The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-07-25

\ lady correspondent of the Cincinnati {
zcttc, writing from Washington during p"
cent warm spell, says .ne nc
Rouge and perspiration he
Clarcd enemies. Think .rlon, tcCu i,
vi i"iS'"5 " ueilc"'e' III the aGgtiHcatio,
soio VIC i''ois'ui' .aUbric moucl,oir To al
it Che mOuC' on1 NM, re,,nr,l ,ndin,
9upPoSc' alOirl covered with The blushe
| s'' % be vlcgia 10 the damssk check
.ppcd iuto Il ladies fancy store" the 9th
81 day, and while awaiting my turn to b.
served, busted myself in looking about. Som
lCuriuus;v ornamental articles in pretty glas
cascs arrested my attention. and, when op
portunitv offered, | asked what they wer,
tmcant for.
The girl gazcd At me ilCrcdulously for /
moment, as did Charley, when, watching th'
maneuvcrs Of Oliver Twist, he said, "Oh my
eye, how green" but perceiving that | wa
really an ignoramus in the matter opened one
end of the long, slender, danty-looking box
and disclosed therein nesting tiny ball Of
such exquisite pink that my eyes glistened
instinctively as gazed npon it. AT the OPP
positc end was IA corresponding ball of white
and in the central compartment dark materl
al for pcnciling the eyebrows and giving that
! languishing expression 20 the eyes by touch
lDE l!lc lower tlt'lsSlltS, dLlS III
, still was crimson dye for robust lips"
DO many people purchase these things
said innocent l.
Again looking chow green" she said
Scores ofpeople you know and meet every
day of your life are constant consumers, and
it's funny enough to listen to their various
excuses. Ole lady said her country Trends
had written in for supply Of toilet articles
4 born tph tI,tpns in tho tr,
but She did wish they wouldn't ask her to
execute such delicate commissions for them
All the time could see the rouge on her face
Then young lady said she had broken some
rare ornament lrougecolOred, Of COURSE and
could find nothing suitable whcrewith 70
mend il.
"Why, Admiral Blanks daughter rougess
although the girls declare she can't, for they
have seen her wash her face and rub it hard,
and the color remained. But | will tell You
the kind she uses" said the girl, now becom-
inc laxative; and lifting "A tiny god-trim'
med vial filed with luminous liquid, she con
tinued, This is rouge yinaigrc 1t is in
serted under the skin in the form OF hypo'
dermic injection, and tie slight wound con
cCa,ed for the time being by 4 small piece OF
cougtplastcr.
You may rub the outside as much rs you
choose, but nothing Will come on LOT our
trouble The vinaigre stains the skin love
ly, bright, healthy hue, rather 100 healthy for
American girls, and will stay for weeks with
out renewal" rs it not iniurious?" | inquir-
cd. "Well, it must be used carefully, and it
IS well not to experiment on yourself, but
leave the injection to the skill OF the expert
cncci. Sometimes, if the blood is out of or
der, !. causes the face or body 10 break out;
but then il IS no; dangerous, only unpleasant
in such a case
walked away, feeling :hat had learned
something new, if not elevating, about some
Of my fcll0w.tgaveers | thought Of the wo-
men of Bible tunes, against whose follies Of
mincIng gaits, darkening under the eyes, and
other absurdities of fashion the prophet Ut.
tered such anathemas, and wondered why, in
cnGeavorinC to be beautiful, the most hideous
means were used to bring about such re-
suit. think the banged hair, turning pref.
ty woman into biped Skye terrier, the
bleached and dyed tresscs, the painting and
eNamelinr, and general distortions of the pc
riod, ugly, objectionable, ungraceiul, and un-
avoidable, and If | was 4 man | wouldn't
marry girl of such monstrOus bad taste.