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THE' GEORGIAN’S MAGAZINE PAGE
-a a The Making of a Pretty Girl > <
By MARGARET HIBBARD AYER
T 1 THEN a gir’ •« between. twee
\'V and sixteen s' n = ' »aid to be a’
the ungra'efu! age
PersonaUv I think it th* h"‘t dan
gerous ag*. and there ar* « eve-al others
for a *orr.an does ?* r, p at 4 as
t he heroin* nf afa tt-vis =' a v s*err.s to
believe
The imp-efsinn? gathered by
child at this ungrateful se« are deep
and not easily effaced
jt is now that she gets her flrft ideas
of per own future, a"d she begins to
set a standard <o- h«-rY't arcn-ding t
the influences whi h are brought to
bear upon her
Jsetw ese twe’y* and sixteen a r:*
gets an idea of fie- or n good looks
and she begins tn tr-. and r T hr--»
them Her vanity- det flops Often ’hi?
vanity is Uke a hothouse plant stlmu
lated bv the constant attention she re
ceives from the members of her famil" .
who don’t hesitate tn say How peet’v
Dorothy Is getting to be right befor*
her as if she had no ears to hear, nr
to grasp the significance of the
rem ark
S- mans* are spoiled at this age
that in other families ’he budding
eharms and beauty of ’he young girl
nr » never remarked upon and Isabel t*
franklv told that It Is quite ugly while,
cm the contrary, she is slow!' evolvine
Info a vem- pleasing, natural young gir
1 think It is lust as wrong to harp
upon a gild's physical shortcomings
during this abnormally sensitive period
as it it tn tell her that she is going to
be a beautv
The Family to Blame.
Mar.v a girl who. at fourteen, was
awkward and lankv and at fifteen de
veloped a frightful crop of pimples has
been made desperately unhappy bv th“
garcasm of her family and as often os
not. a girl lik* this will de- ’lop into a
raw-boned, self-conscious voung wom
an. when, with a little help and encour
agement. she could have overcome her
physical awkwardness and learned to
care for he- skin, and become in time- a
graceful and attractive woman
The physical readjustment which
goes on in the voung girl, between
twelve and sixteen, and which often
lasts till eighteen. Is accountable f ■
the poor complexions .and especially for
the pimples and blackheads which h’ ■
gin to show themaelx es on some sub
jects after the fifteenth year Where a
tjhlld is anaemic you can expert black
heads to appear about this time, and
thgre is no use trying lotions or salves
The anaemic girl simplv has not force
enough in her system to throw off the
Impurities In the skin The blood
doesn’t circulate properly, and it Is
useless to expect these spots and
blotches tn disappear until the root ~f
the matter has been remedied.
In our svste.m of education the hard
est part of schofil life comes just at th"
time when a girl needs rest, quiet, and
the most care No wonder our best
scholars are nervous or anaemic and
break down at examinations.
If the pretty girl s parents want he"
to get through her school days without
losing the vitality and strength which
she needs, they should see that she
gets plenty of fresh air, the most
wholesome and simple kind of food,
enough amusement and healthy recrea
tion and is in bed early every night
The average American girl of this age
does nor get enough sleep. Rhe is al
ways t-ving to keep up her end socially
to go to parties, to enter’ain. and she
feels that she is much abused if she
does not get her share of theatergoing
All this with her school work Is a tre
mendous strain on her nervous system,
nnd It is no y onder that foreigners who
WIFE’S HEALTH
RESTORED
Husband Declared Lydia E.
Pinkham’s Vegetable
Compound Would Re
store Her Health,
And It Did.
Ashland, Ky. “ Four years ago I
seemed to have everything the matter
—————— with me I had fe-
maleandkiclneytrou
b'p and was so bad off
w W J could hardly rest.
ST\ r day or night [ doc-
. ■ V ' y tomd with all the
A 2-i. / . best doctors in town |
Sifrytg took many kinds I
■ o’ medicine but noth
‘ n ® did any good un
d’v' I 'T, ; til I tried your won
derful remedy. Lydia
L.. —-J p Pinkham’s Vego-
table Compound. My husband said it
would restore my health and it has.”
Mrs. May Wyatt, Ashland, Ky.
There are probably hundreds of thou
sands of women in the United States
who have been benef.t'edby fcm-ms
old remedy, which was produced from
roots and herbs over thirty years ago by
a woman to relieve woman's sufferr-g.
