The ugly-girl papers

Chapter 31: Transcriber’s note

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A practical manual combining domestic recipes, cosmetic formulas, and personal regimen to enhance complexion, hair, and carriage. It offers step-by-step treatments and household remedies for skin conditions, hair care, tooth and breath hygiene, and the removal or application of makeup, with instructions for baths, sun exposure, and protective measures against sea air. Interwoven are reflections on the ethics and social uses of beauty, advice on deportment and graceful movement, and lists of fragrances and preparation methods. The tone balances medical caution with aesthetic instruction, emphasizing health, symmetry, and attainable refinement through routine care.

Transcriber’s note

Minor punctuation errors have been changed without notice. Inconsistencies in hyphenation have been standardized.

Page number references in the index are as published in the original publication and have not been checked for accuracy in this eBook.

Other spelling has also been retained as originally published except for the changes below.

Page 93:	“of sassafras drank”	“of sassafras drunk”
Page 121:	“for trés blondes”	“for très blondes”
Page 125:	“CHAPTER XI .”	“CHAPTER XII.”
Page 192:	“A southern lady”	“A Southern lady”
Page 217:	“its semi-tranparency”	“its semi-transparency”
Page 277:	“Washes for, ;”	“Washes for, 34;”