The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-01-25
A DESIRE FOR BEAUTY
By NELLIE cONLAN.

retta as sne entered from the street
and sank into chair. i've given ur
being beautiful"
Dear me-" exclaimed her brother
When did you stop? cant 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 it. l bought
all the women's magazines and for q
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 at
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 I minded
was getting it out of my hair It had
TO be rubbed into the scalp at regular
intervals to prevent the hair from
falling out That was the idea"
Was yours LOOSE"
No, indeed, but it might bother me
that way, you know. wanted to be
on the safe side This editor said you
could save any hair from falling out
II you begin early enough It took me
good hour the first time to get the
hair in condition to 60 to bed. and
then 1t was so sticky the next day
that had to have 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. bat
when | did it didn't like the effect"
"Poached eggs on Loretta" com.
mented her brother What was the
matter with that processo"
Il thought should never get the
tanglcs out"
This Is interesting What trouble
did you get into next?"
The next was sort OF funny"
chuckled Loretta. THE beauty editor
advised a certain kind of cream for
the face, which bought over at the
halrdressers. used it for several
days without looking any better and
then went over to ask about it. The
woman said I'd bought the cream sold
10 automoblists to keep off dust and
tan Then she wanted me to take
the beauty lotion. but | wouldn't. To-
couldn't stand putting any more
creams on my countenance.
Next ! 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 a 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"
"nh |
never got out of the specialists place
without buying lot OF creams and
powders. too. Then. OF course there
were the exercises"
The what"
Every night and morning | had to
stand on my toes certain number OF
times, swing my arms up and down
ior ni'"en minutes. touch the floor
zen times when standing. take twenty
long hrcaths ard jump rope"
is that what cracked the ceilinr9"
Queried her brother Il wondered"
NO. did II down cellar" retorted
Loretta. The exercises took so long
that never VAS in bed much before
midnight. and | was always late to
breakfast | wouldn't have cared
but"
"But what"
wen, just nov met that very {
frank old Mrs. Cooper, who knows our
ancestors In the days before the flood
You know herr"
IT.
To my sorrow. What did she saw"
She put up her lorgnette and then
she asked me- what on earth made me
so peaked She said she never dream.
ed that | would look SO dragged out
when my years began to show. NV
grandmother. she said. was a beauty
even when she was as old as I hnt
sne certainly was disappointed in
me. Chicago Daily News.