In Family Circle's Complete Book of Beauty and Charm from 1951, there is a chapter called "Special Beauty Problems of the Homemaker":
"The beauty problems of the woman in the home fall into four general categories: hands, complexion, diet, and nervous strain. Surely the homemaker has a variety of tasks to perform. If you let them get the better of you, you are inclined to be tense; sooner or later the marks of this tension will show on your face. A great deal of the beauty of the homemaker depends on her attitude toward the important job that she does."
Speaking for myself, I make it a habit never to let my household tasks get the better of me. It's an integral part of my beauty regimen.
