Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-28
The Making of Pretty Girl
HUE AYE
THEN a cir is between twelve
w and sixteen she IS said 10 he a.

w and sixteen she IS said 70 be a.
the ungraceful age
Personally I think it the 6rst dan
eerous age. and there are several others.
for woman does not stop at 20. as
the heroine n : famous story seems To-
believe
The Impressions gathered by the
child a. this ungrateful age are deep
and not easily efaced
II is now that she gets her hrst IDEAS
Of her own future and she begins 70
set standard for herself according 70
the Influences which are brought 70
bear UPON her
Between twelve and sixteen a sil'
gets an idea Of her own good looks.
and she begins tn try and enhance
them Her vanity develops. often this
vanity IS Ike = dollhouse plant stimu-
lated bv the constant attention she re-
cefves from the mem beers Of her family
who don't hesitate 70 say How pretty
DOROTHY Sc getting 70 be- right before
her. as - she had no ears TO hear or
brain to grasp the significance Of the
remark
So mans girls are spoiled at this age
that in other families the budding
charms and beauty If the Young girl
are never remarked upon, and Isabel IS
rranklv told that 81 Is quite ugly while
on the contrary she IS slowly evolving
INTO ver7, plea sing. natural young CIR
think it is just as wrong 70 harp
mon girls physical shortcomings
during this abnormally sensitive period
as ii is to tell her that she is going to
be a BEAUTY
The Family to Blame.
Many girl who at fourteen, was
awkward and lankv. and al fifteen de
veloped a frightful crop Of pimples has
been made desperately unhappy nv the
nareasrn Of her family and as often as
not. g girl ike this win develop into a
raw bonsd. self-conscious young wom-
an. when. With little help and encour-
aeement. she could have overcome her
physical awkvardness and learned 70
care tor her skin. and become IN time a
graceful and attractive woman
The physical readjustment which
goes on in the Young girl between
twelve and sixteen. and which often
lasts tin eighteen. is accountable fer
the poor npleMons and especially for
the pirples and blackheads which be
gin 10 show themselves on some sub
iects after the fifteenth wear Where a
child is anaemic YOU can expect black
heads 10 appear about this time and
there is no use irving lotions or salves
The anaernic girl simply has not force
enough in her system to throw of the
impurities IN the skin The blood
doesn't circulate properly. and IT is
useless to expect these spots and
blotches to disappear until the root 81
the matter has been remedied
In our system of education the hard
est part of school life comes Just a the
time when girl needs rest. quiet and
the most care No wonder our best
scholars are nervous or anaemic and
break down at examinations
If the pretty girls parents want he
to get through her school days without
losing the vitality and strength which
she needs they should sec that she
gets plenty of fresh air, the most
wholesome and simple kind Of food.
enough amusement and healthy reeres-
ton and is In bed early every night
The average American girl Of this age
does not get enough sleep She is al
ways irving to keep up her end socially.
TO 60 to parties 70 entertain and she
feels that she is much abused If she
does not get her share Or theatergoing
All this with her school work is a ire
mendous strain on her nervous system
and it Is no wonder that foreigners who