New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-11
Let the Lily Ladies Paint
so Long as They Can
Do 1t Artistically.
BY Martha Mcculloch Williams,

Makeup is Of those good Sits woman
kind must learn. 10 use without abusing
discourse of IT falls legitimately IN my way
I-since. by help of IT, womankind may pre-
ssrve and prolong its good looks-to the
Ihetterment of life and society. | do rot
Irnesn by this that sixty should cling to Tho
bloom of sweet slXteen-rouge and pro
bounced wrinkles go piteously I'll together
Moreover few things are more unpalatablt
than mutton dressed lamb-fashion"
Icther literally or fguratively.
1 II is the part Of good breeding. of Won
Ianlv perfection. Of duty TO ones family
snd especially ones husband, to look as
well ss one can. and as long as one can
Make up. the right sort, must have in
terror foundations. The best complexion
Ipreserver is health-care of It. thought for
HI. postpone the sere and yellow leaf by a
good twenty years. There is no infallibe
specific for good health. but here are two
potent predisposing factors-goo temper
land a good stomach. 10 he mistress of
herself though China fall" is a gift Of
heaven to any daughter Of Eve. Likewise
L. digestion that ondureth all things is
worth more than rubies Yet even dualmish
Istomachs may be taught and trained to
better manners, If they are INDUCED bit
as TO their most special idiosyncracies.
| 4 full glass of pure water. not too cold
drunk upon rising will do much to correct
stomach Ills and ails. II there is bitter
morning taste, drop very tiny pinch OF
baking soda in the water. stir till dissolved
then drink at a draft. Some stomachs
do better II the water is warm-as hot as
can be swallowed handily Follow in halt
an hour with a satisfying breakfast. Guam
Itity does not matter; eat what appetite
calls for and. still more important, what
/ the palate relishes.
for one do not believe in crossing my
palate. Nothing l truly relished has ever
Iyet hurt me. Contrariwise many. many
Things recommended as ideal strength and
l Tissue builders make me deadly sick Milk
au naturel IS one of them; an egg, raw OF
/ half raw, Is another. Rare meat is a
third am sure a cooking fire was, TO my
remotest ancestor, the beginning of civil
ization Yet can eat the richest plumcake
In quantity any hour OF the day drink sis
cups of coffee at my three meals If like
or leave the beverage untouched for SIX
months. with no difference in my feeling
These personal details are by way of re-
Enforcing my contention as TO the palate'S
value. At the risk of egotism I am going
TO add that my coffee-drnking began wher
was three months old. yet ] grew VI
with a complexion Of cream and rose
leaves.
There are people who tell you coffee
makes sallow skins. Maybe Soft IT hap
pens to disagree with the drinkers consti-
tuition. Whatever does that is reflected
in the skin-whch is, after sort, a physi-
cal thermo-barometer, indicating to the see-
ing eve conditions within. Since we are born
with our compilations we must have re-
gard for them in our digestions, and re-
frain from eating whatever makes tor
pimples and a bilious. unwholesome color.
Eat what you like when you Ike and
enough of it, but not too much. Overoat-
ing is the root Of so many Ills. Dishgur-
ing fat is one Of them. Prevention is bet
ter than cure for It. At the first hint OF
II begin drinking much water-hot or cold
with a little lemon juice in II, and eat
no more than will save you from absolute
hunger ! doubt II the so-called diets are
really effective-enough so to be worth
while Brisk eXercise-walking, riding
rowing, neutrality-suspicious. to rish'
postures will at least postpone the day Of
becoming mountainous, which is about a:
much as those born TO be fat can hope fol
short of martyrdom.
Good feeding helps 20 keep away wrin
kles. which come from the shrinking Of
ss gging of what the skin covers. Colo
cream is nearly as helpful, with the FUR