Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-02

! You think that case Of wishing for
! the moon? Decidedly not. For reliable
beauty specialists may, in time be able
! to help those people out of their di-
| lemma. 1t means the expenditure of Il
lot of money, the loss of many precious
minutes-and it is treatment that will
tax ones patience to the nth degree.
But remember this: When you have
| finished. YOU will observe a decided or
at least noticeable change In your
| features, but you'll not have n perfect
match. Not at all. It's impossible II
! you weren't born with perfect facial
beauty. modern treatments in all their
branches never will accomplish that for
! you.
! For east is east and west is west,
and never the twain shall meet"-so
sang the poet. And. in a different
| sense, his words are applicable to the
question of facial characteristics. The
right and left sides of the face ever
will have different characterlstics-im-
perfect beauty. IL YOU will
NONE HAVE PERFECT BEAUTY.
Even the famous beauties of modern
times possess beauty that is far from
being perfect. The models who pose
for sculptors and artists. the actresses
Of both the screen and the stage, even
the leaders of society--bea utiful as these
women are, no one of them can Justly
claim beauty that is perfect.
| The right eyebrow may show just a
trace of curve when compared with
the left eyebrow. The right cheek may
possess fullness that is acccntuated
| by a barely noticeable hollow spot in
! the left cheek. One ear may be a trifle
larger than the othcr-may extend fur
ther out from the head. Even the curve
OF the lips may spoil the otherwise per-
feet picture.
Perhaps it would be we'll to mention
the nose. for the nose is the most prom
inent facial feature. and often causes a
woman much distress. Strange, isn't it,
that ones nose should be cut on the
has' Nevertheless it's true: many
noses come far from being in the exact
center of the face
And To think that 4 dmple i'm one
cheek-a thing highly desired and cult
waited by most women-should prevent
one from being a perfect beauty
Nevertheless. it's true.
A certain Mr.. Webster speaks Of beau
ty as being AN assemblage of perfec-
tons through which an object is rem
dered pleasing TO the eye; those quail
ties in the aggregate that give pleasure
TO the esthctic sense"
He also remarks further on the sub
jeCt. But the above mentioned words
will suffice. The point is this: Nothing
is said concerning beauty being perfect.
It can he pleasing to the eye without
being perfect. 1t can give pleasure TO
the esthctlc sense without being perfect.
Therefore, Webster knew of no woman
who possessed perfect type of beauty.
Anyway, it isn't in the dictionary.
Beauty has at different times been the
cause of the downfall Of kingdoms; the
losing and the winning of battles, If
not of wars; has spurrcd men ON with
higher incentives, and las held men
captives-slaves, il YOU VIII NJ various
times in the worlds history beauty has
been the curse and the blessing of man
kind Which does. indeed create
striking paradox.
Cleopatra, you will remember, created
no small turmoil some few hundred
years ago. Created it indirectly, for
had she not possessed her fatal beauty
Antony never would have thrown him
self at her feet. But he might have
had a different part in history had he
stopped to consider the fact that her
beauty WAS not by any means perfect
and Joan Of Arc, the most beloved or
all French women, was exceedingly
beautiful She swayed the armies of an
empire n II most crucia' period, True.
hers was magnetic personality. but do
not for one minute think that her beauty
was not of great value to her when she
volunteered to lead the warning hosts.
However even her beauty fell short Of
the required standard-was not perfect,
IoWe'"r, in these modern DAYS. ones
thoughts naturally turn to modem heau-
ties. And what legions of them there
are But surely, tho fact that their
beauty rs not of a rUlc-and- compass
variety does not dctract one whit from
our opinion of them. Tho world will
continue 10 do as bcrorc-that is to wor-
snip at tho shrine Of beauty, leaving tho
question can beauty ever 10 perfcct?"
one still worthy Of debate. Phiadclphia
North American.