At the home of Dr. Karim Azkoul, the "Woman's Voice Seminar" met this time with the Parisian expert in the art of beauty, Miss Holzman, representative of Helena Rubinstein. The session brought together Mesdames Olga Choucri Chammas, Angelique Kazan, Bekita Khoury, Minerva Barbari, Edvick Shayboub, and the hostess, Eva Karim Azkoul.

Miss Holzman was the best advertisement for her subject, with her bright, clear face and her beautiful smile... The women's eyes looked up, and the questions flew, inquiring into the secrets of beauty care and how they might preserve their beauty and show it in its best form.

The first question was put by Eva Azkoul:

Are the beauty of the face and the complexion affected by internal disturbances?

Of course, answered Holzman! But the study and treatment of such symptoms is the province of the medical doctor, not of the beauty center, which concerns itself only with the skin and complexion and treats external symptoms such as acne and blackheads, which result from carelessness in treating the skin and cleansing it as it should be, with pastes and creams.

1 — But, inquired Angelique, doesn't cream harm the face, cut off its air, and keep it from breathing freely...?

That belief is mistaken, said Holzman. Cream is nothing but a light covering laid on the skin to keep off the dust and dirt that are in the air... This thin film cuts off neither air nor breathing... And in the evening the face is washed with cold cream and