5.  FADELESS BEAUTY.—­There cannot be a picture without its bright spots; and the steady contemplation of what is bright in others, has a reflex influence upon the beholder.  It reproduces what it reflects.  Nay, it seems to leave an impress even upon the countenance.  The feature, from having a dark, sinister aspect, becomes open, serene, and sunny.  A countenance so impressed, has neither the vacant stare of the idiot, nor the crafty, penetrating look of the basilisk, but the clear, placid aspect of truth and goodness.  The woman who has such a face is beautiful.  She has a beauty which changes not with the features, which fades not with years.  It is beauty of expression.  It is the only kind of beauty which can be relied upon for a permanent influence with the other sex.  The violet will soon cease to smile.  Flowers must fade.  The love that has nothing but beauty to sustain it, soon withers away.

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6.  A PRETTY WOMAN PLEASES THE EYE, a good woman, the heart.  The one is a jewel, the other a treasure.  Invincible fidelity, good humor, and complacency of temper, outlive all the charms of a fine face, and make the decay of it invisible.  That is true beauty which has not only a substance, but a spirit; a beauty that we must intimately know to justly appreciate.

7.  THE WOMAN YOU LOVE BEST.—­Beauty, dear reader, is probably the woman you love best, but we trust it is the beauty of soul and character, which sits in calm majesty on the brow, lurks on the lip, and will outlive what is called a fine face.

8.  THE WEARING OF ORNAMENTS.—­Beauty needs not the foreign aid of ornament, but is when unadorned adorned the most, is a trite observation; but with a little qualification it is worthy of general acceptance.  Aside from the dress itself, ornaments should be very sparingly used—­at any rate, the danger lies in over-loading oneself, and not in using too few.  A young girl, and especially one of a light and airy style of beauty, should never wear gems.  A simple flower in her hair or on her bosom is all that good taste will permit.  When jewels or other ornaments are worn, they should be placed where you desire the eye of the spectator to rest, leaving the parts to which you do not want attention called as plain and negative as possible.  There is no surer sign of vulgarity than a profusion of heavy jewelry carried about upon the person.

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SENSIBLE HELPS TO BEAUTY.

1.  FOR SCRAWNY NECK.—­Take off your tight collars, feather boas and such heating things.  Wash neck and chest with hot water, then rub in sweet oil all that you can work in.  Apply this every night before you retire and leave the skin damp with it while you sleep.

2.  FOR RED HANDS.—­Keep your feet warm by soaking them often in hot water, and keep your hands out of the water as much as possible.  Rub your hands with the skin of a lemon and it will whiten them.  If your skin will bear glycerine after you have washed, pour into the palm a little glycerine and lemon juice mixed, and rub over the hands and wipe off.