The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-03
Coo. TQSte Enhances The
Natural Beauty Of French Women
Their Gift of Dressing Properly and Styshly
Makes the Most of Their Good Points
of Face and Figure.

The French women are the most beau
tiful in the world. not by grace of fea-
ture, for there are other nations that
are Just as well gifted to features,
but because of other traits.
They know how to dress and how not
to dress.
They understand how to show off their
own good points.
And they know how to conceal their
defects.
French woman never displays her
forehead fully.
A French woman never destroys the
oval OF her face.
A French woman never bundles her
neck up high unless she be an old
woman.
A French woman seldom wears jewels
hear her eyes
And a French woman takes very good
care to keep her figure very near 10 the
classic.
II one were to sum up the graces of
the French woman one would say that
she knows how to use her eyes: that she
understands the art of lifting up her
chin; that she has the trick of lifting
her head at the right angle. and that
she has brought yfyacity down TO a fine
art
Then one would say. also. that she
makes the most OF her best feature If
her eyes are her strong point she Grapes
her hair in Grecian waves across her
temples so as to bring cut the beauty of
her eyes and she shades them deli
cateIy and makes her eyebrows grow
long and dark and she coaxes her Iashes
to curl.
4 Little Makeup Helps.
The French woman is sometimes ac-
cused of making up; but. If she makes
up she does so cleyerly. She never
overdoes il and she never makes up
SO that it is visible Her little touch OF
rouge here and there is put on with the
very greatest skill.
The French woman. for she must be
considered as a class, dresses very pc
culiariy and different from any woman
in the world. She dresses for the back
She takes care to dress well. consid-
cred from a front point OF view Bus
she dresses with special regard for
those who shall see her from the rear
The French woman takes great pride
in her shoulder blades. Let them get
fat and you are lost. she says And so
IL is. Let your shoulder blades be-
come STOPPING and you arc ruined" she
declares. Let your shoulder blades get
sharp and none of your gowns will fit
YOU. Let ycur shoulder blades grow
ur.gracefuI and you might as well give
I'D the beauty quest.
The beautiful French woman of society
never mas a back cushioned in fat.
She never has a back that is narrow
at the shoulders and wide at the waist
line.
The broadcast part of her back is right
at her shoulders. and even her hips
are narrower while her waist can al
rncst be spanDed-
The French beauty does not cover t1er
hack with Irritating woolens for she
knows that they injure the skin. Her
hack is protected with fine silk, or with
wool that is as soft down. She is
very fond of silk underwear, and she has
a great fad for wearing il underneath
her heavy garments, even In the coolest
OF weather.
Effective Display of Neck and Arms.
When 1t comes to the display of her
back and neck and arms the French wo-
mar exeels. She shrugs with them.
She says yes and no. She expresses. sur
prise. JOY, disdain and sorrow. all BIZ
the gestures of her back and arms. She
laces her waist so tight that IL seems as
though she would break in two. But her
bust is free and her breathing space is