The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-12-08
WOMAN AND HOME.
Better Health for Girls and Women
Bad Air and Bad Food.
Langtry's Beauty Analysed 80 The
Girly Girl
Fashion in Complexions---Waite Girls
in Germany.

Fashion in Complexions---Waite Girls
in Germany.
Arts Employed to Enhance the
Charms OF Modern Bellies.
Whitehall Review.
There is as much Fashion" in compilations
as there is in bonnets or boots Sometimes
nature is the mode, sometimes art just now
the latter is in the ascendant, though, as rule
only in that inferior phase which has not
reached the %concealment of art"-the point
where extremes meet and the perfection of ar
tifce presents all the appearance of artless-
ness. No one of an observant turn of mind
who is accustomed to the sight of English
maids and matrons, can deny that making up,
as at present practiced, partakes of the anna
flourish element Impossible reds and whites
grow still more impossibly red and white from
week to week under the unskilled hands of the
wearer of @false colors," who does not like to
ask for advice on so delicate subject, for,
even we're she willing to confess to the prac-
tice, the imputation of experience conveyed in
the asking for counsel might be badly received,
and would scarcely be in good taste.
The prevalent and increasing short-sighted-
ness of our times is, perhaps, partly the cause
of the excessive use of rouge and powder
The wielder of the powder puff sees herself
afar off, as it were. She knows that she
cannot judge of the effect of her COM
plexion with her face almost touching its
reflection in the glass, and standing about
yard off, she naturally accentuates her roses
and lilies in way that looks very pleasing to
her, but is rather startling to anyone with
longer sight Nor can she tone down her
rougue with the powdered hair that softened
the artificial coloring of her grandmother
when she had her day. Powder is only occa-
sionaIly worn with evening dress, and it is by
daylight that these blush reds and whites look
their worst.
On the other hand there are some women so
clever at making up their faces that one
almost feels inclined to condone the practice
In admiration of the result These are the
small minority and are likely to remain SO, for
their secret is of kind unlikely to be shared.
The closest inspection of these cleverly man
aged competitions reveals no trace of art
Notwithstanding the reticence of these
skilled artists an occasional burst of confd-
ence has revealed few of their means of
accomplishing the great end of looking pretty
"Do you often do that" said one of these
clever Ones Il matron of 81 who looked like
girl of 10, to friend who was vigorously rub
bling her cheeks with coarse towel after
plentiful application of cold water.
Eyes, every time l come III from walk, ride,
or drive. Why"
swell, no wonder you look older than you
are You are simply wearing yourself out!"
@But | must wash?"
certainly, but not like that Take leaf
out of my book; never wash your face just
before going out into the fresh air, or just
after coming in. Nothing is more injurious
to the skin. Come to the glass. Do you no
tice drawn look about your eyes and gen.
eral streakiness in the cheeks? That is the
result Of your violent assault upon your COM
plexion just now You look at this moment ten
years older than you did twenty minutes ago in
the park"
"Well, really do. looked old enough to
be your mother; but, then, you are wonderful
You always look so young and fresh!"
Because | never treat my poor face so bad
ly as you do yours use rain-water, and if l
can not get that | have the water filtered.
When l dress for dinner l always wash my
face with milk, adding just enough hot water
to make it pleasant to use. very soft sponge
rible huckaback arrangement"
Two or three years ago, lady of Oriental
parentage on her fathers side. spent q season
in London society Her complexion was
brown relieved by yellow, her features large
and irregular, but redeemed by pair Of
lovely and expressive eyes. So perfect was
her taste in dress that she always attracted
admiration wherever she went Dressed in
rich, dark browns or dullest crimsons or russets
30 that no one ever noticed muchwhat she wore,
she SO managed that suggestions and hints
no more-of brilliant amber or pomgranate
scarlet should appear just whore they i'm
parted brllllancy to her deep coloring, and
abstracted the yellow from her skin. knot
of old gold satin under the rim of her bonnet,
another at her throat, and others in among the
lace at the wrists, frightened up the other
wise subdued tinting of her costume, so that
it always looked as though it had been ex-
pressly designed for her by some great col
orist Here rouge was unnecessary. The
surroundings were arranged to suit her COM
plexion, instead of the complexion to suit the
surroundings There can be no doubt as to
which is the method which best becomes the
gentlewoman.
In addition to the disagreeable sensation of
making up, it must be remembered that the
use of some of the white powders eventually
destroys the texture of the skin, rendering it
rough and coarse. Rimmel, tie celebrated
perfumer, in his Book of Perfumes, says that
rouge, being composed of cochineal and SAT-
from, is harmless but that white cosmetics
consist occasionally of deleterious substances
which may iniure the health, He advises act
ors and actresses to choose cosmetics espec-
tally the white, with the greatest care, and
women of the world who wish to preserve the
freshness of their complexion, to observe the
following recipe Open air, rest exercise,
and cold water In another part of this pleas
ant books its author says that tchnonda a Co.'S
metic used among the Arabs, is quite inoccu-
GUS and at the same time effectual "Ihis cream
which consists of sublimated benzoin acts
upon the skin as a slight stimulant, and i'm
parts perfectly natural colors during some
hours without occasloning the Inconvenience
with which European cosmetics may justly be
reproached." 1t is well known fact that bis
muth, a white powder containing sugar of lead,
INJURIES the nerve centers when constantly en-
ployed, and occasionally causes paralysis it
self.
In getting up the eyes, nothing is injurious
that is not dropped into them. The use of kohl
or kohol is quite harmless, and, it must be
confessed, very effective when applied-as the
famous receipt for salad dressing enoins with
regard TO the vinegar-by the hand of miser.
Modern Egyptian ladies make their kohol of
smoke produced by burning almonds. A
small bag holding the bottle of kohol and a
pin with ounded point, with which to apply
1t, form part of the toilet pharaphernalia of
all the beauties of Cairo, who make the i'm
mense mistake of getting up their eyes in an
exactly similar manner, thus trying to reduce
the endless variety of nature to one common
pattern, mistake that may be accounted for
by the fact that the Arabs believe kohol to be
sovereign specific against opthalmia Their
English sisters often make the same mistake
without the same excuse. A hairpin stepped
in lampback is the usual method of darken-
ing the eyes in England, retribution following
sooner or later in the shape of total loss of
the eyelashes Eau de cologne is occasionally
dropped into the eyes, with the effect of max
ing them brighter. The operation is painful,
and it is is said that half dozen drops OF
whisky and the same quantity of eau de CO.
logle, eaten on a lump of sugar, is quite al
effective
GrumbIers Outwitted.
A well-known organ manufacturer at Brat
tleboro, vt, who employs women in his fac