The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-09
Photograph by baron dc Meyer.
The Grecian beauty Of Mrs.
Ogden L. Mill

tanned by emollents. massage, diet an1
exercise are, therefore, procured by
means of a surgeons knife and consid-
cradle suffering on the part of the in
dlvidual. True indeed 1t is that woman
is possessed Of great fortitude. This
trait in her has been described in song
and story and one has only to witness
the unmurmuring fortitude with which
woman will have her cheeks re-
moulded. her face and neck skinned
and Sits made In her temples under
meath her hair to lift aging muscles out
of her face in order to obtain modern
evidence Of ii.
Lifting facial muscles is one of the
most common operations performed
upon the woman who would be lovely,
and another. almost as common, is that
of lifting a fallen septum In the end OF
the nose in order to give better shape
TO the nose. This operation consists OF
punching out a piece Of cartilage IN the
end of the nose, bringing the open space
together and allowing II to heal up.
The process greatly improves the nose,
but does so at the expense OF lifting the
upper lip slightly. Sometimes this lift
| Is attractive. but sometimes Il occa-
sons slight difficulty in keeping the
| lips closed, and the effort to do this
g, draws the lips into unnatural lines.
| But nose is conspicuous feature, and
women pay round sums TO facial sur
geons to fll up hollows in fiat and take
out pieces in redundant noses.
A woman will neither diet nor eXer-
else to retain her health. as a rule, but
she will practise self-denial, exhaust
herself with every prescribed exercise
and suffer almost anything in order to
obtain or retain beauty. 1t costs hun
| dreds of dollars for the simpler surgical
| treatments and accompanying weeks or
months of after care for the beautlfica-
ton Of features and skin, and thousands
| of dollars where blemishes are serious
and pochetbooks plethoric, but nobody
ever seems to begrudge the expenditure.
The number of beauty specialists in
every large city demonstrates better
than anything else how great is the de-
mand for facial attractions and how
profitable the business of supplying
Ihem.
This general quest for beauty has led
women to understand that beauty de-
ponds, in large measure, upon health,
and 50 women are building up their
| nealtn 10 great extent because tney
cannot otherwise be certain of obtain
ing the charm which they demand. They
know that exercise is necessary to good
circulation and good digestion, and
that youth and loneliness depend upon
both: they know that indulgence In bad
temper will occasion loss Of prettiness
and that tears will leave ravaging
. effects. and so the tempestuous and hys.
terical woman Is largely creature Of
the past, Whatever her feelings, tn,
up to date woman who wants to lool
well will control outward expression Of
them SO far as her facial muscles art
! concerned and so much self-control may
in time lead to a control which will
; leave its improving impression upon the
J character as well as in the face.
Then, too, the quest for beauty ha.
I led woman to realize the world OF
, nature better. She realizes thai
cucumbers, tomatoes and Strawberries
as well as watermelons, raspberries
elder flowers and leaves, and thu
i sap from grapevnes, all tend t,
i smooth out wrinkles, improve tn
/. color and texture of the skin an,
( add brilliancy to The eyes, according
n as they are administered for divers
I purposes. Therefore, as woman learn
4 the secrets of vegetation she brings
, profusion Of fruits and vegetables int
g her home which tend to improve tn
, health Of her family while affordin
. her materials for beautifiers OF variou
sorts.
hand with healthier system, bette