National Republican., 1877-11-08

whrte the .ea nympI. sing In their coral cave;
And the queen oi the realm, high Oh her throne
sadly replied, Unknown: all Is unknOwnF'
| scared like the lark 10 the bundles sky.
>ghing IN soul Tor the low and the Why's"
The angcl, were chnntII and Just hal hpwn,
caught but the GCho, "lnknown. uaknOwul"
We come like the dew drops aud go like the mist
As irn a. II leaf by autumn winds Kissed;
Fading. still fading ke roses In June,
Wishing aud waiting . taste the unknown
The millions of earth that tuddle to-day
Are but II handful ~ those passed away;
| The future is coulItless; men from each zone
Shall flourish aud die In the far Of unknown
| | read In the hills and saw In the rocks
| Lesson that told Of the earthquake shocks;
called to the stan from mountain cave.
| And they only answered unknown. "Unknowui3
Reason and science may fathom the plan,
and solve the great puzzle OF earth to man;
Yet age Hner age, ~ dumb A. a stone,
Circles forever into the unknown.
But the eye aud the heart Of errng man
Have only gllmp-e VI the golden span;
! A vision OF hope, like u dying moun-
A wish and a sigh for the Joys unknown.
Thus am tortured by teaf snd by doubts
In tracing the way where 50 rna-y rourvs
Are ever III view. and quickly are huwn,
And all that know II, unknown. unknownt
| Al last I determined to surely find
Az hope and all bliss In my mystic mind,
But Just rs sweet Peace came To heart aud bono
The wild witch OF Doubt shriekcd. Unknown. un-
known r
The spn and the moon, the winds and the wavs
May lSh In time aud sink 10 the grave;
The temple OF earth shall fade stone by stone.
Leaving mortals to wal, Unknown. unknowni"
Nature is OILY the God adore;
| There's light in h.S realm ak for no more;
| From the seed to the rnI all things are grown,
Yet while we SEE this the cause 10 unknown
When matter and mind arc peri,hed and lost,
And all that we zee into chaos is tossed;
| From nothing to nothing we pass out alone,
Like fash or an echO-unknOwn, unknown.
WASHINGTON. d. c., Nov |.
For the Toilet.
| As il Il every womaii's duty and manifest
| destiny to look we'll possible, and -
there Il no such thing In these degenerate
days as beauty unadorned," perhaps q few
suggestions in regard to some Of those mys-
tories Of which gentlemen are profoundly is-
norant may not come amiss among lady
friends II is the shcerest nonsense to affirm
that that woman who never powders" nor
crimps her hair, nor takes pains to keep her
hands soft and white, nor pays artful atten-
tion to any other such feminine device, y
more sensible than she who does We arc
carefully taught from our cradles that the
chief end of woman is to make herself attrso-
tive to the other sex, frst to secure her hus-
band and afterward to keep him, and since 10
has been million times proven that beauty
wins where brains and goodness must take
back seats and remain wall-foweB through
life, 1t behoovcs us to profit by both education
and experience, and improve upon nature -
far as possible, by every accessory. So much
by way Of excuse for "ways that are dark and
tricks that are vain" in the toilet, and now
a. to methods:
THE COMPLEXION.
Cosmetic, Us u rule: injure the complexion 10
such an extent that II the modern Juliet
chances to be caught by her loye-siok vital
spark" ere she has had time to get on hes
good complexion the contrast Is so striking
that her Romeo l. appalled,. If powder must
be used, magnesia Is best, NJ 1t does less dam
age than any other to the pores Of the skin.
"h.,N.. ala I x.AlI M
before retiring, and much Of its evil effects
will be obviated. To prevent the greasy look
that many compilations wear, batho the fsos
often in some mild acid, rs diluted lemon %
tomato juice, and rub the face, not roughly.
with u towel, several times a day. To keep
: both face and hands smooth and soft, apply
cold cream, mixed with water, ut night In
winter, and in summer oatmeal water in
stead. Late suppers and rich food have more
; to do with muddy and pimply complsxions
than all the cosmetics In the world can undo.
. Here Is 3 receipt for the
LIQUID "BEAUTIrIER,"
c that is so popular: To one-quarter Of pound
of fake-white pour In one pint Of boiling
water; stir we'll, and when thoroughly dis
solved and cool add one ounce Of glycerins
aud half an ounce Of rose-water. Bottle, shake
. II up, apply with n sponge; wipe the face with
q silk handkerchief or other soft cloth while
the liquid II yet upon 1t. A Washington lady
not long ago invented an excellent, because
certain to be harmless, substitute for powder.
1t was nothing but common starch precipi-
tated In Florida water and rubbed through
muslin, but ii has been proven an effective
b-autifcr. 1t should be remembered that N.
I Zelyer during q performance OF william
= Tell" got some of the white paint from his
= face into his mouth, and died in great agony
in consequence OF the lead In II,
ROUGE
must be used sparlngly and with discretion, IL
at ALL Most faces look better without any. II
may be made of Cochiueal and safIlower, or
? simply get five cents worth OF powdered car
mine aud apply with II piece OF soft flannel
either of the above are innocuous. The red
should always be applied before the white,
and don't get it too bright, unless you would
advertise yourself ~ poor artist, since Grim
, son checks are out OF date except among
! squaws.
and tan may be removed by using a mixture
of lemon Juice and sugar, or essential salts Of
lemon dissolved in water, Apply with sponge
often, aud do not wash II of Immediately; but
y remember that one always taus aud freckles
worse aftcrward on being exposed to tho air.
MOrH.PATCHEs.
Add one teaspooniul Of powdered boraI to
=, basin of water when washing the face morn
= ing and evening. Twice a day is often enough,
-, and in the course of month the moth patches
Il will have slowly disappeared.
; To keep tho skin soft: Make linen bag
large enough to hold quart OF bran put 1t
:. in vessel and pour two quarts OF boiling
y water on it, let II stand all day, and on going
( to bed ut night take out the bag and wash in
3 the bran water. In short time tho coarsest
! skin will become like velvet. piece OF
flannel Is better to wash tho face with than
g sponge. The slight ruughness cleanses tho
r. pores of the skin, and prevents those little
black specks which SO many complain OF, and
= for which they try evory remedy except tho
right Onc--soap, water and towel suasion.
To keep the hair in
CURL OR CR!MP:
\ Rub the soap on nail-brush to moth, and
n ,nnI,, 20 tha hnir. when dry IL will be per-