Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-10-28
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The Mysteries Ofa Mans Toilet.

"When YOU come right down to the point, and
talk about getting ones self up to look pretty,
the men use quite as much deception Tor that
nur,osc as the women, and quite rs much
time aud money. Your gentleman pays Il bar
hmr by the week to keep his hair aud whlSkcrs
in order, and tu brush, and clean, and fx hun
M, and turn hiu out in the morning, mt Tor
his place of business, aud at night prcSentable
for the evening; and Il tailor hy the year to
keep him we'll dressed. And You Just 60 to
these tailorS, to the artist tallors, and sec
what they will tell you, if you can persuade
them to tell, Of stays and corSct<, padded chest
shoulders, and even legs, to winch the 'hy
mountains of wire which, perhaps, some IL
dies wear although for my own part, never
saw such tlling-arc not Il circumstance.
Men uuite rs often use coSnc tics rs women.
They wash iu borax aud lemon juice, use end,
less quantities of glyccrinc and sweet oil-and
can tell the girls secrets about sleeping IN KID
gloves and pouticng hands and face to make
them white. Perhaps you have not a blg,
brother. have, and a big cousln,, both OF
whom delight in looking os irresistible as pos
sbe and some of the mysteries OF the toilet
into which these same lords Of creation have
initiated US girls would astonlsh you. Why,
bless YOU, We didn't even know there was
such thing rs ''Pearltnl' until they told us.
Most all the students Use 1t, says COUSIN
Tom; cant get along without it, 1t makes
them 50 fair" And then brother Jack tells
who buys cosmetics at his drug store, aud 1t Is
not the girls.
know of a certainty of more men that paint
their faces than | do wumcn-rcaly paint
piuk, and white and you cant find one lady
IN five hundred that does that Almost every
ladv sometimes uses little innocent toilet
powdcr. to counteract the effect of soap and
makes no secret of it, but that is very differ
cnt thing from poison paint DO you say 1t IS
ONLY Young clerks and students that are so
vain ? You are mistaken Vanity is not con-
fined to class. | have heard lady say. who
for years kept large boarding house tor gen
tcmen, and at different times numbered pro-
tr<sional men, railroad officials, insurance agenSt
drummer<, mechanics, etc, among her patrons
nearly every toilet table was supplied with
paint, and she knew they used it. And no
harm in it either, only this universal painting
makes one almost fancy that 'Civillzatlon' a
failure, and Caucasian played out.
| like to see fair play. The men need not
blame the women for what they, are contln-
ually doing themselves. Could you love
man who piuched his feet p | should just
like to see any girl find a man who does I! not
wear boots full size too small tor hun Dlu
you ever see mans bare loot "l,h you
could see brother Jacks. They look about as
much like 4 laly's soft, white, pretty, perfect
>hapcd feet as they do like mud turtles. Corns
here and disocations there, buuonS on the
Joints, and the toes piled up on top OF others,
with the ends turned under. And know by
the sly talk hear between him and his chums
about ontmcnts and corn pl;,Stcrs that nc IS
not an exception.
After making a few follics Of the gentler sex
their own, in an aggravated degree these male
bipcds assert their mauliuesS by chewing to-
hacco, smoking cigars or worse, pipe, IN
Julyinr in fast horses, betting at races, play
ing at billiards. s,uandcring their money gen
rrally. Aud it is very little appreciation the
wives, mothers. daughters and sisters get, iol
Keeping themselves nice, pure, DAINTY, and do
ing everything in their power to make home
pleasant and attractive Tor them.
MYSTERIOUS AsSAULT--A most mysterious
and cowardly assault was made upon the per
son of nr. J. MEG. Kent, ut Big Lick, on the
nirht of the 18th inst, by some unknown ruth
an or ruffians We hear that some time age
Dr, Kent received an anonymous letter. pur
hurting to be from Blacksburg, IN which ne
was notified that he must prepare tor death
which would come when least expected. his
rs a matter of course, was regarded as shcel
nonsense, and no attention paid to 1t 10y Dr
X, who supposed very naturally that he had
not an enemy in the world The sequel, how
ever, has proven the contrary. The pr. moi
only has an enemy, but one who is as dangcrou:
as cnwardly. On the night above mentioned
llr Kent came out of his residence, and Will,
walking quietly and unSuspcctlngly down his
ward, was struck 4 violent blow i'll the face ny
large rock thrown by some unseen person
The blow was so violent that it tcllcd HIM &c
the ground, completely stunned. The assiill
ant and would bc.murdcrcr then rushed upol
him, and with large bowie knife stabbed him
twice in the breast BY the mercy OF lrovl
dcnce the wretch was frustrated IN his dlaholl
cai attempt ut murder hy some letters anu 10
b,cco which were in DR.. X. $ pocket. Tho
knife went through eleven letters anu tw(
pIurS of tobacco, aud only puncturcd the skin
Int for the timely appearance of some of the
female members Of DR.. KS family 1t NIGH
have resulted fatally. -Suiern, Virginia, tie
=,th.
D,PrrpEScE cp GREAT MEN.-lhe grca
professors who can face the battery OF thouS
and eyes directed to them on the rostrum ART
frequently the most diffident OF men when tn
ken away from their regular sphere OF labor
There was Professor Aytoun, who WAS to'
tnid to ask papa ior his vic. het' '',''
Emily Wilson suggested to HIM that reiHre m SIT M
could give her absolute consent 1t would bc he
ccssary ~ = that he should obtain her father ap
provai, You must speak for me, > said tn
suitor, "for | could not summon courage t
sneak to the Professor on this subject 'Par
is in the library; said the lazy. linen .y"' y"'
had better go to him, said tIe Sul'or, In'
iii wait till you return: The lady prSceede'
to the Library, aud taking her father affection b
at,ly ly the hand, mentioned that l'roeSS9 ore 50
Aytoun had asked her in marriage, She addsa !si
"Shall | accept his offer, papa? lie is 50 d!tn I'm!
dent that he wont speak to you about 1t nun n;
SELF ''rhcn, we must deal tenderly with IN a
sGngs m rnv SI' tasly sp of o" paper m and pin it
your buck. 'papas answer is on the back o
my dress" said Miss Jane, as she entered tn IN
drawing room. Turning round, the delIshtc,
suitor read these words: 'With the author
compliments.