New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-05-20
Powdering Defended.

Why did write What sin, to me unknown.
dipped me in ink Ny parents, or my own
When indited my humble opinion about the
loungers Of Camp street. had no intention Of
challenging them to single combat such, how.
ever, seems to be their impression. First on the
list of champions came the gentle and chivalric
Lounser, whom | quickly yanquished; then
appeared that wolf in Sleeps clothing, Violet
who, being encountered with his disguise, and
moreover using rusty armor, was soon dis
abled; and now when might reasonably expect
to wear my laurels in peace, there starts g ano-
Their Richmond in the field in the shape Of Cen
sor, aud have to win it for the third time
Censor attacks the female world on the sub
ject Of powderiug, and quotes a certain old lady
as TO the various methods of doing it. Most
credulous Censor, did it never cross your sapient
brain, while listening to the sprightly old lady.
that she might be quizzing you When you
speak Of your "untutored tsste, you present
TO the mind S eye Of your readers pleas ing pic
lures of country life and spacious green fields.
The very fact Of your not admirng our Creole
bellies, is in itself a conclusive proof of a total
lack of taste, L" untutored - or Otherwise The
old lady knew to whom she was talking and
hoaxed you completely. To be hoaxed, indeed,
Tor short while is not particularly humilia-
ting, hut never to find 1t out, and to advertise
ones self in popular journal like the Crescent,
as a target for old ladies TO poke fun at is
ridiculous in the extreme. Oh, Censor, Censor,
had you been Dogberry there would have been
10 need of scribe
To answer your accusations, although they
are palpably absurd, | don't believe your
" liquid application" is ever usei, except on
the stage and there it is not confined to our
sex. Your greasy system if it ever existed
at all, must have soon fallen into disuse from
the fact that dust would stick to the ekin so
prepared. as well as powder but l doubt the
thing entirely, 1t is manitestly quiz. To
the charge Of putting on rice powder with an
&c instrument called puff, we plead guilty
in self-detence Custom e0mpel!us to use it .
and it is excusable. if lot UNSUITABLE, TO submit
TO her dictates When used in moderation, the
effect is not disagreeable; and rs for its finally
lnjuiing the skin, time would do that without
the assistance Of powder but long befvre such
disastrous event occurs, we shall have become
either $ elderly young ladies married
women. If the former, il is of no consequence
what kind Of skin we have, and if the latter,
well make our husbands love US so that they'll
never perceive the change or, if they do, think
it an improvement.
Censor finishes by hoping " the time will soon
arrive when it will be possible to touch the
cheek OF wife, sister," etc. BY touch presume
he means kiss, but is too meay -mouthed to say
1t. am not, and can inform Censor that it l.
quite unnecessary to Z" touch the cbeek Of vile
VI cNeetHsdlls HuluTt HdNWE Suppleu WOMEN
also with mouths In the matter of sister,
indeed one is bound to he satisfied with such
one as fortune wills, hut the other relations
being voluntarily assumed, it is advisable before
making permanent arrangements, to ascertain
that the lady's mouth is kiss worthy, in which
case her cheeks may be left in peace.
Censor, you did very wrong in turning my at
tehtion to the subject of artificial improvements
on the ''human face divine for it is, or ought
to be, well known that your sex is by no means
behind ours in that respect, Powder is limo
cent compared to black stick pomotltm. Do
you know how killing moustaches are got up
Presumlng your 'untutored" mind would
never suspect, Plrelate anillustrative anecdote
friend of mine, who, though married, sported
deadly pair, was once 50 transported by pnren-
tai affection, to kiss his little daughter in the
presence of myself and others. II was an un-
fortunate circumstance, for there, overarching
the rosy mouth Of the child, was y fac smile OF
| the killing moustache
Explain that, Censor, If You can DAISY