The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-01-28
From the New York SUM-

we need not tell where il is. That the
proprietor has done q good business j,
evident. There is every sign of pros
perity about his place. Besides display
of cosmetics, wigs, chignonS, curls. cost
" ornamental combs, and other baauli-
full things for toilet use, there is in each
of the two large bay windows of his
shop a waxen figure, the bust and head
of lady, exquistely coiffed. One is a
blonde, the other a brunette. Within
the pedestal which supports each of the
figures is machinery, which being wound
up keeps each figures slowly revolving,
quisirely dressed blonde or i+fty tresses.
| We studi-d these 6gures cnriOusly for
a moment and entered the shop. Like n
true Partisan Monsieur G--intrusts
the management of his shop to Mad tme
C.. She sat behind the desk, and
gave assent at once to our request for in
formation in regard to the makeup of
women.
"Madame, is il true that an old wo-
man can be made up TO look really
young ?"
Certainly she can," was the reply.
"Even if she were over 6fy, and
wrinkled and gray?"
"Yea, even If as old "a City we can
make her up to look twenty five. We
can make her either blonde or a bur-
nette, whichever she prefers to be-"
"Wil you dye her hair and enamel
her face ?"
ave shall neither dye her hair nor en-
amel her face"
"What will you do?"
"Come, / will show you" And she
led the way to the mirrored and luxuri-
ously furnished hair-dressing room, and
calling to Maggie, requested her in
French to bring her a number Of things.
works in hair curls. false fronts,
chignons. and crimpa. Placing these OIL
the dressing table, she began:
"We will imagine that lady comes
to us in her carriage, say about 6 or 7
in the evening, for she has been inform
ed that it will take two hours to complete
her make up. She has taken her bath
before leaving home, and has put on all
of her underwear that she intends TO
wear at the ball that evening. She wears
for the drive to us plain black skirt
and loose redingote, which she removes
and takes her seat. She knows before
band that her makeup will cost about
$50: that will include the cost of hair.
She is gray, and her hair is also thin.
We brush it all from her temples, fore
head and neck. The hair that grows on
the temple and neck and around the ears
We darken with dressing Of mascaro.
Here it is" And she opened little
Cox containing a cake of dark substance,
of the consistence of soap, a small, black
bristles brush, smaller than tooth brush
and with a tiny mirror in the top. She
continued:
This comes in all shades from blonde |
to black; it is not dye, only dressing.
1t would not do to apply TO all the hair,
but it effectually tinges all of the lady's |
that will be visible after we have finish
ed her coiffure. Gentlemen purchase
great deal of mascara for their boards |
1t is manufactured by Panafieu, Of Paris,
we call him LIE Grand Panafeu. After |
this dressing is applied we gather all the
lady's hair in fat coil on the top of
her head. Then we put on false front
of the color desired"
Madame showed us the kind of front |
which would be used for the purpose. II
was made of natural curly hair, with
each separate hair drawn into a piece of |
white hair lace, and knotted there so
firmly that it would be easier to pull |
out the hair from the head itself than
over the flesh of the hand the lace is in
visible, and the hair looks as If growing |
out of the skin. II is easy to see that |
such a front would be perfect decep-
tion. Placed directly over tn. parting
of lady's hair il Stimulates the natural
growth to perfection.
Madame continued: "We draw the |
hair of this front around the lady's
head and then pin on this light chignon.
You see that it, too, is made of hair lace
and initiates natural hair perfectly. 1t is
easily adjusted. We fasten it on, and
the front also with these fine visible
hair pins. If any of the gray hair is
not hidden we touch that part with mas
caro-, or put on a little puff, or a curl, or
a frizzette. The long curls falling down
the back we leave until the face is made
up. We now proceed to remove the
peignoir or wrapper which we placed
around the lady's shoulders when we be-
gan to dress her hair. We examine her
whole face, neck and arms, and with
this small pair of tweezers we remove
every superhous hair. If there are any
abrasions of the skin or pimples, we
cover them with clipping of rubber
You ace In this little
book that there are all shades of court
plaster to suit different shades of the
skin. from pure white for the brow and
temples to red for the lips. Next, il
there are any black or brown moles, we
leave them to the last. and cover them
with black court-plaster to make beauty
spots. or. as we call them in Paris
Then with soft. fine sponge.
we moisten the face with rose water and
wipe dry. Next. we spread all over the
arms, hands, neck and face, this creme de
e imperatrice, and this still finer prepara-
tion creme de Lys. Both. You see, have
been approved by the Faculty of Medi.
cine of Paris. We rub it in and down
with fine, soft sponge. and when we
are through the skin ia perfectly white,
too white to be natural, in fact. More