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Show ( Woman's World A GOOD WOMAN. Fbe dees a thousand kindly things That no one knows; JK loving woman's heart she brings To human woes; And to her face the sunlight clings Whcr'er she goes. , And fo she walks her quiet ways With that content "Which only comes to sinless days And innocent; A life devoid of game or praise, Yet nobly spent. HER OWN LOVELINESS. Not. beautiful in curve nd line. Hut something more and better, The ?wrct rliann eluding art, " ' Its spirit, not its letter. An inborn grace that nothing lacked Of culture or applicance; The warmth of genial courtesy. The calm of self-reliance. FRAULEIN MARTENS, THE DOVE BEAUTY OF VIENNA Fraulein Martens is the prettiest woman wo-man in Austria. The fraulein is not only ti,e prettiest woman in natural right, hut she is the prettiest by popular vote! At a contest con-test held to determine the handsomest woman in FrancLs Joseph's kingdom j )! fuuilein received the majority of I votes. I She ran far ahead of her ticket, which bad the second and third prize beauties 1 also. H is majesty the emperor, hear- I ing of her success, debired to see her. a And on gazing upon her face he said: k "She is the sweetest, the most be-au- II 'iful and the mast womanly woman I n bave ever beheld! Her expression is l! so lovely." Tiie emperor was himself the emperor emper-or of a beauty, for the Empress Elizabeth Eliza-beth of Austria was one of the handsomest hand-somest uomen that ever lived. In her iwentieth year she was said to be the pettiest girl in Euiope. Her wondet-t'r.I wondet-t'r.I hair v.?,c vv chief charm. Later in life it as her figure and her grace that so distinguished her from other women of her years. I Known as the Dove Beauty. j But the Fraulein Mai tens has certain j beauiios which'are hard to match any- I v, hc-r. They arc. first, a sweet, kindly 1 expression of the eyes. They are as gentle as the eyes of a dove, and. in- J deed. rhe has been likened to a dove so many times that she is known as the Dove Beauty. Her soft gentle expres- sion is so pronounced as to make her remarkable wherever she goes. It is j not only her own people who notice it I but strangers ag well. "How like a I dove." they say. And this has been isaid of her many times. Recently a photographer, desiring a characteris- I tie pose, requested her to have her pit I ttne taken with a dove in her hand. I "Two doves," said he. looking upon j the sweet graces of the lovely pair be- I fore him. Once, on being asked how she kept f this sweet look, the fraulein said: "1 j ! have a dovelike love in my heart for V all people." A dovelike love in the t heart for all people might be a good I thing for women in general. It might add to the beauties of the world. A sweet, submissive nature will show in J ,t the face, and the woman whose I thoughts are soft and kind will look it j in her eyes, in her expression, in the I very turn of her head. I Kindly Thoughts Preserve Her j Beauty. I Thii? is what the gracious fraulein I said to a reporter, who interviewed her j regarding her beauty and how she kept it: "I do a great ' deal for the preservation preserva-tion of my beauty, for 1 regard beauty as a gift from heaven. Of course I must employ beauty specialists and 1 follow their directions to the letter. "But 1 do more than this. 1 realize that no matter what other people may do for you there are certain things you must do for yourself. You must force your lips to imile and you must say t" yourself, 'I v. ill smile ut all the world I. today.' "You must make jour eyes look with p soft and kindly expression alkali the 'a "lid and you must say to yourself:: "Today I shall see good in everybody." '"You must hold your head proudly j and you must say to youielf: 'I know , j T am the noblest of all God's beings and j T shall onduct myself with a womanly I dignity which will make all the world 1 iovf and admire me." I With these rules singing in your heart ai. i shining in your face you will be a "fiian of beauty. Beauty is so 'much a matter of the heart, you know." Simple Coiffure Best Becomes Her. . '' he fraulein long ago decided Upon a becoming style of hair dressing. She ; deidtd that urls and frizzes, waves ; and puffs, were all well for those whose I faces could afford them. They were pood for the long, narrow face and the i face of irregular outline. Women whose es are small and not brilliant, who have a nose that is crooked, and vhotc foreheads are too high, these are the women to wear waves and undulations of all kinds. ; "As for myself.' said the fraulein. "1 studi J my features and found I I could be prettier without thtve artificial Jiids. I made a close survey of my face ; and I s:iw that my nose was straight. I ' n y eyes dear, my forehead low, and my face d checks round. With su h a face "hould wear the hair as ! lini'i i....- 'ie. j " 'in a if 'or those with thin, long J fact-s. ;: ; .r the Viennese type, for ih' Hoi. , type, .or tor the type of f I'.ciiin, ii.e .lain coiffure is much the j besr. " liedded up-ii a style of hair dress- I ing. a. id I h u-e dung to it. I part my hair in the middle. 1 drape it low on ;m ii sid- of ihe parting, then I brush i i' smoothly back. anl 1 draw it up to the crown of the head, where I secure I '' i'i a lrj:e knot. It is a simple style, I Vii' oii;. ti-at be:-cmes me." Shining' Hair a Gleaming Crown. 1 'I'll.- fraulein lakes great care of her j ' cills it her crown of glory. Sec Wps ii brillidiitly brushed until . "ii i, m utmost see your face in the po!i.heo Miiface. And she keeps it 1m!