The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-13
VAIN WOMEN.


Al the inquest upon a lady recent
" killed BY the explosion OF q hair
wash with which she was having
her hair dressed an Official stated
curious fact in his evidence. he said
that a lady who had been used TO
having her hair prepared with the
wash proved to be so dangerous had
tipce the explosion refused TO desist
from the practice, but bad required
her hairdreeser TO keep damp olan-
lxets at hand while the operation
was in progress, so that II an explo-
sisn did occur the fire might oe
readily put out.
The incident shows what some
women will dare for beauty. The
lady in question. howevt-, 10 By no
means 80 exceptional an individual
as many folk will be tempted TO Inn
asipe. Thousands of women are con
tent TO risk their lives or health OF
are willing to undergo exquisite tor
lures all for the sake of some tempt
ing proffer of beauty-often deiu-
sion-to be gained
Most doctors number among their
patients women who are suffering
from the Elects Of arsenic eating.
The arsenic is taken for the purpose
Of attaining various results with re-
gard to personal appearance The
gravest warming of the terrible
physical effects which must IN time
ensue are altogether disregarded by
these ladies Physicians declare that
patients when cured will constantly
recur to this drug, mot so much
from = craving for the drug" the
physicians assured the writer, "as
from q haunting fear of a dininu-
ton Of charm II the drug is discard
ed.
The use Of belladonna for the eyes
is, as every one knows. most calcu-
lated TO have disastrous effects upon
the sight Thousands and Thousands
Of women, however, avail them
selves of il. and very many are also
found who are anxious 70 undergo q
painful and dangerous operation
upon the eye itself. the object Of
which is to imuart a graceful curve
to the eyelid The danger Of the
operation consists in the possibility
of injury being done TO the nerves
controlling the action of the lids,
causing partial paralysis
One notorious impostor who got
into the hands of the police some
years back was proved 70 have bad
ss one Of her patients . lady from
whose face she had actually removed
places with a species Of enamel.
The process was too exquisitely pain
fHl for more than q very small por-
ton Of the couRtenance TO be treat
ed at q time. The lady submitted 20
the treatment for months and paid
small fortune TO the quack. who
demanded steadily increasing pay
ments by holding out the threat q
leaving the job incomplete and the
lady only half done IN more senses
J than one
} The enameled countenance -
} enameled without the naying proc
! ess as in the above Instincts most
ordinarily a wash of torture. Once
enameled. you must be 30 always or
hideous for the rest of your life. for
, the process has a disastrous effes-t
! upon the natural complexion The
. rigor of the enameled face 10 q con-
) stant source of anguish and of mus
: cular weakness and decay
The most popular form Of torture
connected with large feet is un-
doubtedlF their contraction into
, small boots This 10 not, however,
enough for some ladies, who desire
TO alter the foot itself and TO seek
! the aid Of the quack beauufier, who
will undertake the Job by means 4
! an injurious instrument which. by
screws and levers, brings TO bear .
pressure upon the bones TO squeeze
them into elegant shape. This in
strumsnt Is popular in Paris, where
one of its operators got into trouble
, some months ago in consequence Of
his having permanently lAmed
lady who hal placed herself in bis
hands -Bo>. an Traveher.