The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-22
A Beauty Talk
by a F Famous Beauty
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(BY LILLE LANGTRY3

Because woman IS a professional
beauty for one genera ion, 1t does not
necessarily follow that her type would
be the admired Of the next generation.
Our ideals and standards change. aad
even the most expert eonnoisseurs differ
with each other.
We hear much of the power OF govern
ments, OF pOtentates, presidents, monop-
Giles. mllhonares. Nrupp guns, bu, if
you viii stop % consider. think you win
remark thar the greatest power the world
has ever known Is that of beauty.
There are many who worship only the
purely classical features, aad consider
none other worthy OF admiration, while
there as another and pussibly equally
large class of men tina. prefer retrousse
nose. mouth TOO larse aud face too
oval to be of Greek outline
1t is really remarkable how the style
OF beauty changes; how one type sue
ceeds another; how our IDEAS are shat
tered from time to time. The Greeks
delighted In beauty OF form, and today
the French are following in their foot
steps, for VITA them a symmetrical figure
ranks highest.
4 woman need not necessarily be OF
aristocratic descent to be a professional
beauty, FOR some OF the most beautiful
women the world has seen have cume
from the ranks of tho people. Ars-
tocracy does not by Any means guaran-
tee beauy. In fact, 1t seems in many
Instances TO deny 1t. This is not TO deny
that culture rehnes and enllvens the
physical as well as the spiritual bebag
for It Is a truth beyond denial tina the
richest. most perfect beauty is foGnd in
women whose lives have been surround
ed and eased by comfort. There are
many lovely peasant maids" for poets
to fancy into rhyme, but the artist will
lind large flaws In their beauty. for T.
can not but happen that coarse food and
hard work, unrelleyed by gentle care and
refined surroundings and occupations. Will
prove hostile 20 velvet skins, soft features
and dainty hands and feet,
II is a fact that with the exception OF
a few actresses nearly all the profess
sional beauties OF England and the con-
tinent have been and are women OF noble
birth. The English woman Of the upper
rank is really too athletic for exceeding
beauty. She rides and walks too much
and her tennis exercise Is too grea, to
allow her to obtain very rich appear
ance; fer womanly beauty and strength
can rarely be combined Pure beauty Is
calm. tender and gentle.
The title OF professional beauty" al
though a much coveted position 10 attain
is no, always a pleasant or desirable one
u possess.
professional beauty Is the cynosure
OF all eyes. Her every action Is COM
mented on and criticized every little act
OF her llfe Is Immediately g!yea wide
publicity In the newspapers. and she can
not "go out" receive or do anything
without being commented upon and APP
proved or dsapproyed by the world a.
large, she Is looked upon to a certain
degree to set the fashion, and OF course
she invariably lives far beyond her
means she is extremely unpopular as a
rule among women, for her beauty excltes
the envy and sharpens the sanderous
tongues OF her less gifted sisters She ~
usually a good woman, but nevertheless
her reputation may suffer.
Perfect heauy Is, TO my mhd largely
a matter OF health woman who Is
not In good physical condition can not
look attractive One OF the most beau
,iful features about woman Is her
complexion. and good complexion Is i'm
possible unless the organs OF the body
are In perfect working order. | have
found thai the best way to keep In coed
health and TO keep the complexion clear
Is to rise early and take long walks be-
fore breakfast. It Is also good to battle