Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-27
THE QUEST. OF BEAUTY
The Dangers Of the Too Popu-
lar Girl.
IA
PAYSDEARLY TOOOFTEN
SHE BECOMES TAGGED OUT AND
RUINS HER DIGESTION.
Over-Indulgence in Tea and Candy
Virtue Of Modera-
ton.
'AYSDEARLY TOOOFTEN

Nine times out of ten the girl who is a
social 1avorite pays dearly for being what
she Is. Unless she knows how to use her
privilege instead of abusing it, she Is in
Danger or wrecking her beauty long before
the natural wreck of age sets in, and her
heaith suHers most seriously. I have put
beauty oerore health in the hope that 1t
might catch some readers eye. The wreck
OF the health is the cause of the beauty
wreck, but 1t seems to be a less Interesting
matter to most
The whole secret Of the thing is that the
popular girl is the girl who goes" and
our Americans never seem to realize the
limitations of their going powers. To stay
IS as yet an unlearned art When an
American girl takes to society she does so
In the same reckless way that she takes to
work. as If the amount accomplished were
the whole measure of success. The other
day overheard some girls cOnversing
train. l recognized them two of the
most popular members of an exclusive set.
Bits Of their conversation fell in silences
when could not help hearing them.
i went to one lunch three teas dinner
and dinner dance yesterday" one Of them
boosted.
Il can go you breakfast and two teas
better than that" the other retorted.
One was bit sallow, very heavy eyed,
dropping In carriage-in short, thoroughly
tagged. The other, a wholesome, rosy
checked girl of barely twenty, looked
fresh and charming. Evidently she had d
fine constitution and the effects of too much
gaiety had not yet begun to show. Such
constitution, taken care of, would last into
a hearty old womanhood. At the rate she
thirty.
Tea Tipping Vice.
Tea tipping has come to be vice with
the woman of fashion. Our Americans have
not always been as addicted to the drink
as they are today. The custom of using 1t
has increased with the fad for aplng Eng
lish manners. 1t seems foolish to say that
one social cup of afternoon tea, served in
the tiny cup which fashion prescribes, could
harm any one with sound nerves; but lew
women stop at one cup. The woman who is
in demand at functions spends her late
afternoon going from house to house, stop
ping at each one Just long enough for the
cup of tea with its accompanying wafer or
slice of loaf cake. By the time she has
made the rounds she has had enough tea to
give her a restless night. Every bad night
is a black mark against the achievement or
beauty
Nor does the drinking of tea cease with
the afternoon calls. The of tea be-
comes a habit just as the use of alcoholic
stimulants does. L have in mind a dear old
lady who has the utmost horror of liquor,
would rather die of Il snake bite than take
whisky for it, and she clings to her teapot
as passionately as any drunkard to his
bottle.
She is seriously afflicted with insomnia
and l have known her say many a night
upon retiring, Dear me. I'm SO nervous l
know 1 can't sleep; Ill just have nice
cup of hot tea to soothe me- .,, .
Soothe heri Fancy it. AS well run q
cats fur I'D from her tail offer the ir-
ritated nerves strong tea to calm them. Ii
excites them, stimulates them, causing
bracing sensation temporarily; In the emu
comes the reaction just as after any stimu-
liant and the nerves collapse, tired ana
weaker than in the beginning l should
never be so bigoted as TO preach lotai ap-
stinence from anything so delicious as me
morning cup of Mocha and Java served with
cream. or the afternoon refreshment OF ma
grant Oolong. for persons IN ORDINARY
health. hut nervous inValids should never
touch them, and wen people sliouiu use
them most moderately.
Ruins Teeth and Digestion.
Overuse of candy is running the teeth
and digestion of the favorite. Her candy is
sent to her in five-pound boxes. IL stahos
in her room every day of the week, and
she nibbles it continually, not SO much
because she wants 1t as because 1t is
around ), Meanwhile what is going on?
some of the sweet substance, pushing lis
way into the tiny crevices that are pc
tween the teeth lies there, but Is not i9ie.
II promptly begins its work or decay. Inc
So, white Young teeth that were the pride
nm III "arefri mamma and later of the
cbarming daughter herself are, some day
before very long, going to snow piack sp1ss
and lines which must De replaceo ny soio-
often in conspicuous places. H..
,rhe rest of the sweet substance begins us
deadly work upon the digestive organs. ny
some strange law OF opposite .is ,,n,,eosant
the stomach, leaving VIC oie'''i
and the appetite duli. ,. l., ant
Now there is no sin In the Worid III ca
inc candy in a reasonable amount Inc
r,a n;sro Graves some sweet food and the
VI $500 should be satisfied. But never let
~ he more than satisfied. If your many
friends bestow upon you more cahoy .nah
is hest for you, remember the Tess loi.o
10 And If YOUR breath has already lost
nc sweetness from the abuse of sweets, re-
sort to charcoal tablets. They are eX-
cellent for both teeth and stomach. rake
one or two after each meal Ihey are
r,nch to he preferred to the perfumed tab
ints commonly in use for the purpose. When
usine charcoal you should also eat fruit,
especially lemons.
spoils the Complexion.
Any food which affects the digestion bad
lv &c likely to injure the complexion. Can
DIV is often the cause of a blotchy skin.
Rich foods of greasy nature have SIM
liar effect. In the event of violent out
break Of pimples you may apply to them
cream made as follows: Five grams sweet
almond oil, five grams ianolin. five grams
sulphur precipitate, TWO ana one-naii grams
OXIDE of zinc. ten drops extract of violet. A
very small amount of the cream will go
long way The face snouid t De washed anu
healed. g.. st,
cause of a great many injured compilations.
The chatting dish is one of the most useful
and charming inventions that ever came
into a world of hungry people, but it has
hroneht about many late suppers that
would have beer - but for its popu
assarilv harmful Nothing spois the
chances of sleep more n mha AN to po go to bed
hungry ,a aau aa'' ina tiny lunch. such as
bread and milk or dainty sandwich.
Beware of Heavy Suppers.
Food draws the blood from the head to
the stomach to aid in digestion. and in this
way the blood does not interfere with sleep.
But hearty supper, too-generous Welsh
rarebit or big dish of creamed oysters or
chicken. usually served with many ad-
iuncts-alas for the stomach! 1t rebels