Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-04-30
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BEAUTY NOT UNADORNED.

perfumer, has prefaced 1t with series OF
chapters on the art of dress, the art of per-
sonal adornment generally, the art of con-
versation, and (withip limits) the drs an1an- |
dS, as practised by Roman ladies in the time |
OF Augustus. A friend Of ours once wrote |
an essay on Beauty" including theory
Of the feminine sublime. He conhded it to |
very matter of-fact publisher, who, by
way Of giving practical value to the work,
tackled on to it a second part, entitled IKE
marks on Pimples." As the character OF
our friends book was degraded by these
extra chapters, 80, inversely, DR.. Jsmes's
little volume gains an air OF distinction
from tho chapters he himself has added ON
the manners and customs of the beauties oil
the Augustan age. His chief authorities are
Ovid, Martial, Tibullus, Propertius, and
Catullus and 1t is in accordance with the
advice of Propertiua, that he makes the
imaginary Roman lady, whom he adopts as
his heroine, wash her face on getting out of
bed, at the beginning OF the first chapter.
Then, however, 1t occurs to him, that in
stead Of pure water, she would perhaps, like
to apply some of the preparations recon-
mended by Ovid for improving the COM
plexion,--the helenium, consisting chiefly
of asses milk; or the l0msnsunl, composed
of bean-four mixed with myrrh Of Jud@a.
In any case she will remember what Catullus
says about the breath, and will not fall to
clean her teeth, though not with the un'
pleasant lotion which Dlodorous Siculus
says was used for that purpose by the
spaniards of his time. After her bath she
will have her nails cut in the manner spoken
of by Tlbullus, and will have superhuous
hairs removed conformably to the precepts
Of Martial.
Possibly, in spite of the warnings of all
the poets, the Roman lady will have her
hair dyed. In any case she must have 1t
dressed, and for this, in addition to the chief
maid, Tibullus states that at least three as
sistant maids are required, ,-one to comb and
curl 1t, another to snoint and perfume IT.,
and third to arrange 1t according to the
fashion. But what is the fashion, Ovid
declares that to enumerate the various modes
Of arranging the hair would be as impossible
as to count the acorns of a wide-spreading
oak, the bees of Hybla, or the wild BEASTS oi
the Alps. Juvenal, however, thinks the
best plan is to put 1t 10 golden net (Teticu
lttn durdtum), which was the fashion moi
y long ago in England, and which, according
: to DR.. Constantin James, is still the fashior
u with great many young women in France
Having washed and dressed his heroine
DR.. James paints her, takes her out visiting
!. conducts her to the theatre, introduces he
at an assembly, entices her to the card-tabie
makes her fall IN love, puts her, in short
through all her PAGES, and only leaves he
70 at last to show us how she lives again in tn
b Partisan woman of the present day. sh
y also, though she has not read ProperhuI
70 washes her face IN the morning, and take
Oh as much care Of her complexion as if she ha
81 studied Ovid. DR.. James points out thl
az Jezebel and Queen Pomars, in two yer
v different states Of civilization, both psinte
~ their faces; and nothing can be more natur'
- than the wish common to ladies' of all age
\. ~ that is to say, of every century,-to rend'
" themselves 'beautiful forever"
Our authors general advice in referen'
"a, to the cosmetics Of the nineteenth centur,
~ Id, ,-''avoid them" II you tpilE have ther
ss however, get them at the very best shop
y. or you will be poisoned. As to the hs
IL. question, he Is In favor Of both men al
a. women doing their best TO increase the
i, comfort and improve their persorsl appea
a. ancs. Thus be has no objection to wis
:. and for good Eossops. The natural hs
Il. keeps the head warn IN wintsr and cool
'bs summer; and its loss often produces hsa
, ache, eHrache, sore throat, and above q
ar diseases of the eyes. This loss, the
I'M. may fairly be supplied; and formerly Q
nd people seemed really to nave worn bro'
,;,v wigs for the same straightforward reas
- that makes the miller in the conundrum We
=, white hat. These wigs bore little or
isd resemblance to agentleman's or lady's "r'
a. head OF hair" and they seldom, If ev
,,., harmonized with the wearer's testufsa
40. complexion. There wsa no deception abb
,ss, them, but they kept the head warm. As
"a. the bad effects produced by loss Of hair,
Al, James mentions an innrmity to which
.nd monks Of La Trsppe arc peculiarly liAi
a., SIN all religious houses" he says,
~. which the regulations require the head to
,bs shaved, at La Trappe for instance, premat
.va, loss Of sight occurs so constantly that
~, fact has become notorious" On the OF
/ - hand, we may remind DR.. james
!, q. Turks and Tartars, who are slso add
sr. ed to head-shAyiug, are by no means
markahle for defective vision. But
least they wear turbsns, which, to some
mia tent, supply the place of hair. In the ra
~ of the Russian army diseases of the
:. and throat abound, and they are doubt
caused by the senseless and cruel practic
e depriving the men of their natural proteC
~. against the severity Of the climate. I"
iii to Europe, F" said Napoleon, ,"when the
!. "a of Russia wears besrdp' Perhaps
nav better for the tranquility Of the West TIL
~ should shave and that he should cut
sh,la crop his peasant soldiers into the sembl
,dan, of Germans and Frenchmen.
\ ,ba This, however, has nothing to do wit
49,, fact that 1t would be much healthier for
~. 1. to wear long boards and long hair.
: snd To the prematurelY bald, the man
sn;on could make two hairs grow where onl.
49,, was growing before, would be a true
fs-s ~. factor. DR.. James does not profess
:, - abIe to do this, though he does not
ff.ss lutelv disbelievein the possibility of sire
- enine and even restoring hair by me
.o,n local applications. Only he is not
= IN ~. sure what particular kind of pomstv
Of fail, hair wasn, ousn' W W useu' - VIC -
ne tbs just now, he tells US, 10 recommend pr