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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1904)
11 5 ' i f . X " ' ' .. t - STells Some of Her Beauty Secrets St if V i H v7 4. ,.;, I V ft. :' ' a.,' T. 1-1 t V ' Jlf ATf'WflLlC T mm ) Nof a Haphazard Beauty. Hen Is not the haphazard beauty, but the beauty of the grande dame! 1 It was said of Mrs. Langtry when she first came up to London from the isle of Jersey that she was a natural beauty. i " She is handsome," said the prince of Wales, on seeing her for the first time, " but she will be much better looking 'when nhe is more finished." And she was. Mrs. Langlrjr. with her Langtry coil, her I Paris gowns, her perfect manner, and her wonderful poise, which she afterward acquired, was a much more bewitching personage than Mrs. Langtry the plain and simple Illy. if ilx f Love from a Telephone Tote. COURTSHIP UNDER DIFFICULTIES. HE top of a telephone pole la surely the last place where one would look to find Cupiu exercising his entangling wiles, but It seems that even there man is not entirely free ffom the danger of becoming the willing viptlm of some fair maiden's glances. There have been woolngs and eoquettlhgs In every other queer kind of place in the wofld, but the first in jj stance of where a man first cast glances at a maid from I the vantage point of a telephone pole has just come to tight. ; The hero of this romance is a lineman employed by one of the large telephone companies and the heroine a pretty maid whose sphere of activity was the kitchen of a large restaurant The first sight this couple had of each other was when the lineman swung from his perilous perch on the top croaspiece and, looking Into the kitchen, saw the maiden that was to trouble his heart from then on calmly peeling potatoes and singing at her work. For a long time he stood and watched. The maiden stopped In her song and looked up. Their eyes met; the die was cast ' The Interchange of glances was of the kind that are un derstood by man and maiden when they instantly see that through all the ages they were destined to meet and love. The maid hung her head and blushed as maids do when they meet the man of their heart The lineman nearly fell from his perob in his Joy. But he was diffident and she was shy. The next day when he oame to work there was the girl at work in her usual place in the kitchen. Again followed the shy exchange of glances, the blush on the maiden's part, and the shyness on the part of the man. The next day, however, they were well enough acquainted, although they had as yet not spoken to each other, to begin to carry on a conversation by signs. The man took off his cap as be saw i the girl in the morning and she answered with a courtesy. It was annoying. The girl could not come out on the cross pleoe to visit him and the man, because of his work, could not come down to eee her. Day after day, for a fortnight the etrange courting was carried on by sign language with never a spoken word or persons! meeting to help the two on with their wooing. Neither of them knew the least thing about the other but wbat does that matter when It Is a matter of the heart that Is concerned. The maid was good to look upon and the men brave. Bo there was a meeting the first meeting. Wha passed In this meeting Is not for the eye or far of the public. There had been a two weeks' wooing by sign Ulk previous to the meeting and the two bad much to say. They, of course, had to ascertain whether the parties of the first snd second part really meant what they said when they told each other things in dumb show, and find out-i-many other thlnga I ; It seems they further corroborated their first opinions ' that they were fated to meet and mate from the beginning, i ' There followed an ardent month's wooing in what was not sljcn talk, a repetition of the old. ever new story, and the ' ' city was the richer by the price of one marriage license. . t .All tm Hlh x i w III W 1 1 f H I H U II I - . ." , - ' 1 t' . " . ; -J '. ( I they were banded to IIE princess of ' Pless is the most beautiful - anan ia England. Here are her good points as enumerated for a club of women gether to study beauty: Her neck Is long and exquisitely arched. The skin is a pure pale cream, neither white nor yellow, but a cream of milk. Her expression Is remarkably sweet, always pleasant, ver scowling. . , . Her teeth are the perfection of beauty, and' she shows. htm without appearing to do to, Her red Hps are always lightly parted. ' - lim her head. . . The above are the best points In a woman who will be nown In history as the loveliest woman of her day.' Long fyears from now It will be told that the princess of Pleas, daughter of Mrs. Cornwallls West, was a famous beauty of ft he court In the beginning of the twentieth century. I It is impossible that so lovely a woman oould be without 'certain beauty laws and certain beauty rules. Her prettlness, . while perfectly natural all her own, as they say Is neverthe less of the finished type. Her coiffure is always perfect her hands are, exquisite; her skin is beautifully groomed and soft as velvet and there is a Certain perfection which at once strikes the eye. . ...V- V ( s 1 " IP) ;) 7 .' - mi , : " v.' f .