COMPILED FROM MANY SOURCES.
London, Ont.:
London Printing & Lithographing Co. (Ltd.)
1896.
Entered according to Act of the Parliamentof Canada, in the year 1897, on behalf of theunnamed author, by P. J. Edmunds, at the Departmentof Agriculture.ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
To the ladies of America is this little work, “The Ladies' Book ofUseful Information,” dedicated. It is a book written expresslyfor women. This book is full from cover to cover of useful andnecessary information for women. Never before has so much knowledgewith which women should be acquainted been printed in one book. It isa perfect storehouse of useful facts. Almost every lady spends manydollars every year for cosmetics, medicines, household articles, etc., whichthis book would save her.
This is a book which every lady should have, and which every mothershould place in the hands of her daughters as they come to years ofunderstanding. Every girl of twelve and upwards should read thisvaluable work.
Many books costing from three to five dollars do not contain halfthe information contained in this work. Everything described in thispreface is taught in this book.
It teaches ladies the secret of Youth, Beauty, Health.
The first chapter teaches all about Personal Beauty.
Every lady desires to be beautiful, and it is the duty of every womanto be as attractive as possible. All may enhance their charms and belovely by following the directions of this book. Few persons know howto improve their natural looks so as to captivate, charm, and win theadmiration of those whom they meet. This book tells the wonderfulsecret—all the ancients ever knew, and all that has been discoveredsince. It teaches how to wonderfully improve the person in loveliness.The real secret of changing an ordinary looking person into one of greatbeauty makes this book of great value. Nature does something for us,but art must make the perfect man or woman.
If you desire bright, melting eyes, a clear, soft, rose-tinted complexion,beautiful hands and graceful figure, well-developed and perfect, use theknowledge which you will find in this book.
It teaches how to acquire a beautiful, delicate loveliness which cannotbe surpassed, and which can be retained to a very late age. Bymeans of this teaching a woman of thirty-five or forty can easily pass fora girl of twenty-five.
[4]It teaches how to conceal the evidence of age, and how to make themost stubbornly red and rough hands beautifully soft and white.Remember that “The Ladies' Book of Useful Information” doesnot teach the use of paint and powder, which is injurious to the skin, buthow to make the cheek glow with health, and the neck, arms and handsto rival the lily in whiteness. It teaches how to cure Greasy Skin,Freckles, Pimples, Wrinkles, Blackheads, Crow's-feet, Blotches, FaceGrubs, Tan, Sunburn, Chapped Hands, Sore Lips, etc.
It teaches how to cure and prevent redness and roughness, and tomake the skin soft, smooth, white and delicate, producing a perfectlynatural appearance. It teaches how to cure and refine a coarse skin, sothat it will be clear and white.
It tells what has never before been published: How to restorea fair, rosy complexion to its original freshness, after it has become sallowand faded. This is a wonderful secret, and is sure in its results. It willalso cause those who have al