Dorothy Parker in 1935.
They looked alike, though the resemblance did not lie in their features. It was in the shape of their bodies, their movements, their style, and their adornments. Annabel and Midge did, and completely, all that young office workers are besought not to do. They painted their lips and their nails, they darkened their lashes and lightened their hair, and scent seemed to shimmer from them. They wore thin, bright dresses, tight over their breasts and high on their legs, and tilted slippers, fancifully strapped. They looked conspicuous and cheap and charming.
Dorthy Parker (1893-1967), American author.
Quote from The Standard of Living, 1941.
Favorite words in this quote: adornments, besought, fancifully, conspicuous, charming. Stylish words that are not used much anymore.
As for the idea of not painting our lips and darkening our lashes? Perish the thought!
OverDressed for Life 
love it! Perrish the thought!
Haha … different kind of “perish.” Thanks, Kristen!
oops, perish!