The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-20


A prominent St. Paul woman recently
expressed herself forcibly about the
woman page In newspapers and the
many columns of sage advice by beauty
DOCTORS, Tor the lbettEring of skin ami
general appearance "Iswonder,'' said.shc
IF there are anyo mem who believe that
women do all the ridiculous things that
the physical culture teacher and beauty
doctor tell them to do Why, if they
listened TO them and followed the regime
advised, they'd never have time for any,
thlng else. Does any one suppose that
women really spend their lives developing
their necks and arms, and taking the
wrinkles out of their faces? It is utter
nonsense! 1t mas always been a source
OF wonder to me how these beauty doc
tors make a living. I know a great many
women but not one of my ACQUAINTANCE
goes to them or reads their articles, ex-
cept to laugh at them. Women are not
always thinking of how they look Every
one is thankful, Of course, that the time
mas come when deformities can be modi-
he'd or done away with, but never until the
millennium Will hot water and massage
make an ugly woman beautiful or turn
yellow skin to white. And yet there is
man in New York who actually adver-
tlses that he can give you a new face
ana is coming money from deluded souls
Who believe in him. Where is the woman
Who would allow any man to peel her
face, strip it of skin, and who would wear
a mask for months until the lovely white
skin she has read about comes on her
race! You read of such women in the
papers and in the pamphlets of face
specialists, but no one believes it save a
few gullible men. Women don't do these
things. They don't kick their closet doors
every night for fifteen minutes to become
supple; they don't go to bed with their
faces smeared with cold cream and their
hands in gloves. They are just as rat-
tonal and sensible in the bulk as are
men. No one will deny that now and
then there is a fool man; WELL once in a
while there is fool woman; that is all.
As for the woman's page in papers, why
should there be Woman's page more
than mans page? A club woman said
last week at the district meeting, that she
never read that headline women at
Work and at Play" without becoming in
dignant; why not MEN at Work and at
Play!" Why should women have a page?
Ihey can read the entire paper rs do men,
mo, she said firmly, I'm down on the
nonsense talked about women and their
faces and skins, and down on the
woman's page, too"
Here is a story Of Victor SmaIley. he
T..
Several years ago he was doing dramatic
criticisms for a Minneapolis paper and
went to see particularly poor play Not
pelng able to honestly commend it he
WaXed facetious and wrote it UP in prize
fight style somewhat on this order:
Miss Blank appeared last evening at
the Bijou theater in The Tin Dog She
spared for an opening and scored heav-
lily in the first act. Mr. Charles PoIyboy
received in 10
put him to sleep for a moment or two,
but he soon recovered and got upon his
pins, only to find that Miss Blank had re.
tired to her corner. The second act Open
ed quietly, but led up to a scrimmage in
which Mr.. Jolyboy was fearfully punish
ed" ETC., etc.
The day after this appeared Victor was
sitting at desk in the Office when he
was approached by peroxide blonde lady
of generous proportions whom he reeos-
nized as Miss Blank. She seemed to be
conceaHng something behind her back
and as Victor cut his eye round he reeog-
n1zed the butt end of a whip, and he
knew the worst.
Can you tell me, young man, . she in
CURED, who writes the dramatic crtti-
cisms for this paper?''
Madam said Victor, edo you see that
gentleman sitting behind that glass door.
She did not wait for the sentence to be
finished nor did Victor. He took his hat,
went away and did not return for two
days. Behind the glass door sat the in
offensive artist VINO made pictures for
the paper He doesn't know to this day
why he was assaulted by blonde woman
with whip. -
st. Paul is interested in the new Mar
chioness of Bufferin inasmuch as she is
the niece sof Mrs. George r. Finch of
this city AS a girl the marchioness was
Miss Flora Davis, daughter of Mr.. John
Davis, of New York, and a great beauty.
About ten years ago she married Lord
Terence BlackWood, second son Of Lord
Dufferin, and shortly afterwards Lord
Ava, heir to the title, died, and Blackwood
succeeded him. The young couple pre-
ferred the title of C1andeboy, and as Lord
and Lady Clandeboy have been for some
time well known in London society Now
the death of Lord Dufferin has made the
beautiful Flora Davis the only American
marchioness who will be at the corona
ton. From recent pictures it is evideac
that she lost nothing of her beauty and
charm.
$50,
Newspaper comment in this country
about Cecil Rhodes unique requests for
scholarships at Oxford is largely in an
amused tone One PAPER suggests that
some rich American, by way Of evening
UP matters, should leave funds for SINH
lar scholarships for English boys at our
own universities. IOther papers openly
laugh at the scheme as fantastic and alb