The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-01

Making y Woman Beautiful.
ONE OF the most attractive establish
ments in Fourteenth Street, New York
City, is an institution for identifying
women. Few New York women need
to be told where it is. Many are init
mately acquainted with the establish
ment. 1t is probably the most popular
and successful establishment of the kind
in New York. Its proprietors have their
country and city residences, keep q car.
riage and trotting-wagon and Shetland
pony.phaeton, and have box at the
opera. The establishment which sup.
ports all this luxury is an atelier devoted
to the fine art Of making women beantl.
full. The store itself Is filled with bright
and attractive cosmetics, hair goods,
curls, wigs, switches, chignons and Or
naments for the hair. In the rear are
hairdressing and shampooing rooms,
but in the second story, which is reach.
Cd by passenger elevator, is the salon,
the sanctum sanctornm OF the art OF be-
ing made beautiful. No man is ever
permitted to enter this room. 1t is a
long, lofty apartment, the tinishings in
gold and black, and old gold. red and
bright gold. The cabinets in which the
cosmetics are kept are of black ebonizel
carved wood. with giltled 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 win.
dows are shaded with lace curtains;
those at the back are filled with stained
glass panes, and open into a conscrva-
tory, where twi,tcring canaries make
music in the perfume.laden atmosphere.
Opening into this salon are dressing
rooms, where ladies retire to have their
hair shampooed and dressed, and where
the intricate art OF making up is prac-
ticcd. This is the way the thing is done,
as described by a lady who Went through
the entire process:
After throwing off my polonaise and
having a peignoir thrown around my
shoulders, my hair was taken OF, of the
little knot into which | had twisted it
and was shampoocd. TWAS then dried
and combed up from my face and neck,
and sn'oothcd at the edges with bando-
line, applied with small fine sponge.
My eyes were then bathed with ciutr lie
luae. This is an eye tonic, and makes
the eyes exceedingly brilliant. Next,
with u magnifying-glass' in her hand,
my co!ttuse went over my face, neck,
arms and shoulders, carefully inspecting
every part, and with a pair OF fine
t~eczcrs she removed every superlluous
hair. From little box she Dipped with
4 small, fine, soft sponge a creamy,
rose.tinted cosmetic, and carefully ap-
piled it to my face, arms, hands, neck
and shoulders, rubbing and blending it
carefully and evenly over the entire sur.
face. She told ME that she used rose
tinted creme because | was pale; for
ruddy blondes white crCn,e is used; for
bruncttcs, buff tinted. There are finish
ing powders, too, in all these shades.
"Atter 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 | sup
pose is, arabbit's foot. The color was
rubbed deity into my cheeks, a little
around my eye, on my nos,rils, chin and
ears. and then my lips were tinged with
liquid vegetable, indelible rouge. Then,
with powder pnff Of swans down, she
went over the whole with a rosy-white
blending powder, brushing it off care.
fully with another puff. Now my eye.
brows were brushed out and shaded
with JayH ialicn. This was done with
i leather stamp. As the creme and
rcloutine powder had hidden all nv
veins, with a blue pencil they were now
traced on my hands, arms, neck and
With the same pencil line
was traced under each of my eyes and
shaded off with fresh stamp. All this
requires the eye and hand Of an artist.
"Then front couture, with waves
falling on my forehead, and curly hair,
thirty inches long, falling back, was
pinned on with invisible hair pins to my
own scanty cheyelure, and, twinins it
around q coil in the back, it was formed
with switch Of moderate size into a
low couture, q Ia Grccque. A few little
waving curls were added, falling on my
neck, and behind my ears a few stray
locks We're drawn out and frizzed: for,
as my cos'fsrse SAID, the ears should |
ever be set, as it were, in spray OF
hair. Then my eyelashcs were trimmed, I
and last of all my nails were soaked, +,
cut, tinted, and polished, and l was
supplied with set of toilette des bongles,
and all the cosmetics l had used and q
cosmetic mask. The whole cost me-;
you can pay 500 for an outfit if YOU
choose. "-NeW York. Sun.