The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-16
BY MARGARET f. sANosTER,

Copyright. 1905. by Joseph B. Bowles)
Except In the few cases where ma
.ture has been niggardly,, most girls
are beautiful This may seem
startling statement, nevertheless II Is
true that until youth has flown, a girl
in her teens or In her twenties Is the
prettiest thing In the world. Youth is
itself charming. There is In the spring.
time an exquisite moment when Tor
day or two the earth trembles with the
rapture of its mood. the little leaves
unroll to the zephyrs and a certain
wonderful sweetness pervades air ana
sky and the whole landscape. TINS
moment of ethereal grace and charm
belongs to the young girl in her years
of early bloom.
Beauty In girlhood is not so depend
emf on features and contours as 1t Is In
later life The roundness. softness AMI
smoothness. the look or the dawn ana
the expression of innocence that pent
A. Young face, all tend to make a girl
fascinating. Usually, she has orighe
eyes and abundant hair. III she nave
rot a good complexion and perteet
teeth, let her not lay the blame TO ma
ture. Teeth and complexion are mst
tiers to which we may attend ourselves
A great deal of beauty depends on
good complexion. 20 blotched ana
pimpiy skin ,disfigured with coarseness
and redress, sallow ana unhealthy
pallor and the ugliness that goes undei
the name of blackheads. are edually
unfortunate in clouding girfs goon
looks The most regular features anu
the most beautifully shaped head an',
face lose something OF attraclivepss, !,
if one has a poor and unwholesohle
complexion. Yet very few women need
suffer from any of the unsightly blem-
Isbas alluded to, II they will take a
few precautions. The face being ex
posed to wind and weather and to dust
arising from the road or the street out
side and the furnace and stove wltnin'
Is easily darkened by dirt. IL not very
often washed. The plain truth is that
onlv a clean face escapes skin defects
and thousands OF young women seidoin
have their faces as clean as they should
he. The skin is the most delicate ann
imoerceptible Of net work. inner than
fine lace and into the pores or this art
sits ana stays, unless 1t Is regularly
removed The simple method OF cleans
ing the face before retiring with tepld
water and a creamy lather or deicate
toilet soap which must be Thoroughly
rinsed and disposed of before drying
with a soft towel, will send the pretty
maid to her bed with her face as 1t
should be, free from the days dust II
the morning 1t should be washed with
cold water and whenever possible. the
entire body from head to foot, shoula
then be cleansed by cold sponge
bath. Too much emphasis cannot b"
placed on the vital matter OF very radl-
cal cleanliness by the girl who like her
prototype in the old rhyme. losses her
head and cries. MY face is my for
tune"
Teeth must be brushed at least twice
daily. II they need other care, go al
once to a dentist. Save your money
where you will, but in the Interest OF
health and beauty, never neglect the
preservation OF your teeth. They are
Injured by Indulgence in too many
sweets and sometimes in the taking OF
to much medicine Good health should
mean good teeth throughout life.
The maiden who would be beautiful
must avoid the habit of nibbling be-
tween meals and of eating too many
creams and caramels. Hot breads, rich
desserts and indigestible dainties OF
every kind are foes to beauty.