The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-10-19
The Woman BeauIifier.

ladies could be beautifed, if not for
ever, for blissful season, at least, and
that its treatment was delightful, Dalmy
and pleasant" prompted reporter to
call on the advertiser at one of the prin-
cipal hotels, with view of learning, il
possible, how nature can be aided by
the appliances of art. His card was an
swered with, iii see him in just min
ute." The reporter was seated in an
ante-room where several women were
impatiently waiting for an audience with
the dispenser of youthful charms. The
callers were all beyond the budding
period. One OF them was old enough
to be studying decorative art for the
next world. She was an illustration of
the cynical remark that "the last sigh of
the dying woman is not SO much for the
loss of life as the loss of her beauty
Another woman who seemed over jubi.
liant at the promise of future youthful
appearance and beauty, went out of the
room, saying: ''I'll return tomorrow,
rain or shine. Ii I'm living woman to-
morrow I'll come back" AS the weather
indications were fair and she seemed IN
good health, it is probable that she made
another call.
The reporter was ushered into the
presence of the embalmcr. She was
plainly and simply dressed in white
which added to the beauty of her
smooth, mArble-like complexion. The
reporter stated his business, and she be-
gan with:
81 have great many callers; the ma
iority are ladies over thirty years of age,
but great many old bachelors and
young gentlemen also come. The young
men generally give a fictitious name; the
old bachelors do rot seem to be afraid Of
anything, give their right names, pay
literally and recommend their acquaint-
ances to come. A bachelor in Boston
gave me fifty dollars to take the wrinkles
out of his face, when my charge is only
three dollars trea ,ment."
"How is this effected, and does your
treatment conceal age?"
Eyes; I can take bachelor of fifty
years, with crows feet under his eyes,
and in three or four months the crows
feet will be gone and he will not look to
be over thirty. 1 treat the face once a
week; this fine white powder is rubbed
into the wrinkles, and the agreeable
change is effected"
"Of course the same treatment is ap-
piled to ladies?"
"Oh, yes; the majority of the ladies
come here to have those horrid crows
feet removed. Nothing worries lady
so much as increasing signs of aging.
But great many, who are really pretty,
wish to be made even more so. The i'm
provement of beauty is laudable de-
sire, Just the same as fine dressing, and
ladies should not be censnred for en-
deavoring to make themselves more at
tractive. One lady came in yes erday-
she was as pretty as she could be. L
frankly told her that she was pretty
enough, and that could not improve
her. She went away smiling and seemed
Just as delighted as if had improved
her complexion"
"Do the ladies express any fear when
being treated?"
"Some wish to know whether the i'm
provement will be lasting, and ask a
thousand and one questions as to the
ultimate effect of the treatment. as
sure them that I use no cosmetics;
nothing that will iniure the skin or the
health; and 50 eager are they to have
their compilations improved that l be-
lieve they would run the risk of losing
what beauty they possessed, had my
preparations such effect. But such is
not the case"
''Do use my own treatment? Yes;
/ once had freckles on my forehead.
Do you see any there now? put on a
preparation that took the outer skin of.
and when it grew over the freckles were
gone. l had, to remain il the house
three or four days, and did nothing but
walk, wringing my hands in agony.
What will woman not suffer for her
beauty" There being no answer she
continued There is nothing of any
value gained in this world without labor
and suffering, and as beauty is woman's
chief distinction, she values it above
other gifts of nature, and will use all
possible arts to enhance or make it du-
rable. Do you know more than half of
our physicians owe their success to some
cosmetic VI wash for the complexion
more than to their skill or medicine? 1
do not say that cosmetics are in every
case injurious to the complexion, yet
feel positive that there are applications
based on scientific principles that might
be used benefcially. thus discarding all
artificial MEANS"
At this moment card was handed to
Mile Marie, and she smiled patroniz-
ingly as she said, "In moment" The
reporter took in the situation and smile
at glance, and, with thanks for the in
terview, bowed himself from her pres.
ence.-[N. Y. Tribune.
WOman's OppOrtun ".