The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-12
CONTINU ED
HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL
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A small room like a cell ALMOST
entirely filled with a big chair es-
pecially designed for comfort Hke
the dentists. over it, to complete
the hpicture, dangled a buzzy' look
ing affair.
Should / beat a retreat?
I hesitated, and, of course, was
lost. Calmly, Mrs. Horner, who vas
to make of my face study, closed
| the door, was in.
Take off your hat and coat and
your collar, too said Mrs. Horn
er, mildly. Il always work the
neck!"
Heavens! She worked the neck!
She hung an all-enveloping towel
effect over me and swathed my
head tight. She sat me down In the
reminiscent chair and let the back
of 1t down until | gasped. Then she
sat herself in a stood behind me
and we were off.
1t was a slow, sloppy start. Some
thing squashy daubed on with law
ish hand, something squashy
rubbed in with determined zeal,
something squashy mopped off
with a towel; then all over the
same course again, two, three
times; but each time with a diff
ferent cream and a different per-
| fume.
do you want the bleach pack?'
demanded Mrs. Horner.
| didn't answer couldn't.
Il would advise it, she said;
there is nothing SO fine for
freckles as the bleach pack"
She had made of my face-a
study.
Little dabs of cotton soaked in
| witchhazel over my eyes; little
pieces like sticking plaster over
my eyebrows; then pasty adj
| hesive dough smoothed on with a
stick. | felt like layer-cake be-
ing artistically frosted Then cheese
cloth fitted down over this and
then steam hote towels.
Silently, stifled meath the
bleach pack. From the room next
to me l could hear women's voices.
You need the two switches,
said Madames' voice. One to go
cen re front and one to go cen re
bak-or both enn re bak, with the
coronet braid over re front. All!
That is it, That is what suits you
the coronet braid in re front, the
two switches in re bak-with three
of the cluster puffs arranged a la
Madame Steinheil! All! that is
it; that is what suits you, and it
ees the perfect style"
with three baby blue curls on
the side" said girls voice. Don't
you think SO, Madame, to complete
it?"
"Ah, Three baby blue curls!'
exclaimed Madame. You are right
Florence; that is just what is
needed
But my own hair" piped a
tired, confused womans voice
What about my own hair?"
ALI 1t is beautiful, your own
hair, beautiful! 1t will make a
beautiful foundation. Will it not
make a beautiful foundation, Flor
ence, with the two switches in ze
bak, the coronet braided along the
front with the puffs-an-"
You wish hairdress after
this?' asked Mrs. Horner, begin
ming to scrape off the bleach pack
Il don't know" / confessed. TIN
afraid l haven't anything for it,
but foundation" 4
That bleach pack may have
taken my 'freckles, but it had Ger
tainly taken my spirit.
Mrs. Horner began to rattle the
buzzer affair. You'll enjoy the vi
orator" she said, noticing the
CLEAN in my eye.
'Z-u-u-u z-u-u-u," it began coax
ingly. A thousand prickers were go
ing round and round on my face
and disporting themselves alons
my backbone.
| waved my hands madly.
"Ill skip that today!' | said.
Mrs. Horner looked panied.
There is nothing better for tn,
little wrinkles about the mouth,
she said.
She had made of my face a study
But we went on to more Soothin:
ideas in the way of other cream
and lotions, more steaming towels
and more ice-cold towels and final
ly, nice chunk of real ice itsel
slid over me.
Mrs. HOrner surveyed me. at i
wonderfully improved she said.
] did not doubt it.
But l do not see very well hov
you can get hairdress," she wen
on obviously, unless you get a
least rat, and a coronet braid
and a few puffs."
How much would you say
would cost?'
"A hygienic rat is $780, we hav
very lovely coronet braids for SIS
and the cluster of puffs are Sc
set. You ought to have two, an,
better, three. The hairdressing il
self is only so cents"
Thirty-five dollars! 1t sounde,
interesting, but somehow / did no
think the paper would think !
worth the price. l saw my editor
face when he read my expense az
count: ITO one hairdress, $685." an
decided-not.
Better to be plain with salar
envelope, than beautiful without.