This ad is short and direct, but it reveals a community of female assistance and acknowledges that women were reading the news frequently enough to feel confident in asking one another for help through it. While the desire to remove superfluous hair says a lot about beauty, perfection, and the values of Victorian society, I find it far more compelling that this personal ad never showed up again, indicating that Mrs. Newton received an answer (or perhaps several) from the female readership of the Illustrated London News.