Read What A noth er W oma n .*a vs;
Camden, N. J. —“I had Urns'’ trou
ble and a serious displacement and w.c.-
tired and discouraged and unabl' "odomy
work. My doctors told me I net < r coui I
be cured without an operation, but
thanks to Lydia E.Pinkham'sV gembl®
t->mpouna i am cured of that affliction
and have recommended it to more than
one of my friends with th« best result/ ”
—Mrs. Ell a Johnston, .’<’4 Vine St-
if you w;icf special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confi
d- ntisl) I vnn, Mncc, Your Idler will
be opener!. r p ad and i?m v, er®rt by a
woman aud held ju atikt evuddeuee.
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WHEN SHE IS SWEET SIXTEEN.
come to our shores Insist that w® have powdered school girl fa--® if Father ob.
no young girls in America. only . htl- jei ted rationally, quietly and with a
dren and women, for th® averag* high -ensihl® illuminating explanation,
school girl dresses, act., and looks , f But when he is not too busy to notice
least five years older than she is and the makeup at all. he merely rages,
at present she affects styles whk.b evr-n. As one gir put it to me the other day.
her mother'would consider rather ad- Father just threw a fit when he found
vanced. • - .- I used makeup. He wild he'd throw
When vou realize how small a part mp out of the’house If T ever put pow
the American father plays ih‘the mak - dl * r Ar ’’ouge on my face again. I don't
ing c,e our pretty girl, ft's a v onder that * eP anything so bad about it . -all the
so many of them grb" up Fnto charm s ' r! * " ?e powder. and I'm so pale the
ing and lovely women making com- I'ouge makes me look much nicer, Now,
paratively few mistakes in a rawn-ur. 1 wash mj face before Father comes
world for- which they have in no wa; home- so he doesn't . atch me at it. I
been flttM ’ don't see why he made such a fuss."
The Father's Duty. Why He Objected.
To be pretty and well dressed and ’*’• course, she- didn't understand, he
have a good time—that is about the cause Father carefully side-stepped the
onlv ideal that the average male par- real reason that he did not want his
' ' 2 ' *' d 1 is' His son is daughter to paint an<l powder, and look
taught from earlv bovhood that he
must DO something, and to accomplish " ke ’ nv,tlln? h "' ,hP s " PPt flTld pure
his share of the world's work he must g|r| lhat she if Hp did not " ant hpr
have .a high standard of honor, honesty confounded with a class of women of
and industry The boy gets this whose existence she is entirely un-
knocked into him one wav or the other. -jctire. on the other hind, he could not
the daughter is supposed to imbibe a , , . r ■ , , ,
, , '* immoe a denvtnat manv of her friends and that
complete understanding of morals and u , ' j ,
~, , ,lu her‘own mother used powder occasion-
responsibility through that famous , )v
feminine intuition which onlv begins to .. ... , .. .. , . ,
t*-" 1 *- sweet sixteen, unfortunately, takes
be understood and appreciated after ex- , . . , ...
, to powder as a duck to water Our
perlonoe and mistakes have taught her r „. r , rv £ ,,, f nftPn |ikP lltt , p Pjpr .
' ' n o i tut on. rots, with their whitened faces and
No matter how sweet and intimate chalk,- nose- They think it is grown
the relationship between mother and u p and becoming, and they do not real
daughter, there are certain things that everv vestige of powder and
which go toward the making of oyr makeup takes away tbo beauty of their
prettx gill that she ,an learn more youth, the sweet mno'onc® and candor
quick!' and • osier f 1 om her father, if n f their faces. Pos'l'T. except when
■ has gained her confidence, and has p j s absolutely' necessary, makes anv
cone something more toward forming face look older, and if makes the young
her character than pa> ng the school face look hard As for paint of any
kind i think ’be onh way to frighten
There, would not b® one painted or Stteet Sixteen out of it is to tell her
that the slighter' vestige of paint
• j t->. I . makes evert imperfe tmn in her skin
<Jp-tO” Date lokcs -how up i* if under a magnifying glass.
* ” and the use of.these artificial aids to
beauty "ill eventually quite ruin the
It "as past after spring cleaning. She texture of her skin and make it ’ ellow.
