Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-04-28

TVHE woman who believes thorough
ly In good grooming and puts her
. belief into practice, does not con.
slider that she is being in any way
particularly patriotic. She simply con-
siders 1t duty she owes herself and
others to look as pleasing to the eyes
as she can, and she does all within her
power to make her person charming.
She takes the best care possible of
her hair, her complexion, her figure,
and she dresses to bring out her best
points, AS result, she is usually a
very pleasing picture for the eye to
rest upon, but she probably never
thinks that the influence of this will
reach beyond her own little circle. /,
Did you ever stop to think how much
the Frenchwoman, particularly the
Parisienne, has done for her country
by her attention to her toilette?
Paris leads the world today in the
matter of fashions, and the manufac.
ture and sale of articles of dress and
the toilette. And France does this
largely because the Frenchwoman by
ner art In dress, and her care of her
person has shown to the world how
much these things. mean in making
woman beautiful. She is an object les
son OF the worth of taking. care of her.
self and of dressing artistically. And
thus she has brought to her country
fame and business.
In the care of the complexion, the
nalr, the hands, in fact. in all the 1T.
tie niceties of the toilet. the French.
woman is the despair of her sisters the
world over, who study her methods,
and try to discover her toilet secrets.
she has proven the worth of this care
OF herself by her always dainty. charm.
Ing appearance, and she has brought
to France, through this, as has been
SAID, trade that means much to the
prosperity of the country.
But the American woman is always
her close rival. and 1t will not be long.
many predict. before the American
woman will outstrip her French sister
In the matter of dress and toilette. The
american woman, it is averred. will
not run to the extremes Of the French.
she Will be guided and controlled more
by calm. sober sense and reason. she
VIII, In way. be more scientific in her
methods.
She insists upon a foundation of
sure knowledge upon which to build
mus the American woman. who Is tak.
ing care OF herself in sensible. scien.
tlhc way, is after all, working patriot.
lcally, though seemingly far-off and in
way little considered in this con.
nection. for the good of the country
When American women in the mass
are as famous as are Frenchwomen for
dalntiness and artistic dress. the pres.
tlge OF this country in such matters
VIII De at much higher level than
IL now is, and trade follows in the
wake of reputation.
Who does not know the vision ca,led
up by the phrase, "a colonial belle ,"
And who does not know the long Iist
OF American women famous for their
beauty, both In the early days of our
country's life, and in later times-tbe
dazzling Mrs. Bingham" as cbroni.
clers speak of her, Mrs. Knox the "oh.
served OF all observers" Mrs. Otis tho
lovely Miss Walcott. the Misses Chew
Rebecca Franks. the Rebecca of Ivan.
hos, Miss Allen, Margaret Shipnen
Mrs. Hazard. and in later times KATE
'Sprague, Emily Schaumberp. MADAM
LIE Vert and literally hundreds Of 9TH.
ers?
But lovely as these women were
the thought Of them, especially ~
those of Colonial times, calls nm via.
Ions of powdered hair, of beauty match.
es, of loveliness that In many casos
was largely the result of artifice and
much of 1t could be laid off at Will.
This is not only true of American
women. but 1t is true of the beauties 90
England and France Portraits Of tho
court beauties of the Georgian era-
the famous Countess of Coventry ora
Of the lovely Cunning sisters. of Marv
Bellenden. of Mrs. Howard, afterwards
countess of Suffolk, Of Elizabetb
duchess of Kingston, whom Thackerav
took for his model of Beatrix in Hanrv
Esmond-these and many mora al,
show the reign of the artificial in the
toilette. The same is true Of Marie
Antoinette and her court of lovely
French women.
But this resort to artifciality, to
powdered wigs, to compilations 9th
er than natures and to other assist.
anoe OF the makeup box. that would