The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-16
WOMEN AND BEAUTY
WHAT THE FORMER MAY DO TO
POSSESS THE LATTER.

POSSESS THE LATTER.
On the Theory That Beauty ID But the
Fairer Name for Health. It May be
Sought in the Right Sorts and Cond'-
lions of Foods, In Bathing sepsibly aud
| Systematically Practiced and In the Use
| OF Proper Facial ManipuIations and
Washes for the skin-How to Go About
These Things
Tucked far away in the deep, inner
corners of every woman's heart is
big, prayerful desire to be beautiful. IL
! is only the very frankest of the beskirt-
ed multitude who will fess up TO this,
| but nevertheless it Is as true as and in
disputable a fact as the good oid-time
statement that God made little apples.
| Slender women-alas, dear, privileged
| friends call them skinny-would sell the
shoes off their feet to be plump and
round for once, to know the JOY and hap
piness OF low-cut evening gown. Plump
girls, that is overplump girls, are ever
willing to make any sacrifice in the way
of century uns or the cutting down OF
| bonon rations in order to do away with
few superfiuous pounds Of flesh. Wo-
men with freckles march woefully
Trough life win heir special adherence
posted, signlike, on their dear little
noses. The girls bereft Of the 'long,
! silky, flowing locks" as the poets pipe,
buys their hair restoratives by the doz-
en- bottles. Some times shes succeeds in
making the shaggy, uneven hair grow
sofs and abundant, but more times she
bemoans her sad fate and the loss of
whole months allowancet of pin money.
Bad compilations cause more neartaches
than crushed ambitions or cases Of sud-
den poverty. It was always thus, and
1t always will be. Diogenes searched IN
tiringly for for an honest man. Woman,
bless her dear, ambitious heart, seeks
with unabating energy the ways and
means of becoming beautiful.
After all( they're not so hard to find.
Like the things rafting about in her
undiscoverable pocket, they're right with
her. II she'll but stop moment, sit
and begin the task-why, that's all that
is needed. A few harmless lotions and
skin foods, easily made, and heap OF
determination and continuity Of purpose
pose are the ingredients. Old Pepper"
Time will attend to the rest
Try il and seei
Some one has wisely said that beauty
is but the fairer name Of health. How
soever true that may be. certain it is
that we can't have a wholesome beauty
unless we are strong Of nerve and limb.
with all the physical organs doing their
work properly and we'll The blood, too,
must be in a perfect condition of purity.
Rich foods, especially pastries, can
bring forth an array Of facial eruptions
that is positively maddening to the poor
victim. Ice cream soda, too, deranges
the stomach and creates all sorts of dis
agreeable disturbances Hot bread and
rolls, INDUCED in to an appalling extent
in southern households, can do more real
damage to good, far skin than all the
winds and wntry blasts that ever shook
chmneys or swept frskily around the
sornerS of the Masonic Temple.
Overeatlng not only brings indigestion
and creepy, spooky dreams, but invari-
ably makes the complexion coarse, high
colored and overrudy. Now, that does
not mean that one should nibble at
things and not demolish a good square
meal, as the older fashioned folk like to
say. Eating should be understood
rules laid down and religiously carried
out.
Usually these hygienic dishes and
health foods comprise a complete list Of
your especial table horrors. Most girls
who have tried them say 50. But just
the same there are dozens-yes, hundreds
of nutritious viands that are decidedly
more palatable and appetizing than the
sweets and indigestfble doughty nothings
that not only make you a physical wreck
but make You wish most heartily that
the man who invented mirrors had died
OF the measles N infancy.
Rice is good old stand by as build
en- up OF run down constitution. But
you don't like it? Well, then, stew IL
with chicken sometime and you will soon
discover what great possibilities are in
this dispised grain. Oatmeal, as il is
usually cooked, is a hing Of horror, 70 /
be Stunned and avoided and run away
from. But oatmeal left simmer for |
a full half hour, and served half liquid. |
fuffed over with a bit of powdered su-
gar and covered with rich cream, Is At |
for queen-most especially If the royal !
lady is ambitious for fair visage with |
sweet, soft skin and cheeks just touched |
with the crimson OF health.
A
quickly and well seasoned with salt, |
pepper and butter. or rare little chops |
OF lamb, are always excellent tonics, as |
we'll as complexion tinters.
Apples. and intact fruits OF all kinds. |
are splendid beautifiers Two apples !
eaten at bed time will animate a slug |
gish physical system. and inthat way |
clear the skin. Oranges, too,-the juice, |
not the pulp, however-can be INDUCED |
in 70 unlimited numbers. These are best |
eaten before breakfast-half an hour be-
fore the meal proper.
\ beautiful south side woman declares /
that the secret OF her radient good looks !
is simply lettuce and olive oil. She eats
lettuce summer and winter, and this |
queer complexion has certainly worked 1
like charm in her case. She buys crisp |
young head lettuce. being careful to use
only he inner leaves. Over this she |
pours two table spo0nsful OF the best !
olive oil and the least wee bit ot sugar
finish and salad. The good qualities OF