Why the Japanese Girl is Pretty.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXV, Issue 4, 29 July 1905, Page 18

Why the Japanese Girl is Pretty.

It is said of the dainty little Japanese woman that she is a past mistress of al the arts of beauty, and th? culture o prettines's, health, and freshness is quit< a rite with her. One of her secrets of beauty, and one Which endows r.?r with that attractive air of exquisite neatness, is the marvel lons rare she bestows on hi r garments She may wear a silk gown that is ages old, but it is so beautifully kept that it appears ever fresh and uncreased. Our rarely sees stout Japanese girls or matrons; they are very careful o their slender forms, and this is how they keep slim: I’hry never eat rich foods and many eon fictions. They are up at sunrise, and the daily hot bath is a re ligion. for of all wonun in the world Ju Japanese are devotees of the tub. An hour is devoted every day to a very careful toilet by the humblest little woman in Japan, and for the art of an innocent “making-up” shp has a perfect genius. The ertTe she bestows on her hair is remarkable, and it is brushed and dressed with an infinite care, scented and rolled off her white, widr? forehead —a typical Japanese lieauty—in softest, smoothest rolls, guiltless of curls and kinks. The Japanese girl’s hair always grows low on the forehead, and this is on* of the reasons why it Irnds itself so charmingly Io the quaintly becoming national coiffure. Iler complexion is more of a rich olive than anything else, hut her skin is very clear and soft, and the contrast afforded by the dusky hair. kept purposely dark by applications of • scented oil, and the Hashing teeth, bleached to Fiiowy whiteness, makes the Japanese woman a beauty, a decided and piquant little beauty too.