Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-11
SOCIETY WOMEN
TOLD OF FAULTS
STRANGER OFFERS UNBIASED
CRITICISM
After Being Informed Of Her Defl-
ciencies the Victim Is Asked
to Join a self-cuL
ture Club

Los Angeles has become the mecca
for faddists and the latest one who
has gained the attention of some Of
the women most prominent in social
and club circles eclipses any formerly
oil record.
A man who intends to revoutlonize
the whole code of women's wiles has
recently come to California and the
women themselves are at loss to
know what to make of him, whether
to be grateful or resentful, whether 20
dissolve into tears or to swallow the
medicine he prescribes without even
making a fare. The majority of them
have chosen the last method and the
man has gained a strong foothold.
His method of procedure is simple,
even so simple that it has been termed
painfully so by some of his victims
He calls on woman introducing him
self, and very often presenting the card
of some person of prominence. He
Immediately proceeds to tell the hostss
reduced her to state of meekness
suggests remedies by which she may
become as she ought to be.
A newspaper woman called the other
afternoon on one of the most charming
and altogether popular young women
of Los Angeles.
A maid opened the door and looked
dubious when asked if her mistress
was in, but the mistress herself ap-
peared upon the scene just at that
minute with eyes that were red from
much weeping and a look that was
anything but the kind she usually
wore.
"Most Horrible Time"
"I have had the most horrible time
with the most horrible man." she said,
"and I just have to tell my troubles
to some one. Tell me, do you think
that 1 do my hair very unbecomingly,
and do you think that 1 am, well-too
Stout
The reporter assured the young
woman whose hair is the admiration
of all her friends and who is the per-
sonification of grace, that the thought
of such thing was worse than i'm
possible, and pressed for an explana-
tion.
"Well," she said, 81 will begin at the
beginning. I have two dressmakers
in the house today and have been just
as busy as can be. 1 was just having q
dress fitted when the maid brought up
card and had to hurry down stairs.
"a man greeted me and presented the
card of very prominent woman with
note from her. OF course when /
saw the name and knew who had sent
him 1 was more than usually cordial.
'"I have been told that you are in
need of me and now that / see you.
know that it is true. 1 am an expo
hent of a certain new thought and !
have mission in the world
II was surprised when he informed
me that needed him, but before he
finished I was absolutely weak.
'"You do your HAIR very unbecom-
ingly and you cannot have a proper
respect for yourself or you would never
have become so fat he announced.
You must change or you will find that
the consequences will be bad There
was a pause and then he added: You
are not so popular as you ought to be
and the men do not like you"
"How did you finally get out of it?"
was asked.
SeIf-Culture Class
T 1,,,t I,n it,c of toll IN,
me that he was going to form class
in self culture. 1 said that l was
afraid it would not be possible for me
to join, and he promised to see me
later"
To another prominent club woman
this man confided the terrible truth
that if she did not try to cultivate her
charms and make herself more attrac-
tive she would lose the love of her hus-
band. He also volunteered to give her
suggestions about dress and psychic
force.
A charming girl who has been en-
dowed more with the gift of wisdom
than of beauty was unceremoniously
reminded in the frank way that she
was a wall flower and would always be
one in spite of any efforts on her part
to improve.
Advice upon how to become popular,
how to make men love you, how to
improve the personal appearance, how
to Dress how to talk and in fact almost
all the other aids to women can be had
for the asking, and.
Every woman is holding her breath
and waiting for the unbiased criticism
to fall upon her.