The ugly-girl papers

INDEX.

Acid, Sulphurous, page 85.
Age, Devices of Uneasy, 212.
Amateur Hair-dressers, 89.
Appearance, how to Improve your Personal, 96.
Arabian Women Perfume themselves, how, 131.
Arms—
Whitening the, 64;
a Paste for Arms and Shoulders, 90;
how to Whiten the, 112;
a Paste for Whitening the, 128;
Exercise to Develop the, 231.
Artists, Woman’s, 87, 88.
Authors Eat, how, 102.
Awakened, Persons should not be, 255.
Awkward, when Girls are, 227.
Balconies and Parks, in, 98.
Banting System for Reducing Flesh, 175;
a Quaint Author, 176.
Bath—
Towels, 54;
Diana of Poitiers’, 71;
Sun, 97;
the Vapor, 129, 170;
Sulphur Vapor, 130;
Tepid, 152;
a Bath is an Extra at a Hotel, 168;
Sulphur, 170;
the Bran, 171;
the Russian Vapor, 205, 206, 207;
Sensations after a Russian, 208;
the Sitz, 230;
a Hot Soap-suds, 241;
a Sponge, 241;
a Warm Bath Good for the Nerves, 256.
Bathe, how Often we should, 171.
Bathing—
the Value of Hot, 54;
Magic Influence of, 89;
Bathing-Powder, 94;
Directions for, 159;
Experiments in Sulphur, 199;
Influence of, on Nerves and Passions, 209;
Bathing for Girls, 227.
Baths—
Sun, 20;
a Substitute for Sea, 55;
Fashionable, 87;
Public, 129, 201;
a Substitute for Vapor, 170;
Turkish Baths for Corpulency, 178;
Sulphur, 198;
Cautions about Sulphur Vapor, 200;
the Time to take Sulphur, 200;
Prices of Sulphur, 201;
how to take Sulphur, 202;
Hot Baths for Hot Weather, 203;
Russian Baths at Home, 204;
what Public Baths are, 205;
what Baths should be, 205;
Improvements Needed in Public, 205;
for Drunkards, 210.
Bay Rum for the Face, 172.
Bazin’s Pâte, 160.
Beauty—
the Worth of, 71;
Care of Personal, 72;
Beauty in the Human Form, 86;
Literature of, 136.
Bed, Time to go to, 255.
Beer, Root, 93.
Belle, a, must Row, Swim, Skate, and Ride, 224.
Belles of our Cities, Old, 149.
Bites of Insects on Children, 81.
Blackboards, 230.
Bleached by the Dawn, 97.
Blonde Hair, how to Make, 68;
Blonde Hair-pins, 261.
Blondes, Advice to, 20.
Blood, Mild Cider for Irritable, 240;
Dew-cool Air as a Blood Tonic, 97.
Bloom—
Almond, 65;
Decay of, 146.
Body, Nobility of the, 165.
Bonaparte, Princess Pauline—her Lovely Foot, 162.
Braces, 230;
Shoulder Braces, 38.
Braids, Matching, 258.
Brain—
Brain-work takes Food, 102;
the Brain Dependent on the Body, 167;
the Brain more Delicate than the Stomach, 256.
Bread, True, 99, 100.
Breakfasts, 98;
Christiana’s Breakfast, 98.
Breath—
an Offensive, 55;
how to Secure a Fragrant, 56.
Bust—
Development of the, 233;
Improving the, 234.
Calisthenics, 38.
Camphor for the Face, 172.
Carriage of Southern Women, 44.
Cascarilla Powder, 74.
Caution, a Needed, 235.
Cazenave’s, Dr., Composition for the Face, 73.
Celnart’s, Madame, Works of the Toilet, 134;
Recipe for Removing all Traces of Tobacco in the Breath, 156.
Chignons and Wigs, Changing, 257.
Chilblains, a Relief for, 190.
Children—
their Irritations, 121;
their Ways, 248, 249.
Chilliness is a Symptom of Diseases, 51.
Chills are Incipient Congestion, 52.
Christiana’s Looks, 96;
her Breakfast, 98.
Cider, Mild, for Irritable Blood, 240.
Cigars, People who Smoke too Many, 248.
Circulation, Charm of, 51.
Cleanliness means Health, 164.
Clergymen, Sensations of, 250.
Clothing, Paper, 52.
Coiffure, Arts of the, 138.
Cold Cream, 84.
Cologne, how to Make, 58.
Color, how to Procure Freshness of, 60.
Comedones, or Black Worms, how to Remove, 75.
