The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-11
The Gentle Art of Beauty,

While granting that a number of wom-
| eli spend too much time and thought upon
their personal appearance, others do not
| consider the subject sufficiently; and
many on whom Nature has bestowed few
of her treasures in the way Of good looks
could, if they would, make themselves
very much better looking thnn they are,
| and this without the MD of nny beatty
| doctor"
A great many physical defects can be
| remetlied, or, at any rate, mAde less OBJ
scrvable. You will often notice that
those who have extremely bad complex
veil, with small spot so placed ia not
to be dazzling, is often very becoming,
| and adds Il general finish to the bonnet
or hat. 1t is frequently noticeable, too,
that those who hive a striking mark or
blemiSh OH their faces seldom wehr a
veil; and yet iii some instances n veil
well put on, with or without Il border,
would often hide the mark. Everyone is
bound to make herself rs presentable as
possible, and this little detail is not one
to be overlooked.
Marks Oh the neck or throat can be
very effectually concealed by rutfies, and
those who have sears of any kind on their
skin should wear soft laces, chiffons, or
some such becoming arrangement round
the neck to hide the Objectionable marks.
Again, women with thin necks and long
chins should always wear a soft full frill
or ruche instead of the high stiff collar,
which has the effect of bringing into
greater prominence their bad points:
Angular women. should wear their
dresses loose and fussilymadc, with
plenty of frills, gathers and ruchings.
The stout woman should avoid all shiny
materials, and dark colors-black above
all-should he preferred. A moderately
stout figure often looks well in a tight
fitting bodice, guiltless Of trimming; but
those who are above the average in TO
tundity are considerably improved by
weli-adjusted trimmings. Carefully
made stays are |, great matter, and an
elastic webbing placed all round the lat
ter is often found to be a capital plan
for the general improvement of the fig
ure.
Just as the thin lady should wear I'M
derskirts and all she can to hide her
ankles, so her stout sister should reduce
her underclothing, aiming at minimum
bulk with Il maximum of the amount Of
warmth desired.
If woman has large, ill-shaped feet,
boots and shoes; and if she does that and
wears her dresses pretty Tonga frill or
Aounce at the edge is also desirable-her
deficiency of beauty i'll that respect will
not he noticeable.
Hands, whether beautiful or ugly,
should be well cared for. The nails
should be nicely kept, and if the ha nd is
gloves should fit especially well, and
when possible, be of a dark color.
1t was a Frenchman who said that a
pretty woman with bad teeth was never
| lovely, and an ugly woman with good
teeth was never plain. Teeth are more
remarkable in some people than In 9th
ers. Well-cured for teeth add much to
the good appearance of anyone, and fire.
quent, visits to skilled dentist and at
Great cleanliness is also absolutely nee
essary both for the preservation and
beauty of teeth. The ill-kept teeth one
| often sees, or good teeth of bad color
and crusted with tartar, make us enforce
this hint very strongly.
! Well arranged hair il always attract
i've. If it has come out from ill-henlth
| or other causes, then wear a little false
| hair. In these days all kinds of arrange
| ments are made so that the dreaded
''wig'"' is avoided, and even when indis-
pcnsahe, it is now made much better
| than it used to be. far better do this
| than offend the eye by patches of bald
ness. The hair must be we'll chosen.
A youthful front Or ''toupee' above a
wrinkled face, bright brown hair mixed
| with gray natural locks, are all absurd.
| Let the substitute of nature be of the
color she would have otherwise pro-
| yided.
To be we'll and Decomingly dressed is
| a great help to plain and ill-favored WON
| en-; but there is d greater help still, and
one which infallibly lends beauty to the
most ordinary features, loneliness to the
! plainest commentaries. 1t is the inward
Of{O D{rn Of u nd oh
! where it exists. betrays itself in the
lineaments of the face, and in many
other ways. Just as the ill-tempered
| woman spoils her face, however lovely it
! may be, by the frowns and anger that
write themselves OH brow and eye, so
| the sweet-natured woman has a beauty
which all acknowledge the force of in her
kindly smile, her sweet expression. Sym
pathy lends light to dull eyes, patience
and humility and love can no more be
| hidden than a cough.
Pleasant manners, and the courtesy
which springs from hnselfishness, and a
! due recognition of the claims of others,
| all charm away the defects, few or many.
| which some plain women possess; and
arc often 50 attractive that if the owner
of them is alluded to as plain, those who
| have been under the spell of her fascina-
ton rise up in contradiction.
l. Living Abroad.
A woman who has tried to live abroad
in refinement and strict economy" epit-
omizes as follows: I'm Italy, we'll there
are many families who take pension
naires, but comfort is not always great
there. England, without a shadow of
! doubt, provides the best comfort all
! around, the best table with the most
wholesome food, and the most refined