Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-03-02


first contemplate and discuss the per.
sonal appearance Of tho ladies' of the
company, especially those engaged 10
portraying the leading and juveaile
characters Of play These, in ma
Jority. OF instances, succeed in present:
ing an appearance OF beauty and youth
f1lRess which provokes the envy Of their
non.professsioRal sisters in the audi
torism, but the charms which exercise
so great q fascination should almost n
variably be ascribed TO the domain OF
art rather than to the handiwork of ma
iure. The principal aim Of a lady upon
her initiation into the Thespian arena is
to become thoroughly conversant with
the process Of
l'. STAGE MAKEUP,
which means knowledge of skilfully
applying artificial substances to the face
and figure in such manner as to con-
ceal natural defects and improve per
sonal graces. To achieve these results
considerable practice and experience are
necessary, together with the exercise OF
much patient delieacy 10 it's accomplish
ment Take, for example, what is tech
nically called q walking lady, to whom q
handsome exterior ia an absolute neces-
sity. Suppose her to be tall, thin, un-
gainly and Of plain features, she com.
mences her toilet by preparing her face
as follows: 1t is first washed in cold
water and we'll dried, for the simple pur-
pose Of cooling the skin; then the beau
tiying process is begun by covering the
face, ears, neck, shoulders and arms
with white composition in. which the
principal ingredients are bismuth and
pomede, This is laid on evenly and
gently with a soft cloth of fine texture.
After this the upper portion Of each
cheek near the ears, ia tiuted with finely
powdered rouge. The face and neck are
then completely covered with white toilet
powder by means of large puff. This
blends the rouge with the composition
beneath, and causes the colored part of
the face to assume rich, soft, pink tint,
and gives an artificial peach-bloom AS
well as roundness 10 cheeks naturally
thin. The eyes, il small and light in
color, become sparkling and sharp by
means OF fine lines drawn around the
extreme outer edge Of the lids with a
pointed charcoal crayon. The corners
Of each eye are also gently touched with
q crsyon, which intensifes the brilliaucy
Of their lustre. If the mouth is deemed
too large, the center portion of the
lips are supplied with rouge and a pout
ing expression is obtained By deepening
the red on the center Of the upper lip.
Sharpness of the chin is disguised and
dimple plumpuess is assured by the deft
application Of the radiant powder to the
central portion Of this feature. The
color Of the ears are purposely height.
ened With the object Of Increasing the
appearance Of vigorous iuvepility, aud
for creating marked contrast With tue
msrbls-like whiteuess of the forehead
neck, shoulders and arms. The nostrils
are often tinted in order to diminish the
size Of the nose, and where the eye
brows are family developed charcoal
Srsyon is essential in supplying the def
cheney. II the natural capillary adorn.
ments are Of bad color or too sparse in
quantity 10 supply the demands Of the
current fashion, Q handsome blonde wig
completes the metaniorphosis. The bust
next attracts the actress attention and
BY means Of waist especially made for
The purpose an elegant contour is OBJ.
{siLea, There is little difficulty in at
tending the 4 msSs az Of young and
slender ladies', but it is not SO to those
who are considered TO have passed the
tubicon Of youth. and who play the role
Of Juvenile lovers These frequently
have 8 tendency to embonpoiRt, and
their features have become in measure
distinctly set 1t is their task 10 repos.
sess themselves Of thnir lost charms,
and their 9 makeup" while employing
the same materials, varies in the
method OF application; less rouge ap-
cled, and that on the face is placed
near the nose, tho outer edge Of tho
face being nearly white, the oars are
more thoroughly coloredin order to ex.
hibit the similtude of freshness and
sigor, and very little color is applied to
the chin, Dark colors are usually worn
10 order to give dimished appearance
10 the figure, If short sleeyes ara worn
The arms and hands are subjected to the
composition and powdering process. 1t
should be borne in mind that the power
tul glare OF stage lights upon the face
And hands OF performers renders what
would otherwise seem an extravagaut
use OF artificial coloring an imperative
neceeaity. Ali the ladies employed ia
play do bot Hmskslph themselves. The
star and leading lady frequently employ
maid iu the qusdruple capacity Of art.
ist, friseur, dresser and con6dante, gen.
orally young lady Of varied experiences
in fashionable life with profundity of
knowledge elpcerping nice yonog men
and billet deux. The star, or leading
lady, or perhaps both, in hrst class
tbeater, are supplied With moro preten.
tous dtessingrooms, aud are, in numer-
Gus INSTANCES objects Of reverence
among their humber sisters in the