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Show -; jf )CIST STUFF srk BY JflN yk Our forefathers' mothers started something without even realizing it. I'm not talking about women's lib, ERA or even the suffragette movement. No, I'm talking about something less obvious, but with as far-reaching implications. Little did they know that their bustles and corsetts, and their other "beauty aides" would lead to a myriad of buyable body beautifiers. We women needn't struggle to grow long, elegant nails. You can buy them in a box from "Hollywood Beauty" for only $2.00. If mascara doesn't do the trick for your eyes, long luscious lashes are only as far away as the nearest K-mart. They've come up with a way to bottle blondness, (it's amazing what a little peroxide will do) In fact, there is a rainbow of colors available to liven up your long, lovely locks. And, if you're not happy with the hair you have, buy another style. Wigs, of course are the after effect of the hair rats in the good ol' days. What, you may ask, is a "hair rat"? I wondered once too. As I was cleaning out my brush one day, creating a pile of long lost locks, my grandmother asked if I was saving them for rats. Being young and naive, my first wrought was "Grandma, we don't save anything for rats . . . except maybe D-Con." Apparently, prior to the advent of the wig, women would save the fluffs of hair and place them under their own hair, making their own hair seem more full. And they'd save them. Every woman wanted a nice "rat" collection. And they've harnessed the sun's rays. Instead of suffering through January as pale as a ghost, you can run to a shop and stand for a few minutes in a booth and come out with a gorgeous tan sunburn, and peeling all complete. Of course spending two weeks in Mazatlan would have the same effect. I'm sure the ladies of Scarlett O'Hara's day didn't dream that their corsetts would give way to control top panty hose, their sugar-starched petticoats to nylons with "sheer energy" and their bustles be completely done away with. They probably never dreamed the camisoles, undershirts, etc. etc. would be replaced with padded, under-wire support bras. Mind you I'm not complaining. I enjoy having so many helps at my disposal, fifty years from now (I hope that long) when I climb into bed, I'll probably take my hair off and leave it on the dresser, put my eyelashes in the drawer, wrap my fake nails in cotton, and put my teeth in a glass by the side of my bed. And then will I be gorgeous! |