Des Arc citizen., 1866-02-28
Painted Beauty


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 There arc large numbers of fashionable ladies who use cosmetics, which IS the mliq way of putting it, Or 10 speak Piqlner'9 psipi themselves .IJusel te be confined to females of bad character, bat it as.iryaded the circle where thereputations, arc as yet, uneqmPro- 1mised. A centpoice report in nBgland, in which MadNme Rachel figured, shows to what an extent the practice preyailsln Epgr Hand. On this suhjectthe London fun has the following rH Gaa ra
 Since a person, to whom VIC need not more particularly 5alude, painted his tail pea7sreen' and his remark upon the neat and not gau0y effect thereof becamc.a household word, the establishment of nature by means of art has made great strides, A lady who wished 70 commit D social felony by stealing maHsh npontirnc, may give any color to her designs by simply applying to perfumqr, and aYolei the hue and cry by trying a change ot hairT77 not of the atmosphere. but simply of the head. And .a gentleman, also--but let us draw T veil, over ibis part of the subject There eera are more things in whiskers than are dreamed of in the philosophy, of most people. As for complcxions, the Ethiopian who has an idea of changing his skin, or the leopard who thinks he would look prettier plain than spot ted, need only makeae call upon Madame Rach- el, who accordingto ap0pular police report, undertakes 10 smooth the path in life even of the p6ck-mafked In Paris at the present time they paint dogs and babies. No lady or good taste would think of wearing green poodle with ablue dress, or mauve terrier with such q killing color as magenta. A. fot babfes-bdtwe believe they only paint these what thc heraldscall propor, that isto say the eolors made as brilliant as you please.
 But let us get-to the point if the reader has no objection Our remalkes have reference to a rival to Madame Rachael, said to be 50 shortly fort booming. This lady, whose name we will not mention for fear of consequences is prepared to change, not only the eountehan- ces her customers but the face of nature ! herself. The old dame (we sallude to naturefi being of considerable age, has of course lost many ofher attractions. We don't like totalk about it. but any ofus who have lived to cer- tain ace cannot fail to see falling eff in that respectablc female; a want of freshness, and even the presence of wrinkles and pimples, witch nsad not to be in the days four youth. Her lost charms Madame-but we would per ish in the attempt to conceal il rather than re- yeal5 her Undertakes to restore.- Throuqh the influence of the fashion which she intends to set, all that absurd collection of hills and dales trees, flowers, and the rest of 1t which We are accustomed to call ''the ,ounty, will come out with an entirely new lountng, at least as far as private property $ concerned.
 Natures rerdant livery, for instance, will ,e no more worn, except by common objects, no lower orders of creation, in short, The ettcr classes of landscapes will be colored to the prevailing taste of the day, nd we shall sec such entries inthe fashion ooks as these;
 Trees tilis season win Be worn ofa pale blue, Q as to form an agreeable contrast with the lagehta sky, still so much in vogue. MauYe edees arc donsidered in good taste, edged with iy9r but not with gold, as the little hills have cen tippod with that so long as to make the rmament quite roe5c5.
 Water sill preserves its pea-green tint in he best noblemen's parks and the fashion is apidly extending to running streams.
 We saw sweetthing i'll the forests last week m inc estate Of, of --. The trees were Ill parti-coored, like 2 harlequin, the brilliant fleet being heightened by a sea-green asky, i he invention. we believe, ofthe lordly owner, !. Nothing oouldb more chaste than the casea5lc |
 The mauia among the select few to whom .hq idea is known has, we are informed ! set in. And it seems that o-c i ingenious gentleman, who has occupied chequerod and yariesated career of many years duration in doing everything for every | body else and nothing for himself is engaged | in inycntng new co]or in order to allow of i a full development to the discovery. lis 1. creditors hope tbatit will prove to be the color ofhis money, which he has kept so long secret as 10 put expectation on the q,a rire We shall not fail to submit to our readers further information on the subject which may be withheld from 0s
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