•■a- reading th a >o". thriving voice K ’''' rPil,! - ’ ! "” rP
iVh«n the packing b, gms m earnest ' ,lg Kobd as deep breathing. I non
If seems as though 'here could be no a cold sponge bath in the morning, fid-
<• ma the earth s s.i-face unshaken.” lowed b\ a brisk nib with a ci isn
H' r -usod h’tnsi•!' Oom a somno'en’ ' '"e. >■ bring n.itini to tne
in an ■ ~sv chai-. fo"' Uon't drink tea or coffee. If yo.,
' "role that, Maria ’ Hr - been •' 1 little ' pale face." and try and
ig it. whoever he is, T wonder si '” ' ,n<l > f,nd substitute fruits
" o he narried'. ' If there Is an> way that It can be
'W' v, \ ur. at 'tupi<V sai»l shu. done, arrange m sleep nut •■'f doors, a
■ - v ■ n wrifipE: the ict ‘ j sleeping nort h for people who live in
th*' < ountry is wort a the price of the
K* • h H> \ - voiir b'-»v get- investment in tht improvement to the
’ •'c o .!>(».•!' generil b»aith o f the family, and the
>’ ' • ’ =jpiendid- f city people to !h«' ? r rpofs for
i ' • \ >’i, mv obi friend, ’hs* : supping pm p«has brought out all
* 'ii mak* 5 h < w 3 in rua of n»A bodst»-ads. swing? and
’ • ■, fr .■ I "rang • ’■ r v ■ hammocks prmes.
■ I■■ £c”'i£ t c. Hnl 1 ivy K.i ! i v hoii" o out of ‘iot'r .sleeping.
•v» 1 .' -xirn’i'f »ns J”d he's ' sohv ■ fond nnd p\ ”-< isr. those .<"• the
«• s?. one of '« m ret.- of good complexion for the girl
' ts « vfeer H*t ' 'm; exlon troubles
t • ’ • • >n♦ ' • p •, .11 ' 3ro dua’w a ; • > nerves bad etreu-
- ■ ' .v.. - . ,04! \ <ci ■■ and fndigeM.ior, and it if by cur-
1K . • n’ g ';»•;> *h. 5* »■ v :be in get Mck t’->F
111 k.ml h! r., -rn- > -cks which is
1 mbit uLa , r-. .pt. 1 tht charin-of jouth atid health
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Getting On In
Life j
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By THOMAS TAPPER.
r
e~j~sHF. novels of Charles Dickens may
I be called in one sense the orig
inal moving pfrture idea Dickens
has the faculty of throwing his pl'-tures
on the screen of the reader’s mind so
sharply that he needs no other ma
i hlne to see and enjoy them
Os course, the faculty that Dickens
had which enabled him to do this as a
"■riter.eame from his habit of looking
at the world about him. of looking at
it hard; of seeing it clearly, and then of
making a man in New Zealand, or In
dia. or Labrador see it by means of a
printed page.
Any one who wants to get on tn life
should cultivate this habit of looking at
the great show that goes on about us
forever an ever; of looking at it hard,
seeing it clearly, and then getting from i
it all Its particular meaning. It is a
great habit, and a great help, for it
teaches us to draw conclusions from
what we see. Rut we should see much i
and draw f*w conclusions until we are;
sure of drawing approximately the right
ones.
It is Impossible to overestimate the
value of the life about us. as a means
of education. We look down at our
fee’ too much, and not enough about
us and above us,
The telescope man in Union Square
will never get rich, even though he is
doing business in a city of some mil
lions of people Why’ Because few
of us know- what a privilege it is to
look up above our heads and see what
is there.
For a ten-cent piece you can see the
rings of Saturn and its moons, or the
raters and mountains of the moon. It
is true that Saturn itself looks about as
big as a pea. and its eight moons like
pinheads. But it is a wonderful sight,
n'-vertheless. one never to be forgot
ten one that will brace up the mind in
man.’ an odd moment of foolishness or
si rrow .
Anyone who is out after moving pic
tures should not miss this one. You
would be surprised to know what can
be seen in the heavens, even with an
opera glass The moon through an
opera. glass. Is such a glorious sight
that you will never again think of It as
t cause of good luck or bad luck, ac-
iding as you happen to see it.
11.
The fact Is. we do not see what is
• near us. A student of Professor Agas
siz of Harvard tells us that when he
went to Cambridge to study with that
great, scientist his first task was to
look at a dead fish and report what
ho saw.
Professor Agassiz left him and cam’
back in an hour The young man han
dled lhe dead fish as any one would
who thinks he sees everything in about
one minute. He reported and was In
formed that he had not eren made a
beginning
Agassiz gave him two hours for the
next report. The fish was becoming
more and more hateful to the young
man Suddenly, however, he thought
he would begin and draw It on paper.