-:!-.' iri if - ; V r I V it OF . ''-' And so it is with the princess of Pit. As the perfectly groomed woman of the world she Is prettier than though she ' were a haphazard beauty! The natural beauty, the pretty woman who cares nothing for het looks, the woman who ts pietty Just because she cannot help It, Is the beauty that will fade early. She takes no care of herself, and she will become a wrinkled old woman when the more cultured beauty Is still young. Firm Believer In Hygiene. But the lovely princess of Pless will hold her charm; Here are her beauty rules, as given out by one who knows her well The princess Is a firm believer in the laws of hygleno. Her mother, Mrs. Cornwallls West, was a great beauty, and she taught her daughter the value of beauty baths. Wtaert tired to death she takes a bath In tepid water, and Into the bath she dashes enough bath vinegar to be stimulating, At ether times she takes the bath of the south, the perfumed bath, made fragrant with benzoin. This Is the bath whlcn Amelle Rives made famous. To a tub filled with water a sufficient quantity of benzoin Is added to make It milky. The bath is stimulating and it possesses the remarkable quality of building up the constitution while it renews the sensea The woman with a tired headache can take a benzoin batn and be all right It Is the greatest beauty bath that ever was. The princess also takes a bath of bath vinegar, which Is made by pouring white wine vinegar over rose leaves and ' leaving the whole a day to ripen. Her maid takes the con tents of a pint jar of rose leaves, empties them into a deep gallon crock, snd covers them with two quarts of white wine vinegar. She then adgs about ten drops of pure ammonia, This makes an excellent lotion for the bath. She throws a cup nf It In- a tub of water. The beautiful princess of Plena IS one ht the believers la open air that IS, outdoor air. She never closes her windows st night, and all her sleeping rooms are arrahged with what is known as cross ventilation. It Is said Of her that she la the most hygienic woman lit London. Hef rooms are always dellclously well aired. Hygiene In thi Household. Itere are a few of her household regulations, for, though n beautiful Woman, she Is none the less a good housewife. She has an English woman's regard for her home: - In her town house there are no carpets, and all the rugs are of the thin, oriental description rugs that can be taken out each week and shaken. There is little bric-a-brac In the house. The few pieces are handsome, costly ones, but there are no dangling oraa- -trents. She believes In a thorough dusting every day. The prlncees keeps her house cool. Few American women could live In the temperature of an English home. The ther mometer IS kept little above CO all winter, and sometimes it drops below. The average American home is maintained at a Winter temperature of 75 degrees, while the English home never gets Warmer than 50 degrees. " Tou Americans look as If you had been stewed," said a visiting Englishman, looking into the faces of a group of pretty American women. The trouble was that they had been sitting in a tempera ture of 70 degrees and they were mottled. When they went out they had caught cold. English women seldom have a cold, and never do they have Indigestion. They take long walks, and no Woman who walks will ever be troubled with her liver. Walking In the rain Is a good thing. HaVe a rainy day suit, and when the ralri Is falling get out and walk. It ia the English woman's greatest beauty specific. Walking in the rain is good for the complexion and g03d for the constitution. On a rainy day, get the feet wetr Don't be afraid, but be sure to take off your wet shoes as soon aa you come Into the house. Wet feet never injured any one. The princess Is noted for her beautiful throat. She dresses it low all the year round, and In all her life she has never worn fur high around the neck. She believes In hard ening the throat Here are some health hints for the woman who wants to be strong and handsome. She may not succeed in becoming as beautiful as the most beautiful woman In England, but she can do nicely. 1 - Drink water freely. Water will wash out the poisons iti your system and make you more vigorous. A big Jug of water should be kept at all times In the living room, where you can get a glass of It without going out of your way. Feople do not drink water as often as they should, simply because a good, palatable supply of cool water Is not always at hand. While on the subject of water, remember that It Is the greatest known remedy for your Ills. Water bound upon the throat ft night will relieve colds and has even been known to cure paralysis of the throat ,8evere colds are broken up by putting on a pair of wet stockings wrung out of Ice water and drawing on over them two pairs of heavy woolen stockings. This will sweat the feet and draw the cold out of the system. Eat Fruit Without Cream. The English beauties have a clear, lovely skin, because they eat so little fruit at the table. 