The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1878-09-19
RO5E-EISTED TEETH.
yeR KinE Amang Our Fashionable
Bellies

/ JaEzle=r women color then sSttl
coal black, Gnu t.g fashionable ladies
OF New YOF.. nave low commenced
dyeing theirs IN . delicate rose colored
lint. : reporter OF the Nc5clgzJ. hay
ing learned thst q dentist on Msdi-
son avenue was engaged in gratifying
this latest freak Of New YORK fashion,
, interviewed him on the subject, when
the following conversation ensued:
"YOu are engaged in cOlOring Ia
dies teeth light red, l understand, I"
said the reporter. "What has caused
this strange idea ~ II could not tell
. you that. I sm ashamed Of dsbling
. in this sort Of business ,snd you
. mustn't mention my uame) but my
best female clients have called upon
me for il, and OF course, l could not
refuse them, though | explained to
. them the danger. Invariably the
custom OF cOlOring wOmen's teeth
red, comes, so far as / know, from
China. Only ladies of the highest
distinction there Indulge in il, and I
believe IL is a mark Of the most aris.
tOcrstic class. The lower classes Of
women there dye their teeth bright
yellow OF dark red. Who imported
the fashion here DO not know; but
u gentleman formerly engaged In
business st Shanghai is selling the
dyeing substance here. That sub
stance is extremely expensive; so
dear, IN fact, tnat only ladies Of
wealth are able To purchase it,"
But what is the object of this dye
ing process II must make the teeth
look repulsive."
Not exactly. Ladies who have ir-
regular teeth look more attractive
after the dye has been applied. They
have to put another substance on
their lips to make them look as pale
as possible You Know that Iip-c0IOr-
ing has been going on among women
for many years past. Then came the
enameling OF the teeth, which was q
precariUus and mostly unsuccessful
| process. Besides, II ruined the teeth
| Invariably, and there being arsenic In
the enameling substance, Il was quite
dangerous TO apply"
"Hhere Is no danger, then, in the
rOse-tiAting substance ?" "TO tell you
you the truth, there must be.
What the Chinese make it OF
we do not know, but u chemist tells
me that there must be aniline in it.
| or course we do not want 1t to be
analyZed, for that would, in all prOba-
| bility, establish the fact that II could
be produced for a few cents. ltWOuId
| lnjure our business, and pOpulariZa
the application OF the substance
among certain classes Of women,
while il is now confined to
the best classes OF society. The other
day q gentlemah came TO me quite
eXcitedly and said to me: what
business had you to color my Wife's
teeth so horribly ?n "Well, she want
ed it," replied. "But do you Know
that one half OF her teeth have bro
ken off In consequence and that she
has made me quite sick" rejOined the
irate husband. That caused me to in
vestigate tile matter. took an arti-
fetal set Of teeth and applied the dy-
ing substance to IL. The teeth were
so firmly set that 1t would ordinarily
take great effort to break them out.
The substance cOlOred them delicRtely
red, and then tried to break them Off
They had become as brittle as ginger
bread. Let me repeat the experiment
before you.
He produced a small vial contain
ing an entirely colOrless fluid. Drop
ping q very little OF it on a sponge, he
rubbed 1t half a dozen times over
an upper set Of teeth. In five
minutes the white color of the
teeth had changed to beauti-
full rose tint. Then he handed
the set to the reporter and asked him
to break off the teeth. They went off
Immediately, and without the slight
est effort on the part OF the reporter.
Iof nnlyaH 70 Io oh i..l
containing the fluid. A very strong
but by no means unpleasant OdOr
emanated from it. "Tnis twO-Ounce
vial costs me $780," said the dentist.
"What do you charge for an appli-
cation of this dying substance ?"
asked the reporter. The dentist
such an application in proportion to
the price Of the substance" he said.
"And the other substance, bg which
the lips are whitened, what does it
cost ?'' 30, that costs little or
nothing. Common white beauty
wash, or pearl white or rice powder
will do for that purpose, il properly
applied"
"Are many dentists engaged in this
business ?" mo. I know of only
five, and only one OF them, as 1 can
swear, uses not the genuine SUBJ
stance, but an aniline preparation,
which must be very poisonous"
"Hsve you many applications by
ladies deslrOus Of having their teeth
colored red ?" "a great many. You
have noticed my sign have put
upon il the words uses the rose
hued dye.' Fashionable ladies, see
ing that, come in and want to know
the price OF the application. Most OF
them leave very abruptly when they
hear how expensive It Is. But
enough pay the price demanded, and
in consequence the dentists will soon
have an Increased demand for false
teeth"
"How long will the dye produce It's
effects ? Will not the color fade very
soon ?" No, It will not fade at all.
II the dye will not affect the teeth
most InjuriOusly, 1t would last for
years. But in six months the teeth
| thus colOred will be Tuined.n
Illuminating over the insanities OF
fashionable Inventions, the reporter
withdrew.