Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-29

women who would become attractive were
we not? Well, half the time their unat-
tractlveness IS due to their mouths-to
their teeth. Nowadays there are American
dentists in Paris who will cut off bad teeth
and fix permanently beautiful ones to their
roots. That is not like having false teeth.
IT,
For the breath there is nothing better
than to rinse the mouth with sea water.
said Marcelle Yrven. 1T is terrible for
woman to have neglected teeth and bad
breath. The teeth should be kept clean
with the greatest care after each meal.
LAS to your objection that one cannot
change ones mouth" continued the other
Marcelle, what is a smile?"
THE flower of the face" answered the
young girl. quoting the poet.
There are women who are pretty by
means of their smile"
"Can you tell US how to do it?" asked one
of the women.
mo. While smiling is an art, It has no
handbook The best thing to do is to study
ones mouth and possible smiles before the
mirror, avoiding what is forced and stereo-
typed"
THE same may be said of the voice" OBJ
served Marcele Lender. How can we de-
scribe the voice that charms men? Yet we
know it exists On the other hand. how
often an ugly voice plays bad tricks on even
pretty women, Their prettiness makes
first effect; but charm is lacking, and we
see-what is not rare-the pretty woman
who cannot keep what she attracts.
Charm of the Voice.
Charm is elusive; it is impossible to de-
fine it; yet it is everything" said Marcelle
Yrven. Il have known cases in which it
appeared to reside very much in the voice.
Happily voices-speaking voices-can be
remade. One has only to train oneself and
to pay continual attention. Study your
voice. Avoid talking loudly. But not too
low either. Pay attention to your pro-
nuncia ton. Train yourself by reading
aloud, listening to your voice.
singers go to great lengths not to in
jure their vocal cords, avoiding spices, al
cohol, cigarettes and so on. Why should
not the woman who would charm do the
same? 1t is well to gargle the throat every
night with twenty drops of mint alcohol
in glass of water. Avoid colds. and to
avoid them. do not wrap the throat up too
much in furs. Avoid having cold and wet
feet"
"A girl with cold cannot be charming"
said Marcelle Lender.
But when one has the cold?" objected
the young girl with the nose. What is to
be done when one has the cold?'
For the voice. wrap round your neck
with lot of hydrophile cotton protected by
gum taffeta, to cause preventive sweat
ing. Keep yourself warm and purge your
self, to draw the blood away from the lar
ynx. Lcorice is always a good thing to
have in the house. Never forget that the
voice is one of woman's greatest charms!i
/ took my hat and my departure
Il have made no mistake, have I?' was
my last question. "A woman who is not
pretty may become pretty by changing her
eyes, brows, mouth and voice."
Surely" said Marcelle Lender.
Certainly" said Marcelle Yrven.
ION condition" they added, speaking to-
gether, con condition that she has taste In
dress, knows how to do her hair and pos
sesses above all, a capacity for sustained
to herself and her charms.
You see, it can be done.
STERLING HELLO.