'Fruit is hard to obtain, end it is eaten as a luxury without cream. It is much better liken In thlB way, and It does not upset the stomach so much. English women live on much the same viands aa Irlsn women. They eat the cereals, they take the toasts and warm breads and the good, sweet butter of Ireland. They take the nice and well cooked potatoes that are eaten In Dublin, and they understand how to cook their vegetables until they are thoroughly done. If you want to be thoroughly beautiful, as beautiful as nature will permit, look out for your complexion. Take care of the hygiene of your body. Breathe good air and you will grow younger and more beautiful. - . - -i- - f.w.i", i 3 t erv w I 111 'fW f l FX as tke Best CJtv Why Women are Lopsided OPINION OF EXPERTS. G et mm F you are a man and anxious to get married be stir yourself and get a Job aa a grocery clerk. Falling In this use your Influence to secure a position as a milkman. If neither of these lines of endeavor Is open to yeu, and you still wish to tread the ymenal paths, make It your business to get work as a delivery driver of some kind, or aa an iceman, for theee lines, in the order named, are the kinds of work among which Cupid moat frequently manages to effectively land his arrows. WhyT The grocery olerks are modest when the subject is broached to them. They affirm, with a diffidence that is quite becoming, that it la not because they happen to be the beat looking workers in the world. They also deny that It is because they, through experience handed down among their craft from the beginning, are more adept in the gentle and pleasing art of lovemaktag than any of their fellows. They are a modest and highly reticent lot of young men, are the grocery clerks, but the fact remains that they are the champions when It comes to finding wives. Most Grocers' Clerks Married. How often Is It that one sees a grocery clerk of marriage able age who is singlet Ask the clerk who cuts off 7 cents' worth of cheese for you the next time you go to the store whether he is married or not. Better still, if it Is evident that ha is at an age where It le proper for a man to be wed, do not trouble to ask him this. 81mply inquire why It is that he and his kind have eo little trouble In finding the girl of their heart's choice and In winning her. If he le like the average grocery clerk he will modestly afflrm that there Is no secret about the success of his kind in matters of the heart He will say that It Just happens that way, and, possibly that it ts all a mistake. But the facts remain. There are about lO.nuo grocery clerks In the city. Most of them have been et the work for only a few years. The great majority of them are married. Nearly all of them were eingle when they entered the biialneia. What more la nerea sary to prove that Cupid has his own strong favorltea even among the workers of this busy, sordid, everyday Chicago? The reasons for his penchant for devoting much of his time and energies to the clerks are many. In the first place, the grocery clerk comes Into closer touch with a greater variety of women than most workers. By far the majority of the customers that come to a gro cery store are women. There come women. of all kinds, rich and poor, young and old, beautiful and otherwise; and the grocery olerk le right there behind the counter with his con stant smile to wait upon them. " Does, the lady wish 2 cents worth of matches this morning T" The obliging olerk mer rily goes to the back of the store, drags forth a ladder, mounts to the top of an Interminable row of shelves, knocks down a shower of clothes pins and breakfast food, and re turns, with a smile on his faee and dust In his hair, and jubilantly presents the 2 cents' worth of matches to the fair customer. " Is that all this mornlngT" The clerk's smile never comes off. The woman leaves the store repeating to herself: "My, what an obliging young man; how patient how attentive!" If she Is of the delicate, susceptible ages she may add to her thoughts, " And how noble," Now patience, attentivenese, cheerfulness, and general good nature are not qualities that a woman despises alto gether when It comes to entertaining thoughts regarding the eligibility of any young man. Many homes there ere which would be the better if the male portion of the same poe sessed some of the qualities observed In the conduct of the grocery clerk; and the average young woman Is wise unto these facta She seee In her mind's eye the obliging clerk performing In a like manner In a home nf his own. She sees him getting up with a smile on his face to walk the baby at night; she sees him gleefully going down Into the basement to stir ths furnsce on a cold morning; and rins sees him turn ing over his envelope st the end of the week with a smlls of real pleasurs on his face. Sequence Is Only Natural. After all these things Is It any wonder