The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-11-11
a PRETTY WOMAN.
Essentials Of Beauty as Enumerated
by an Expert Of To-day.

Essentials Of Beauty az Enumerated
by an Expert Of To-day.
What is essential to o protty wo-
man? Here Is the answer as given by
a modern beauty export:
A pretty woman. first Of all, must
have clearly cut, regular features.
She must have skin above re
proach, untouched by rouge or powder
She must have full, clear eyes.
She must have eyelasbes long and
curling upward.
She must have eyebrows finely
marked, slightly arched, long and mar.
row; yet the narrow line should be
thickly covered, SO as to be we'll mark
cd, as If pencilled.
She must have Il straight nose, yet
delicate, neither fleshy, nor pointed,
nor broad at the tip, with the nostrils
free and flexible.
She must have mouth rather toe
large than too small, with lips full
and plump and rosy red. Even an OK
Qulsitely shaped mouth has no charm
without expression.
She must have even, regular teeth,
of Moderate size, poarly white, with
full enamel.
She must have chin neither sharp
nor blunt. but gently undulating in its
line, round and cushiony, turning a
little upward, with Il dimple In 1t.
She must have small, delicate jaw,
not large and angular, which gives a
hard, domineering look.
She must have throat round, full
and pillar-like-a marble column to
support the head.
She must have glossy hair that has
never known the touch Of bleach or
dye.
she must fully understand what best
suits her In the way of hairdressing,
and cling closely to that s;yle.
She must have small, delicate, com.
pact ears Of o shell-likc shape.
She must have forehead smooth,
even. white, delicate, short and Of al
open, trustful character. Ariosto says
of terse ivory was the joyous brow
she must have long and delicate
hand, yet plump, with tapering fingers.
the tips of which, when resting on the
palm, should turn back little.
She must have a nail transparent
like n ruby among pink roses"-nos
long, not round, nor altogether square
but of Il fair shape, with a white cros
cent visible at the base.
She must have foot not too small
but proportioncd to the stature 1t sup
ports: white. well arched, with a
curved outline and q smooth surface
She must have an arm with q round
and flowing outline, no sharpness at
| no oil io Hnun n
small wrist.
90 broad.
She must have q waist twice the size
of her throat, not, as fashion has too
often made 1t, nearly the same size.
She must have hips high and wide
She must have a good figure, plumI
enough, yet slender enough, though
never suggestive Of an angle.
She must know how TO poise the
body, in other words, how to stand
correctly.
She must know how to sit withou,
being stiff-waisted.
She must possess the pose and re.
poisc that mark the daughter Of q
hundred earls."
She must have gait which may be
| likened to that Of Diana following
the hounds.
She must know how to climb stairs
also how to come down stairs, grace.
full. without an attempt to push holes
in the steps.
She must hnve a flexible, vibrant
caresSing, tender. poetic, crystalline
voice.
She must know how to put on hel
clothes, or she loses half her beauty.
woman may have all these attrac
tions-bc either dark or fair, tall OF
short, slender or full formed, grave or
piquant, majestic or vivacious, serene
or brilliant-and unless her own per
sonality is charming, unless she has
tact, it dawns on you, aftor you have
seen her once or twice, that she is not
a pretty woman. but pretty doll.