The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-07

with pictures posed by Miss Cox. the
"Burne-Jones GirI' Of New York;
The Burne-Jones type OF girl is the fash
ionable sensation.
In these days OF progress and improve
ment it is fact that women can change
even their stature to suit the demands Of
tho season.
The girl Of the period must be very slcn-
dor, so slender that she looks tall. This
can be accomplished, no matter how short
girl may be-
she must be full In the bust and she
must swell in the chest even though she
feather
be as thin MS n rail and as light as a
The Burne-Jones girl is now the ideal OF
beauty, and all the pictures of recent ideals
are built on her lines
The true Burne-Jones Is very clear in the
skin, She has complexion that has no red
in 1t, yet is not pale II IS "A creamy ska,
just such n skin comes with care. A
red face never shows good care, nor does
skin that Is washed out, But 1t is the
creamy tone which looks as though 1t were
well groomed that Is admired; and on this
skin there must not be n freckle nor a
| bemish Of any kind. This is the truly ideal
skin
/ Nothing is easier to obtain than this clenr
creamy skin, for 1t requires only a little
care, but the care must be internal us well
as external One must take tonlcs and
! must Keep the system open. Salts taken
| daily Will much assist, and there must BIZ
| plenty of stewed fruit and fresh fruit OF
MI kinds eaten with the meals ana be
! tween,
| The clear skin requires a great deal OF
| cool, not iced, water; and 1t also need,
plenty of liquids In the shape Of fruit
/ juices, and perhaps sweet wines, though
/ the latter are not obligatory
The naturally pale bloude VIII get Il poor
/ color If she is led into drinking sweet
! wines, for stimulants Will show on hcr face
( and give her q high, bloated look She
/ must drink water, fruit acids, and she mus
take fresh fruit.
u is a strange thing that, in getting
certain very pretty girl, of A light hlond
/ type, rCary ruined her skin by the eatin.
/ OF TOO many ripe pears. The acid IN tn
/ pears dld not agree with her stomach yc
/ she kept on, with results that were llmos
/ tptnl to her good looks.
1t Is better, and certainly more econom
lcai, 10 drink clear. good water and to ca
little fruit than to indulge heavily in al
sorts and kinds of fruits without kn6wlCdg,
OF the way the acids act upon the system
frunes hgs ana other tropical growth
are good. but they should be cooked unleS
eaten directly afte. they are picked l
/ they have been dried and sueored they
should be, stewed to restore the natura
juices to them us nearly as possible
Inc sleepy, stupid feeling which so Otter
aiihets the human race means only on
thing, and that IS sta gnation Of the sys
rem, ana for this here should be vigorou
ana heroic meas lrrs taken at once
IN restoring the complexion, let the nos
ne the test Of perfection. Until this 1
smooth md pretty and Of the right colo
there cen be no hope Of good looks Wor
az the race until the nose is as You youl
Ilke TO see Il, MS nice as that OF the nices
Wonan you know. Then YOU can feel tha
your work has been done and done we'll
The hands must receive attention MS We
a 70 ,t,F-
very long, and this appearances cnn N
brought about in n way by massaging III
Sides OF the, hands to reduce their wldt
snu Dy shaping the nails so that they wi
point them. but let them grow In an oys
rather sharp, but not scratchy at the tin.