that when the grocery clerk asks for permission to, call the unmarried young woman seldom refuses the request? After the first call the sequence Is Inevitable. The young , woman la In variably thereafter a steady customer at the store where the young man Is employed, and the familiarity which does not breed contempt Is soon inspired. As one grocery clerk eald: "The whole reason why so many grocery clerks get married while 1n the bualness ts Bummed up In the statement that they have a better chance to get acquainted with a greater number of women and girls than most workers. They meet more women In one day than the average worker meets In his work In a month. Because St a grocery store the patrons come more than once. It Is not long before the grocery clerk and the women customers are on a speaking acquaintance. Frequently the clerk goea to the customers' houses to take orders and then a still greater de gree of familiarity obtains. Leaving aside all question of personal advantages, this must result In a certain number of cases of love, and then there are sure to be some mar riage." The officials of the grocery clerks' union are mute upon this momentous matter. They admit that most grocery clerks who stay In ths business for sny considerable length of time get married. But they will not venture any opinion upon the matter nor agree that the grocery clerks are the leaders among workers In matrimonial venturea It la a delicate subject and one they will not dlscusa Milkmen Not Far Behind. But not far behind the clerks In the number of mar l isges within their ranka are the milkmen of the city. Prob ably the earns reason that leads so many grocery clerks to marriage, thst of a wide acquaintanceship among young women, eenda many of the men who deliver milk along the roads that lead to weddinga There Is no doubt the milk men are second In the ranks of marrying workers. Although It is asserted the milkmen are the only men who see the young women of the city before they ere dressed for the day, this fsct seems nob Xo deter them In choosing wives among their fair eustosWs. Perhaps the aecret llee In the fact that having seen woman at a disadvantage, they figure out how much my4 beautiful she will appear when hair and attire are nealjy arranged. -' IINETY-NINE out of every 100 women In Oil. Nl cago are lopsided. ' I But cheer up. girls, the same or worse is I trtIA All avap th arnrM There are only three sources from which you can get an honest statement of fact on this important point; these origins of frsnk and maybe, helpful utterance are the doctor, the dressmaker, and the newspaper. What mads you lopsided? A New Tork doctor says that hanging to street car straps day after day, If for but twenty minutes, will produce curva ture of the spine, hump shoulders, and "static distortion." Do you average 125 minutes a week of strap hanging? If so, you may be sure you are In " bad shapi " or you will beooove permanently deformed. Dr. Nina E. Oould of Chicago says that many school chil dren develop spinal curvature by the habit of sitting on one foot Low desks often prompt children to raise themaelve by slipping one foot under them. A twisted spine results and a majority of Chi capo school children, especially girls, have crooked columns of vertebrie. " Swinging to a street car strap," said Dr. Gould, may easily be the origin and cause of a curvature, especially with women of short stature. As for ruo, for Instance, I am Bp small that I have to tiptoe before I can catch hold of a street car strap. Small women may and, I dart say, do remain almost suspended by one hand, and If the practise should be continued regularly I believe they might become deformed." Frank Hayden, conductor on the Harrison street surfsce cars, says most women are one-handed. " I have noticed that women all grab the strap with their left hands and seldom change, no matter how far they have to ride stand ing." said Hayden. "My wife eaye a woman likes to hsve her right hand free because her pocket Is generally on that s'de and because she usually has a pocket book or a parcel ti take care of. If women get crippled from hanging on to atreet car streps I'll bet they're crippled In the left shoulder. Just watch them for yourself. Nine women out of ten will swing to ths roof by the left hand." Ernestine Morse, who hss been selling ready made suits Ip a State street store for ten years, says that nearly every auntn In Chicago 'Is lopsided. There is a physical culturlst in Chicago who contends thst clinging to street car strsps hss a tendency to lncresss the stature of Its vU-tlme. He says that the proper attitude la strap hanging la to get a strsp In each hand, and, If possible, try the giant swing for athletlo exercise. This will elongate the body and may add an Inch or two to the alature If per sisted in. But all authorities agree that oue-handed strap swinging Is deformatory and may produce structural dlffi rultlta 4 It is est .mated that S.tro women hang to street car straps by one hand for two hours spleoe every waek.