The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-16
UGLY GIRLS MADE PRETTY.
GOOD LOOKS POSSIBLE FOR THE
PLIINEsT or the SEA.
How an Expert French Artistic Improved n
Plain Brunette and Heightened the Charms
of Blonde TO Almost Dazzling Beauty.

How an Expert French Artistic Improved n
Plain Brunette and Heightened the Chm rms
Of n blonde TO Almost Dazzling Beauty.
"No woman is so absolutely ugly that
she need despair that she need give up her
case" said Madame G. yesterday morning.
we will suppose, for instance, that one has a
long, thin face, high check bones. fat cheeks,
heavy, straight, black eyebrows, and forehead
both high and narrow, and a complexion dark
and muddy. Now, such girl cannot be made
up to look like blonde: but we can make her
a handsome or a striking brunette. This wash
IL Blanc de Rdchtl, so named after the great
tragedienne whose brunette complexion was
much admired In Paris "a her grace and genius
were. This wash will apply to one Of my girls,
and you will see the effect. Come here, Adele"
Adele came; she answered measurably to
Madame's description Of plain girl given above
She was one OF the workers In hair; a wig or
chignon maker. Her hair was dark, rough, and
short. She was thin, dark, and certainly not
pretty.
BEroRE THE MIRROR.
"Now see what | will make OF Adele" Madame
exclaimed. Take your seat, Mademolselle, be-
fore the mirror. will brush her hair back from
her temples and up from the nape OF the neck;
and at the same time brush into II n little dark
Mascara. Zee; II becomes glossy under this
treatment. gather 1t into little Cat coil on
the back Of the head. Emma, bring me dark
haired chienon and crimped 'front.' d Ia Pom
pddOur, to match"
couture. brought the articles.
"Observe," continued Madame, that this
front " made on white hair lace, and that in
stead OF being parted ~ the hair generally is in
the middle or to one side, the part runs across
the front leaving little fringe Of crerc cGur
locks to fall on the forehead. See, / viii place
II actually below the point where Adole's hair
grows, thus" and she pinned Il on with invisi-
bile hair pins, and drew the little rings down on
the forehead aud temple until Adele's forehead
was made broad and low, pleasing and wonany.
not a large one. on the top OF Adele's head, and
draw the rest Of the long crimped hair on the
back side VI the part over the cushion. There,
II Is done. You see her contour II completely
changed. Now viii wash her face, ear, neck.
and hands with btiHc Ne Rieh,i See. ~ | ugo-
coed. how nne, clear. dark, and healthy her CONE
pleXiJn becomes. But she Is
TRIPLE TOO PALE,
although brunottes 81 her tyre never have
great deal II color Notice how quickly touch
her checks. her chm, ner ears. her nosrils, with
only slight touch Of this line rouge. II IL ~
faint, SO material, YOU can scarcely say she has
color. A little r,lputne dc Rdohsl assists In
blending the colors. Her brows are heavy. but
W.. VIII not Try 60 remedy that, 9nly arcn them
line Of color under her lids. for her long lashcs
cast shadow that Is rrettier than ANYTHING
See, It Is composed Of light puts, that extend
| little way on the top of the head and cover the
| back entirely. Two short but heavy CRISP cufls
| fall IN her neck and mingle with the loosely
| twisted. light catosan loop, which must not De
TOO long or Il will defeat our object In making
and coral earrings. Now, look! Would You
recognize Adelef'
The transformation was wondrous. Adele
| was not a beauty but she WIS very hne-louk-
ing girl, and being in high spirits at her i'm
| proved appearance thlppiness Is great beauti-
| ner) looked almost hands One II her toilet had
been completed with SILK and velvet. and hand.
| some laces many "A man would nave pronounced
| her beauty Of the III Vernon type.
| SO pleased was Madame with the he nv praise
| hetowed on her artistic achievement In max
tn Il u Ill LODI
| with the ambition Of making a blonde Il td I,uits,
and calling TO Emma babe her take Adde'S
place.
"ENMA Is PRETTY.
you see" said Madame. In fact. Emma was
| ol, ssed with very regular features, and
"A far but rather pale compiex,un, but
It was slightly frecsled. Her hair was
| thin, straight, not verV long. and ashy
| than on the top of her head. She had made 1t
| up herself with oil the care which working
| cirl has time to bestow upon her toilet Her
| ewes were bronze brown. ana her eSelash"s dark,
| but her eyebrows were thin and light. She was
| hue subject for the exercise If Madarle's art
| " Before make Emma blond, dc ltuus' said
| Madame, Viii make hera country sirl that
looks twenty Ave ycar' Old
to pieoes; aud nariins ner hlir In the middle she
| cOmbed IL down on her temples, and dubbed II
up In little round Knot on the back Of her head
a litile above tno sp9t where phrenologists To-
| cate the organ Of phi'uproE IL was
| Impossible 10 make Emma nny'hine out pretty ;
| tut now she ! oked Ike green put not very
youthful country girl. she Laughed heartily at
| ucr own AuueAranCe.
| Now viii make Emman French blonde"
said Madame. "Frst Will sponge her face
| carefully with this hLtnc ie ltHus. See It con-
ceals every irecklc. and is Of delicate roseate
HUSH with waxen transparency that T. charm
Ing. See how her. eyes brighten AS give her a
paeT than that which USED for Adele's face.
MAKING HER EYES BRIGHT.
"Now | will pencil her eyebrows with this
dark pencil ~ fdrd Indien. A little touch at the
corners OF the eyes To engthen them; blue
line below them to give depth OF expression.
And now the hair. a blonde, front We VIII take
because that heightens her complexion and
makes her eyes seem brighter. VIII not give
yellow hair close over her temples and Just
cover the tips Of her ears with IT, for her are
a trhe too large for her small face. The short
hair 1 will fray out a little on her fore head
So. Then l will pin on this chignon OF
puts aud curls. See, It rises II little higher
than the crown Of her head In the back, and
just here where tho puf rises, place this comb
OF amethysts, and Irvine these purple beads
OF the catoeau loop. vOiJdl Emma IA no longer
country e,rl. She is Murray nm belle; Just
or nineteen. and she will captiyate millionaire
before the oall season Is over"
II Adele looked handsome and radiant, Emma
was dazzling Poor girls How happy they
looked. What woman Is not happy when sne
is transformed from
| PLAISHEss TO PRETTISEss7
I asked Nine. c. II they made up many
mo" was the reply. "The actresses pur-
chase great many things here, hair. chgnons,
wigs, curs, Mascara, rouge, creme. PelOnftne,
bldnfs de Rachel, dc Venus, Il de ROse, powders
for the face and for the hair but they do not
require so fine make up a. we give. We make
W ladies not for balls and receptions alone, but
for the street. Foreigners who land In New
| York from the other side, and strangers from
the West and South, are astonished at the beauty
| 81 the compilations, the hair and eyes Of New
York women. II they only knew IT, their wo-
| men at home are Just as pretty, but they do not
| understand the art OF making up. Come In
again, and VIII show YOU still more wonderful
| arts OF the toilet. Gentlemen come here a. well
| I.lla haL.L NJ IllLLLa