The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-20
Knowledge and Beauty
ny LILLIAN RUSSELL.
lcopyr!sht, lslt, by Lillian Rus..nI

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existence who assert that study and
education arc detrimental to beauty
They arc of the old fashioned opinion
| that w"mans place is - Tn, nursery
! or Kitchen. These men have either
given no thought TO the woman OF to-
day as she Is. or they have allowed
their old-fashioncd prejudice \aGainst
emancipation to overrule their appre-
citation OF woman as a mother and a
, citizen
Such men declare that they prefer
| the doll-faced idiot to the intellectual
| girl but they arc not truthful The
doll-faced nonentity might be docile
! wife. but 'she would not be held with
respect nor loved for long. The clever
| man who finds himself married TO tho
| brainless ono. devoid of reasoning and
| totally lacking in economy and know
ledge soon goes elsewhere than home
| FOR his entertainment
II Is only the intellectual, up-to-dato
| woman who commands commandments
| from her husband Such a woman nv
| reason OF her knowledge upon the sub
Jects Of the day and tho proper way
| to spend his money, demands his re.
spect as we'll as his love. The fool
woman who is allowed to jump into
married life without knowing anything
! about Its duties and cares IN useless
for motherhood and wifchood
Girls need not fear TO spoil their
beauty by studying. even though men
tell them it Is detrimental to their
pretty faces An ordinarily pretty farc
Is meaningless without some marks OF
study and Intelligence. The cvos mean
absolutely nothing by their expression
unless an intelligent thought is be-
hind them. The mouth is meaningless
without some positive opinions in tho
mind TO shape its corners into EXPIRES
sion OF what use is beautiful hair or,
beautiful skin without sufficient know
ledge to keep them beautiful. and
above all. how useless girl Is who
can neither talk we'll nor entertain mu-
| sically?
Study is the only hope FOR lasting
beauty 1t is not necessary for girl
TO become narrow chestcd and bent
from overstudy- She can sit up 10 read
with her shoulders back and chest OK
pand!ng. She can write also sitting
UP straight, and she can think living
fiat upon her back, resting her body
meantime. The finest looking and the
healthiest women are the college bred
| girls. They the best companions
for smart men. and they make the finest
mothers In the world. II you can't be
| one OF these model women. Just be as
| nearly like them as you can.
Never fear TO lose an atom OF your
| good looks by gaining knowledge Ary
knowledge gained by studying the
wisdom Of great minds lends an illumi-
nation TO features and compleNio on.
Great doctors will say Woman is
made for maternity" SO she is. chosen
to help God In His work, and He has
endowed her with moro brain matter
than man. Her work is Of the finer
| Kind. She can propagate her species
and beautify the world just in proper
ton TO her knowledge, and all know.
ledge is gained by study and expert
cnce.
| Remember. good education is the
! hest endowment a parent can give her
child. Nothing enhances beauty more
thoroughly than knowledge OF good
| Nothing mars it more than u knowledge
of evil. excepting no knowledge at all
| lillian RusScII's Answers,
MISS n w: There is nothing / know
of that will remove brthmark You
might consult your physician in regard
| to il.
Daisy: Under no consideration sub
nit TO such a dangerous operation. II
Is liable to ruin your complexion and
scar YOU for life. The treatment is
rarely successful
O. r: cannot give you formula
for tooth powder. There arc many good
tooth powders and pastes on the mar
4 MEL Any dfuSgiSt or dentist VIII give
! YOU the name Of a good one. can
not give names of articles through my
columns
! Mrs. B.: am sorry ! cannot give you
The formula YOU ask for. / would adj
wise you to take your little daughter
to your physician and get a good tonic
| from him. A child ought not to be
! thin and nervous without some direct
cause for il. Don't give the child n
patent tonic without the advice of your
| physician. What may help adults will
not always help child. and is some
times injurious. Give the child plenty
OF good milk to drink. good nourishing
foods. no sweets, no tea or coffee.
| Cocoa is nourishing. The child should
live in the open air as much as she
possibly can. Get plenty OF fresh air
during sleeping hours. She should get
exercise, but not TO the point of fatigue,
and sleep about ten hours day. IF
she Is tired and nervous during the
day give her a warm bath and allow
her to sleep for couple OF hours
| This wills refresh her. However,
think the child needs n good tonic, and
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