American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-08-01
Rouge and Precipitation.

A lady correspondent of the Cincinnati
gazette, writing from Washington during
the recent warm spell, says:
Rouge and perspiration have long
been declared enemies. Think of the
modification of raising delicate cambria
mouchoir to absorb the moisture, and,
upon removal finding it Qhe mouchoir)
covered with the bushes supposed to be
virgin to the damask check! | stepped
into ladies' fancy store" the other day,
and while awaiting my turn to be served
busted myself in looking about. Some
curiously ornamental articles in pretty
glass cases arrested my attention, and,
when opportunity offered, l asked what
they were for.
The girl gazcd at me incredulously for
a moment as did Charlie when watching
the maneuvers of Oliver Twist, he said,
" Oh, my eye, how green." but perceiv-
ing that.I was really an ignoramus in the
matter opened one end of the long.
slender dainty looking box, and dis
closed therein nesting tiny ball of such
exquisite pink that my eyes glistened
instinctively in gazing upon it. At the
opposite end was a corresponding ball OF
white and in the central compartment
dark material for penciling the eyebrows
and giving that languishing expression
to the eyes by touching the lower eye
lashes. and in another part still was
d" crimson dye for robust lips
"Do many people purchase these
thingse" said innocent l.
Again looking how green," she said:
" Scores of people you know and meet
every day of your life are constant
consumers, and it's funny enough
to listen to their various excuses. One
lady said her country friends had written
in for a supply of toilet articles: They
didn't have such things in the country,
but she did wish they wouldn't ask her
to execute such delicate commissions for
theml All the time | could see the
rouge on her face. Then Il young lady
said she mad broken some rare ornament
(rouge- colored, of cOurse), and could lind
nothing else suitable wherewith to
mendit.
why, Admiral Blanks daughter
rouges although the girls declare she
can't, for they have seen her wash her
face and rub it hard and the color re-
| manned. But / will tell you the kind she
uses" said the girl, now becoming talk;r
| tive; and lifting tiny gold trimmed vial
| filled with luminous liquid she CON
| tinued This is rouge vinaigre. 1t is
| inserted under the skin in the form of a
| hypodermic injection, and the slight
wound concealed for the time being by Il
small piece of court-plaster.
You may rub the outside as much as
| you choose, but nothing will come off for
your trouble. The vinaigre stains the
skin lovely, bright, healthy hue, rather
too healthy for American girls, and will
stay for weeks without renewal" " Is it
not injurious?' | inquired. We'll, it
must be used carefully, and it is well
not to experiment on yourself, but leave
| the injection to the skill of the eXpe-
rienccd. Sometimes, if the blood is out
of order, it causes the face or body to
break out, but then it is not dangerous,
| only unpleasant in such case"
l walked away, feeling that / had
learned something new, if not elevating,
about some of my fcllowtravelers. l
| thought of the women of Bible times
! against whose follies of miincng gats,
darkening under the eyes, and other alb
surdities of fashion the prophet uttered
| such anathemas, and wondered why, in
| endeavoring to be beautiful, the most
| hideous means were used to bring about
such Il result. | think the banged hair,
turning pretty woman into biped
Skye terrier, the bleached and dyed
tresses, the painting and enameling, and
| general distortions of the period, ugly
objectionable, ungraceful, and unlova-
| BILE, and if | was a man | wouldn't marry
| a girl of such mons rous bad taste