Then, he said, he really began to see
it Agassiz came back after a while,
and this time encouraged him a little.
' But you have missed the most impor
tant thing. Look again."
And so it went on hour after hour,
ilv. after day. until finally the young
man actually began to see what he
was looking at. He afterward said that
one lesson made a man and an oh
server of him
It convinced him that HE COULD
N'hT PEE THE THINGS BEFORE HIS
OWN FYES Agassiz taught him that
fact, and con' freed him of it.
Few people have the ability to state
things exactly as they are. They do
not see them as they are. and. natural
ly. an> report they make must be
wrong, or partly wrong, which is just
as bad.
Any one who can look and see what
he looks at and tell the facts and noth
ing but the facts to some one else, has
learned the one great lesson of getting
on.
So the moving picture show of life
about us is a great opportunity for
training the mind and getting it on
a business basis for facts and exact
ness.
Do \ ou Know—
German engine-drivers are given a
gold medal and a sum of money for
every ten y ears service without acci
dent.
Coun’ing both steamships and sail
ing vessels of U'O tons and upward,
their total in the world's mercantile
marine exceeds 3n,iinn.
Miss Mary Woods, of the Brooklyn
navy yard, cuts th“ patterns for all the
flags made there. She has been making
flags for the United States government
for more than 30 year.-. Besides Miss
M.'>ds. there are 29 yyomen employed
in the Brooklyn navy yard making
flags at the rate of 24,000 each year.
A modern ship’s outfit in the American
navy consists of about 430 flags.
\ Japanese doctor never dreams of
asking a poor patient for a fee. When
eV' r a rich man calls in a doctor h
does not expect that he will receive a
bf'l for med’ al services, in fact, no
such thing as a doctor's bill is known in
Japan, .although nearly all modern
practices are in y ngue there The strict
honesty of the people does not make it
necessarv fm the doctor to ask a fee
"When he hv finished his visits io the
nitien’. a present is made to him. just
as mu 'has th n pVfent can afford Th*
r*or then smi’es bows t ’an'-s his
patient and the transaction is settleu i
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What Dame Fashion Is Offering
SOME OF THE LATEST PARIS STYLES IN DRESSES.
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(1) Cream voile de laine is he-e i 3) A simpl/ cut satin dress is
? used over liberty blue satin. It is I ~ ' here effectively trimmed with b'aek
embroidered almost to the knees ; . chantilly lace., which is charmingly ’
J , al ....... . . , , ( > draped over the shoulders and falls
.? with rich silk braid, and further em- ( ; > x , x xl _ . ■
< , u J , L , r , , i (2) This dress is carried out in aL ,n a q‘aceful point over the swirt. .
belhshed with rosettes of braid. ; ; shade of rpse taHetas _ The skjrt |s The skirt is embroidered in two ’
which give a charming raised effect. '/ > cu j straight ‘ : square panels on tho front, J
| * By Beatrice Fairfax I
I
RETURN HIS LETTERS.
Dear Miss Fairfax:
1 am 23 and have been keeping com
pany with a young gentleman two
years my senior, "ho has been paying
considerable attention to me and has
proposed marriage This gentleman was
called to a different part of the country
on business, at which place he has been
stationed permanent, and in our cor
respondence there was a misunder
standing which caused considerable
feeling. He asked for the return of all
his correspondence, which I refused on
th° grounds that 1 thought there would
be a little reconciliation, but be has no*
written nor have I heard from him
since. . E. W.
Return his letters, asking that he
return yours. If you were in the
wrong in th- misunderstanding a
frank, friendly note to that effect will
not be out of place, and I am sure will
no’ be misunderstood Rut don’t let it
express any love or anxiety.
LET THIS END IT,
Dear Miss Fairfax:
lam seventeen and have been keep
ing company for the past year with a
man one year my senior. For the first
six months everything glided along
nmbothlv. and for the past six months
we have been arguing constantly.
Now he is angry and we have parted,
and for the last two weeks I have not
heard from him. I love him very much
and he told me the same many times,
but of late he has become very cold and
does not seem tn care anv more for me.
E. H. F. r.
Arguments before marring® become
fierce quarrels after. You have always
given In. you say. Doesn’t this presage
a married life of humility and oppres
sion ? It seems to me you are well off.
because there has been a "last" quar
rel. For you own future peace, see
that it remains the lart.
THEN WHY NOT YOU?
