A Defence of Cosmetics
A Defence of Cosmetics
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Behind it their minds can play without let. They gain the strength of reserve. They become important, as in the days of the Roman Empire were the Emperor's mistresses, as was the Pompadour at Versailles, as was our Eliza- beth. Yet do not their faces become lined with thought; beautiful and without meaning are their faces.
And, truly, of all the good things that will happen with the full revival of cosmetics, one of the best is that surface will finally be severed from soul. That damnable con- ...fusion will be solved by the extinguishing of a prejudice which, as I suggest, itself created.
A DEFENCE OF COSMETICS Too long has the face been degraded from its rank as a thing of beauty to a mere vulgar index of character or emotion. We had come to troubling ourselves, not with its charm of colour and line, but with such questions as whether the lips were sensuous, the eyes full of sadness, the nose indicative of determina- tion. I have no quarrel with physiognomy. For my own part I believe in it.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Behind it their minds can play without let. They gain the strength of reserve. They become important, as in the days of the Roman Empire were the Emperor's mistresses, as was the Pompadour at Versailles, as was our Eliza- beth. Yet do not their faces become lined with thought; beautiful and without meaning are their faces.
And, truly, of all the good things that will happen with the full revival of cosmetics, one of the best is that surface will finally be severed from soul. That damnable con- ...fusion will be solved by the extinguishing of a prejudice which, as I suggest, itself created.
A DEFENCE OF COSMETICS Too long has the face been degraded from its rank as a thing of beauty to a mere vulgar index of character or emotion. We had come to troubling ourselves, not with its charm of colour and line, but with such questions as whether the lips were sensuous, the eyes full of sadness, the nose indicative of determina- tion. I have no quarrel with physiognomy. For my own part I believe in it.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Max Beerbohm to read onlineMoreLess
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