The face of old has changed and altered, beyond doubt — except for certain faces that managed to slip free of every bond, like the face of the Egyptian Queen Nefertiti, for example. And can we imagine what would happen if one of the faces famed for beauty in bygone ages were suddenly to appear on one of the stages of Hollywood?

Yes... woman's beauty is an engaging subject. It is worthy of study and reflection. And on this page are examples of it, old and new — perhaps they will help toward just such study and reflection!

5 — Duchess Christina, of whom it was said that she "bears the loveliest face in Europe." She aroused the interest of King Henry VIII of England, who sent the famous painter who made this picture of her.

6 — The dark-haired Margaret Huyam, whose star shone in the nineteenth century.

7 — Hedy Lamarr, to whom the throne of feminine beauty has passed in the present age.

8 — Lily Langtry, one of the beauties of the past century.