The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-04
BEAUTY MANUFACTURED,

II was not born pretty" confessed.
says the Brooklyn Eagle. a pretty girl.
but 1 had beauty thrust upon me.
For me it was a case of be pretty or
die. I chose to be pretty
THE situation was like this: l had
four sisters, and all were beauties. One
eXcelled in the matter of eyes She
could look at you with a glance that
was absolutely melting. Another had
lovely complexion. 1t was a joy to
gaze upon her. A third was a marvel
in expression and the fourth had the
loveliest profile I ever beheld.
when I was with my four sisters
1 was d fright. Alone l did very nice
ly, but to our friends I was known
as the homely Miss X. l stood it as
long as 1 could and then l went to
work upon myself.
Il began in three directions at once
l got up in the morning and took the
right kind of exercise and the right
kind of a bath. Then l ate the right
kind of a breakfast. I followed it up
by going to the right kind of dentist
cosmetic dentist, for l realized that
no girl could be pretty with crooked
teeth in her mouth.
'"Then l did queer things 1 made
some of the most delightful little cap
sules for the breath. They are easily
made and l carry them in a tiny rati-
cule upon my wrist. Our grandmothers
used to carry their fragrant little seeds
in this manner and it was the fad TO
eat one now and then. I do the same
with my tiny tablets. They ex-
hale a fragrance which is very
pleasant.
My lips l am compelled to tint a
little. 1 do not like to admit this and,
in time, | shall restore my circula-
ton so that this will not be necessary.
But at present 1 am in the habit Of
touching them very lightly with vege-
table rouge. [ use so little that it is
not visible at all, only my lips, which
are naturally pale, are made to glow
with just the right hue.
Then l tackled the complexion prob
lem. / dieted and / treated my skin
from the inside. 1 knew it would do
very little good to treat the skin from
the outside alone. l began upon the
fruit and vegetable diet. Each day 1
ate vegetables at the table and all
kinds of good warm food, including
the right kind of hot breads. 1 ate
nothing fried; / ate nothing very sweet;
l took no sharp acid and 1 was care
full to drink nothing scalding hot
Il ate regularly three times a day,
choosing anything l wanted, indeed
ate entirely from the family table, but
l was careful to select well cooked
vegetables and the more digestible of
the foods that were set forth. When
we had pork or veal, liver or very fat
meat, L ate sparingly, filing up on
vegetables At night, just before I
went to sleep, ! ate big dish of stew
ed prunes or apple sauce, stewed figs
or steWed peaches, or canned fruit,
cooked until it was hot.
And this is what 1 did to my eyes:
/ battle them in boraic acid to take
out the redness. 1 made this solution
by dissolving boraX in a little water.
Then l painted my eyebrows every
night, using a small camel's hair brush
for the purpose and some almond oil.
l heated the oil and applied it with
the brush just a little every night.
1 literally painted the brows, with oil.
This gradually made them more luXU-
RANT.
Il massaged the wrinkles away from
the corners of my eyes And, where
once 1 had dozens of crows feet, my
eyes were soon smooth and clear and
l knew that l had gained many years
in my looks beside being much pref
tier.
Il was careful never to read in too
strong a light, and of course l did not
read in a fading light. l took great
pains not to use my eyes on boat or
train. Nor did 1 rock while reading
The habit of rocking while you read
is a bad thing.
'Repose of manner has a great deal
to do with beauty Unless you can
sit with your hands in your lap you
cannot expect to be considered good
looking. Women who fidget are not
pretty. Women who constantly move
about, who move the fingers, who bite
the lips, or who tap the floor with one
foot are not handsome. Nothing as
quickly detracts from beauty as this
lack of self repose.
"Repose is in itself beautiful The
girl can keep her hands and feet quiet;
the girl who can look at you pleas
antly and steadfastly is the girl who
will be admired.
Teeth can be bleached and kept
bleached. A little finely powdered
pumice, used once a month gently in
side and outside, is good for the teeth.
Don't use it vigorously enough to take
off the enamel Then, too. there are
the stains. These must be taken off
with an acid and hydrozone is excel
lent. Get the kind used internally and
put ten drops upon your tooth brush.
1t will make the teeth fairly CLEAN.
THE nose can be made prettier by
many ultle arts. II irregular IL can 10
massaged into shape. The nose is built
up on a very soft cartilage and by
gently kneading it with the finger tips
it can be brought back into its proper
form.
The proper washing Of the face IL
something to be considered. Every
face is clean. That goes without say
ing. But, oh, how few faces are prop
erly washed II the face is washed as
1t should be washed the pores viii be
free from impurities.
Cover the face with lather Of soap
suds, using a good shaving soap or any
other perfectly pure soap. Then, when
the face has been rinsed i'm a dozen
waters, apply "A weak solution OF BEN
zoin and water to close up the pores.
This VIII In time contract them so that
they are pretty again. Benzoin closes
the pores of the skin and where there
are big open pores It is of the greatest
possible benefit
Keep the pores cleansed, then apply
n good astringent lotion and in time
the ores will close IN.
There are many things which the
homely girl can do 10 make herself at
tractive. Each case requires diner
ent treatment Keep on working p.
yourself until you achieve the desired
result. Every woman can be good look
ing And II O. her own fault II she
remains plain"