-,u. Her hair, which is a bright ; I'l'cnw. is jilways at just that shade when it ean be said to "bloom." It is I " : an auburn, but it iP something of a I 1 h -1 1 1 ut . An admirer once called it h.i. 1 eoru-r,i h;nr. It shines always. I To keep tin- hair Ibis color the frau- I 1' in has i! vet with cool water once a v f k. Tin n she rubs a raw egg into it. T!ien takes and washes it with "i whii,. ( ustile soap, using a great quaii- : li'y in ih" bnir. She rinses it. not with " eiii.il l-air sp'-ay, but in the bathl I Mi" puts her head over the tub while 5 'i .-pray falls from above and cleanses tl-n hair. The water is allowed to run I for ;: hnis lime upon the locks until H'ey are thoroughly free fum soap. ' 1 ' can pet such a shampoo only in the "J 1 uvkish b:ith. ShHinpooing the hair with a bath I si-ay lei down from way ii above is t on,. ,,f tf. ))f,sl tonitv for the head. Tt bi'.icorates the scalp and makes it al- f most tingle. In this way the roots of the hair are kept lively and the hair do,K not grow gray so quickly. It is a Viennese method of shampooing the hair, which, by the way. is allowed to fail all over the head and neck while il is being ringed. Glossy Skin a Clear Olive. Just how the Vienna prize beauty Preserves her skin can best be told by a woman who claims the credit for its particular ploss. "I have preserved the S beauty of the fraulein,". she declares. "There are" women ho have dull skins." says she. "But Fraulein Martens Mar-tens has the bright, glossy skin of a child. It absolutely reflects your hand. i I j I i -A : You canhiold an object up before her race and ycu will really see its shadow n the clearness of her skin. It is bright and smooth and clear. Yet there s not a particle of grease in it. 'The fraulein uses the Vienna method meth-od of making the skin clear. It is called creaming the skin. It is made as clear as cream and it is much the same color. The skin is never dark and never muddy. It is a clear, beautiful olive, through which the blushes rse. Muddy colored skin never blushes, but a clear olive skin will show every emotion emo-tion of the heart. "To get this clear skin there is always al-ways a tonic dose necessary. The old fashioned English treacle a"nd sulphur is given for three mornings and then omitted for three. This is done all the year round. The doise is a mild one. but is never omitted for more than three mornings. A teaspoonful is given giv-en and the skin owes its clearness to this. Sparkling Water a Great Beautifier. "Then the fraulein takes a sparkling i water. Instead of eating candy and taking poisons into the system she drinks a grrt draft of sparkling water. wa-ter. Sometimes, after the fashion of the women of Vienna, she takes a light sparkling wine, or a glass of pure sweet j beer. She never takes more than one I glass, but she considers a deep draft of sparkling liquid a great beautifier. "Then the fraulein has a wav of taking tak-ing care of her skin that is remarkab'e. She takes off the dust of the day with a specially made told cream, which she uses as though it were a sponge. It is heavy and thick and she places it on her face and rubs it in so as to plump it. She goes over her face, using it in bandfuls. Then she rubs it off with a piece or cotton. Then she washes her face many times in hot water. "Finally, she takes the London dip. This is always practiced by the beauties beau-ties of London. A basin is filled with cool though not cold water and the face is dashed with it. This is to cool the skin and drive the blood back and make it clear. Common Sense Her Main Reliance. After this precess the fraulein rests and for one good hour in the early twilight twi-light she closes her eyes and gets a complete rest. It i's a sort of nap for her before beginning the arduous duties of the evening. Popularity is the price of beauty, and what beauty ever lived that did not have a. great deal to do of an evening? "There -are other beauty specialties of this famous and lovely woman, but they are of a kind that are sensible rather ra-ther than common. They are not generally gen-erally known, and on that account are unique." " j This woman then mentioned many a little beauty trick of thiii, the loveliest ! woman in Austria. And among them there were several points from which these hints might be gathered: "X The fraulein never goes out in sloppy weather unless fully protected. She never allows herself to catch cold. She never has chapped cheeks nor a red nose. It is years isinee she has had an influenza in-fluenza or even that Viennese scourge, hay fever. Appears Only at Her Best. ' if the fraulein is indisposed siie remains re-mains in her bed or lies upon the couch. She does not follow the example exam-ple of the American women, who go to dinners and appear in public when half indisposed, an object of misery and pity for themselves and all the world. No one has ever seen her except at her best. "The fraulein never I.ieec Thnnrt her taste in dress is exquisite, she never, nev-er, on any account, wears tight clothing or tight collars, or anything that pinches the feet. The 'fraulein, though she "has a' charming voice. 'always speaks in a gentle voice. She never strains her vocal vo-cal chords in speech and never tries to drown out other voices with her talk, as American women often do. She speaks in the soft, low, cooing voice, which Shakespeare says in an excel- j lent thing in women. She has lovely bands, and it is said that she wears gloves all day unless she is receiving callers. Her palms are o pink she has been suspected of tinting tint-ing them, and her nails are just Ihe shape of her finger tips and pink right to t he ends. "Why do they all love the fraulein so?" someone asked. '"It is her manners." said a man, a, relative of Bismarck, by the way. "It is her complexion," said an envious envi-ous woman. "You are both wrong," said a third, a gentleman of England. "It her charming expression and the dovelike gentleness of her eyes." And so it i.) roved to be. She was ot-ed ot-ed the beauty with these special points mentioned. |