The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-11-22

and carefully removed at the temples
and the nape OF the neck, o delicate
creme, similar to eeld-eYeam but without
lard-the Juice Of lettuce being lis main
In ngredient--Was laid over the whole skin
of neck, face and hands, and allowed to
remain ten minutes. This, / was in
formed, was intended to do away with
the contraction of the features arising
from want OF sleep, which want OF sleep
had arisen from cafe noir at dinner. l
had not observed any contraction, and
thought how much fancy would do. The
Partisan informed me that camph0r and
creme had a similar composing effect
upon the features, especially after the
fatigues Of ball.
The next thing done was the removal
of every trace OF the creme with an ex-
tremely fine linen cloth. This was o
skillful operation, for, while rubhing
the skin into satin-like smoothness, the
temme-de-chamber did not make it red
or IN any way roughen its surface. She
seemed to polish, and in polishing to
whiten. her mistress complexion The
next process was the application of
veloutiue, compound OF bismuth and
rice-powder, having the fiXative quality
Of the first and the delicacy OF the last
| ingRedient. But ahl the care with
which the maid applied the preparation.
1t was absolutely impossible, laid on
as this 'neat-handed PDillis" applied it,
to detect the presence Of any foreign
aid.
| The skin had the firm clear whiteness
of alabaster, with suggestion OF sunny
Iuster aud ereaminess to subdue it.
Then came the grand affair of the eye.
brows. These were brushed with a
minute soft brush with dark bristles and
/ Ia In xuifh no II ri q nd
| the least possible tracing Of India ink
| rom small stone jar, laid upon them,
| Upon the eyes-very fine eyes and need
| ing no aid from art-an estarnpe OF
leather, upon which the fafd indien was
| lightly rubbed, laid now dusky shadow,
(which increased the brilliancy of the
eyes to great, and, to my mind, un.
pleasant degree.
What was TO become OF this appliance
in case of emotion / can not say. Per.
haps u French woman only cries when
she chooses. The neck and hands now
partook OF the Dismuth powder whiten.
ing, and after that the hair was dressed
livery low ON the neck, friZzed little
over the forehead, and with less addi.
ton OF false hair than has been Gus,
itomary for years. A small matte OF per-
manently crimped black hair, looped
with white ivory comb cut in cameo
medallions, made up this part of the
toilet, only one small ringlet being SUI
Tered to play about the neck.
Il But it was. when the large peignoi
Twas removed, and the under toilet be
gan, that astonishment claimed me fo
It's own First, corset, of course, yol
will say. But, let me remark, there are
corsets and corsets. The one place.
above the delicate garment of flesh
4 rat ~ ci W. n MI ~
of linen with the elegantes OF Paris
|, and clings to the form so as in no wa
to increase the SIZE by bulk Of fold
around the waist, was a corset of gra
silk stitched with rose-colcr and edge
, with Valenciennes on the hips an
about the shoulders. But--in the max
, OF this .article OF female wear" as tn
/ advertisements have it, there entere
, art that amounted to genius. For, Sc
I lin at the hips and making the Bustlt
! Ewere curved bones that stood out in
) swell of several inches and formed a
: incorporate part of the corset itsel
3 impossible of detection when the ski
: OF the dress was placed over it.
} 1 Then the fiesh-colored silk-stockings
the short cambric skirt with myria
tucks, insertions and futings of lace
the delicate bottines OF black SAITH
), the white muslin dress, without assis
! ance of color except rose at the throa
: and made SO extremely short in front 6
! to display the entire foot; the one lon
! hair-pin with its head as fine gres
: pearl, and the careless drawing up
: the draping at one side to display I'll
: under-skirt OF raw-silk; this, and I'll
! toilet was al accomplished feat an
!. fact. Let me not omit to say thi
the muslin sleeve was so extremel
: tight to the arm that it seemed like
, second skin. 1t terminated two incht
above the well.rounded yet delica
wrist, wnere a quaint bracelet of Wes
Indian beetles, the cadeau of lady a,
: mirer from Cuba, completed the orni
, ,, mentation of SO much studied sImplicit.
1t was really very pretty and the Lad
/. looked charming-let us say thirty yeai
= : old. Her age? Oh-weli, fifty.