proceeding TO the College o
= Beauty, New York.
cor course, IL can't be true, can II
mother ?" said Genevieve.
'Oh dear. no. my love" said mother.
but we will go and have a look a
: New York won't wee"
Eyes, | think We may as we'll"
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