Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-23

not like 10 feel that she is displeasing. There is
a great Ceal of talk just at this time about wo-
mans mission, but amid all the theories that are
advanced in regard to the status of woman there
are none that attempt to get wholly around the
fact that wOman's first and final duty is woman
Illness. Whatever else she may be. she must never
cease to be womanly for that is the universal
charm greater than all things else. And the truly
womanly woman will wish TO be beautiful
Contact with the world will readily convince
every OF the Importance Of good looks, and
their value TO women No matter how small your
world may be- the necessity for beauty Is there
Just the same and later the day must
come when you will acknowledge its power. III
that power is your own you viii find 1t has ADDED
much to your joys; If 1t is anothers you may dis
1t has robbed your life of its bliss by claim
ing the one whom you thought your own.
Woman cannot evade the issue. So long as the
sacred ceremony OF marriage shall exist, so long
it remains apparent that men and women were
created for the other long as nature rules
and the heart reigns, men will choose their wives
for their beauty. 1t is only natural that they
should do So and very fitting and proper. 1t is
useless for any to contend that marriage
is not the chief aim of existence-if that were
true this world of ours would be at skies and
sevens, and prove most dreary place to dwell in!
I do not wish to appear unkind but when hear
a talk in that strain l always feel very
sure that she has suffered some great dsappont-
also something strangely pathetic in the life of the
so-called bachelor maids" who boast Of their
freedom and independence. That is contrary to
the true order Of things. The real woman with
true feminine Instincts in her heart does not want
Independence. and freedom is the last thing on
earth she is looking for. She merely accepts that
last resort. because perhaps she had been
weighed in the balance and found wanting" 1t
behooves all to to 1t that they have
such requirements necessary TO a choice.
When you get right down to the first principles
Of human progress you will be brought face to
face with the fact that beauty controls the des
tiny of Study the problem of living in
any manner you choose, view the subject In
any light that may be presented, and you will find
II Is identified with the aims and hopes of
women that they cannot affect to ignore it. Make
yourselves worthy of love and marriage-that is
more becoming a woman.
There is also another side to this question,
that is further advanced, in which there appears
the imperative necessity for the woman who Is
happily married TO preserve her charms. Men de-
velop with years, whilst women apt to fade II
they neglect proper Of themselves. l would
hold up the mirror to this woman that she may
see herself she will appear a few years hence,
unless she improve the moments they fly. For
the present she is beautiful and wealthy and hap
pythe fullness OF the earth is hers. But she fan
cies her beauty will perish, she is safe In
her husbands love, and thinks not of tomorrow,
when her beauty will have become a thing OF the
past She believes her charms, like the brook,
will go forever" but there comes a fatal day
when she discovers that she is but shadow of
her former radiant self! Her beautiful complexion
is gone, and here and there stubborn dark lines
furrow her face. and the skin appears pinched and
withered-and she begins to notice that her hus-
band no longer greets her with the usual kiss and
that he seems distracted and distant, and remains
from home more often than formerly. She at
tempts to cover her blemishes with the riches of
ornament and splendid apparel, but every time she
looks IN the glass the ghost Of her former self
rises up TO mock her
And, think you does her husband feel compass
sion and pity for his wife's faded beauty? Does
he love her all the more for her sorrowf That is
not a trait of mans nature; he more likely feels
cheated and then probably there happens that
which Is the woman's crowning sorrow-he seeks
the charms In another which fate has denied him
at home! And the faithful wife, whose only fault
has been the neglect Of her charms, how
heartily she hates the other for her pink nd whit
complexion and bewitching beauty And yet in her
hart she does not wholly blame the man-she can
only blame herself She realizes that It is merely
the old, old story OF beauty's fascination which
nan is helpless to resist.
Ladies'. only say you that this is a plain
talk and very often IT is the truth that hurts The
condition have described is not overdrawn; 1t is
true to nature. That such things may be Is not
because men are bad, but because they merely
human l trust that such a hopeless fate may rot
be In store for any of my readers. Women as a
rule are becoming wiser and learning that self
preservation is necessary to their condition. They
refuse to grow old, and avail themselves Of the
natural and scientific methods of cultivation which
j have the honor to have introduced. Beauty cul-
ture has become a part of womans education be
cause she has long since learned Its advantages.
say with great pride and without fear Of contradic
tion that every woman living control bel
destiny as TO escape the sorrows and heartaches
herein described by remaining beautiful to the end
Of her days, II is only necessary to my rem
edios, follow my rules and adopt my methods
In the first place. contemplate coolly the 4. OBJ
staeles to be encountered and the blemishes to be
removed, map out your plan OF action and follow
II consistently and conscientiously. Do not be
very realous today and forgetful tomorrow The
perusal OF my booklet must have given you a thor.
eugh understanding OF every subject; take up you,
course OF treatment with confidence and pursue II
10 the end. not with faint heart but with assur
OF success. Do not merely experiment-the
time for that is past. Go about Il with the same
religious fervor that give 10 any other earnest
effort In life. Make up your mind that those
freekles, wrinkles crow's-feet must come OF
and then proceed TO take them OF. Register {
vow with yourself that you mean to become strong
and healthy and beautiful. and then act promptly
and systematically. Do delude yourself witt
the mistaken idea that you have not the means o.
the time; II have the inclina ton the rest mus
follow. The methods OF the Yale system so adjus
themselves TO the everyday routine OF life tha
they do not encroach seriously upon ones time.
The general rules OF the system apply In al
cases. Fruitcura is a general tonic and should n
used by all women. The internal and externa
remedies are adapted for general and individual
needs Each lie compounded that II may b
used TO correct certain disorders II they no
OF general nature, In which case the remedie
act In conjunction. II you determined to max
The most Of your opportunities do not hesitate oil
the order OF doing. You viii readily be able Il
Sacs> - -~nr own nssds; make your selection q