The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-05-27
A DESIRE FOR BEAUTY
BY NELLIE coNlAN.

retta as she entered from the street
and sank into a chair I've given up
being beautiful"
Dear me-" exclaimed her brother.
When did you stop? can't say that
| notice any difference"
I've given up trying to be beauti.
full, OF course. mean" explained Lo-
retta severely. Goodness knows
worked hard enough at Il. bought
all the women's magazines and for a
time ] was puzzled What course to
pursue OF all those suggested by the
beauty editors. Finally chose one in
spite OF the fact that no other beauty
editor agreed with her on two or three
subjects. The only thing about her
prescriptions that really minded a
all was the olive oil"
You had to take 1t internally or
externally, or both?"
We'll. It's generally useful" said Lo.
retta, with reserve. What ! minded
was getting 1t out Of my hair. 1t had
to be rubbed into the scalp at regular
intervals to prevent TIE hair from
falling out. That Vas tie idea"
Was yours locse?'
No, indeed, but It nigh; bother me
that way. you know wanted to be
on the safe side .hls editor said you
could save any ha.r from falling out
II you begin early enough. II took me
a good hour the first time to get the
hair In condition t. go to bed, and
then 1t was so sticky the next day
that ! had to have a woman come and
shampoo me before breakfast. That
was the day was an hour late get
ting downstairs
II remember"
We'll, another thing recommended
was egg shampoo, which you must put
on yourself In order to have fresh ma.
terials used. It said to rinse the hair
Immediately with warm water, but
when I did II didn't like the effect"
"Poached eggs IN Loretta" com.
mented her brother. What was the
matter with that process?"
Il thought | should never get the
tangles out"
hio 10 iHltitsllHes w nat lIOuDlt
did you get into next"
THE next was sort of funny"
chuckled Loretta. The beauty editor
advised certain kind of cream for
the face, which bought over at the
hairdressers. ! used 1t for several
days without looking any better and
then went over to ask about It. The
woman said I'd bought the cream sold
to Automobiles to keep off dust and
tan. Then she wanted me to take
the beauty lotion hut | wouldn't.
couldn't stand putting any more
creams on my countenance.
Next i took up regular course of
work recommends by the editor
Every night and morning | brushed
each side Of my hair 100 times, max
ing about half thousand strokes in
all, massaged my scalp for fifteen min.
utes, spent quarter of an hour on
my nails, took bran bath and mas
saged my face very carefully. Every
week ! had a special shampoo that
took an hour and a half, and had a
professional go over all had been do.
ing"
Must have cost something"
ooh, II did" moaned Loretta. 81
never got out of the specialists place
without buying a lot of creams and
powders, too. Then, of course. there
we're the exercises
THE what?"
hENunry niuht 1 hal tf
stand on my toes a certain number OF
times, swing my arms up and down
for fifteen minutes, touch the floor
ten times when standing, take twenty
long breaths and jump a rope
rs that what cracked the ceiling?'
queried her brother. II wondered"
mo. ! did 1t down cellar" retorted
Loretta. The exercises took so long
that never was in bed much before
midnight. and ] was always late to
breakfast. I wouldn't have cared
| but"
But what?"
We'll, just now ! met that very
frank old Mrs. Cooper who knows ouI
anoe stors in the days before the food
You know herr"
ITO my sorrow. What did she say?'
she put up her lorgnette and Their
she asked me what ~ earth made me
so peaked She sold she never dream
ed that ! would look so dragged out
when my years began to show. My
grandmother. she said, was a beauty
even. when she was as old as but
she certainly was disappointed In