The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-03

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There Is no better way to begin this arti-
Gle than by q letter received from q reader
of this newspaper:
Dear Sadame-I was h1rniiated beyond MAS
ore by a growth OF heavy black hairs on my
upper lip and On my nosa making my brows
clear acron my forehead
II took the eweeIerA and scsr 'wssttnE the
'nro%s and pulling cut supe.huous hairs. than
applying ammonia I and In three wsskS TINA
q complete cure has bean effected. .
II an grateful to you. for ! have tried rem
lady after remedy with no suoees
The application being 50 inexpensive and dm-
pie Is appreciated By one who has sauandsssd
money on remedies OF all descriptions
My akin IL completely ruined by ths rem
adies / have applied
My akin naturally vas pink and white-it b
\ good color now. but the texture IL terr!sla-
Can you help ne IN this matter as you did
IN the other?'
This letter Is only one OF many received
from grateful readers who have followed
the advice OF tho beauty talks
And It Is only one OF thousands that sre
written to this omcs upon the subject OF
lsuperluous ha.r.
1t would seem as though every woman in
the land were afflicted with too much hair.
either upon the upper LIP or p the arms.
and that. in the effort TO get rid of this dis
requirement, every remedy had been tried.
except the right one.
REMOVING THE AIR
As a matter of fact Il IL a very easy mat
ter to remove the hair from tho upper lip.
But the trouble Is that 1t comes back again.
1t can be cut OF, shaved OF. scrubbed Off
with pumice. bieached OF. pulled out or
treated with the electric needle
But in a short time 1t IS back, and, whom
Il returns. 1t is more stubborn than before,
Is darker In shade, is heavier and much
more noticeable.
A girl who has once begun to shave her
<Spper lip Is IN q terrible plight. while the
sne who is continually cutting OF thu hair
of her lip is almost as badly OF, for It Is
only a question Of time when she Will hays
to use the razor.
After that IL Is slmost hopelesA for the
shaving must be done daily. and sometimes
twice a day to keep tho face tree from the
black suspicion.
In certain countries It Ia considered q
mark OF beauty to ave a little down on the
upper lip: and In Spain the dark beauties
encourage q little hair at the sidts OF the
mouth.
But In this country we do not admire II,
and. II It grows 30 that II Ii noticeable, 4,
IS a distinct Disagreement.
Just why Il should grow upoa one semi-
nine face and not upon another II no;
known.
Sufficient for the sufferer to know thai
she Is thus marked.
Her next thought. must be to get I'D o;
It. ard here she must employ her ingenuity
and her brains together with thu best
knowledge she can collect.
The trouble IL that the remeiy which
works well IL one case does not work In
another ut eli.
The woE.aa who succeeds n making hss
upper lip smooth with ammonia and the
tweezers will be followed by others who dc
not find this remedy sfficacious.
The woman who Lrds that pvmioe has
freed her arms OF hair is patterned afteI
by another who discovers that asr arn1
are as woolly a. ever. even altar mos,
vigorous treatment
ELECTRIC NEEDLE sURnEE.
The electric needle l. the sursS Of al
remedies, and as q matter of fast II neve,
should fat. Indeed, II never viii fan u
manipulated properly.
But the trouble is that ell DO not know
how to Use it.
The needle must be so managed that wher
stuck into the skin. it strikes the roor O.
the hair
The operator places an electrode upon tn,
in his hand. he presses IT into the skin.
His practical hand guides him until b
coaches the ruot Of the hair.
The current II now turned On and tnS
root Of tho hair II killed.
When the needle Is pulled out the hat
drops out with IL.
II the operation Is improperly performed
If the needle does not strike the root o.
the hair, then 1t will all have been done 1,
eain. for the hair viii grow again.
But the slectros;s operation Is to be no