The Portland daily press., 1899-01-23
THE ART OF BEAUTY.
Hints for Women who wish 20 Inn
prove Their Looks.
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How to be beautiful is question that
is attracting the attention OF the feminine
part OF the world everywhere, and e'en
some members of the masculine fraternity
are trying to make themselves over In ac-
cordance with the principles OF the art OF
beauty. Women need not be vain and
frivolous while giving proper attention
TO those devices OF the toilet which make
them agreeable to the eye. charming, be-
wiidering, with that vague sense Of con-
quest that Is their lawful birthright and
dover. Men are not required to be beau
tful. Indeed, beauty man Is neither
esteemed by the opposite sex or his own.
He Is apt to be vainer than woman, and
women do nctssreadily forgive man for
intruding upon their privileges. 1t is
not vanity, However. in any case to take
care of ones skin, and he who has escaped
tho danger and heat of tropical battle.
field is surely entitled to solacs of COM
plexion cream.
For ths benefit of the "ugly girls" who
feel that they are hopeless would re-
mark that never do you see woman so
ugly and traotive that it makes the
heart sad to look at her. but that il you
inquire You will find that she is married,
and, more than that, she is much loved.
How much she would have enlarged her
sphere with beauty also we can only i'm
agine. The fact Is, the "houso beautiful"
equires much care and it all comes under
he head OF hygiene and beauty. Mothers
begin with their infants. oiling their
small features with the delicate prepare
lions Tor babyhood, watching the soft
fuzzy hair and keeping the small scalps
in gond condition, cherishing dimples
and fighting bleuishes. And all through
life the same care should be taken Of that
wonderful and complex machine, the
human body. Cleanliness alone-that
form of godliness so often omitted from
the toilet of beauty in favor of coarse
pretense of powder orscheap washes-will
go far toward making "a foundation.for
beauty.
so many complaints come to me Oh fall-
ing hair, or diseases of the scalp, that
begin to think the trouble must be
climatic, and that northern latitudes are
not favorable to the best growth OF the
hair, "a conclusion that is reached after
observing the tine hair Of Spanish women
and those of South America. The warmth
of those latitudes favors the secretions and
stimulates the hair TO its fullest develop
ment / do not advocate rs much wash
ing and shampooing of hair as some
specialists do, hut more vigorous brushing
and dry cleaning. Ammonia cannot be
recommended as general tonic, as 1t
does not agree with some heads at all,
and should only be applied where the
scalp is very oily, and omitted when 1t
Las done Its work. Each individual
should have personal brushes and combs,
the habit Of using any brush or comb in
common with the other members OF
family being opposed TO hygienic laws.
Cutting the ends of the hair once every
month is considered "A strengthening pro-
cess for the roots especially If the tips OF
the hair are split when they are supposed
TO stop growing. The health of the sys
tenn has much influence on the hair,
which is usually an index of vitality, and
the scalp must be kept free from dandruff,
as every hair Is a hollow tube, and is
nourished by means of d fluid which
passes through it from the head. If that
tube is filled with some foreign substance
the hair will lack vigor and begin to fall
ont. That is the time 30 trent it with
tonics of known value or the simple
remedies, formulas for which are given
from time to time In these columns But
always remember, my ladies, to watch
your general health, and keep your scalp
in good order before treating directly
with the hair.