." When You Come to the End of a Perfect Day," by Dorothy Parker, was actually originally posted in the Nov 1917 concern of Vogue.For additional of the most ideal from Vogue's store, enroll in our Fond memories bulletin here.It all started when I crossed the French grey threshold of Mme. Claudine, beauty professional. Up to that opportunity, I have constantly considered myself delighted. My lifestyle was primarily without care as well as sadness, as well as I knew nothing of the anger of work. Yet that is across right now. I will certainly never ever be actually the upright woman that I was actually just before Mme. Claudine, elegance expert. entered into my life. I may household pet over it, but I should never ever be actually the same.You observe, I have actually constantly possessed a longing to become lovely. It was actually a veritable fascination along with me. As a result of possessing individuals claim to me, in very early young people. "Don't you look after-- handsome is as handsome does," or "Certainly never you mind. dear, it isn't always a fairly experience that attracts the men," I developed pretty brutal concerning the many things. I took every quite girl as a personal affront, and also whenever some extraordinarily spectacular critter passed me, I murmured, resentfully, "' There, but also for the style of God, go I!" But, though I longed along with all my soul to become lovely, I never took any sort of action about it. I really did not recognize precisely what to accomplish. I understood that there were far way too many gorgeous ladies in this particular planet for charm to become a simple gift of attribute, however I had no concept just how it was actually attained,-- that is, I possessed no suggestion till I visited Mme. Claudine. Mme. Claudine's mauve and French pray beauty shop was actually a deceit-fully unbusinesslike area, cloying with the smells of myriad creams and also grains. Mme. Claudine herself was actually high and sulky and exceptionally painted, clad in a gray dress that seemed it had actually been placed on with a comb. She had a manner singularly at variance along with her appeals, for she was actually quick and businesslike, and she talked volubly, in a crystal clear, rather loud voice.The Extras of BeautyWhen girls quit desiring to be actually lovely, as well as Mme. Claudine is compelled to cease her service as an elegance specialist, yet another getting in touch with is actually awaiting her. She may become an agent for "The Lifestyles and also Characters of the World's Greatest Composers," in fourteen quantities so unmistakable an ability I have never observed. Asunder an hour she had actually marketed me much more creams, lotions, detergents, creams, as well as devices than I had actually even understood existed. When the situation consisting of all the articles was actually transferred in my hall that afternoon, I can not feel that it held my acquisitions. I assumed that some one had actually played a joke on me as well as sent me a Ford.Mme. Claudine was actually nothing at all otherwise comprehensive. She set down a diet plan list, rigidly excluding whatever tasty, she wrote a collection of physical exercises, as well as she gave me a folio of directions concerning the precise use each assistance to elegance that I had actually acquired. It seemed that the essential part of the procedure was actually that it should be actually applied in the evening, prior to resigning. The final hr, prior to I went to sleep, was actually to become the busiest hr of the day. She gave me the impact that everything will be spoiled if the rites were con- ducted through sunshine. It needs to all be carried out in the evening,-- the exercises very most be actually experienced, the creams used, the contrivances to take elegance nearer must be donned. Those were her valid points to me, "Bear in mind, at night, right before you go to bed.".