." When You Come to the End of a Perfect Day," by Dorothy Parker, was originally posted in the Nov 1917 issue of Vogue.For additional of the most effective coming from Vogue's repository, subscribe for our Nostalgia e-newsletter here.It all started when I moved across the French grey limit of Mme. Claudine, charm expert. As much as that opportunity, I have actually constantly considered on my own delighted. My life was singularly without care and sadness, and I knew nothing of the resentment of work. But that is around right now. I will certainly certainly never be actually the innocent woman that I was prior to Mme. Claudine, beauty expert. entered my lifestyle. I may dog over it, but I shall never ever be actually the same.You observe, I have always had a yearning to become lovely. It was a real fixation along with me. Due to possessing people mention to me, in early youth. "Do not you look after-- handsome is as handsome carries out," or even "Never ever you mind. dear, it isn't always a pretty deal with that brings in the men," I increased very brutal concerning the important things. I took every quite girl as an individual affront, and also whenever some unusually amazing critter passed me, I murmured, resentfully, "' There, but for the elegance of God, go I!" Yet, though I longed along with all my heart to be beautiful, I never took any sort of action about it. I really did not know precisely what to carry out. I realized that there were actually far a lot of wonderful women within this globe for appeal to be a plain present of attribute, yet I possessed no concept just how it was attained,-- that is, I had no tip up until I went to see Mme. Claudine. Mme. Claudine's mauve and also French pray salon was a deceit-fully unbusinesslike area, cloying along with the smells of myriad creams as well as particles. Mme. Claudine herself was actually tall and also dark as well as exquisitely coated, dressed in a grey gown that looked as if it had actually been put on with a comb. She possessed a manner singularly at difference with her appearances, for she was vigorous and also professional, as well as she talked volubly, in a crystal clear, rather loud voice.The Extras of BeautyWhen women stop intending to be actually stunning, and also Mme. Claudine is actually required to stop her organization as a charm specialist, an additional getting in touch with is actually awaiting her. She can come to be a broker for "The Lifestyles as well as Letters of the Globe's Greatest Composers," in fourteen quantities therefore unambiguous an ability I have never found. In half an hour she had offered me more lotions, creams, detergents, salves, and home appliances than I had also recognized existed. When the instance including all the articles was deposited in my venue that mid-day, I might not feel that it kept my purchases. I believed that some one had actually hoaxed me and also sent me a Ford.Mme. Claudine was absolutely nothing if not comprehensive. She put down a diet plan listing, rigidly omitting everything palatable, she created a collection of physical exercises, and also she provided me a folio of instructions regarding the specific use of each aid to elegance that I had obtained. It seemed to be that the fundamental part of the therapy was actually that it has to be administered during the night, prior to resigning. The final hour, before I went to bed, was actually to become the busiest hour of the time. She gave me the impression that every little thing would certainly be actually spoiled if the rites were con- ducted by sunlight. It needs to all of be actually done at night,-- the workouts most be actually looked at, the creams applied, the contrivances to bring beauty nearer needs to be worn. Those were her last words to me, "Keep in mind, in the evening, just before you go to sleep.".