The Pretty Girl Papers.

Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1910 First edition from this publishing company. Developed from the author's column in the Ladies' Home Journal (1904 – 1908), featuring revised versions of the original text. OCLC records 14 copies of this edition in the United States, only one west of the Mississippi (California State Library), and two copies in Canada. lisher's red cloth titled in gilt. . Octavo. Some sunning to spine. Slight finger-soiling at the foot of the title page. A very good+, tight copy. The present work is not, as the title suggests, entirely a beauty advice guide. While the book does include advice on beauty topics, it also offers guidance on marriage ("Do not lose your individuality"), mental health, and avoiding illness. One interesting chapter, "Crushes Between Girls," hints at romance between young women, and discourages the behavior: the author warns not to become enamored with another girl, who would "lead you on till the affair becomes a joke to your friends, and all of your pocket money is spent on violets for her." Though the mention of violets may be coincidental, it is worth noting that the flowers were used as a symbol of lesbian love by some women in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. (Inventory #: 17838)