Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-10


eligible men-and she does not have to be
bit of Dresden china or Greuze study
In womanhood to do 1t. either"
Right you are," was the slangy COM
ment of the Gainsborough girl. Don't you
remember the season when the Gibson type
of girl was all the rage? We all went in
for deep pointed gfrdles and held our chins
high. and what happened? Four engage
ments announced that winter In our set
and three of the girls were SO short that
they could not enter the Gibson class with
out using stills
Which goes to show that 1t Is the girl
and not the type that wins This from
the depths of the wicker chair. And half
the joy Of living to the feminine mind is de-
luding your dearest friends--or your enc
mics for that matter-into the belief that
you are what you are not--beautiful."
"Humph," was the unmannerly comment
of the httlest girl Having reduced ner
golf record and raised the number or her
freckles on the links that morning, she felt
that ill-humor was her privilege. I'D like
to know your recipe.
The tall figure sat erect in the green
wicker chair.
"By making the most of your good points
and softening your bad ones Perhaps.
though you are one of my intimates, you
never realized that my foot is quite out Of
proportion to even my good height In fact
I have all my shoes made to order with q
view to softening this defect. I never wear
very pointed toes, or very heavy soles, nor
bright buckles, embroidery or beads, or
anything else that will attract attention to
my feet. 1 use as high heel as I can en-
dure with comfort, and a weil-arched SHOE
with medium vamp. The high arch fore
shortens my long foot, long vaTnp would
make 1t look longer and q very short yamp
would draw attention to the stretch of hos
iery or leather between the edge of the
vamp and the ankle. When l wear low
shoes. ties or slippers. have tie and stock
ings match perfectly, and I never wear
embroidered or fancy open-work hosiery.
AS a result of this infinite care, viii guar
antee that IL I acknowledged the real size
of shoe wear, not one of my friends in
hundred would believe me-.
But feet and noses are 80 dinerant,
walled the littlest girl
but If I had throat like yours. I'd
make the world forget my nose"
Instinctively the Iittlest girl touched her
exquistely nodded. gfrlish throat, now SAD
ly tanned from much exercise on the links:
81 would keep 1t daintily white. and set It
with pillows OF tulle as frame; round. or
square baby necks' for afternoon, set on
by quaint little frills and fittings OF rib
bons or old-fashioned laces. would have
cate sort, and the world would be 30 busy
raying over my throat and shoulders that
It would not look at my nose.
The girl in the Gainsborough app}auded
and then laughed good hamoredly.
Thanks for the hint. And lust to Show
you that take 1t In good part VIII turn
the collar of my shirt waist up and send
for Mime. Polly to massage my fhfoaIs FMS
very afternoon" z
| The twentieth century womans5Fh has
studied beauty culture faithfully ay not
pass muster under the relentless BAze OF
connoisseurs in artistic femirinfty; but she
Is certainly past mistress of the art of
making the best of her good points and
softening her bad ones. A noted woman
writer recently scored her own sex. as she
sees them In New York, anent this ssery
topic She declared women were giyiHg so
much time to beauty parlors and modistes
that they had no ambition beyend emu
iating in appearances the waxen hgures IN
the shops they frequented. s'ez&s
The casual visitor to any large city may
agree with this criticisms, but he must
bear In mind that the class of women who
parade the shopping districts in somewhat
aimless fashion do not represent the better
class of women who do not consider 1t be-
meath their dignity to make every physical
charm count.
This desire to please is the natural out
come of the masculine demand to be
pleased Women dress to make their own
sex envious and the opposite sex ADMIRE.
If there were men in the world beauty
parlors would languish and hair dressers
would go out of business.
If you are a woman of sufficient years to
talk confidentially with eligible bachelors
you will be surprised at their keen appre-
citation of the little points which make their
women friends attractive or the reverse.
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 in-shapen,
somehow-and. well, I don't know just
why, but they do not seem to be part of
her makeup.
a very common, ordinary foot, trfhe nat,
ard not slim enough to be aristocratic.
She INDUCED passion for matching shoes
and costumes, gray suede ties with gray
dresses and fancifully embroidered STOCK
tngs. while with white dresses she wore
green or red shoes and hosiery to match
her belts, ribbons and parasois. THESE DTS
of footwear accentuated or emphasized the
fact that her foot was not particularly
graceful, while long narrow shoe or un-
assuming tint and leather would nave I'M
proved the appearance of the foot misntlly.
A well-shaped, neatly clad foot always at
tracts mans attention and Appeals 70 nus
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 admirfng her foot
he ts not criticising her freckies
Infinite attention should be given to the
care of the feet, and money paid 10 GOOD
chiropodist Is never nl-spent. The car
rage and walk may often be altered and
seriously married by ill-fitting shoes of local
foot trouble, such as corns. bunions or In
growing nails. This Is particularly true or
business women who are much on their
feet Nervous headaches. lines In the face.
wrinkles and general haggard appearance
VIII result from SO small an evil as pain
full 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 un-
trimmed snug-f1tting princess frocks. The
plain gown is for the woman OF ample
curves; the slender woman should hide her
angles by shirring and multitudinous
fiounces II filmy lace, and still enjoy the
princess effect A girl who nearly touches
the six-foot mark and weighs only 1856
pounds prides herself on her ability to wear
severely plain tailored gowns. The average
man pronounces her angular" 'mannish-
looking" .unfeminine." etc.. and she Is
generally compared with the proverbial
bean pole. She has face Ike q 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
ffufred hair. DRESSED full at the Sides. .in-
stead OF the long straight lines and hide