The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-04
The Girl You Would Like to Be

Have you ever observed the differ
ence in the face of the country girl and
the girl who lives in the city? OF
course. the country maiden is supposed
TO have the rosy cheeks and fair COM
pleXion of the postal card milkmaid.
but in reality she is often sunburnt and
freckled, and it is the city maiden
whose skin is fair and white, with
touches of delicate rose, due either TO
kindly nature or the rouge pot But
no matter how large her freckles may
be, the country girl has about her a
look of restfulness that the city maiden
after her eighteenth year invariably
loses. The reason for this is that city
girls hardly ever get a sufficient amount
of sleep. or if they take enough hours
of sleep, their rest is not a quiet, deep
Slumber which country air and the alb
sence of all sound invites.
Sleep in the city at best is a troubled
Inconsistencies, with sort Of under
current Of irritation against the noise
and buzz which never stops by night or
by day. A very sensitive person COM
ing TO the city for the first time in her
life is seldom able to sleep at all for
the first night or two, and no city bred
girl. on awakening in the country after
a nights rest. will fail to eXclaim on
the delicious, refreshing sleep that the
quiet has induced.
1t is useless to expect this silence in
the city, and / know of only one wO-
man, living in the heart Of the city, who
has been able to afford absolute quiet.
This woman has had house built es-
pecially for the purpose. Her sleeping
room is in the center Of the house,
lighted by a skylight, and the rooms
about her are empty. The apartments
beneath her are also unoccupied, and
thus, by being at the top OF a high
house. surrounded by empty spaces, she
finds, at great expense, the quiet which
is necessary 20 her nerves. OF course,
according to rule, this particular wo-
man should be a raviShing beauty, since
so much of our looks depends upon the
amount OF sleep we get and upon the
perfect rest we obtain while sleeping.
When there is constant noise this rest
is imperfect and sleep Is troubled, but
the woman who lives in the empty
house has only the one requisite for
beauty, the possibility for perfect rest,
which we may envy her, but which, as
we know, is not all that is necessary to
cultivate and improve upon the beauty
which Nature has allotted us.
Every woman with any aspirations
toward good looks should exercise the
utmost care in the choice Of her Sleep
ing apartment.
Don't, if you want to be healthy and
handsome. sleep in an airshaft bed
room, devoid OF light and proper VEN
tilation.
Never sleep with the windows closed
Don't have too many rugs in your
bedroom or too much dust collecting
bric-a-brac around.
Have your open window protected by
green shade or curtains OF green ma
terial or of some dark color which will
deaden the light.
Don't sleep with a strong light on
your eyes. This will give the eyes that
tired look and will eventually injure
them.
Be careful in the choice of your bed.
Don't sacrifice comfort TO looks in this
respect Don't take a rickety dfvan
with an uncomfortable mattress to
sleep on, just because you want to have
an artistic looking couch in the day
time. These touches are almost al
ways lop-sided, unless of exceptionally
good make, and the sleeper on them is
never comfortable.
If your bed and sitting room is one
ana the same apartment, and you do
not wish your bed to appear for what
it is, get a regular bedstead with four
solid metal legs, good springs and a
good mattress. To cover it in the day
time, get cretonne or some other goods
which will harmonic with your other
furniture, make a covering exactly the
size of the bed, enveloping the head and
the foot with fitted pieces of the ma
terial. This will make the bed look like
a big settle during the day time.