Complexion—
how to Acquire a Clear, 13;
to Clear the, 17;
Preparations for Oily, 19;
how to Procure a Fine, 21;
Danger of Painting the, 69;
Rain-water as a Bath for the, 71;
Best Wash for the, 74;
Cure for Bad Effects of Sun and Wind on the, 80;
the Complexion Ruined by Fumes of Medicine, 85;
Iris Hues of the, 92;
what Complexion is the Sign of, 96:
Early Walks Improve the, 97;
Effect of Sunshine on the, 98;
Complexions Improved by Taking Sulphur Vapor-Baths, 130;
about Complexions, 192;
Complexion gives Trouble to Full-blooded Girls, 193;
Pure Blood Makes a Good, 199;
how to Dress with a Dull, 215;
Girls’ Complexions, 231;
Trouble with the Complexion in Cold Weather, 238;
how to Impart a Brilliant, 245;
the, 267.
Composers, a Nervous Opinion of, 248.
Congestions, Vapor-Bath Good for, 170.
Cooking, Proper, 99.
Corns—
Loose Shoes the Cause of, 190;
Soft, 191;
Remedies for, 191.
Corpulence, Danger of, 182.
Corpulency, Trials of, 177;
Turkish Baths for, 178.
Corsets—
about, 105;
Girdles more Needed than, 105;
Singing Scales with Corsets off, 232;
the Best, 233.
Cosmetic—
Artist, 87;
Gloves, 89, 245;
Cosmetic, 140;
Sultana’s, 144;
Milk of Roses as a, 153;
Cosmetics sometimes play Tricks, 194.
Crimping—
the Art of, 83;
does not Injure the Hair, 258;
Crimping-pins, 259;
Rubber Crimping-pins, 260.
Curl the Hair, how to, 84;
Curling Fluid, 28;
Curling-irons, 259.
Custom, 98.
Cuts, 80.
Dancers Eat, how, 102.
Dancing, 243.
Daughter’s Dressing, a Mother should Inspect her, 226.
Dawn, Bleached by the, 97.
Dentifrice—
Delicate, 57;
Standard, 143.
Depilatories, 32;
Cautions about, 128, 129.
Devices of Uneasy Age, 212.
Devonshire, Duchess of, 149.
Diet—
for Persons with Hepatic Spots, 173;
for Stout People, 180;
for Girls, 228.
Digestion, Food for Weak, 14.
Diseases—
Chilliness is a Symptom of, 51;
Eruptive, 80.
Dress—
how to, 219;
Poor Taste in, 220;
for Girls, 228;
for Flat Figures, 234.
Dresses for Girls, 233.
Dressing on Two Hundred a Year, 215.
Drinks—
Cooling, 20;
Summer, 92, 93.
Drowsy, go to Bed when you feel, 255.
Dwellings, about our, 209.
Dye—
a Harmless, 91;
how to Apply, 91;
French, 91;
Persian Blue-black, 270;
for White Eyebrows, 273.
Dyes—
for the Hair, 29;
for the Eyelashes and Eyebrows, 30;
for Theatricals, 34;
Chloride of Gold, 271;
Transient, 273.
Dyspepsia, Jealous Women have, 254.
Eat, how to, 102.
“Eau Angelique,” 157.
Editors, Sensations of, 250.
Eliot, George, on Complexions, 73.
Emotion, Training of, 151.
Enamel, Baking, 145.
Enigma of Love, the, 147.
Exercise—
to Develop the Arms, 231;
for Girls, 232;
Out-door, 251.
Expression is the Sign of, what, 95.
Eyebrows—
how to Grow, 90;
a Dye for White, 273.
Eyelashes and Eyebrows—
Dyeing the, 30;
Washes for, 34;
Trimmed and Brushed, 88;
how to Grow, 91.
Eyes Bright, Eating Sugar with Cologne on Makes the, 245.
Eyes, Dark, 122.
Face—
Means of Softening the, 19;
Making-up the, 61;
Compositions for the, 73;
Olive-oil and Tar for the, 120;
a Preparation for Whitening the, 145;
Pastes and Poultices for the, 172.
Faces—
Good for Irritable, 120;
Bleaching, 198;
Dull, Thin, 218;
School-girls’ Flushed, 243.
Faults, Common, 96.
Feelings, never Talk of a Girl’s, before Her, 230.
Feet—
Care of the, 40, 162;
Position of, when Standing, 40;
how to Keep the Feet Elastic, 42;
Painful Swelling of, 42;
how to Bathe the, 162;
Oil for the, 163.
Figure—
Erectness of the, 38;
the Proper Carriage of the, when Walking, 42;
what a Fine Figure must be, 225;
Care of the, after Nursing, 236.
