The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-01-08

the result. These are the small mi
nority. and are likely TO remain 30, tor
their secret il Of kind unlikely to be
shared. The closest inspection OF these
cleverly managed compilations reveals
no trace of art
Notwithstanding the reticence OF
these skilled artists, an occasional
burst of confidence has revealed n
few of their means of accomplish
ing the great end OF looking
pretty. "Do you often do that?" said
one of these clever ones. a matron of
81, who looked like girl of -, to q
friend who was vigorously rubbing her
cheeks with a coarse towel after
plentiful application of cold water.
"Yes, every time l come from
walk, ride, or drive. Why?"
We'll, no wonder you look older
than you are. You ire simply wearing
your face out!"
"But must wash ?"
Certainly, but not like that. Take
q leaf out of my book never wash your
face just. before going out into the air,
or just after coming in. Nothing is
more injurious to the skin. Come to
the glass. Do you notice drawn look
about your eyes and general streak
mess in the cheeks? That is the re-
suit of your violen; assault upon your
complexion just now. You look at this
moment ten years older than you did
twenty minutes ago in the park"
well. really do. look old enough
to be your mother; but, then, you are
wonderful. You always look SO young
and freshl"
Because never treat my poor face
SO badly as you do yours. l use rain
water, and if cannot get that have
the water filtered. When dress for
dinner always wash my face with milk,
adding just enough of hot water to
make it pleasant to use. A very soft
sponge and very fine towel take the
place of your terrible huckaback ar
rangement."
Two or three years ago lady of ORR
entail parentage on her fathers side
spent a season in London society. Her
complexion was brown relieved by yell
low. 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, so that no one ever noticed
much what she wore, she so managed
that suggestions and hints no more
of brilliant amber or pomegranate scar
let should appear just where they i'm
part brilliancy to her deep coloring, and
abstract all the yellow from her skin.
A knot of old-gold satin under the rim
of her bonnet, another at her throat,
and others in among the lace at her
wrists, frightened up the otherwise SUBJ
dued tinting Of her costume, so that it
always looked as though it had been de-
signed expressly for her by some great
colorist. Here rouge was unnecessary.
The surroundings were arranged to suit
| the complexion, instead of the COM
plexion to suit the surroundings. There
can be no doubt rs to which is the
method which best becomes the gentle
woman.
In addition to the disagreeable SEN
sation of making up, it must be remem-
bered that the use of some of the white
powders eventually destroys the texture
of the skin, rendering it rough and
course. Rimmel, the celebrated per-
fumer, in his "Book of Perfumes" says
that rouge, being composed of cochineal
and saffron, is harmless, but that
white cosmetics consist occasion
ally of deleterious substances
which may injure the health. He adj
vises actors and actresses to chose cos
metics, especially the white, with the
greatest care, and women of the world,
who wish to preserve the freshness of
their complexion, to observe the follow
ing recipe: Open air, rest, exercise,
and cold water. In another part Of
this pleasant book its author says that
schonada, q cosmetic used among the
Arabs, is quite innocuous, and at the
same time effectual. This cream,
which consists of sublimated benzoin,
acts upon the skin as slight stimu-
liant, and imparts perfectly natural col
ors during some hours without occa-
sioning the inconvenience with which
European cosmetics may justly b, re-
preached" 1t is well-known fact tina
bismuth, white powder containing
sugar of lead, Injuries the nerve centers
when constantly employed, and occa-
sionally causes paralysis itself.
In getting up the eyes, nothing is in
furious that is not dropped into them.
The use OF kohl or kohol is quite harm
less, and, it must be confessed, very
effective, when applied-as the famous
recipe for salad-dressing enjoins with
regard to the vinegar-by the hand of
miser. Modern Egyptian ladies make
their kohol of the smoke produced by
burning Almonds A small bag holding
the bottle of kohol, and q pin with
rounded point with which to apply it,
form part of the toilet paraphernalia
of all the beauties of Cairo, who make
the immense mistake Of getting up
their eyes in an exactly similar manner,
thus trying to reduce the endless va
riety 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 oph-
thalmia. Their English sisters often
make the same mistake without the
same excuse. A bairpin stepped in
lampblack is the usual method of dark
ening the eyes in England, retribution