Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-01
Men Who Paint and Powder.
NeiU YORK Sun.


There are men in, New York who
paint and powder. The number is
small, but they exist, if the statements
of druggists, BARRIERS and dealers in toilet
preparations are to DE trusted. They
are usually young men not of the highest
fashion, and are to be found occasionally
IN the Hobbies of theatres, or speaking
English at the French balls. The prac-
tlce began a few years ago, and has not
fourished. The custom of banging the
hair among men, on the other hand
grew very rapidly. Capoul, the tenor,
gave it impetus, and now in almost any
assembly frequented by the wellto-do
youth of the city there are one or more
mems heads with banged hair. A drug
gist of this city, in speaking on the sub
iect, said:
eve sell many bottles of cosmetics,
blooms, lily whites, and the like to men,
and the inference is that they buy for
their wives or sisters, but in some in
stances they unquestionably buy for
themselves 1t doesn't need practiced
eye to tell this The effect on the face is
easily discernible"
Speaking of cosmetics, are any of
them absolutely harmless2"
81 could not recommend single one,
conscienti0usly. They all contain ingre-
dents more or less injurious, and should
not be used with any frequency"
A barber, whose place is near Twenty
third street, and who counts many young
men about town among his customers,
said: 1.-The desire to look beautiful is
about as strong in an idle young man as
it is in an idle young woman. Many of
my customers have no end of trouble IN
fixing themselves up. sell good deal
in the way of liquid cosmetics, though
nothing like lily white or pearl wash.
Young fellows will come here twice q
day to have their faces we'll rubbed with
a mixture of bay rum, glycerine, and
several other fluids, which has smooth.
ing effect on the skin. They come osten
| siblY to be shaved in the morning, and tC
have their hair dressed at night, but they
really want their faces attended to.
They often say: Put little powder on
my chin, it looks so black but if you
put little powder all over the face, and
then smooth it down, and make feint
of rubbing it off with a towel, they're
sure to come again"
There is quite house in Fourteenth
street devoted entirely, according to its
many signs, "to the Identification of the
person" The reporter climbed to the
second floor, opened glass door, and
found himself in small reception room.
A girl was addressing circulars at a Ia
BILE. Her complexion was decidedly bad
Perhaps, however, she is only subject
Again, she may be result.
"What did you wish, sir?" she asked.
fDo YOU do up mems faces?"
ooh, yes" with a critical look; 'I'll
call madame" Madame came and the
reporter stated his errand. She thought
a moment and then said: 81 see no Iea-
son why gentleman should not improve
his complexion. / have seven regular
male customers. Two of them come
three times week and have their nails
| and hair attended to, besides their face .
what do you do to the face?"
First we use a stringent lotion with
considerable camphor in it, which takes
| the natural oil out of the face. Then
we remove the blemishes Moles are
taken out with a preparation, Of iron.
Then we build the complexion up with
-" and she went on to give list of
connections.
"What kind of men are these, mad
ame3"
"Oh," said she, they're nice young
men; quite nice"