Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-01-25
MisceIIane Gus.

How FssmoSAELz LADIES ARR ''G.T UF."
Anna tara Nowatt. in a iafe London let
ter. says
There vas % tine when ladies confined their
passion for enamel chiefly 20 i-vt.Ty. blt inia-
,Uatsi fair ones Of our own day are zsalously
lahoriug 10 make gems Of ttair own counte-
Han-es. II, euamtler TTe=idos 40 hundreds OF
toettes and voud-bC beauties lavish their
gold upon Nine Rachel and her i,owers, in eE-
change for alahlster Ebin sud hi omIng cheeks,
bright eyes siI iuuoNl,ss faces Happy the
man Who wooei a bride wilse complexion does
not 'cgme and 60 that is, 'eue iH ihe morn
ing ard 60 away n night, or 80 the wis IN the
School for Scandal phrase it-a complexion
which her maid cannot fe.cn ard carry Hap
py the lover whose kiss cf ietrethal pressed
upon q lip that has the hue Of The strawberry,
does not taste Of the druggist compound. The
time will come when the alarmed masculine,
looking with suspicion upon the oourtenancos
that outbloom the rose, snd din the lusire Of the
peal-up0n eyes too pheuom cally bright-upon
lips too rubi0us-hair 100 abundant and sun
shiny, will fud more attractions ia few nstur-
al inperfeotons. and judge the genuinenes- Of
the charms within by the absence Of those which
can be secured BY srt on the surface.
Il chances that We have just received from
reliable source full description Of Nine. Rach-
els skilful manipulatious, and you may he
amused by this initiation INTO the mysteries Of
that surface beauty now So common among Eur5-
pean ladies
First smong the beautiful appliances. when
awful beauty puts on an her arms, comes the
Vestris enamel-sn elastic Tigment which fills
up 81 indentations Of the skin, p0ckmarks fur
ToTs, scars. II Is the same color as the flesh,
and yields 10 the movement q the muscles
After being carefully filed, wherever requisite.
the whole face is washed with blanc de perles
delicate pow Ter called bloom Of roses" is
then applied in small quantities to the checks.
lNot the rouge or cGrmIue used by actresses 10
neutralize the ghastly blue glare cast up by the
ioouights) Next, " eve color - Is employed 10
lmpaTt expression 10 the eyes. The eye color
consists OF three preparations, the frst to dark
en- the eyebrows, periec, their share, aud add 10
the upper and lower lashes the second to re-
move crows feet and the third, which is
peculiar blush powder. lightly laid on just
under tie eye TO increase its apparent size snd
brliauey- Another preparation Stains the lips
and gums ''naturGl looking red, unnatural
looking from its extreme brightness would be
the more correct description. powerful den
thrice whitens the teeth land probably hastens
Their decay the unsightly hairs growing out
of the moles and the unfemiulne down shading
the upper Lip, are destroyed By depilatories
freekles and skin STAINS are removed by e paste
which Is said to dscompose them and form a new
scuri SKIN tresses of any shade receive the
much admired hay color or golden hue from
Albanian WATER or sny darker tint. by the
use Of some other hair wash and the nails are
rendered delicate, and induced to yrow in The
form required by mail shields worn at night
"Wil It be believed tha. in London Sne 90. q.
hundreds Of women-uot' the unfortunate Of N,
5eni-Honde. but ladies, well bred, vel dressed
highly educated ladies, Of irrsprOachable repu
tation, and moving in good society. who dali.
assume their enamel masks with their gar
menis."