The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1876-04-06

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ing the colors. Her broWs are heavy
but we viii not try to remedy that, only
arch them little, a very little. MOI
will we drop any line Of color under hel
lids, for her long lashes cast a shadow
that is prettier than anything that art
can do for her. Now the chignon. See,
it is composed Of light puffs, that extend
a little way on the top Of the head and
cover the back entirely. Two short but
heavy crisp curls fall in her neck and
mingle with the loosely twisted, light
catagan loop, which must not be too long.
or it will defeat our object, in making
her long neck look shorter. Then a coral
comb and coral earrings. Now, look
Would you recognize Adele2
The transformation was wondrous,
Adele was not beauty, but she was a
very fne-looking girl, and being in high
spirits at her improved appearance
(happiness is great beautifer) looked
almost handsome. Ifher toilet had been
completed with silk and velvet, and
handsome laces, many a man would have
pronounced her beauty of the Di Yer
non type.
So pleased was madame with the hearty
praise 1 bestowed on her artistic achieve
ment in makingup brunette a Ia Rachel,
she became fixed with the ambition of
making blonde a la Venus, and calling
to Emma babe her take Adele's place.
1" Emma is pretty, you see, said madame.
In fact, Emma was blessed with very
regular features, and a fair but rather
pale complexion, but it was slightly
freckled. Her hair was thin, straight,
not very long, and ashy blonde, but
lighter and yellOwer on the temples than
on the top of her head. She had made
it up herself with all the care which a
working girl has time to bestOw upon her
toilet. Her eyes were bronze brown, and
her eyelashes dark, but her eyebrows
were thin and light. She was fine sub
ject for the exercise of madame's art.
"BefOre l make Emma a blonde of
Venus" said madame, al will make her
a country girl that looks twenty-five
years old"
So saying, she took Emma's selEmade
couture to pieces, and parting her hair
in the middle, she cOmbed it down to her
temples, and clubl,ed it up in a little
round knot on the back Of her head lit
tie above the spot where phrenologists
locate the organs of philoprogenitiveness.
1t was impossible to make Emma any
thing but pretty; but now she looked
ike a green but not very youthful
country girl. She laughed heartily at
her own appearance.
CHOW I will make Emma a French
blonde" said madame. SO First will
sponge her face carefully with this
Blanc de Venus. See, it conceals every
freckle, and is of a delicate rosCate flush,
with a waxen transparency that is
charming. See how her eyes brighten as
give her delicate touch of this lighter
colored rouge, paler than that which 1
used on Adele's face.
CHOW l will pencil her eyebrows with
this dark pencil of fard Tndien. 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 will |
take with a part down the middle-yel- |
ow blonde, because that heightens her |
and makes he eyes seem |
brighter. l will not give her a pOmpa- |
lOur roll, but draw the waves of hair
lose over her temples, and just cover |
he tips of the ears with it, for her ears
ire trile too large for her small face.
The short hair 1 win fray out a little on
his ohignon of pufs and curls. See, it |
ises little higher than the crown of the
lead at the back; and just here, where
he puff rises, place this comb of anne
hysts, and Irvine these purple beads
mong the puts and through the loose
Orsade of the cartagan loop. Viola! EN-
ma is no longer country girl. She is a
Iurray Hill belle, just out for the first
eason. She is about eighteen or nine
cen, and she viii captivate millionaire
efore the ball season is over"
If Adele looked handsome and radiant,
Emma was dazzling, Poor girls! How