Q Dear Miss Abigail: Is there a certain way to look at a guy to make him want you more than any other girl? Signed, Mary A Dear Mary: I bet you never thought that eyelashes were so important when it came to making googly eyes. But they are, at least according to Eileen Ford, […]
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Eyes Right, Eyes Bright, Eyeglass Frames Can Pretty Your Sight
It’s time to replace my spectacles, due to lost sunglass clips and an out-of-stock frame style. So while I wait for my new frames to be delivered, let’s read a bit about eyeglass frame styles as enhancements to beauty. This little excerpt is from Finishing Touches, written by the lovely Candy Jones. 1961: Eyes Right, Eyes […]
Don’t Blink Hard When You Blink
This one just had to be shared. It’s from How to Improve Your Sight. It was written by Margaret Darst Corbett ~ “authorized instructor of the Bates Method’ ~ whatever that is. 1953: Don’t Blink Hard When You Blink Check your eyelid habits. Many people do not blink enough. Failure to blink the eye stints the […]
How Well Are You Groomed?
This selection comes from a fabulous home economics book sent to me by my friend Helen in Kansas. She searched the region for an addition to Miss Abigail’s collection, and I must say she found the perfect text. 1936: How Well Are You Groomed? Following are some questions to be considered in judging whether or […]
Those Plucky Eyebrows
Q Dear Miss Abigail: I have a lot of hair on my eyebrows; they connect like one big eyebrow. I have been teased ~ not all the time, but you can definitely notice them. Should I pluck them to make them two separate brows? I really would appreciate your help! Signed, Casey A Dear Casey: […]
Eye Exercises
My eyes, my eyes, my aching eyes. This week has been particularly tiresome on them for some reason, so I did a bit of reading to help those babies out. The following tips are from Helena Rubinstein’s The Art of Feminine Beauty. I don’t know about you, but I feel better already. 1930: Eye Exercises Either […]
The Eyelashes Have It
Q Dear Miss Abigail: Is there a certain way to look at a guy to make him want you more than any other girl? Signed, Mary A Dear Mary: I bet you never thought that eyelashes were so important when it came to making googly eyes. But they are, at least according to Eileen Ford, […]
The Eyes Have It
Q Dear Miss Abigail: I am over the moon about a particular boy and I desperately need your insight. When a guy wants to talk to you, he asks you a question, so you turn to face him, and he looks at you right in the eyes as you respond to his question, is that […]
1961: Eyeglasses
I did a stupid thing this weekend–I lost my glasses! I had my sunglasses on at the time, and my regular frames somehow fell out of my pocket while I was out walking the dogs. I retraced my steps and looked high and low for them but they are gone gone gone. So since Saturday […]