The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-07

Is a necessity to either male or female
beauty and frequently out OK family OF
sons tho accession to tho throne haa been
decided by the shape OF a nose. Red hair
is viewed with horror ana always dyed. On
tho contrary, In Turkey red hair is counted
as great beauty and the women dye their
hair that tint. In some countries mothers
break tho noees OF tho daughters to render
them attractive or bind their infant heada
in boards to elongate them. In China.
where most eyes arc narrow and long,
small. round eye is considered an extraor-
binary beauty. Chinese girls pluck their
eyebrows TO make them very fine. Turkish
women paint their eyebrows with gold, and
at night tho effect Is very odd and not dis
pleasing.
An African beauty muat have very small
eyes. thick. pouting lips, large. perfectly
fiat nose and n jetty skin which. from con
etant ollinR. positively glis'ons,
A nose ring to European IL very objec-
tionable but the Peruvians pierce tho noses
u their women and hang wcighty rings
the thickness OF which indicates the rank
Of the husband, Nose boring Is also very
prevalent among the Hindoos and often a
number of perforations are mado from
which are hung tiny rings OF Jade, crystal
silver gold or turquolses. Ears also are
bored to an extravagant extent md Some
times belle will have the entire rims OF
both ears garnshed with innumerabe rings.
In Spain even the youngest girls paint and
powder absurdiy. while In Venice the cele-
brated Titan red hair is still the rage ana Is
obtained by chemical means
Tho women OF the island OF Natal. when
young, are decorated with cap OF six to ten
inches high made from the solicited fat OF
oxen. over this their hair Is trained TO
grow and affixed by more grease. This ar
rangemen. remains for life. Tho Mgantses
have an even more absurd beaddress. They
/ mi nj n "a
in length and six inchea wide. Their hair
IA trained over this and fastened with wax,
They can neither lean backward nor Ito
down without keeping their necks In one po-
elton. Twice year the wax is melted
and the hair taken down. combed. washed
and put up again.
| Painting tho eyes and eyeids Is consid-
cred great aid to tho fascination of the
! female Orbs. Crcassan to be really
7 lovely must. in addition 10 being very corpu-
I lent. have golden hair and Jet black lashes.
| Ale stiffened with kahl kohl is also used
/ by the Persian and Armenian women to
! epgthen their eyes. The bazaar women and
nautch girls OF most eastern countries dye
their finger nailH with henna and whore
they wish to be thought great ladieg they
, allow their finger nails to grow to immense
length and keep them IN nnely-wrcught
gold sheeths.
|
Of late that not only people in general, blu,
women in particular, are not attending
4 church to the extent or with the regularity
that was tine case some few years back. Tho
1 bicycle is blamed for o great deal Of this al
! legged carelesaness. In mattcr9 which ro-
/ ceiyed much attention at the hands Of the
parents and grandparents of the present
| generation. Whether the bicycle Is 10 blame
| or not 1t has 20 stand considerable crlti-
I clsm rs being II not an agency Of his aa-
| tauc majesty for the weaving away OF souls
| from heaven. at leaet very convenient
| means by which tho0e who do not care 10 60
| to church between four walls. can obtain
! come comfort In what they are particular
| 10 explain Is natures church among tao
green fields and hills Of Gods country"
Whether tho etatenont IL true or not. tina,
the bicycle has the tendency u divert the
| feet of the fair from travelling in new anoos
TO the slmlly pew on sunday aending them
instee,. 10 pueh the pedals over the country
roads. II is worthy Of note as being one out
OF the many walls set up by various inter
ects which imagine themselves nurt by the
at prenent tremendous popularity OF tn,
sport Of cycling. Some two years ago
while there was no regularly organized et
fort upon the part OF clergymen generally
TO discourage the paatime OF cycling, Q
great many ministers. fearing. II not tore