The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-02

appearance, provided that the artif-
ciality is not apparent" is the dictum
of an authority, who adds: las soon as
the makeup is obvious it becomes vul-
gar, and If anything is used which is
likely to cause injury to health it is
not only vulgar, but foolish and wick
ed.
There are many plain women. or
women with some blemish in their
compilations, who can be made pleas
ant to look at by a little judiciouS
makeup, but however well 1t is done
it needs to be accompanied and set off
by well-chosen and becoming clothes,
or half the value of the improvement
is lost.
THE natural impulse of the woman
who makes up is generally to increase
the amount of the rouge and powder
as her eyes become accustomed to her
made-up face, and a candid friend who
has the courage to tell her when 1t
shows should always be listened to
gratefully.
when youth is left far behind it Is
time to leave off makeup altogether,
for, although the desire to look well is
natural and even praiseworthy, the
despairing clutch at the appearance of
youth always excites ridicule and
there is nothing more absurd and con-
temptible than what is called NUT
ton dressed lamb fashion,
'In the case of q married woman"
says another, in expressing her views
on the subject of cosmetics, Il think
it depends a great deal upon what her
husbands feelings are on the subject.
Every woman has of course, a right
to render herself as attractive as pos
sible by careful attention to matters
of dress and becoming dressing of her
hair But if instead of making up ar
officially she were to take time for
| necessary sleep and cease from wor-
| rying. she might easily look fresh and
| charming and give cosmetics the go
| by"
Still another view on this important
| subject, from an actress:
"a woman is only justified in making
I'D when she exercises common sense
| and modesty in her aids to beauty. BY
| this / mean, if she loses her teeth, let
| her replace them by false ones for the
! sake of her digestion. If her hair has
| become scanty, let her cover her head
| as becomingly as possible with the
| hair dresser's kindly assistance.
ut is the duty of every woman to
| make the best of herself. But no wom-
an is justified in outragng all rules of
| cleanliness and hygiene by covering
| her skin with cosmetics and powders.
There are many arts practiced by
| modern women, but one, that by no
J means the least charming, has died
! out, namely, the art of growing old
! gracefully. Times ravages are but
| signs that the hour has come to step
aside and let younger women take our
| places, as our mothers had to step
| aside for us We have had our dav,
| Happy is she who retires voluntarily
| and gracefully from the pinnacle of
| youth and does not wait to be pushed
| ANONYMOUSLY from it,
| "Should women use cosmetics to
enhance their personal attractions?
asks one lovely woman, whose peach
blow cheeks look innocent of poudre de
| riz and the blush from the rouge pot
IF our sisters would exercise modera-
| ton, 1 should say, yes; cosmetics may
be used by women to enhance Their
| personal attractions, but when a
| beauty, finding her nose red, powders
| it, she is pretty certain to be afraid
the cheeks will flush, and so she pow
ders them, too. and in time utterly
| runis her complexion.
"It is the same with the eyebrows. II
they are not sufficiently marked, she
uses a pencil but will she stop there
l am afraid not She will go on tt
darken the eyelushes, but the upper
and the lower ones, and probably she
puts on such heavy marks that i
| changes the expression of her eyes, anC
the change is not a becoming one.
IF a beauty wishes to be really at
| tractive, let her remain as natur'
| made her, and be sure any defect will
not detract from the charms of he
| merits Do not let her think tina
when nature fails art ought to steI
in"
II think not" is another reply; ZOOS
metics are used by most women fol-
the twofold reason of out doing theil
sisters and of appearing attractive II
the eyes of men. / quite admit that eV-
cry woman owes to herself, as a duty
the effort of legitimately making her
self look as well as possible by being
! clean, neat, tidy and as well dressed as
| her purse will allow.
II do not think any man worth win
ming can ever respect woman whom
he finds guilty of sailing under false
| colors."
Another opinion is to the effect thai
"a woman would be culpably careless
of her personal appearance who would
suffer from shining face when lit
| tie toilet vinegar and a few puffs Of
! poudre de riz would improve her APP
| pearance: or who would have her fail
skin spoiled by sunburn when a SIM
| pie remedy, such as elder flower wa
ter or cucumber cream, would remove
| 1t.
"By all means we should enhance
our personal charms, but by helping
nature, not by using art Cosmetics
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