New Britain herald., 1930-02-13
Women Learn About Beauty From Ter

 Mile. Louise, beauty consultant. re ceived her originality and ind"- pendence as a birth gift from Amer lCa.
 For she was born. not so many years ago, right under the nose Jf the Statue of Liberty. as the ship that carried ner Niennese mother and Irish father sailed up the har- Dor.
 Today she IS one of the natjoa rotably successful young women. well up in the five-figurc income class, manager Of spacious mod ern shop that teaches women har- mony of face and figure. and aids them in putting into practice the theories taught.
 Her route to her present emi- nence is a veritable feminine ver- sion Of the great American saga O. success. trustration, heart ache, Encouragement, poverty went into it. But so did staunch persistence, hard work, and ingen- uity.
 bonStu 10 De surgeon For little Nelli, Louise Smith. as Mile. Louise was christened lest her mother while she was strl a child and her father put her Ht a French convent 10 be educated. While other girls dreamed. there in the shadows of Paris. Of the.r srown-up lives of study, trav l. teaching anl marriage. little Louise kept one picture and ony one before her.
 1t was Of herself, Garbcd in a starchcd white gown. performing generations of doctors blood flow ed in her veins. She would be the first woman surgeon of her motl- CTS family.
 But things went awry. Mlrr. Luisc found herself back frol I'aris, alone in New York. broke and only l4. Her first job WIS helper in loctor's office at s7.59 q week. Ambitious, she changrrI soon to a beauty institution where they did corrective work by mas sage. bctterins her salary by slg weekly. From there she matric2- lated at Columbia for special worN in anatomy. in the face of the a1. wee of kind relatives and friends who said. Nobody would evar take q sirl surgeon seriously Who Lad such laughing grey eyes, su"H curly hair and merry ways"
 Reduced self. TEen Others When thc reducing fad hit America, Mile Louise took 3V pounds off and in the process pt- came thoroughly convinced tn 1t one of the most important things in life is beauty of figure So she gave up the idea ot surgery to so into body building and. getting a place with Anerica's best known, beauty specialist, developed 70 thoroughly the theme Of harmony 0. face and figure that her firm sent her on -he road to lecture in department store. to organize and teach sales girls and eventually to lecture over he radio.
 During this period Of her DuSi- ness life she had many iIluminut- ing illustrations Of just how iut- pcrtant beauty is 10 women. h Milwaukee, 900 housewives who | listened to her harmony talk for i , minutes en route to a cooking | lesson. refused to budge and hvi1 her there eXpounding her pria- ciples for two and a half hours. In Dallas woman, weeping be- cause Of her husbands interest i'll other women, listened to her, took heed and in a fortnight the hus band came in to thank her for what she had done 10 save his home life My wife has taken a new lease on life he said. "It.- ducing has made her mental. alert. too. Shes more like the sDrI l married than I had dared hope she ever would be again" On a return trip 10 Kansas City & woman came in and presented her with d little medal she herself had received from the Vatican. for giving her a hold on life again. ln San Diego, Calf, Butte, Mont. Colorado Springs, Tampa, the re- suit was the same. Beauty IS th" one absorbing subject to Wo- men. Thousands Of letters from radio talks hundreds of personal notes of appreciation from pubic lectures, dozens Of personal visits proclaimed the good Mile Louise was doing.
 Three years ago. so we'll d!i Mile. Louise know her American towns and their women, she b. came an expert for one of the ou.- standing concSssionaire companleS, Fcrs was the job not only to knoN what American women wanted but to SCOUT Europe for special talent that could help them. Now she is the successful manager or an uI- la-chic New York cstahlls1mcnt where the elite find the way 10 harmony Of face and figure.
 Advocates Exercise
 Ten minutes day keeps age away" is one of Mile Louise ten cts. But not just ten minutes to- day and perhaps tomorrow. Ten minutes a day every day Of the year. every year of your life,S she insists. For circulation is the secret of zestful living. to that alive, alluring look that shows n ones eyes and in ones step. E.. toning up circulation the dead Iack-luster fades from eyes, spa"- ile takes it's place. Bodies redi3- cover the elasticity that is the spring of youth.
 "Women too often alibi them selves. They start the propsr course Of exercise and diet and then, after continuing enthusiastic cally for a week, they drop our. They have expected to correct in seven days the neglect of a life time. Makeup cant hide years. I,,t n mir of tho nj Q iS l. in |