With her hair piled in an attractive pompadour, the gorgeous American Girl of the first two decades of the 20th Century was a spirited, well bred, and utterly feminine woman who's image in magazines influenced millions of girls. Often pictured with a hint of mischief in her eyes, this poised young lady was known as the "Gibson Girl." Artist Charles Dana Gibson popularized her with exquisite pen-and-ink drawings that were published in leading magazines. The Murad ad pictured below isn't signed by the artist who drew the beautiful woman, but like Gibson's drawings, it too helped shape American attitudes before the First World War.