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THE UGLY-GIRL PAPERS.


CHAPTER I.

  • Woman's Business to be Beautiful.
  • How to Acquire a Clear Complexion.
  • Regimen for Purity of the Blood.
  • Carbonate of Ammonia and Powdered Charcoal.
  • Stippled Skins.
  • Face Masks.
  • Oily Complexions.
  • Irritations of the Skin.
  • Lettuce as a Cosmetic.
  • Cooling Drinks.
  • Sun Baths.
  • Bread and Molasses.

The first requisite in a woman toward pleasing others is that she should be pleased with herself. In no other way can she attain that self-poise, that satisfaction, which leaves her at liberty to devote herself successfully to others.

I appeal to the ugly sisterhood to know if this is not so. Could a woman be made to believe herself beautiful, it would go far to-