Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-11
DESIRES BEAUTY
Bv Nellie COnlan.

well, that settles it," sighed ID
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. l mean" explained Lo-
| retta severely. Goodness knows !
worked hard enough at it. l bought
all the women's magazines and for
| time l was puzzled what course to
pursue Of all those suggested by the
beauty editors Finally l 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 l really minded at
all was the olive oil"
You had to take it internally or
externally, or BOTH"
We'll, it's generally useful" said Lo-
retta, with reserve. What l minded
was getting it out of my hair. 1t 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
If you begin early enough. 1t took me
good hour the first time to get the
hair in condition to go to bed, and
then it was so sticky the next day
that had to have woman come and
shampoo me before breakfast. That
was the day l was an hour late get
ting downstairs"
Il remember"
We'll, another thing recommended
was egg shampoo, which you must put
on yourself in order to have fresh ma
terials used. 1t said to rinse the hair
Immediately with warm water, but
when | did it l didn't like the effect"
"Poached eggs on Loretta" com
mented her brother. What was the
matter with that process?"
II thought l should never get the
tangles 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
hairdresser's. 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
to automobilists to keep off dust and
tan. Then she wanted me to take
the beauty lotion, but l wouldn't,
couldn't stand putting any more
creams on my countenance.
Next took up a regular course OF
work recommends by the editor
Every night and morning l 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 a bran bath and mas
saged my face very carefully. Every
week | had 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, 1t did," moaned Loretta II
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 q 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 rope"
rs that what cracked the ceiling?"
queried her brother. 81 wondered"
No, l did it down cellar" retorted
Loretta. THE exercises took so long
that l never was in bed much before
midnight, and l was always late to
breakfast. wouldn't have cared
! but"
But what?"
well, just now l met that very
frank old Mrs. Cooper, who knows our
ancestors in the days before the food
You know herr"
ITO my sorrow What did she say"
'She put up her lorgnette and then
she asked me what on earth made me
so peaked She said she never dream
ed that I would look 80 dragged out
when my years began to show. My
grandmother, she said, was a beauty
even when she was as old as I, but
she certainly was disappointed IN
me. Chicago Daily News.