Figures, Flat, 234.
Fine Arts, School of, 110.
Finger Thimbles, 124.
Finger-tips, Coloring of the, 66.
Flesh—
how to Reduce, 93;
Banting System for Reducing, 175;
Losing Flesh at the Rate of a Pound a Week, 182.
Folks, Older, to Join with the Children, 249.
Food—
for Weak Digestion, 14;
Brain-work takes, 102;
about our, 209.
Form—
Renovating the Outward, 12;
Beauty in the Human, 86.
Freckles—
Golden, 78;
how to Remove, 79.
Freckle Wash, 114.
French Dye, 91.
Frizzing the Hair, 259.
Frizzing-tongs, 259.
Gargle for the Mouth, 157.
Generation, a Low-toned, 247.
Girdle, a Linen, 105.
Girdles more Needed than Corsets, 105.
Girls—
Physical Education of, 224;
when Girls are Awkward, 227;
Bathing for, 227;
Diet for, 228;
Dress for, 228;
Exercise for, 232;
Care of Young, 235;
Delicacy due Young, 235.
Gloves, Cosmetic, 89;
Close-fitting, 243.
Grace—
the Secret of, 38;
how to Inspire a Girl with, 226;
in Women, Sign of, 234.
Gums, a Recipe for Diseased, 160.
Hair—
Black, how to Dye, 13;
Care of the, 22;
how to Cultivate Children’s, 23;
Washes, 24;
Means of Obtaining Luxuriant, 26;
when to Cut, 26;
German Method of Treating the, 27;
Curling Fluid for the, 28;
Oil for the, 28;
Dyes, 29, 189;
how to Treat Red, 31;
Superfluous, 32;
Growth of, 33;
how to Brush the, 33;
Hair Powders, 67;
to Darken the, 68;
how to make Blonde, 68;
Fashionable Gray, 82;
Preparation for Preventing the Sea-air from Turning the Hair Gray, 82;
Preparation for Restoring the Color of the, 82;
how to keep Hair Crimped or Curled, 83;
how to Curl the, 84;
Bather, 87;
Dressers, Amateur, 89;
a Wash to Stimulate the Growth of, 90;
Bleaching, 121, 263;
Removal of Hair on the Face, 125;
Removal of Superfluous, 125;
a Paste for Removing Hairs from the Face, 127;
Countries where Women have the Finest, 132;
Effect of the Sun on the, 138;
Burdock Wash for the, 186;
how to keep, from Coming Out, 187;
how to Restore Color to the, 188;
Dye, Cheapest and most Harmless, 189;
Restorer, Sperm-oil a, 189;
Hay-colored, 221;
how to Dress the, 221;
False, 257;
Changing the Color of the, 258;
Crimping does not Injure the, 258;
Light, should be Crimped, 258;
Dead, should be Pulled Out by the Roots, 258;
Frizzing the, 259;
Hair-pins, Blonde, 261;
Iron Hair-pins Hurt the Head, 261;
Cause of Light, 262;
what Colors, 262;
Foxy, 265;
how to Change Red and Flaxen, 271.
Hands, how to Soften the, 111, 243;
how to Whiten the, 112;
Bran Mittens for Whitening the, 172;
how to Secure Good, for Girls, 231;
Trouble with the, in Cold Weather, 238;
School-girls’ Flushed, 243;
for Removing Vegetable Stains from the, 244.
Harvey, Mr. William, 180;
Honors to Dr., 184.
Health, Cleanliness means, 164.
Heart Dependent on the Body, the, 167.
Hepatic Spots, Remedies for, 173.
High Living, Effects of, 125.
Homely Women, Hope for, 95.
Hours of Solitude, Reserve our, 149.
Hugo says, what Victor, 109.
Humors to the Surface, Drawing, 196.
Infant, do not Wash an, with Cheap Soap, 161.
Ink or Vegetable Stains, how to Remove, 112.
Insulators, Patent, 261.
Iris, Florentine, 138.
Italian Ladies, Habit of, 75.
Joints, to Restore Suppleness to the, 153.
Lacing, Arts of, 136.
Leaves are Full of Joy, 165.
Lecturers Eat, how, 102.
Linen, Écru, and White Nansook, 217.
Lip-Salve, 114.
Lips, Color for the, 67.
Looks, Woman’s, 247.
Love—
the Enigma of, 147;
the Love of Man, 147;
to Love and be Loved, 147;
Power of, over Man, 147;
Effect of, on Women, 148;
Miracle of, 148.
Madness, Brief, 249.
Magnificent, Easier to be, than Clean, 168.
