Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-10
CRUSADE AGAINST
USE OF POWDER AND
PAINT BY SCHOOLGIRLS
Teachers Club Plans Vigorous
Campaign to Stop Pupils.
From Attempts to "Sup-
plement Nature"
FALSE AID TO BEAUTY

A c~r7'de against the misuse OF powder
ana APPLICATION OF paint. even though done
win the skill OF a Rembrandt. has been
lheugurated by the Teachers Club Of Phila-
aelphia at It's monthly meeting. The OBJ
Jectlves OF the club are the school girls
OF the city. who the teachers saS. are
misapplying their decorative talent The
growing number Of painted beauties" at
tending the high schools and even lower
classes has forced the teachers, in self
protecton to employ direct and indirect
means to combat the scourge Of vanity.
We must act In gelf protection" was
the plea made by Miss Louise Haselar,
teacher Of history at the Girls High
School who Is leading the vanguard Of
the movement Some day these young
girls who think they beautlfy themselves
with liquid powder and rouge will become
teacners They will reflect on the teach
ing body They--men call them painted
oeautles-will In turn be able to influence
the girls under them. We. today must use
our influence to stamp out this iniquitous
custom"
The use OF powder and paint is an ad-
vertisement OF vanity; that lie a sufficient
condemnation, was asserted by Miss Hase-
lar. She who endeavors to disguise her face
haunts before the public the fact that she
Is trying TO beautlfy herself NO wonder
men hesitate 10 bestov equal political
rights Miss Haselar says, ~ women are
~ sliiy hbout inc use OF powder. Men can
hardly be blamed for this deserved scorn
''1f the girls canno. be appealed TO from
an artistic view. try 10 reach their COM
pleNions through their pocket books The
average business man will have none OF
the decorated damsels In his front office
their chances for obtaining a job are mini
mtzed In proportion to the powder and paint
they use.
Mothers are slackers' when II comes to
doing their duty. as shown by the cnurte-
nances OF their daughters No self-reSnect-
ing mother would permit her daughter to
disguise her face as so many Of IN. modern
girls, from eleven years up, are doirv today
Most mothers think they have fulfued
their maternal duty when they shoe their
children off to school However, the shoul-
GERS of the teachers are braced for the added
responsibility"
The ways and means 10 the desired end
were next discussed. Remonstrance with the
individual sinner was advised as the best
means Talks i'm assembly on the vulsarity
of attempting TO supplement nature were
recommended, but never when young men
are also present. The young men would
probably mock the girls and possibly not
show the proper appreciation for the undeco-
rated damsel Thereby the adesired effect
would be prevented.
Advise the poor deluded damsel to wash
her face was a bit OF direct advice handed
down by the speaker. Insist that the
shining morning faces OF the girls be whole
some, sweet and clean"
How far the direct action on the girls
viii be employed by the teachers has not
been decided But the deceptive paint and
powder must be banished from the school,
room until eventually the germ-reeking pow
der pun and rouge stick will become val
liable antiques for civic museums, Miss
Haselar says.