The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-10-25
Beautiful COmplexiOn.

The discovery of arsenic in The remains
of the unfortunate Jennie Cramer, and the
mooted question "a 10 whether ii was adj
ministered To her or whether she had not
taken il herself for the preservation of her
remarkably white complexion. saws a New
York correspondent, has revived the ques-
,iono arsenic eating i'm this city. a chat
with one or two prominent druggists and
physicians has given me some idea of the
extent to which this pernicious and dan
yerous habit is INDUCED in.
Ii has its foundation. of course i'm the
desire Tor beauty, SO natural III every wo-
man, and how important part an OK
quisite complexion plays in the general
appearance, is recognized when We note
how easily girl wins the title of pretty,
even If her features are poor and her
dress simple, if she has a pure, soft, white
skin, that enables her 10 wear either the
colors of blonde or brunette with impuni-
", and to defy the rough caresses of the
son and wind; while another girl with
well-cut features and all the advantages of
toilet is doomed to the cruel adjective of
plain" on account of sallow or pimpled
complexion, which neither powder nor
rouge used in decent quantities can con-
ceal.
To gain what nature has denied, women
resort 10 every conceivable device, from
The use of simple lemon Juice and glycerine
up TO the elaborate compounds imported
from France, and the expensive treatment
ri the specialists who promise TO make
lilies and roses bloom on a satin smooth
skin. There are a great many Nine
Rachais on a small scale i'm New York.
and each of them has her own particular
recipe for beautifying the epidermis.
One woman has place on Fifth avenue
where she gives Roman baths of asses
milk TO her lady customers for the iriiing
sum of So each, and she has enough pat
ronage to be making money fast.
A firm on Broadway, that has the hand
soonest business pariors in the city, has
made fortune ont of peculiOr sort of
mask to he worn over the face at night
4 stout dame on Thirty third street uses
the bread and milk poultice method, and
treats her patrons in her own house. OH
ers advertise their ability 10 supply new
skin, which means that they will remove
the old one by powerful washes. The
most "toney" of these skin doctors live i'm /
elegant style and make profound mys-
terry of the lotions they employ.
Most of them are artful enough To have /
one or two young girls in attendance, gift !
ed with natural beauty of compilations, /
hnt ready TO swear that they are the result |
of madame's balm" or bloom" One of /
them who has place near Union square,
employs handsomely dressed young lady |
with brilliant complexion, To call five or !
six times day 10 thank her in the pres |
ence of fresh customers, for her new skin /
Yet in spite OF all this the only women
who have beautiful compilations are those
born with them.
To say nothing of the compounds made |
up i'm this country, and which have reaped !
fortunes for their originators, cosmetics
are imported in thousands of dollars
worth at a time throughout the year. and
many of them contain white lead and ar
senlc in such large proportions AZ to be
positively dangerous and not infrequeutlN
fatal in their results.
The worst OF experimenting with the
complexion is, that when woman begins
she finds a sort of fascination i'm il that
will not allow her To leave off, and the
country girl who begins by daubing her
forehead and chin with -four, and rubbing
her cheeks with mullen leaf as lady,
winds up with Roman baths and Partisan
otions