The Penn's Grove record., 1882-12-23
The Pursuit of Beauty.
How wsmsn Cultivate 1t on Hygisnio Prin-
ciplss. RIingiDg Rouge to the Winds.

How Wemen Cultivate It on Hygtentc Rr1n-
eiplss. FlingiDg Rouge to the Winds.
It is now the fashion to be healthy.
1t has taken many generations of
women and Ages Of experiments with
cosmetics to convince the world that
health Is, after all. the only beautiier.
Rouge and carmins are rapidly falling
into disrepute, and are regarded as de.
funct barbarisms, whose eternal con-
domination Is the conlmon interest of
humanity. 1t must be confessed that
Louisville women will enjoy q pecu-
liar ADVANTAGE IN the abandonment of
artificial beautifers. While admit
ting that Louisville has as much fe-
male lo%veliness to the squsre inch as
any city In the United States, 1t must
also be admitted that the barbaric in
stincts OF her women have been only
too apparent in the disposition to
paint things q little too red. A woman
who "makes up" dsres not appear on
the street or elsewhere without her
war paint, and, as dispatch is
times more urgent than accuracy, her
toilet ia not always made with equal
care, and there are one or two cases on
record where carmine was mistaken
for Egyptian black, and vice versa,
and the Oriental eyebrow, which had
been her ambition, showed up in Terra
Gotta, and facial aperture that should
have represented Cupid's bow was
suggestive of nothing so much as
blackberry pie.
The woman of to-day Is ambitious
to be healthy first, because nothing Ia
dition and hat uninterrupted flow Of
animal spirits aud sparkling vivacitv
hat tell SO well in social circles as
health; and sec md. becar Sc t ,ere Is
nothing like q good digestion TO keep
old age at bay and stave off that time
&c dreaded By every woma when at
last
The hateful crow shall tread
The corners OF Der eyes.
Beluty is power !: even knowledge
comes into its presence with uncover
ed head, and no one can realize this
so fully as the woman to whom nature
has been SO chary of attractions.
Some books have recently appeared
which advocate the cultivation OF
beauty on the above sound principles,
and directions a-a given for the modus
operaDdf in all the minor details,
which finally consolidate In a brilliant
and truly enviable ensemble that Is
not only satisfactory for the time be
ing but Is warranted permanent when
once acquired. They maintain, for
instance, that all the skin wants is
leave to act, and 1t tskes care OF itself.
In the matter of baths, q plunge in ice
cold water is not recommended, as 1t
requires q n of Iron constitution
to endure il, and where a hot bath Is
used it should come before retiring, as
there Is less danger of taking cold,
and the body, being weakened by the
ablution, has need of rest. 1t is we'll
to use q flesh brush, and afterward
rinse off the soapsuds by briskly rub
bling the body with q pair of coarse
toilet gloves.
The most important part of q bath
is the drying. Every part Of the body
should be rubbed to a glowing red
, ness, using o coarse crash towel at the
! finish. If sufficient friction cannos
be given, q small amount of bay rum,
applied with the palm of the hand,
will be eficacious. Ladies who have
=, ample leisure and who lead methodi-
cal lives, take q plunge or sponge bath
three times a week, and a vapor or
sun bath every day. To facilitate this
very beneficial practice a south or
east apartment Is desirable. The
lady denudes herself, takes q seat near
the window, and takes in the warm
rays of the sun. The effect IL both
beneficial and delightful. When the
day Is sunless recourse Is had to .
vapor bath, which is equally eftica-
cious, but less agreeable. To effect
this q purgatory is imrrovised by
means Of q spirit lamp, q perforated
ottoman or willow rocker, and . large
wooden blanket, that Is tucked iound
her securely to prevent the heat from
escaping. 1t is said this cannot be
endured for more than thirty minutes
at q time, and that it SO vividly re-
calls prophesies relating to q possible
future state that it induces severe in
trospection, and is almost a effective
for devotional rs for hygienic pur-
poses.
} One of the most useful articles OF
/ the toilet is q bottle of ammonia, and
any lady who has once learned its
r value will never be without it A
few drops in the water takes the place
of the usual amount Of soap, and cleans
} out the pores of the skin as well as o
bleach will do. Wash the face with q
; fesh brush, and rub the lips we'll to
tone their col)r. 1t Is well to battle
the Eyes before putting In the spirits,
and, If 1t is desirable to increase their
brightness, this may be done by dash.
ing soapsuds into them.
Always rub the eyes in washing to-
ward the nose. Many contend that .
free use of soap turns the skin yellow,
and some go so far as to declare that q
too frequent application of water is
injudicious. Some prefer treating the
hands, neck aud face with an oint
ment of glycerine, rubbed dry with q
channels skin. This Is said to be at
tended with the most satisfactory
results, and there Is q story abroad