." When You Come to the End of a Perfect Time," by Dorothy Parker, was actually originally posted in the Nov 1917 issue of Vogue.For additional of the greatest from Style's archive, subscribe for our Nostalgia bulletin here.It all began when I went across the French gray limit of Mme. Claudine, elegance specialist. Up to that time, I have actually constantly considered myself happy. My life was but without care as well as woe, as well as I knew absolutely nothing of the bitterness of labour. But that is around currently. I will certainly certainly never be the upright gal that I was actually before Mme. Claudine, charm specialist. entered my life. I might pet dog over it, yet I should never ever be the same.You see, I have constantly possessed a longing to become gorgeous. It was actually a genuine fascination along with me. As a result of possessing people claim to me, in very early youth. "Do not you look after-- beautiful is as handsome does," or even "Certainly never you mind. dear, it isn't constantly a rather experience that brings in the males," I grew fairly bitter concerning things. I took every rather female as a personal affront, and also every single time some abnormally amazing creature passed me, I murmured, resentfully, "' There, but for the grace of God, go I!" But, though I yearned along with all my soul to become wonderful, I certainly never took any type of activity concerning it. I failed to understand specifically what to perform. I discovered that there were much a lot of wonderful women within this globe for charm to become a plain gift of attributes, however I had no idea exactly how it was actually attained,-- that is, I possessed no suggestion until I went to see Mme. Claudine. Mme. Claudine's mauve as well as French pray beauty shop was a deceit-fully unbusinesslike area, sickening along with the odours of myriad creams and also powders. Mme. Claudine herself was high and sulky as well as exquisitely coated, dressed in a gray gown that seemed it had actually been actually put on along with a comb. She possessed a method but at variance with her looks, for she was lively as well as workaday, and also she talked volubly, in a very clear, somewhat loud voice.The Etc of BeautyWhen girls cease intending to be actually lovely, as well as Mme. Claudine is pushed to terminate her business as an elegance specialist, another getting in touch with is awaiting her. She may end up being an agent for "The Lifestyles and also Letters of the Globe's Greatest Composers," in fourteen volumes thus unique a talent I have certainly never observed. In half an hour she had actually sold me much more lotions, ointments, detergents, ointments, and devices than I had also recognized existed. When the scenario having all the posts was actually transferred in my venue that afternoon, I could certainly not strongly believe that it secured my investments. I thought that some one had played a joke on me and also delivered me a Ford.Mme. Claudine was nothing or even comprehensive. She ascribed a diet regimen checklist, rigidly excluding every thing flavorsome, she wrote a set of exercises, as well as she gave me a folio of instructions as to the specific use each aid to charm that I had actually acquired. It seemed to be that the important part of the therapy was that it should be used at night, prior to resigning. The final hr, just before I went to bed, was actually to become the busiest hr of the day. She gave me the opinion that whatever will be actually ruined if the rites were con- ducted by sunshine. It should all of be performed at night,-- the workouts most be looked at, the lotions administered, the creations to bring appeal nearer must be put on. Those were her last words to me, "Keep in mind, in the evening, just before you go to sleep.".