For the Young Bride

You are a young girl, beautiful, beloved, and setting out upon a new life — a splendid array for your fresh young mind. Join it to wisdom and knowledge, casting over it a luster whose light never dims, drawn from the flow of your sound thinking. This is a picture of how to shape your beauty, one that helps bring out the seats of charm in you and touches the features of your face with a bewitching, winning color.

Whatever the color of the gown prepared for the wedding, remember always to keep your cheeks from growing pale; and observe likewise how your face colors at the moment you blush, for there are those whose faces turn red, or turn sallow, when they blush. Choose, then, the suitable shade of "rouge." The following points will help you — remembering to avoid crimson for your nails and heavy lining of your eyes during this period.

1 - Make sure that the powder you use for your face is suitable, by dipping a piece of soft cloth in "Pond's cream" and passing it over the skin of your face after you have finished making it up, wiping away the extra grains with it. This adds to the beauty of your face and shows it polished and naturally smooth.

2 - A tide of family kisses will sweep over you, so use a lipstick that stands up to the storm and does not come off easily, together with a liquid substance called "Labid," prepared specially in a little flask with a spout that makes this operation easy. Choose the rose-pink shade.

3 - Do not forget to curl your lashes, so that your glances become winning and bewitching; and perfume yourself in moderation, taking a piece of cloth lined with cotton in the shape of a little heart, dipping it in perfume water, and placing it inside your bodice — it will breathe an enchanting fragrance about you from time to time.

... And why should you not wear a white gown at your wedding? It is not reserved for the bride of twenty; she may wear it at any age if she prefers it and suits it to her make-up. Take good care of the skin of your face, and choose the shade of "rouge" that hides the natural pallor once the rosy color has left your cheeks. Your face needs massaging with a cream that increases its vitality, just as you need sleep and relaxation; this hides the slackness and the traces of fatigue that show on the lines of your face. Do not stay up late, and keep up the massage; you will find the best result.

1 - Sacrifice an hour of your wedding day to bodily and mental rest, with a little massage and beautifying; this is the best way to wipe out the traces of weariness showing on your face.

2 - Stretch out on the bed for a spell, granting your eyes their portion of rest. That casts over your glances a captivating sparkle and a clear radiance, and it also helps smooth out what has drawn tight around the eyes.

3 - Do not forget that your hair is among the factors that increase your beauty a hundred percent; treat it well with a stiff brush and preserve its softness and sheen.

4 - Make sure of the softness of your lips by massaging them evening and morning, for at least a week before your wedding, using a liquid that wipes away creases; you will find that your lipstick shows more splendidly and lasts longer.