Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-08-17
FEMININE GRACES THAT CHARM MERE MAN

their women friends attractive or the re-
verse. Not long ago an observing young
man was discussing with his mother a
certain young woman whose wealth made
her one of the much talked OF debutantes
in their set. Said the young man.:
Grace has some very good points, but
/ believe she has the worst looking feet
Of any girl / ever saw. They are Ill
shapen, somehow-and, well, / don't know
just why, but they do not seem TO he a
part OF her makeup"
Now, the secret was thai Mss Grace
had a very common, ordinary foot, a trife
fiat, and not slim enough TO be aristo-
cratic. She INDUCED a passion for match
ing shoes and costumes, gray suede ties
with gray dresses and fancifully embroid-
cred stockings, While with white dresses
she wore green or red shoes and hosiery
to match her belts, ribbons and parasols.
These bits OF footwear accumulated or en-
phasized the fact that her foot was not
particularly graceful, while a long, narrow
shoe of unassuming tint and leather would
have improved the appearance of the foot
nightly.
A well shaped, neatly clad foot always
attracts a mans attention and appeals to
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 slipper
toes. She dares to attract attention to her
pretty foot, and when a man Is admiring
her foot he is not criticising her freckles.
Infinite attention should be given to the
care OF the feet, and money paid to a good
ch.ropodist Is never i~il-spent. The car
riage and walk may often be altered and
seriously marred by limiting shoes or To-
cal foot trouble, such as corns, bunions or
ingrowing nails. This is particularly true
of business women who ara. mnpb On their
feet. Nervous headaches, lines in the face,
wrinkles and a general haggard appear
ance Will result from so small an evil as a
painful soft corn.
Study your figure first and styles and
gowns later. Just now the princess gown
is the rage, and there is something pa
thetic in the sight of very thin women
clad In untrimmed snug hitting princess
frocks. The plain gown IS for the woman
OF ample curves; the slender woman
should hide her angles by shirrings and
mult.tudinous iounces of flmy lace, and
still enjoy the princess effect. A girl who
nearly touches the six-foot mark and
weighs but 1876 pounds prides herself on
her ability to wear severely plain tailored
gowns. The average man p~ronounces her
angular Misunderstanding" "unfemi-
nine etc., and she is generally compared
with the proverbial bean pole. She has a
race ike a cameo and quantities of fine,
straight blonde hair, which she dresses
on the same severe lines on which her
gowns are built. Let that woman soften
her features with softly fufed hair,
dressed full at the sides. instead Of the
long straight lines, and hide her angles
with softly, not garishly, founced frocks,
and men would pronounce her a beauty.
Dark hair has a tendancy to harden the
face, and the girl whose hair is what she
IS apt to call in the privacy Of her boudoir
mud colored" should tighten it by means
OF Judicious shampoos. A bit OF borax or
ordinary washing soda dropped into the
suds in which 1t is shampooed, hot water
Tor rlnsing, then tapered off to cold, and
fnaLly drying thoroughly in the sunlight
VIII tighten the hair and make the face
look
Only the youthful face will withstand
the strain OF the Psyche knot or the low,
soft coil at the nape Of the neck. The face
on which Father Time has left a few pre-
mature marks needs softening with more
elaborate hair dressing.
A beautiful arm is always an important
FACTOR in feminine beauty, and she who
has not pleasing curves should use exer-
cises TO bring the curves into view. The
girl with the very thin arms should wear
fancy sleeves with mousquetaire effects in
fine shirrings or dainty puffs inset with
lace or tiny frills. She should never wear
what are known as "softening founces" at
the elbow. These simply fall back to dis
play her angularity. Let Ler wear short
sleeves If she must, but finish them with
snug-titting cuff effects, edged with ruch-
ing or narrow plated 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 perhaps her on ugly feature. How
often have you glanced at a ~diamond-load-
ed finger only to remark that 1t was a
pity such magnificent gems were wasted
en- hideous hands? Jewels enhance beauty.
They merely attract attention and ad-
verse comment to Ugliness.
Surgery Is doing wonders for women,
and dermatology is now a reputable art.
No woman who has the means Is justified
In suffering under some facial deformity.
LONELINESS Is no longer regarded as the
hallmark OF virtue, or the love of per-
sonal beauty the sin of immortality. Sci
ence has advanced along these lines as on
all others, and the woman who realizes
that she is lacking in personal charm
should consult a reputable dermatoloist,
not a dreambook or the confessional.
Not long ago ago a charming girl left
home because her mother would not per-
nit her to have some superfuous hair re-
moved from her forehead. The girl had
suffered t~c,rtureS Of shame from this de-
fornity, which made her look like a
scowling shrew when really she ought to
have looked as sweet and attractive as her
disposition. The girl went to live with her
aunt, worked in Il factory and earned the
money &, nave the hairs removed with an
cleo trical needle, While her mother walled
for her as a soul lost forever.
Beauty culture, Ike all other ~luxuries,
may be carried to excess. Women may
destroy all individuality in the face by too
frequent massage, or make themselves
ridiculous by dyeing their hair or making
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