I Dear Miss Fairfix:
I am sixteen and was going with a
girl two years young®’'. Dn® night w®
had a disagreement and hav® not
spoken since. I know she still loi'es
m®, but she does not want t" spcik
I first ® C. AY.
You, b®inc the man. are supposed
be strong®!'. Show it by being the first
to surrender sour own way an*' will.
Tell her you ar® sorry: take all the
blame on yourself, and I am sure that
your spi"!t of fairness will awaken a
' similar spirit in her and all " ill be " ill.
WHO IS AT FAULT?
Dear Miss Fairfax:
I was keeping company with a young
fellow whom 1 love very dearly. About
six months ago w ® quarreled and part
ed. As I love him very dearly I can
not forget him.
If you were the one to offend, .tell
him so. But if he is at fault and has
maintained a stubborn silence f®. six
months, it do®sn'l seem to me h® Is the
man to mak® any girl happv I beg of
I you that w iwn you apologize you wii'
not be too humbl®. If you are. you "p!
find yourself in the position of always
taking th® blam®.
TRY ANOTHER PLAN.
Dear Miss Fairfax
I have been going with a young ren
-1 tieman for nearli three years, and he
igaie m® a di,mon'l engagemen' ring
i over a year ag> He is working in the
city and he gets $5 a day. Don’t you
think we ought to get married, as I live
in a lonely iown and Would like to get
married this June" Don’t you think a
girl has as mueh right to set the date
as the fellow? I am afraid he takes
other girls tn theaters, and I think if
he loved me as he says he does he
would not go with others. H» is tell
ing me he would like to save a little
more money; but I think that tve can
save more if we get married.
VIOLET
It is the girl’s privilege to set th» date
when the man wants to marry, but
when he favors a delay. as in your case,
such action on h“r part makes her
appear overly anxious. There is no
doubt you could save more, especially
if h° is spending money on other girls,
but no argument to that effect can
convince him. Men are suejj stubborn
creatures a better argument would be
your absolute indifference If he
knows you want to marry he will not
be anxious to name the date.
FOR MANY REASONS. NO.
Dear Miss Fairfax.
I am sixteen and made the acquain-
A Remedy No Family
Should Do Without
No matter how healthy a human be-i aln It ia a liquid laxatlve-tonlc. mild,
ing may be, it is safe to say that not and never gripes, is effective on robust
many months are passed without some I people and can be given with safety to
obstruction of the bowels in other ■an infant. Children like it because of
words, constipation, even if only tern- these gentle qualities and because it is
porary. The bloating, the dull feeling pleasant to the taste.
may start after the evening meal. If a It is the best all-around remedy you
laxative is not taken that night it is can have in the house for any disorder f
certain that sleep will not be sound, and of the stomach, liver and bowels, and
you will awaken unrefreshed. many people like Mrs. Lydia E. Thoma 0 .
Hence, it is Important so- you and Calhoun Ga„ and D H Harburg
for all the members of your family that ; W Wade St.. Charlotte. N. C., say they
a good, reliable laxative be always kept j would as soon be without the necessi- 4
in the house for just such emergency. | ties as without Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup
It is sure to be needed, and when need- . Pepsin.
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is careful of its health can do without this rernedy before buying it in the reg
such a remedy. By the question M i ular way of a druggist at fifty cents or
which remedy to have on hand is also 1 one dollar a large bottle (family size)
of vast importance, can have a sample bottle sent to the
The laxative most highly recommend- home free of charge by simply address
ed by the majority of intelligent Amerl- ing Dr. W P. Caldwell. 405 Washing
cans as being best for babies and j ton >' . Monticello. 111. Your name and
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(PUGENE Vfl AYAIES Co)
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lane® of a bov two years me senior It ■ W
1 'oks as though th® boy does not cars
for me. As I like him very much,
should I keep going with him?
SUSAN
If he does not care for you. you are
wasting your tim® If h® does care for
you.' you are too young to “go" with
any man. A girl of sixteen has much
to learn from books before she puts
herself in a position to learn, more pain
ful lessons from life
SEEK THE REASON.
Dear Miss Fairfax:
I am in lov® with a girl and she says
she loves m®. Th® last time we were
out sh® acted coldlv toward me
OTTO
Perhaps she had cause and It is only
v®ur just due to know how vou offended
so you may explain
If sh® acted indifferently for no rea
son than that she Is a < reature of moods
it " ill not be to your happiness to mar
ry h®’. Women, and also men, who are
as changeable as th® weather ar® very
uncomfortable creatures to live with.