The Washington times., 1904-12-02
THE. GIRL. BEAUTIFUL OF TODAY
IS CLEAN LOOKING AND NEAT

The clean looking girl is the most
popular type of beauty today. The time
when the studied c8relessness of a stray
ing curl. a sunburned nose. and "a pic
turesque business were considered at
tractive has passed. It Is the girl whose
locks shine as though they had been
polished. whose wavy hair curls with
absolute eXactitude, whose healthy skin
seems 10 glow, whose collars look as if
they had just stepped out of the laun-
dis. who's hat is on perfectly straight.
whose bolts shine, whose gloves are
whole and unrubbed and whose dainty
self looks as though she had just
emerged from the tub and been dressed,
that modern men admire Picturesque
slOppiness went out of fashion with trail
ing street skirts and fussy silk petit
coats Sot even a faded bunch of viO-
lets or a half Withered Chrysauthemum
must mar the absolute freshness of the
well-groomed girls toilet
Today We dress FOR the street i'm way
10 make ourselves stay together" If
a high wind should blow us aWry or
mud puddle should damage our boots or
a misdirected parasol should entangIe
itself Ia our hair IL is only a step TO
The dressing ToOm Of some shop where
We may fake forth from our vanity
bags comb and powder puff. a nee
die. a button or cloth and repair the
damage.
one of the secrets of the modern girls
perfection is the keeping OF a perfectly
clean dressing table 4 s0iled comb, a
passe powder pun or broken nail hle
can do as much damage 10 ones appear
ance as dusty frOck. Besides. soiled
combs. brushes and other toilet articles
are unhealthy for skin and hair. They
not only leave traces Of untidiness, but
they endanger the pores.
Few women know how and few take
the trouble 90 clean "a comb and brush
properly A hairbrush should be washed
in "a clear solution Of water and amaIania
and set in an open window with the
hristies pointing downward This al
lows the water 10 run of the brislles
instead Of soaking into the back of the
brush. Cleaning comb is more dim
cult process. Every tooth fine and
large. should be scraped and washed
separately. There Is a new device for
cleaning combs. il is "a rubber strip
containing fine holes through which the
teeth OF the comb are passed The rub
Der strip is then pressed back over the
handle When il is removed IL presses
and scrapes every particle of dirt of
each toOIn. In single moment the
whole comb is perfectly cleaned. Women
who have dandruh will find that IL VIII
gradually disappear II both scalp and
comb are kept perfectly clean
The man who has ii laxative wife will
b. delighted with the new device for
keeping the feminine mouth closed. II
Is nothing more nor less than q gauze
chin strap which is passed under the
chin and tied with RIBBON ties ON top
of the head. Unfortunately for the I'M
happy Benedict, however. IL IS only 10
be worn al night
IL Is supposed 10 serve three pur-
pOsos-tO keep the chin ia shape and
preserve she youthful lines. TO make The
sleeper breathe through the nose. and
90 cure her Of the uubec0mlng and uu-
healthy habit Of sleeping with the mouth
open.
The most Disseminating thing about
the society girl IS that droopev next
morning expression which constantly