Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-08-06
IMPROVING NATURE.
FEATURES ARE NOW CHANGED
BY SURGICAL TREATMENT.
BEAUTY MAY BE HAD BY EVERYBODY
FOR 4 CONSIDERATION - NOSES
ALTERED TO SUIT THEIR OWNERS.

How To BE Beautiful Though Cgly"is
The latest TaradpXleal prala,m FIR the
agile mind OF nineteenth century man t.
solve 6rlr corp'e OF decades ago II
would have rsnked with the rItti,a III the
sphinx for, however n man might boast
himself able to carve out his own character
and career, the last word as to his face was
supposed to rest with nature You might
object to large mouths and tapping care
and consider pug noses low No matter,
she clapped them on You at her own sweet
caprice, and her action was equivalent to
huff said
There is q quaint old story of medi
nval king of France. who passed unfat
tering comments in his royal mind on tho
personal appearance ef monk who was
assisting at mass in the chapel This
monks urlincss must have been of a pecul
iarly striking pattern, for the king-who
appears Ia have been n dcliciously frank
old fellow--could not keep his eyes of him.
until the monk came TO these words in the
Psalter, 1t is he who hath made us. and
not we ourselves wherrupon the king,
rchuked, ceased TO lay the responsibility
for his facial shortcomings Oh the unfor-
tunate churehmau. How scaudalized both
king and monk would he today to learn
that imFious mortals had taken 1t on
themselves to meddic with their features,
and with the aid Of the surgeons knife
and the mysterious electrical srnrk have a
crooked nose changed Is Grecian one. a
large mouth >owed III into u rosy button
md the burrows Ilowcd 10y AZ, and caro-
spirited away for u consideration" as
Pooh Bah s,.ys! Whatever tho cunsidera.
ton, it seldom daants or daupcus the
spirits Of the beauty seekers, who would
lie willing to pay twice As much a they
now pay and undergo sharp pain IL place
Of mere discomfort for the sake of not
knowing themselves when they look in
the glass after the surgeon : krite has done
the work ON tie offending features
How much Of the caucliress which may
I've noted en- parade ou Chestnut or Broad
strcct on ahy fine day was produced with
thc ceuniyauee II nature ard how much
IN defiance Of her intentions l. enc Of the
things which To felah can find out =
Even conservative Philadelphians are
awakening 10 the magnificent Possibilities
OF meldins their faces according to their
own ideals OF beauty. and Il larger proper
ton Il society ta..n Is susl ceted eve their
good looks to the cunning hand Of art; but
naturally the public Is not taken into the
secret. You meet your friend Jones,
whom you haSe lost slrH't "i Tor year or
tNo ana are lIH"itu 10 see llai' MS crook
Cd h@ss' or s'lasht eye has disappeared ana
he Is her9Mr 1ulte eal"6ie oi uphoialhg
tie traGltie''N"f Quaker city good looks,
BUT innocent That You are you eenSrata.
late nature on her aettltE TO right herseH
IN time and 60 on Your way rejoicing ut
the he'aih9rph'sts "t Jones
ne lh"duS oier"hdi al some oil these
trahsn9srit!taE processes = quite interest
ing. LAKE tb' lose. l'r lhNtAhee-a leu
ture with Whlth nearly every one hts some
N1u!t /" hhd' witness u" sarcastic proEerb
tAAt such ana sueA aiming Is pam as the
nose on your face. a homan nose may
eXhlhit Il strong tendency I" get up ana
hump ltSti, ana what II called the