The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-10
COMES TO DEFENSE OF
 BLUE-EYED BLONDES

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 The general impression about blondes 10 that their beauty is like the poppy spread before the bloom has & &9led. This is not true says The New York Tribune. And even after 1t Is lost, the beauty of fair coloring isn't necessarily gone forever
 "Yes, she is pretty now" a woman said recently. speaking of an ash blond girl who will make her bow to society this winter. but in three years she will be washed out and old er looking than her mother"
 Tn three years" said another wo- man. who is an adept in the art of beauty growing. "she will blossom out Into something golden, if she only goes ebout it in the right way"
 When asked what she meant by 'the right way" the optimist proceeded to explain.
 "In the first place." she began. "the beauty of blonde Is the most change able of all lovely things in the world. It ts as variable as the lights of an April day. This, instead of being dis couraging, should hearten the blonde to cultivate the color scheme that makes her picture. A little fore thought rings innumerable changes in her face. even in her very cast of fea- lures, for the blond girl has oftenest piquant, tip-tilted nose-the kind that goes with hair tinged with golj most as malleab1e as her coloring is changeable. But the coloring is what she must consider first.
 "when she is eighteen there isn't anything special for her to debut to be eighteen. That wild rose stretch of life is too exquisite to be touched even with suggestions of art, but as the seasons pass and the pink flush of dawn fades out of the cheeks, and the gold in the hair becomes just wee bit drab. then the girl who is wise will begin to make a fight for her own.
 -Ay1 the powders, paints cosmetics fn the world are useless at this stage. Instead the girl will conscientiously begin to feed her complexion. her Lair. And with two articles of food -in addition to her other food, of course-she will restore both to their pristine loveilness-these ar carrots and oranges.
 Tt Is curious how much gold this vegetable and fruit hold in solution. Take a woman we'll past her youth with faded blond hair and skin-the type that loses even the touch of the gold shadow that should be about the eyes of a blonde--and let her eat religiously carrots, drink organe juice. take plenty of outdoor exercise and rest, and in six months she VIII LOOK like another woman.
 ssThe carrots may be taken as pre- ferred. Eaten raw they are excellent. Some like them this way, grated. But served in a soup or creamed, baked or stewed, they are equally good. Any way, she who eats them gets an iron tonic that is unsurpassed.
 When a horse is put in training for show or a race one of the principal foods given it Is carrots. Any veteran horseman will tell you he feeds car ross to his prize winners for their coats, Given q lustreless horse. the first aid to 8 proper sheen Is this homeiy vegetable. Tn three weeks he is like satin, especially if his coat be bay, chestnut or sorrel
 'aOf the stories in which carrots hg- ure as beauty builders there is no end. Tn the Isle of Guernsey the women are noted for their marvellous skins and hair. No less an authority than Richard Jeffries set about to discover the. local cause of this phenomonen-a country of beauties. He decided finally It was not due to the climate or to heredity, but to the fields of carrots. which are the principal article of food on that island.
 we nave HI uCdAO OL tiiO who took her anaemic daughter to a physician. His prescription was that she drink claret. In a months time the mother returned with the girl The physician did not recognize the radiant creature as his patient.
 s.So," he finally said. "claret brought back this color to your cheeks. Claret wrought this changer"
 "CIaret," exclaimed the mother. T thought you said carrots. She has practically lived on them. She hasn't tasted claret!"
 ~-Needless to say the physician profit cd by this patients improvement, and prescribed carrots to his other anae- mic patients.
 .sThe best results obtained from car rots, and oranges are derived when the two are alternated. Drink a glass of orange juice immediately on walk Ing in the morning. Turn over for