Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-20
MAKING A WOMAN BEAUTIFUL.
The Art as PraCtiCed I'm q Notable
New York EStAbIishm

The New York sun gives the following de-
Scription of well-known establishment 10 that
filled with bright and attractive cases Of cos
meticS, hair g0ods, friZetteS, curlS, wigs,
switches, chignons. and ornaments for the hair.
In the rear are hair dressing and shampooing
rooms, but In the second story, which is reached
by passenger elevator, Is the salon, the sane
tum sanctorum OF the art of being made beau
iful. No man is ever permitted to enter this
room. 1t is long, lofty apartment. the finish
1ngs In gold and black. and old gold, red and
bright gold. The cabinets in which the COS
metics are kept are OF black ebonized carved
wood, with gilded tracerieS. The sofas and
divans are OF crimson plush and brocatelle.
Large mirrors, in black and gold frames, are in
each end OF the room. between the windows.
Other large mirrors are set In the walls on the
side between the black and gold cabinets. The
front windows are Shaded with lace curtains;
those at the back are filled with stained glass
panes, ana open into conservatory, where
tWltter1ng canarfeS make music in the perfume
laden atmosphere. Opening into this salon are
dressing rooms, where ladies' retire to have
their hair shampooed aud dressed, and where
the intricate art OF making UP is practiSed.
This is the way the thing is done, as described
cess:
AFTER throwing Of my polonaise. and hay
ing peignoir thrown around my shoulders,
my hair was taken out OF the little knot into
which ! had twisted it, and was shampooed.
1t was then dried and combed up from my face
and neck, and smoothed at the edges with ban
doline, applied with a small fine sponge. My
eyes were then batl1ed with clair de itIIe. This
Is an eye tonic, and makes the eyes exceedingly
brilliant Next, with magnifying glass In her
hand, my coiteuSe went over my face, neck,
arms and shoulders, carefully inspecting every
part. and with pair OF fine tweezers she re-
moved every Superf1uouS hair. From little
box she dipped with small, fine, soft sponge
creamy, rose tinted cosmetic and carefully
applied it to my face, arms, hands, neck and
shoulders, rubbing and blending it carefully
and evenly over the entire surface. She told
me that she used roSe-tinted creme because j
was pale for rudy blondes white creme is used:
for bTunettes. buff-tinted. There are finishing
powders, too, in all these shades.
AFTER the creme was rubbed In was ready
for bit OF color in my cheeks and lips This
was applied from rouge cup with what is
called, and suppose is. rabbits foot The
color was rubbed deity into my cheeks a little
around my eye, on my nostriiS, chin, and ears,
and then my lips were tinged with liquid vege-
table, 1ndellible rouge. Their, with powder puff
Of swans down, She went over the whole with
white blending powder, brushing 1t of
carefully with another puff. Now my eye
broWs were brushed out and shaded with fard
indiea. This was done with leather stamp.
AS the creme and uelouti'e powder had hidden
all my veins, with blue pencil they were now
traced on my hands, arms, neck and temples.
With the same pencil line was traced under
each OF my eyes and shaded of with fresh
stamp: All this requires the eye and hand OF
'Then q front couture, with waves falling on
m1 forehead. and curly hair, thirty inches long.
falling back. was pinned on with Invisible hair
q
it around coil In the back, IL was formed with
q switch OF moderate size into q low couture,
la GrecQte. A few little waving curls were
added, falling on my neck, and behind my ears
few stray locks were drawn out and friZzed;
for, as my coifeuse said, the ears should ever
be set as 1t were in spray OF hair Then my
eyelashes were trimmed and last OF all my
nails were soaked, cut, tinted and polished, and
was supplied with set OF tOfettes deS ooIlgles
and all the cosmetics had used and cosmetic
mask. The whole cost me; you can pay
800 for an outfit IL you choose
OF course every lady who goes to the oeauti
tying bazaar does not need, nor does she take,
complete make up. 1t is astonishing what a
few touches of rouge, creme, cetOutfIae and f1rd
will DO for moderately good-looking woman,
when applied by an artistic c0i1euse. Then, a
very little additional hair, false front, and
a curl or two In the back VIII completeIy
transform the contour OF woman's head and
face.
The opening of this bazaar last Wednesday
morning was shyly ATTENDED, but I'm the after
noon the natural curiosity OF the lovely sex
which makes up the better part of humanity
got the better OF them. and the attendance was
good. The numbers have been Increasing every
day since, and IL Is safe to say that several
thousand have been In to see how women are
made beautiful before the doors of the estab-
lishment were closed yesterday evening,