The Washington herald., 1908-01-03
FROM WOMAPS
POINT OF VIEW

OF all the repulsive beautihers, I think
mud deserves the banner. Fancy a cir!
with any instinct OF cleanliness submit
ting 10 the process Of smearing her skin
with filth as a protection against sun and
wind! IL is incOnceivable, and great
deal OF persuasion would be necessary
TO convince me Of any virtue in the nasty
cosmetic.
We must have reached the limit in this
beautifer-greater lengths cannot be i'm
agined. In an age Of cleanliness. We are
told 10 go back Of the sayages, who used
reasonably clean pigments in decorating
their bodies, and there are probably silly
women enough 10 make mud baths some
thing OF a fad Well, l only wish that
they might. one and all, see what the
microscope disclosed on one square inch
Of cloth taken from the sweeping skirt OF
a woman who refused 10 believe long
skirts unhealthy. 1 did know the exact
number OF families and the size OF each
family. but the figures were too complex
to retain long in my memory
''sunburn and tan are 10 longer fash
ionable," says the mud-bath devotees.
How long since? / have seen a number
OF extremely smart colonies tnis sum
mer and healthy brown skins were uni
versal There were varying shades mark
ing the degree of care in the matter OF
protection. but sun and wind and free,
outdoor life are bound TO leave marks
which are wholesome and attractive. save
when the skin has been burned 20 crisp
The best coat OF tan I have seen covered
the handsome face neck. and arms OF
two fine swimmers who have not missed
many daily baths since the water became
bearable. Those girls are strong, healthy
and happy. and as clean in mind as IN
body and that IS saying good deal
The neat woman with a proper idea Of
/ cleanliness comes as near beauty as the
average mortal can ask. Natures rene
dies are simple and cheap and within
| the grasp of most of us Covering the
/ skin with soap and water is reasonable,
1 the mud bath is a perverted taste, and
/ clean-uinded women can hardly be eX-
pected to be found among its advocates.
! l am told that there are women who fol-
/ low any and all beauty prescriptions 1
have wondered If they were the ones who
! looked neither pretty nor wholesome.
lust once In my life I attended a beauty
| lecture by a woman who has amassed a
| fortune on beauthers which she claims TO
| have been used IN attaining and preserv-
ing her own charms. The audience-a
huge one-was largely composed Of elder
| Of mains
/ would improve. and their earnestness 81
| impressed me that I decided upon a Wis. t
/ To the shop with the exclusive right 10
| sell those preparations.
II was the noon hour and the place was
| packed. The salesgirls We're evidently
! used to such crowds, for they showed no
| haste. and no nervousness. and tidy
/ lot of money passed over the long coun-
| ter during the hour I watched the spec
/ tacIe. These women evidently expected
/ 10 blossom into beauty by means Of the
creams and lotions and pastes they car
| ried in big bags. The demonstration by
| the way, was young and plump and fair,
| but / would not be afraid to wager hand
| somely that she was on intimate ac-
auaintance with very few Of the prep8ra-
| tions she advised. Women who needed a
| generoust diet and liberal doses of out
door air expected to drop their years like
an old garment and become fair to iook
upon: also. not by sensible means Ike
the diet they needed, but by outward ap-
plcations Of strange substances. One OF
| these days I am going to betray few
| secrets, but without names, and lei you
see how silly the sex can be-
BETTY BRADEEN.