Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-17
THE QUEST OF BEAUTY
Latest Advice is to Look
Through Level Eyelids.
SECRET OF SECRETS
IN MAKING ONES SELF FAsc1-
MATING.
The Poise Of the Head Must Also Be
Considered and the Time to
Lower the Eyes.

Copyright, 1902

Written for The Evehfng Star by Katherine Morton.
1T is quite enough to wear any one out
to follow half the directions written now
for making one fascinating and beautiful"
Angelique confded to her companion 1--WE
tried them all she continued. Eve used
vaseline, glycerlne, lanoline, almond OIL
cocoanut oil, rose water and lemon juice.
1 have bathed in boiling water and in Ice
water, in tepid water and in milk and
water. 1 have washed my face with the
cloth Of the toughest crash and fairly skin
ned it. in my struggles to follow out direc-
tons and I have gingerly washed 1t with
softest, finest linen, as l would a bit Of
Dresden porcelain
Here Angelique paused for breath, and,
pillowing her flushed cheek upon her dim
pied hand, gazed refectively and inauiring-
Iy at her friend. who simply looked SYM
pathetic and said nothing
Now, what do you think is the latest hit
of beauty advice with which l am con-
fronted?" she asked, after a little
1t Is this: am told that 1 must regu-
late my eyellds. or rather train them; that
| if l succeed in doing so, and gaze out upon
the world through level eyelids then at
| last am In possession of the very secret
of secrets for making a dazzling beauty of
| myself"
How charming this all sounds" ex-
claimed the sympathetic listener, who was
now really interested. DO tell me about
this new art of fascinating, that may get
| my visual organs in training at once"
We'll, of course, it requires some prac-
tice; the directions, however, are quite sim
ple-'let thine eyes look right on. and thine
eyelids look straight before, thee you can
easily understand that clear steady gaze
has power to charm which shifting,
circling glance never can possess
And by practicing this new way of max
ing ones self irresistible, L suppose one
loar N he
which Addison tells it only occurs to a
man to say after he is in love?'
of course, provided you give your head
just the right poise-this, too, is important
There is nothing more graceful than the
bend of womans head on a well poised
neck. Try that bend-this is another secret
no need to move the rest of you
1t is important lesson that the two
have learned, that if one would successfully
tread the path of beauty, she must remem-
Der that eyes are not given merely to see
with. but to speak with, to charm with.
that they may be trained, and that nothing
is more fetching than the straightforward
gaze, which indicates that a person is in
complete possession of herself. confident Of
her own powers and strength and does not
feel the need of, looking hither and thither
for way of escape
Let your eyes follow the story yol,r escort
is teliing-it may be awfully stupid-and it
will be easier to let your eyes and face re-
fleet his various expressions of interest than
to pretend fnrthefl and follow his with ex-
CARNATIONS switch are bound to seem insin-
cere oyerdone.'
Don't Jump at Him.
This is aobg secret. or a trick, If you will
never tr5s1t dofoo much The girl who
makes sort of plunge at man, saying:
ooh! Oh. Mr. KnAcker5ocker, how glad
am to seer you! Ds sit down. Oh, how are
you?" misunderstanding laughs and fiut-
tering of Her eyes, does not make half the
impressfonI &C comisiished by the girl whose
eyes light Iap till her lips catch the smile sf
welcome, and whose hand goes out before
she says just Mr.. Knckerbocker" in a
voice that Ipeansf something, accompanied
by a cleary Straightforward gaze which NAV
mean something more.
There may besastime, however 70 lower
the eyelidstterd -dn1op the head; it is when
Jack saysssG1 sioqLz !
81 have been hunting through the entire
now YOU are not glad to see me-" 1t is
enough just to lift; your head and give him
a look through level eyelids.
You can convey thus just what you want
to say, and in a charming fashion which is |
bound to captvate him. /
1t is the advice of one who has had much |
experience in such matters that If YOU get |
into the habit. of always letting your eyes
attend quietly to a thing first you will |
avoid lots OF embarrassing situations. Sup
pose you have been discussing Miss Browns |
hair, and have committed the ineiscretion |
OF calling 1t red, when a.peice sounds close
at your side, which to- your horror you |
think you recognize as Miss Browns. Why |
give convulstVe start, compromising |
gurgle of half-formed explanation or depre- |
cation? You will be wiser and safer, and |
moro graceful, too, If You Just turn your
eyes to see IL it is. Miss Brown If it, IS, |
your complete repose and control of your |
eyes may make her think she didn't hear !