Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-29
Foe Rules of
Grace and
Beauty
BY MARGARET HALLAM.

II should like" remarked Pamela,
settling herself into the easiest Of my
easy chairs and arranging my latest
acquisition i'm the way OF cushions--a
delicious thing in purple shot with green
ard silver ornamented, IN one corner IN
an irresponsible way with bunch Of
silken grapes-behind her attractive
head, 'T should like to start a bureau
for the sole purpose Of teaching my
fellow women how to make the most of
themselves, 1t makes me weep 20 see
so many Of my sex of all ages so much
palmer than they need be-
Pamela, / may here mention. is GER
tainly we'll qualified TO fiji the position
she proposes. AS a girl she was the
plain one OF four exceedingly pretty sis
ters. AS young married woman Pa
mela carries off the palm for beauty.
though ~ you pick her quaint expressive
face to pieces she has not got really
presentable feature.
Her hair is straight. just mouse color,
her figure is by no means beyond criti.
cism--it is that she makes the most of
herself and vet appears absolutely nat
ural.
ITO begin with" quoth Pamela. warm
ing to her subject nine out OF ten
women carry themselves very badly and
are awkward In their movements. Every
woman should cultivate presence
whether she Is six feet three or five
feet nothing. and she'll get the reputa-
tion of being good looking.
THE best way I know to achieve this
is to lock oneself into the seclusion of
one's bedroom, pull ones shoulders back
by placing a walking stick across the
small Of ones back. and clasping the
hands in front; balance book on ones
head and walk up and down, throwing
out the head well in front for ten min
utes at a time. 1t is impossible TO stoop
or hold ones head badly after a week or
two OF treatment like this.
Hair is another pitfall There is moth
iuy so hard in the world as to convince
~ woman with naturally straight hair
that it suits her far better worn
straight, though 1 grant that hair which
is undecided I'm it's movements is all
the Detter for being encouraged to wave.
"As rule, too. Ihe moment hair
showed tendency to go gray It should
good looking till their hair turns; It
softens the features wonderfully, and
makes the skin look clear and delicate.
women are so quaint about clothes.
too; they either follow every freak of
fashion blindly. irrespective Of their age
and shape. or grumble at its absurdities,
whereas there was never a fashion yet
that could not be adapted TO suit the
individual.
THE present-day short full skirts, fol
instance, are piquant on a slim girl In
her teens or early twenties. but excep
for country wear no woman over 30 look
dignified with an undue expanse OF ankle
showing:
wells again, either add or detract from
a woman's looks immensely; the shor
veil scarcely reaching to the top of th'
nose is charming where the mouth anC
chin are either youthful or perfectl,
moulded-but the contours OF the lowe
part OF the face are the very first to go
so that ven long enough TO be foldec
under the chin is more becoming to mos
women.
THE girl with fat face should avoi'
chokingly high collars. though they max
a fascinating frame for the girl with Al
oval or thin face
COLOR aga1nl Clear~Bkinneo B1rtS lool
charming in delicate neutral tints. so d.
grey-haired or elderly women. but in tn
betwixt and between ages. brighter, NOR
Needed colors are much more becoming
as are rich materials than fliInsy.
There is. too, an especial pitfall lynn
In wait for women who in the heydey o
their youth revel in rich nasturtium col
orings; the time when these are becom
ing is fleeting and lasts only as long a
the hair is in full glory and the com
plexion immaculate.
by the way. a very common delusio
abroad is that II girl is very prett
she can wear anything in the shape o
clothes or colors with impunity.
This is as great a mistake as II woul
be TO surround Botticelli painting in
glittering frame studded with barbari
jewels. Nothing could be worn suff
GENTLY startling to detract from tn
beauty OF the wearer.
"A plain woman. on the other hand
provided she has an eye for lines and ei
feet. often looks her very best in al
parel that has touch OF the bizarre"
"As to-"
Pamela my friend" 1 remarke
kindly but firmly my brain won't TAX
i'm any more. Go home. start your bureau
and leave me to cultivate a presence.