The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-02
MYSTERIES or rnE TOILET.
How French Woman Nskrs Herself Beau
tifnl-PHf ling for Thirty AT Fifiv

had the pleasure Yesterday OF assist
Inc that Is To- say, looking on. not tell nl--at
the toliet OF lrench woman genuine Puits-
ian. was good deal surprised. that / admit;
and she was a good deal surprised AZ ny sur
prise. She imagined that the Extremes of arti-
1ciality arrived at In Ptria-n' king n sor. Of
dual woman, IA ~ were, on, Of onc--were known
to us and she considers Us sent harbaii ms
since she discovered how much nearer the nat
ural state we IRE.
She began, my Franc Ice, by submitting her
self 10 her maid, who on her part began by sub
jecting her tO fac friction Of elder flower
water. This accomplished. tho previously sal
low face became o. clearer hue, an ivory yell
had yielded TO the influence Of the elder flower
water, with which hnlf aroblet Of warm wfter
had been mixed. The throat, neck. and LANDS
partook Of this rcfres ming dow, adding iu-ire
to the + ihness given by tepd bath Of twenty
minutes and n shower bath NJ five. gone through
with half hour before the beginning Of the
mysteries Of DRESSING or she getting up"
Mex came a rubbing Ola scented iris-rowdcr
In the tark hair which was shcrt-that Is 10
say, not more than foot ana a half lonc-and
rather thick. When the iris-pOwder was brushed
out and carefully removed az tho temples and
the nAue Of the neck. delicate crime. similar to
tucc being lite main ingredicnt-was laid ov r
allowed to remain ten minutes. This. was IN
formed, was intended to DO away with TIL con-
traction Of the features arising from want OF
sleep, which want of sleep had arisen FROM too
muoh car, nor AZ dinner | had not observed
myself how much fano, would do. The par'si n
Informed me that cams hor and cTt'ae had a silu-
ally sitter the fatigues OF ball.
The mex thing done W. the removal Of every
trace OF the CeiHt with an extremely fine linen
cloth, This WAS "A skiitul orerltiDu. for while
rub ing the skin into satin-l he smoothnrsa the
Jemm, -de-chemto On not m ke IL REQ or in auy
way roueneu Its surface. She seemed 20 uNusn
and VA polishing to whiten ner EtlsIrcss's CONF
p!e4i1n.
tire, a CON pound 81 bismuth ana rice powder,
having the 1rativc quality OF the hTst and the
del 'aoy az the La inHcdi-nt Butilh the care
" If.t na lon
IL was ab suluteh impossible. in being thus laii
on, To- detect the presence Of any foreign aid.
The skin had the fr., clear whit cnCsc OF alaUa.-
ter, with suggestion Of sunny lustre and
crg -ulines5 to subdue u.
Then came the grand AFFAIR OF the eyebrows.
Theeo were brushed with minute soft brush,
with dark hrisucs and handle inliid wi IA
mother OF pearl. and the least pos lNie tracing
Of lard indien from small stone jar laid upon
them.
Under the eyes-very Are eyes, aud needing no
AID rom art-Ju tstaiupe Of leather uron which
the ferd iulicn Wa lightly rubbed. lid now a
dusky n dow, which iucrca. ed the hulligncy Of
tho eyes to q treat. and. ~ my mind unpleasant
degree. What was To become Of tuis anpliance
IN case OF emotion J. cannot say. Perhaps a
French woman only cries when she chooses.
The neck and nds now partook OF the bis
muih uowdtr whitening and after that the IA ir
was dressed very ow ON the neck. fr1led q iittlc
over the forehead, and with less addition ~
falS hair than has been customary for years. A
| small nttte OF permanently crimped black hair,
looped with Wnite iygry comb cat IN cameo
medalllouG nnde M THIS part OF the toilet, only
| one small ringlet being suffered TO play about
| the neck.
But It was when the large pcignoir was re-
moved. ana the under toilet hcgan, that aston
ishmcnt claimed ne Tor - own.
First, corset. Of course. you will say. But,
! let llr remark, there are Corsefs and corSOts.
| The ore Minced above the delicate garment OF
nesh-culured raw silk, which takes the place OF
the form 80 as in no way to increase the size bv
bulk OF folds around the " ist, was a corset II
gray silk, stitched with rose color and edged
with NAencienncs on the hips and about the
shoulders. But in the make ~ this article OF
female wear" there entered art that amounted
| 10 genius. For set In Of the hips and making
tho hustle, were curved bones that stood out In
a swell OF several lpches and formed an incor-
porate part of the corset Itself, Impossible OF
detection when the skirt OF the dress was placed
over lt.
Then the hesh-colored silk stockings tho
| short cambric skirt with myriad tucAs, inscr-
tons, tnd uutihEs uf Ice; the delicate hntNues
OF black satin; the white muslin d.CaH, without
assistance OF color except rose az the throat,
| aud made SO extremely short In front as 10 DIS
| play the entire foot the one long hair PIN Nith
! its head ult CROSSE Icfc hnc, and the careless
drawing M Of the drlplns al one side 70 Oh play
| the unLcrsklrt Of raw SIX tnl5 and the toilet
! were an accomplished feat and fact
| Let luc not omit tu say that the muslin sleeve
WAS So extremely tight to the arm that 10 seemed
! like d second tkin. 10 terminated two Inches
! an1yc tho Wrli-ruuntcd yet delicate wrist where
/ a quaint brarnict OF West lud. AN beetles, the
| cddt0W Of a lady admirer from CuDt, completed
tine Recommendation OF So Mucu studied simplicity.
Ii " IS {, l!ly very ~ NV, and tac lady looked
chlrWlng let us say thirty years old. Her age
| Oh--weu, my.