The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-05-02

cendent beauty, were gone, and l was
fully possessed of the demon of mirth,
and I provoked the others into my own
state of mind, and we were soon the
maddest of the crowd in the perfumed
waters.
1t was two full hours before our wild
sport ended, and we slid out of the wa
ter and sat talking in little knots of
four or five, while the attendants were
drying our hair, and separating it till it
stood out in a light puff all around our
heads. Not tangle was left in 1t, and
no comb or brush was used. Then we
were laid on the same marble divans,
though with thick bathing towel this
time under us, while the attendant
punched and pulled and rubbed all oar
Joints, and cracked all our knuckles,
and elbows and shoulders, till thought
I should be always even more unsteady
than ever. They don't give you the
least chance to make a protest to TINS
sort of thing. They roll you and ruo
you, up and down and round and round,
till you only want chance to get your
hands free to "punch their heads,
when all at once, painting and persplr-
ing, they grin at you and say 2oeEhey,
which means 81 all right" and then you
I
dress, and have your towels spread out
on the divan about you. Then the
| other ladies' came about me like bees
around n holly-hock, and procee ed to
admire me from head to foot.
Then the attendants c3me III and we
/ all followed them through a succession
| of rooms. resting a short time In each,
and drinking lemonade and sherbet,
/ aud eating couserves made of roses and
| violets-or, at least, favored with the
| perfume Of those flowers. Then we
! went into another room cooler still,
| where most of the ladies smoked while
| they chatted of their dresses, husbands,
/ hirtations. etc. One thing surprises
me: the perfect freedom with which they
! tell each other of their fiirtations, some
of which go somewhat beyond the de-
corum of orr American fIrtations even.
After the ladies had all finished smok-
ing their merghilas aud little histories
of how they had managed to throw dust
into the eunuch's eyes, etc, they pro-
| ceeded to perform their tOilettes, some
| thing wonderful to zee. am wo-
man. and / thought I k ew all their
| little faults and something of the intri-
| cacies of the toilette bat / learned
| more that day than [ ever thought any
one knew. First, an old woman came
to each woman or girl, bearing q dress
ing-case filed with the most marvellous
of compounds for the Improvement OF
| the beauty under their care. Little
| looking glasses were given to each wo-
! man. aud then commenced the opera
ton. All the superfuous hairs on the
face were removed by little pincers
then the women brought out stiff little
| brushes made of bristles, and after dip
ping them into a preparation OF arsenic,
proceeded to. by means of pulling the
skin of the face tightly, puncture il
with the sharp bristles, which thus
leaves an indelible white beneath the
surface, which is perfectly dazzling il
its trapsparence and brilliancy.
Next, the eyebrows are carefully
brushed with a soft brush, and then the
smoke of frankincense, mixed with the
oil of rose, Is laid ON while the eye
/ lashes are dyed with some vegctabl,
| dive, which leaves them brilliant black
and under the eyelids aud on the upper
i'd is laid a sort OF pale brown, which
| gives the whole eye beauty and Ian
cuor most bewitching. Then, when {
a rich carmine, or rather rose-leaf pink
is artistically spread on the cheeks, anC
the full lips of a deep cherry co'or, thu
/ faces IN their cOloring are most lovely
These coIors do not fade or rub off, bu
stay until another long protracted batl
of vapor and tepid water opens tn
| pores for another application.
The toilet finished, the beauties, ia
tural and manufactured, regarded them
selves in their hand glasses with evi -
satisfaction, and each othsM -
tempt. Some Of them, VI
plain in the water, becai
after the operation was com h #
luxuriant hair was in general
and loaded with a profusion of orna
ments, not excepting diamond stars ant
other jewels, aud sometimes with lon
strings of gold coin, plated IL, whic
iingled with every motion. 1t was
novel sight to see these women a cit
ting about on little stools Viii
ancient haGd-maidens, all sgl -
these intricacies of toilet #
so secret by more civilized
seeming here TO be Q matteN< =