“Making-up,” the Secrets of, 244.
Malmaison, Josephine of, 150.
Man Admires in Woman, what, 225.
Manners, Education in, 35.
Medicines for Women, the Great—Sunshine, Music, Work, and Sleep, 256.
Milk of Roses, 66, 153.
Mirrors, Advantages of Lining Rooms with, 221.
Moles, 33.
Montagu, Lady Mary, 75.
Montez, Lola, Recipe of, 154.
Mother, a, should Inspect her Daughter’s Dressing, 226.
Mothers—
a Word to, 109;
Prescription for Feeble, 211.
Mouth, Gargle for the, 157.
Murray’s Book, Lines from, 196.
Music—
Influence of, 148;
Women should Study, 252.
Musquito Bites, 81.
Nails—
Polishing the, 88;
how to give a Fine Color to the, 112;
Ingrowing, 163.
Nansook, White, 212.
Neck, a Preparation for Whitening the, 145.
Needle, how to hold a, Gracefully, 137.
Neighbors, Pulling our, to Pieces, 96.
Nerves, Woman’s, 247.
Nervous Prostration, Cure for, 13;
Nervous and Sanguine People, Diet for, 15.
Nets vs. Night-Caps, 25.
Neuralgia, Sulphur Vapor-Bath for, 130, 170.
Nose, Redness of the, 244.
Nose-Machine, a, 123.
Nursing, Care of the Figure after, 236.
Oil—
for the Hair, 28;
of Mace, 187.
Oils, Sweet, 153.
Ointment, Olive, 195.
Olive-Oil and Tar for the Face, 120.
Out-door Exercise, 251.
Padding, against, 233.
Paint and Powder, 59.
Painting the Complexion, Danger of, 69.
Paleness, Northern and Southern, 78.
Pallor, Shining, 77.
Paper as a Preventative against Chilliness, 52.
Parks and Balconies, in, 98.
Parties, Preparing for, 238.
Passions, how to Quiet our, 20.
Paste—
for Shoulders and Arms, 90;
for Removing Hairs from the Face, 127;
for Whitening the Arms, 128;
of Venus, 139;
Sulphur, 263.
Pastilles, Gray, for Purifying the Breath, 156.
Pàte, Bazin’s, 160.
Perfume—
of the Presence, 49;
how Arabian Women Perfume themselves, 131;
Perfumes, 141;
for the Body, 142;
Lost, 143;
of Spring, 149;
of the Bath, 159.
Perspiration—
Preparation for Profuse, 93;
Cure for Odor of the, 159;
Dangers Resulting from Suddenly Checking, 203.
Petrarch’s Laura, 88.
Physical Culture Urgent, 167.
Physical Education of Girls, 224.
Piano, Practice at the, 229.
Pimples—
a Recipe to Remove, 74;
are Disease, 239.
Pimple-Wash, 114.
Pomades, 25;
Southernwood, 29;
Almond, 84;
Mexican, 141.
Powder, 62;
Chalk, 63;
Cascarilla, 74, 242;
Bathing, 94.
Powder and Paint, 59.
Preparation for Profuse Perspiration, 93.
Presence, Perfume of the, 49.
Prime, Woman’s, 11.
Principals of Schools, a Word to, 109.
Prophylactic Fluid, 241.
Prostration, Cure for Nervous, 13.
Queen of England, the, uses Distilled Water for her Toilet, 169.
Races—
Grace of the Latin, 37;
Antique, 226.
Récamier’s Training, 70.
Recipes—
for Warm Days, 92;
Perfume, 139, 140, 141, 142.
Rheumatism, Good for, 170.
Rooms, Advantages of Lining, with Mirrors, 221.
Roses, Milk of, 66.
Rouge—
Tints of, 64;
Devoux French, 66.
Rusma, Oriental, 138.
Sallowness, how to Remove, 92.
Salve—
Lip, 114;
Toilet, 114.
Scalp, Preparations for Dry, 25.
Scrofulous Affections, Good for, 201.
Sea-Baths, a Substitute for, 55.
Shoe-Lining, 164.
Shoes, Tight, 41.
Shoulder—
Braces, 38;
how to Acquire Sloping Shoulders, 40;
a Paste for Arms and Shoulders, 90;
Device for Stiff Shoulders, 103.
Singers and Students, Diet for, 15;
how Singers Eat, 102;
Training of, 151;
Singing Scales with Corsets off, 232;
Singing, 251.
Situation, Accepting the, 214.
