." When You Come to the End of a Perfect Time," through Dorothy Parker, was originally posted in the Nov 1917 issue of Vogue.For additional of the most effective from Vogue's archive, join our Fond memories newsletter here.It all started when I moved across the French grey threshold of Mme. Claudine, appeal professional. Up to that opportunity, I have constantly considered myself delighted. My lifestyle was but without treatment and also sadness, and I recognized nothing at all of the anger of work. Yet that is actually all around right now. I am going to certainly never be actually the innocent gal that I was before Mme. Claudine, appeal expert. entered into my life. I may pet over it, however I will never ever be the same.You observe, I have constantly had a yearning to be wonderful. It was a genuine fixation with me. Due to possessing people claim to me, in very early young people. "Do not you care-- handsome is actually as good-looking performs," or even "Certainly never you mind. dear, it isn't regularly a rather encounter that brings in the guys," I grew quite brutal about the thing. I took every rather lady as a personal affront, and every time some abnormally amazing creature passed me, I murmured, resentfully, "' There, but also for the style of The lord, go I!" However, though I wanted with all my center to become lovely, I never ever took any activity concerning it. I didn't know precisely what to do. I recognized that there were actually far way too many lovely girls in this world for elegance to become a mere gift of nature, but I had no tip how it was obtained,-- that is, I had no tip until I visited Mme. Claudine. Mme. Claudine's mauve as well as French pray salon was a deceit-fully unbusinesslike area, sickening with the smells of myriad creams and also grains. Mme. Claudine herself was actually tall as well as dark and exquisitely coated, dressed in a gray gown that appeared it had been put on with a brush. She possessed a manner but at variation along with her appeals, for she was quick and businesslike, and she talked volubly, in a very clear, somewhat loud voice.The Etc of BeautyWhen ladies stop intending to be gorgeous, and also Mme. Claudine is actually pushed to stop her service as an elegance expert, an additional contacting is awaiting her. She may come to be a representative for "The Lifestyles and also Characters of the Planet's Greatest Composers," in fourteen volumes therefore unique an ability I have actually certainly never found. Asunder an hour she had actually marketed me much more lotions, ointments, cleansing soaps, salves, and also home appliances than I had actually also understood existed. When the instance consisting of all the write-ups was placed in my hall that mid-day, I could certainly not think that it secured my investments. I thought that some one had actually hoaxed me and sent me a Ford.Mme. Claudine was actually absolutely nothing or even thorough. She set down a diet regimen listing, strictly omitting everything flavorsome, she composed a series of exercises, and also she provided me a folio of instructions as to the specific use each aid to charm that I had actually obtained. It seemed that the important part of the treatment was actually that it should be administered in the evening, right before resigning. The last hour, just before I went to bed, was to become the busiest hour of the day. She gave me the feeling that every little thing would certainly be spoiled if the ceremonies were con- ducted through daytime. It needs to all be done at night,-- the physical exercises very most be actually undergone, the creams used, the machines to bring beauty nearer has to be worn. Those were her last words to me, "Remember, during the night, right before you go to sleep.".