." When You Come to the End of a Perfect Time," through Dorothy Parker, was initially published in the Nov 1917 issue of Vogue.For more of the very best from Vogue's store, subscribe for our Fond memories newsletter here.It all started when I moved across the French gray threshold of Mme. Claudine, beauty professional. Approximately that time, I have constantly considered myself satisfied. My life was but devoid of care and sadness, and I understood nothing at all of the anger of work. Yet that is all over now. I will definitely never be the innocent girl that I was actually before Mme. Claudine, charm specialist. entered my life. I may pet over it, yet I should certainly never be actually the same.You observe, I have actually regularly had a hoping to become beautiful. It was a genuine obsession with me. Due to having folks claim to me, in early youth. "Do not you look after-- beautiful is actually as good-looking does," or even "Certainly never you mind. dear, it isn't always a pretty encounter that entices the males," I expanded pretty brutal concerning the thing. I took every pretty girl as an individual affront, as well as every time some unusually fantastic creature passed me, I murmured, resentfully, "' There, but for the elegance of The lord, go I!" However, though I wanted along with all my soul to become beautiful, I never ever took any kind of activity concerning it. I really did not recognize exactly what to perform. I recognized that there were much way too many lovely women within this world for appeal to become a mere gift of attributes, however I had no suggestion just how it was actually attained,-- that is, I had no concept till I visited Mme. Claudine. Mme. Claudine's mauve as well as French pray beauty shop was a deceit-fully unbusinesslike spot, sickening along with the smells of myriad creams and also particles. Mme. Claudine herself was actually high as well as sulky and exceptionally painted, suited up in a gray garment that appeared it had been put on along with a brush. She possessed a fashion singularly at variation along with her looks, for she was actually brisk and also disciplined, and she communicated volubly, in a very clear, rather loud voice.The Etceteras of BeautyWhen women cease wanting to be wonderful, as well as Mme. Claudine is actually required to cease her service as an elegance expert, one more calling is awaiting her. She can end up being an agent for "The Lives and also Letters of the World's Greatest Composers," in fourteen volumes thus unique a skill I have never ever viewed. Asunder an hour she had marketed me more creams, lotions, cleansing soaps, creams, as well as appliances than I had even understood existed. When the situation consisting of all the articles was actually placed in my hall that afternoon, I can not strongly believe that it held my investments. I assumed that some one had played a joke on me as well as delivered me a Ford.Mme. Claudine was nothing at all or even complete. She put down a diet plan checklist, rigidly leaving out every thing tasty, she composed a series of physical exercises, as well as she offered me a folio of directions regarding the specific use of each help to beauty that I had actually gotten. It seemed to be that the vital part of the treatment was that it has to be used at night, prior to retiring. The final hr, just before I went to sleep, was actually to be the busiest hour of the time. She offered me the impression that every little thing will be actually messed up if the ceremonies were actually con- ducted through sunshine. It should all of be carried out in the evening,-- the physical exercises very most be actually looked at, the lotions administered, the creations to carry elegance nearer needs to be actually put on. Those were her last words to me, "Bear in mind, in the evening, right before you go to bed.".