Skin—
Irritations of the, 20;
Prescription for the, 79;
Cure for Rough Skins from Yachting, 79;
Rough, 80;
Summer Irritations of the, 81;
Inflammation of the, 85;
for Improving the, 113;
how to Prolong the Freshness of the, 152;
Bran Cleanses the, 171;
a Recipe for Sunburned and Freckled, 192;
Cause of Rough, 193;
Effect of Consumption on the, 195.
Sleep—
the Remedy for Temper, 254;
Number of Hours to, 254;
People who Need Much, 255.
Soaps—
Quality of, 160;
do not use Cheap, 161;
Carbolic, 238.
Solitude, Reserve our Hours of, 149.
Southern Women, Carriage of, 44.
Southernwood Pomade, 29.
Spirits, how to Obtain Unfailing, 101.
Stains, how to Remove Ink or Vegetable, 112.
Still, a Small, 169.
Stippled Skin, Cure for, 18.
Stockings, how Often to Change, 163.
Stomach, to Maintain a Healthy Condition of the, 18.
Stout and Thin People, Food for, 16;
a Hint to Stout People, 93;
why People Grow Stout, 102.
Study, a Veto on Close, 229.
Superfluous Hair, 32.
Surgeon, a Wise, 180.
Swimming-School, Nervous Women should go to, 251.
Switches, Freshening, 265.
Tan-Wash, 114.
Tar, 195.
Tea, People who Drink Strong, 248.
Teeth—
for Decaying, 56;
Cleansing of the, 57;
Wash for the, 143.
Temper, how to Soothe the, 209;
Sleep the Remedy for, 254;
Heathen Tempers a Sign of Wrong Health, 254.
Theatricals, Dyes for, 34.
Thin and Stout People, Food for, 16.
Tint, a Brown, 91.
Tobacco in the Breath, Remedy for, 156.
Toilet—
Water, 58, 140;
Antique Toilet Arts, 60;
the Toilet a Profession, 87;
Influence of a Luxurious, 88;
Luxury of the, 88;
Artistic at the, 116;
Cares of the, 136;
Craft of the, 152;
Toilet Waters and Pastes, 161;
Distilled Water for the, 169;
Plain Women and Agreeable, 215.
Toothache, Recipe for the, 155.
Tooth-Wash, 158.
Towels, Bath, 54.
Training, Récamier’s, 70.
Tweezers, Roman, 126.
Typhoid Fever sometimes Caused by High Living, 126.
Ulcers, 80.
Unfeminine Traits, 108.
Vanities, Different, 109.
Vestris, Madame, 152.
Vitriol, Wash of, 76.
Wakefulness a Sign of Ill-Health, 255.
Walking in Relation to Health, 46.
Warm Days, Recipes for, 92.
Wash—
of Vitriol, 76;
to Stimulate the Growth of Hair, 90;
a Sand, 111;
for Tan, Freckles, Pimples, and Blotches, 114;
for Teeth or Hands, 143;
for Sunburned Skin, 242;
Glycerine, 242.
Water—
Toilet, 58, 140;
Distilling 168;
Distilled Water for the Toilet, 169.
Weak, how the, should Work, 253.
Wife, a Senator’s, 218.
Wigs, Blonde, for Theatricals, 68;
Wigs and Chignons, Changing, 257.
Willis, N. P., on Beauty, 48.
Woman—
her Business to be Beautiful, 9;
Woman’s Artists, 87, 88;
a Healthy Woman, 107;
the Loveliest Woman of France, 150;
Trials of a Plain, 185;
how a Homely Woman can make Herself Agreeable, 215;
what Man Admires in a, 225;
Woman’s Value in the World, 225;
a Woman’s Rule, 240;
Woman’s Looks and Nerves, 247.
Women—
Carriage of Southern, 44;
Hope for Homely, 95;
Transformation of Homely Women into Charming Beings, 95;
Sorrows of Ugly, 110;
Effect of Being in Love on, 148;
at and after Thirty, 150;
Counsel to Women of Thirty, 115;
Porcelain, 196;
what is to be Done with Weak, 196;
Plain Women and Agreeable Toilets, 215;
Sensations of Writing, 250;
Nervous Women should go to Swimming-School, 251;
why Women should Study Music, 252;
Jealous Women have Dyspepsia, 254;
why Women Need more Sleep than Men, 256;
the Secret of Content for most, 257.
Work—
a Nervous Person’s, is Fuss, 248;
how the Weak should, 253;
well done the Easiest, 253.
Worms—
Black, or Comedones, how to Remove, 75;
Flesh, 239.
Wrinkles—
a Kind of Varnish for, 75;
how to Ward off, 152;
Bread Paste and Court-Plaster to Conceal, 213.

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