The evening world., 1919-08-22

kvtvaH SoArH anu Nho eAVi DA'@nN
parlors should be investigated In con-
pectiOn with the high cost of living
probe."
I shall look into it, the gallant
young District Attorney assured me
when asked him II he would heed
this truly pathetic plea II shall In
vestigato and find out whether
beauty parlors are charging sxces-
sively. II they are. II is a matter for
the Federal Congress"
Then you believe said hope
fully. "that a beauty pArlor Is a ne
eessity and not a luxuryf"
Il believe" no replied smilingiy,
r.hat every woman has the right 70
bake herself as beautiful as sho can.
And l never saw 90 many beautiful
women anywhere as In Brooklyn and
Manhattan. Though whether they
no to beauty pssrlors or arc just
naturally pretty Is mono Of my busi-
mss. / might add l love the ladies.
Bat I shall have TO make that the
snguar case, because I'm married.
Then you believe" I pursued tho
tlpio with increasing enthusiasm,
IN rouge and lip sticks and
II believe in anything that will
dorm or beautify. but there is an art
. this paint and powder business.
refer natural beauty. but II girl is
tale and delicate and works in an
dfice and can't get this flush OF out
coor air believe she has a perfect
light to touch up bit In order to
box fresh and in the pink Of health.
But by touching up l mean a gentle
ouch and not a case OF absolute
dAubing and p!astering so thick that
you could cut Il of with a pocket
lnife. There is happy medium be-
tween healthy glow and a false
nce."
Then the real beauty Hooverizas
inc stock in her vanity box I
hpghed.
'Exactlyi The Indians painted. but
ihey didn't know how to do 1t grace
ailly. Some Of the girls who ovordo
mis- paint and powder business would
10 well to 60 10 an art school and
AXE few lessons in paintingl"
mot 10 the school of designl" I
Eied. they are designing enough al
Dady."
-'Nor 70 the school OF Impression" {"
mapped Mr.. Lewis. they have that
DOWN pretty we'll. too, Just a general
ert course, a course OF retouching
aces instead OF photographs would
20,
The Greeks and Romans, men as
veil as women. considered beauty a
iecessity Of life and were much more
elaborate in their methods OF attain
Ing II than is the modern New York
woman. Baths In camers milk and
perfuhed ointments from the East
must have been quite as expensive
ls some of the things we md at the
Deautifying establishments
III you are not careful" 1 warned.
you will have proved that after all
beauty parlors are a necessity"
"V ell. ! certainly won't say so out
and out" laughed Mr.. Lewis. land
set II Is certainly up to every man OF
v oman 20 look the very best they can
no matter what sort Of antics they
have to perform to become 80, Take
Tho case Of the young wife who lives
across the street or across the hall
from solno very beautiful youns
woman, do you think she would be
Wtse TO go about In run over slippers
with unshampooed hair, unmanl-
cured fingers and a sollow. unin-
,tcrestlng complexion"
Most decidedly NO"
"Well, | should say she wouldn't,
chuckled the District Attorney. "ant
whilo I'm not saying her husband
. would look longingly at the very
beautiful yong ladies across thu
street or hall, know from a man!
point OF view that he would mucl
rather have her take an occaslona
trip to a beauty parlor or a dip int
her own vanity box.
"T shall look into this matter o
oVercharglng in beauty parlors," h
repeated with a smile.
So there is that much OF reassur
aRce for those OF us hit by the higl
cost of being beautiful. Meanwhile