Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-18

| Ing feet Of any girl ever saw, They
are ill-shapen. somehow-4and. well |
don't know just why. but rhey do seem
TO be a part of her makeup"
Now. the secret was that Miss
Grace mad very common. ordinary
foot. n tritie fiat, and not slim enough
TO be aristocratic. She indulged a
passion for matching shoes and cos
tunes. gray suede ties with gray
dresses and fancifully embroidered
stockings. while with white dresses
she wore green or red shoes and hos
iery to match ner belts. ribbons and
parasols. These bits of footwear ac.
centuated or emphasized the fact that
ner foot was not particularly grace
full while long, narrow shoe OF nm
assuming tint and leather would have
improved the appearance of the foot
nightly.
A well-shaped, neatly-clad foot al
ways attracts mans attention and
appeals to his love of trimness and
daintiness in women. The girl with
the dainty foot should wear cobweb
hosiery, and may indulge her fancy
for buckles and embroidered slippered
toes. She dares to attract attention
to her pretty foot. and when man
is admiring her foot ne is not criti'
cising her freckles.
Infinite attention should be given
TO the care of the feet, and money
paid 20 good chiropodist is never
d IL 4
often hc altered and seriously marred
by limiting shoes or local foot trou-
bles. such as corns, bunions OF in
growing nails. This is particularly
trne OF business women who are much
on their feet. Nervous headaches
lines in ne face. wrinkles and gen
| eral haggard appearance will result
from so small an evil as painful
soft corn.
Study your figure first and styles
and gowns later. Just now the
princess gown is the rage, and there
is something pathetic in the sight of
very thin women clad in untrimmed,
snug-ftting princess frocks. Tine
plain gown is for the woman of ample
curves. the slender woman should
aide her angles by shirring and mul-
titudinors ilounces of filmy lace. and
still enjuy the princess effect. A girl
who nearly touches the six-foot mark
and weighs but 1876 pounds prides her
self on her ability to wear severely
plain tailored gowns. The average
man pronounces her angular man
| nish-looking.' "unfeminine, etc. and
she is generally compared with the
proverbial bean pole. She mas face
like cameo and quantities of fine
straight blonde hair, which she
| dresses on the same severe lines or
which ner gowns are built. Let tina,
woman soften her features with soft
lH Auffed hair, dressed full at the
| sides, instead OF the long, straight
lines, and hide her angles with soft
| ly not garishly, iiounced frocks and
men would pronounce her a beauty
Dark hair has tendency to hard
en- the face, and the girl whose haii
| Is what she is apt to call in the priv
acy of her boudoir "mud color" should
tighten 1t by means of judicious cham
poos. A bit of borax or ordinar,
washing soda dropped into the suds
in which 1t is shampoosed hot water
| rinsing. then tapered off TO cold. and
finally dryed thoroughly in the sun
light will tighten the hair and make
the face look younger.
Only the youthful face will with
stand the strain of the Pysche knot
or the low, soft coil at the nape of
the neck. The face on which Father
Time has left a few premature marks
| needs softening with more elaborate
hair dressing.
A beautiful arm is always an i'm
portant factor in feminine beauty
and she who has not pleasing curves
should use exercises TO bring curves
into view. The girl with the very
thin arms should wear fancy sleeves
with mousquetaire effects in fine shir-
rings or dainty puffs inset with lace
or tiny frills. She should never wear
what are known as "softenine
ilounces'' at the elbow. These simply
fall back to display her angularity.
Let her wear short sleeves If she
must. but finish them with snug-fit-
ting cuff effects, edged with ruching
or narrow-plaited lace. which makes
the arm show some slight curves.
not the absolute lack of them. The
girl with the ugly arm should never
wear black velvet bands, tulle bows
or bracelets at the wrists, as these
simply draw attention to what is per-
haps her one ugly feature. How oft
en- have you glanced at a diamond
loaded finger only to remark that il
was a pity such magnificent gems
were wasted on hideous hands ?
Jewels enhance beauty. They mere
ly attract attention and adverse com
ment to ugliness.
Surgery is doing wonders for wom-
en- and dermatology is now a reputa.
ble art No woman who has the
means is Justified in suffering under
some facial deformity. Homeliness
Is no longer regarded as the hallmark
OF virtue. or the love of personal beau.