National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-12-31
PAINT ON THE FACE.
Can women Pnint without Detection
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inc htfhuhN OF nn EXPERIMENT..
Clara Belle writes to the Cincinnati Enquirer the
result Of an experiment as follows: Having read
several accounts nurporing totell how the writers
professional hands, ] wondered whether il was
really fact that woman's face could be so denly
made up ms to defy detection. There was only
to submit myself personally to treat
mcnt. SO | went to the foremost identifying
bazaar, In the city, the one about which | had
heard the most praise, and soon found myself In n
small private room, seated In something like n
BARRIERS chair before mirror, with female opcr
atOr. She began by making me take Oft the waist
OF my dress, and then she envcloped me in n loose
muslin wrapper Next she sh6mpooed my hair
thoroughly, and that felt cool and good, Then
she dried II with sponge, brushed 1t mp from my
neck and forehead and dressed it after the fashion
o. the period, using great deal Of sticky bando-
She WENT roR NY EYES
bathing them from liquid. which probably had
beladona IN e. for 1t enlarged the pupils and i'm.
parted brilliancy. The next operation was to
arms and shoulders, with pair of twcc2ers
Then she washed my fnce with pale. rose
eoi,9red cosmetic, which dried rapidly while she
such ms is used by actors. She put higher tint on
my cheeks, and some bright rouge on my lips aud
eyebrows, lashes, aud underneath my
eyes. The veins on my temples, were delicately
traced with light blue and, finally, was dabbed
with powder. The operation was Just what ex.
pected and / paid So for IL. 1 was also invited
TO bny the various things which the undcniably
NOulUu nNu HNch OH me- htlit my NtfNlUt
on the result is simply this: No woman can paint
without detection. Devotees Of fashion may just
~ well abandon the contrary opinion. looked
into the mirror on getting out OF the chair aud
hardly recognized myself My face was greatly
changed My eyes shone,
MY CHEERS GLowED.
and there was brightness and piqunncy tha,hnd
not been there when entered. But this mind
you, was in q somewhat dimly lighted ROOM
where the work was soitened and SHADED. Ten
minutes afterward met myself iva street mir.
ror. under the full glare Of II monday sun. Well
! was simply disguised. TIE painted surfncc
looked no more like human skin Than Il did like
sole leather; the blnc around my eyes was like
strokes of charUal. my lips had the unnatural
red OF sceTet ink, walked up to the glass and
vievva my artificial countenance with u feeling
OF repulsion. II reminded me of some execrable
portrait done i'll water colurs. i hurried into n
store and bought veil, with which covered
the Identification. l then went s,raightway
nome and scribbed my hce until every truce Of
foreign Substance wns gone. My experience con-
WINGED me Of the utter folly fpIimt us beautifcr
Tor by no possibility can 1t be put on without
showing exactly what II Is Dry powder and
mighty little of that, Is all I would advise ANY
woman to put OH her face. If nature has not i'm.
parted beauty of complexion there Is no use trying
10 make up the deficiency by artiflce. II Is far
Delter TO turn our ingenuity toward wearing our
hair becomngy. for In that direction great deal
OF comelfness may be commanded. But let pig. |
ments alone, unless you are content to be pretty |
III CHASTITY Kind OF way and ut the sacrifice of all
outward indications of warm flesh and blood"