New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-12
SOME or THE SECRETS OF BE1UTE.

SOME or THE SECRETS OF BE1UTK.
from The Whitehall Perie,r
There l. as much q "fashiOn IN cOmpex!Ons az
there l. in bonncts OF boots. Sometimes nature IS
the mode Sometimes art. Just now the litter is IN
tic ascendant though, as rule. only Ia that n
feriOt Phase which mas not reached the " CONCEAL
ment OF art the point where extremes meet and
the perfection Of ariIhce presents all the appear
ance o. aItlessness 10 one OF an oo5eryaIt TURN
OF mind w.D Is accustomed 10 the s.gAt Oh English
maids and matrOns, can deny that making up. as at
present pTaCtlsed partakes Of the aWateursl ele-
ment. Impossible reds and whites grow still moro
fupossibly red and white from week to week
under the unssilled hands OF the weaTer Of %2lse
COi0rs' who does not Ike TO ask ,Or advice on 20
delicate a subject fer even were she willing 10 con-
fess to the practice the imputaton OF experience
conveyed in the asking for counsel might DC badly
received and would scarcely be IN good taste.
The prevalent and increasing slOrt-s. slte.uess VI
our times i. perhaps. partly tho cause OF the eX
cessive use of rouge and powder The wleder or
the powder pun sees her-e.f altar OF, a d. we're.
she knows that she cannot judge o.. tue eitect OF
her complexion with her facC almost touching It's
reflection in the glass. and standing about yard
Of she naturally acceutuaies heI roses ana lilies n
q way that looks very pleasing 10 her, but IS
rather startling 10 anyone with longer sight.
Nor can sue tone down her rJu-e with tne pow
dered hair that softenel the artificial co.Orng Of
her grandmother when She had her day. Powder
u only occasionally worn with evening dress, aud
il is By daylight that these dreadful blush reds
and whites Toe their worst
on the otner hand there are some women 50
clever a malHng.up their faces that one almost
feels inclined to condone the practice 10 aanl.ra-
t.Ou OF the result. These are the small minority
and are likely remain SC, tor theII secret Is OF
kind unlikely 20 be shared. The closest inspection
OF these cleverly managed compilations reveals
notwithstanding tho re-icence Of these skilled
artists an occasional burst Of confidence Las re-
veaed a few OF their means Of accomplishing the
great end OF looking pretty. " DO you often DO
that 80 SAID one of these clever ones. u3trou or
thirty-sevcn VINO looked like erl of n'reteen.
to a friend who was vigorously rubbing nrf cheeks
"a
cold water.
Yes every time l come in from walk Tide,
aWeIi no wonder you look older than yos IRE.
You are simply wearing your face OUT
Bat must wash 7
my book never wash your face just before going
ont into the fresh air, or just after coming lu.
Nothing is more injurious 20 Jne skin Come 10
the glass D. yOu notice a drawn look about your
eyes ana o general stIcaklnes- - tie CHECKS IAag
is the resi- t VI yor VIC eut assault upDn your COM
pleEion just now. lou look NJ this moment ten
years Old than you did twenty minutes ago N mo
g Well. really 10. I look old enough to be your
mother bat. t-en, y0u are wonderful. You always
look so young and lrcsh.'
Because never treat my poor face 90 badly as
you do yours Use Iain-"ater, ara D. cannot
rc5 that / have the water uttered When dress
.or ilinler / always wash my Iace WIN MILK,
adding Just enough hot water To make 90 pleasant
80 usc. A very SOFT sponge and very Ale towel
uaSo the D.ace OF sour terrible huci25ack AZ
Two Or thee years ago % Lady of Oriental par-
entlge on her latu.rs sIe, spent season iu Lou-
don SO ETY. Her complexion was brown relieved
br yellow, her lea,utes large and irgegular. Tut
redeemed hy palr ri lovely and expressive eyes.
So perfect was her taste IN dress that sic always
attracted admiration wherever she 81 Mt Dr,ssedin
itch dark browns or dul.ost CIm>Oas or russcis -
that no one ever nollcrl much what size wore she 20
managed tlat SUI -tstl0u- ana hu's-no mnlr-ot
brilliant amber or pOmearauate scarlet should
appear Just where they impaired hrIlusucy 90 her
deep col0r.ng ana ab,trac- all the yellow IRON
her skin. \ knot OF Old gold satin under me rim
of her bonnet another q. her throat, ana others m
among the Lace az hcr wrists bugnUened ND tho
otherwise sublurt timing on her cJStumm". 50
that 10 always looked as though % had been de-
signed expressly for her by some reat coorst Here
rou-e was uLuece--ary. Tie surroundings were
arraa gcd 10 suit tue cOnipl aXOu. instead OF the
complexion 20 suit the surroundings. ~ mere can
d. no d0ub. as 90 which is the method which best
beCOWtT the geDtl woman
In addition 20 the dls2greo3bic sensation o. max
iugup. Il must be remembered that tie Of some
OF the white powders eventually DESTROYS the tex
turc OF the SKIP rendering 10 rough and coarse.
Elmmel, the celebrated pertumer, IN his Book of
Perfumes says thar rouge being composed OF cochl-
neal and saffron Il, harm ess bug that white cosnet-
jos consist occasionally of deieterlu Us substances
which may inIure the health. He advises actors
and &ctre~ie 10 choose cosmetics, especially ire
white, with the greatest care, and women Of the
world, who wish 80 preserve the lrcsuucs, OF their
complexion, 20 observe the following recipe -
Open air. rest, exercise. and cold water. In
another part of this pleasant book It's author says
that sciHoEaa. cosLetlc used among the Arabs ~
quite mucous and &c the same tine eiiectu1l.
This cream. which consists OF sublmated benzoin,
acts upon the skin slight stlnUltnt. and I'M
parts perfectly natural cOlOrS during some hours
without occas i0ning the Inconvenience with which
EurOpean cosmetics may Justly De reprOached.' IL
isa well known tact that bismuth. q white pow
der containing sugar OF lead. Injuries the nerve
centres when constantly employed and OCCASION
ally causes paralysis itself.
In getting up the eyes, nothing is injurious that
is not dropped into them. The use OF Kohl or k0b0I
is quite harmless, and, 10 must be confessed. very
elective, when applied AS the famous recipe for
sal eislug euJOIns with regard 20 the vinegar
by the hand Of D miscT. Modern Egyptian ladies
make theT k0sOl Of the smoke produced by burning
almonds. A small bag holding the bottle OF kOhol,
and pin. with rounded point, with which 70
apply il, form part OF the toilette paIaphernaa
OF all the beauties of Cairo. who make tine iw-
men3e mistake of getting up their eyes m an eXctly
similar manner, thus trying to reduce tho
endless varicty.ot mature to one common pattern
mistake that may be accounted for by the tact that
the Arabs believe kOh0t TO be sovereign specific
against ophthalnsa. Their English sisters often
make the same mistake without the same excuse.
hairpin stepped IN lampblack is the usual method
OF darkennlg the eyes IN England, retrbution fol-
loving aer later the shape OF total loss OF
the eyeashes. Eau de Cologne Is occasionally
dropped into the eyes, with the effect OF max
it Is said that half a-dozen drops OF whiskey and
the same quantity of eau de Cologne, eaten on
lump of sugar is quite as ehectlye.