The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-06-30
Moustached Girls.

eyes," said the professor, to report
er of the ST. Louis Post Dispatch, when
asked about the frequency of such cas-.
es, t'there are number of ladies so af-
ficted. The trouble usually occurs in
women who are of dark complexion,
and more frequently in middle-age than
in youth. When you see dark woman,
with large bushy eyebrows, which near
" grow together, you may be pretty
sure that she can grow an imperial if
she will only take the necessary pains.
Hirsute adornments are not so frequent
in young women, although they some
times occur. A girl often has heavy
growth of down upon the upper lip or
the chin. 1t annoys her, and she keeps
feeling it and pulling it continually.
Perhaps she endeavors to clip it with a
scissors, or, in some cases to shave it
away. The result is heavier growth
the next time, which becomes so prom
inent that it must be removed. The
most frequent place where the hair
makes its appearance is on the upper
lip or chin, although it sometimes ap-
pears on the side of the face, and even
on the throat. As a general thing, /
believe that those bearded women which
are advertised by shows are frauds, but
in the course of my practice have seen
more than one woman who could raise
a heavy beard if she only wished to cul-
tivate it" all se-1e q
''Do many women shaver" st,..
''Why, yes, a great many more than
is generally supposed. They hide the
traces that the shaving leaves with
heavy doses of powder and plaster.
Whenever you see lady, especially if
she be middle-aged, and more especial
ly if she be dark-featurcd, wearing q
heavy coating of lily white, one of the
conclusions is that she has been shaw
ing, although it is not the only infer
ence One thing is certain, Il lady who
shaves must use powder in large guam
titles, and there are many ladies who
shave"
..Is this facial decoration easily re-
mOvede" a 81
s'No, it is not. All the books recon-
mend depilatories, but these are usually
of littlo service. They are composed
mainly of quick lime and Orpient, which
is q preparation of arsenic, and the on
ly effect is to cut off the hair to the sur
face of the skin, leaving the root intact
to grow again. There is also another
mode of treatment, but it is so slow and
painful. and requires the aid of 50
skilled an operator, that it is seldom
used. In this latter, which is known as
the electric method, the patient sits in
a chair, holding in her right hand q
sponge which is connected with the
negative pole of an electric battery.
The operator holds needle or fine
wire, which is connected with the posi-
tive pole, and this he thrusts with a
quick motion down into each cell or
foltice, thus destroying the root Every
time the needle touches the skin q Sc
we're shock is caused. which will cause
q nervous patient to scream out with
pain, and, If the operator is bungler,,
or if his nerve is not very steady, he
will miss his mark and cause more in
tense agony. Not more than one, or at
most two, dozen hairs can be attended
to at one sitting-indeed." very few pa
tients can sit for one-fourth of the last
number-and hence you viii sec that
the operation is extremely painful.
Sometimes women attempt to operate
upon themselves. They heat needles
and endeavor to introduce them into
the capillary cells. The usual result is ,
that the carbon. which accumulates in
tho needle during heating, is imbedded
in the epidermis, or underskin.. and q
first-class case of tattooing is the result.
Then. again, many ladies use acid for
the purpose. and permanently scar their
face. Others remove the hair With
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