The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-03-03

chased, ana the tfuln IS u Is put on Tic
cheeks with such care that II is difficult to
tell in many instances who Is painted and
who is not. .'' '
Gentlemen arc more deceived by the
manufactured compilations Of the fair sex
than by any other Of their artificial
adornmcnts. Mankind arc especially
averse to powder and paint, and women
who arc in the habit Of using It generally
apply it cautiously. Many married wo-
men there are whose husbands do not sus-
pect Of artificial compilations, who reg
uIarly whiten and rouge Shcir faces. yet
most carefully secrcte the Oriental cream
and the pink sauce. ''H % '.
Why L. it so much worse to Use the
white and vermillion on the skin than Il
is to adOrn the head with mass OF dead
hair, sometimes musty and always dusty?
1t Is certainly more clearly artiticc
yet gentlemen will not object to iondling
long, golden curl they know to be dead
hair, If they have common sense, who
would fly into rage at the sight of box
of "Mecn Fun or 4 bottle Of "Bloom Of
Youth" Gentlemen, Notwithstanding,
have been known to return from the bar
bcrs with something looking very like
powder left about their ears. D
|. ABOUT PowDERs.
Dry powders for skins that chafc easily
arc almost necessary for the toilet; tue
LIQUID cosmetics, where they do not con-
tain white lead, arc very improving to
the complexion II used In moderation on
Occasions where one becomes heated by
dancing and the lace Is liable to look
greasy from pGrspiratiOn. Powder Is
really q necessary comfort for some faces,
especially in warm weather, and there
are many ladies using 1t who would feel
disgraCed by rouging their cheeks. There
Is something so very vulgar In tho i'm.
moderate use Of cosmetics, especially
rouge, that II at once stamps the person
so lesmearcd with indeCenCy. No load
ing tho head with ornamental hair can
produce the bad effect that m Overappli.
cation OF powder and paint will; yet they
arc both artificial adormCnls, and the
rogue Is not rs unhealthy for the cheek rs
the weight Of tho false hnir for tho head.
.r. .7a HAIR.DREssING.
The business Of hNir.dressing has grown
rapidly since the introduction Of the pres
Cnt fashion OF wearing ornamental hair.
Ladies' that could dress their own heats
formerly cannot arrange the braids, Curls
and pulls now worn 10 look satisfactory
on occasions where they arc toappcar IN
full dress, without the assistance OF u hair
dresser.
Hair.drcssing establishments generally
keep three aud four and six young women
who arc pr6hCents In the art, and who
dress the heads Of ladies coming to the
establishment, or attend their customers
Mt their own residences. On evenings
when a large ball Is to take place these
girls go to five and six houses each DO.
tween six and Ten O'clock. The Broad.
way hair-lreSsers charge two dollars for
sending to the residence and dressing II
head. Those on Sixth street demand but
hSli that sum, and seem 10 understand
their business fully US well ~ their Broad.
way neighbOrs. The patience possessed
by some Of these young liair.drcSscrs is
really amazing, when they have to contend
with nervous customer, whose head is
80 tenlCrH ... ......-
HElIIND TIE SCENES.
Imagine room wherein is seated Il
young lady awaiting the hair.dreSsCr.
She Is dressed for the ball, excepting that
her hair is in disorder, and her dress re-
mains TO be put on, the last thing done.
A little rutilcd dressing sack covers her
shoulders, and the long trail skirts with
their snowy tuted edgings are carefully
drawn aside, displaying a pair Of satin
boots that impatienlIy put the floor. Not
many minutes pass before the hair-dresser
enters, short brcalhed from hUrrying, aud
with cheeks scarlet with the cold. She
throws Off her hat and cloak, takes II
pair Of crimping irons from her pocket,
puts them in the fire, and without stopping
u warm her fingers begins her work by
twisting the front Of the lady's hair on
long hair.pins-a process known among
the fair sex rs putting the hair in
Crimps." ..' ..- ...
please be little careful" says the
lady; any head Is so tender, and l am
very nervous. Ipromiscd to he all ready
ut nine, and every carriage | hear roll
through the street imagine is for me"
"If you hold perfectly still | shall get
along much faster, miss" replied the
hair;dresSer, who was getting nervous
herself. ...... .-.. q
a"'The hair.pin in that last puff almost
kills me, cries the victim. "Oh, how my
head aches. l fear my hair will not look
US well rs the last time you dressed it"
Aler enduring these complaints from
several during an evening, one may be.
lievG the task Of lair'dreSser Is not very
easy one.
Il is a common expression, especially Of
one lady Of another, "She was enameled."
Real enameling the face in this country is
not done, and it has never been accom-
plished with any success abroad. The
most celebrated Gnameler in Europe was
u Madame Rachel, Of London, who ad-
vertised to make people "beautitul Tor
ever" Failing to apply the enamel so
that it remained there was a law suit
brought against her by one of her patrons,
whom SHE had agreed to make beautiful
forever Tor large sum Of money. Z
In london for long time after this
"beautittll forever" was u slang phrase,
Those who study really to heautity their
heads by the arrangement of their hair,
will dress it Modesty and symmetrically,
that it may not distract the gaze from tea
lures aud expression. Those who desire
a good complexion will use recipe COM
posed Of exercise in the open air, simple
u. l.