Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-11-21
Washington Dudcs.

He was handling some mysterious
little parcels at the toilet counter of a
fashionable drug store. '.rll twoable
You to send it to my quarters. ii You
don't mind. You'll send it ear,yp All,
thanks, awfuily" Then with a few
Mnguid strides he carried himself to
the door and strolled down the street,
throwing his heavy h%orn-handled cane
right across his path at every step.
then dexterously Jerking it away Just
in time to let himself by.
vanilla cream" said the Star man.
tossing a nickel on the marble in front
of the soda fountain. The druggist
looked amused as lie drew the water
and stood smiling at the scribe as he
disposed of it. "What is itP" asked
the scribe.
IA dude" was the reply.
20, l thought it was something the
matter with the water" and the Star
man finished his glass freed of an aw-
full suspicion.
".He's one of 'em."
"Ah!'
"What do you think he buysp You
couldn't guess" Then he went over
and whispered in the Star mans car.
..What?'
Rouge. Yes. rouge, for the checks
and lips, and face powder, too, and he
wears corsets," replied the druggist,
in a hoarse whisper. Then he pro-
ceedcd to let out some astonishing Sc
crets. ''1here arc lots of them in this
city, more than anywhere I have ever
been, and I've stood in drug stores in
most of the large cities. We sell more
cosmetics to men here than to women.
Comparatively few women in WASH
ington paint and most of them have
pretty good compilations. It's the men.
They buy all the fiji cy French pow
ders and paints. color their checks and
lips and pencil their brows. l could
stand at the door 4 few minutes with
you and point out any number who do
all this, and you a see for yourself,
if you take the trouble to notice, that
they all wear corsets. You didn't know
that? Pshaw; it's a common thing
among these fellows, who don't have
anything to do but fix themselves up to
please silly girls"
"But what kind OF fellows are they?"
asked the scribe, becoming interested
in the new discovery.
''They are mostly young men whose
fathers have made some money and
then died and left them to spend it.
Then there arc the" Here his voice
sank to a whisper.
"Do you mean to say-?" exclaimed
the scribe.
mo, no; | wouldn't tell anybody for
the world" broke in the druggist. Il
only imply it;imply it-that's the word.
OF course. it's only the young ones
None of the men who have seen service
would do such a thing. But you know
some OF these young fellows who are
on duty here and spend their time in
ladies' society get very etleminate.
suppose if We should have Il war they
would get over it-or resign. Dom
mention it, please" Then the drug.
gist became more confidential. '.Bu,
they do use lots of POWDER" and Their
he laughed at his own joke.
EYES," he continued, lit is sad tt
see how men use cosmetics. They seen
to care more about looking pretty thar
school girls do. Why, even the GIRL
themselves get ashamed of it and de
clare they n disguised and will de
pend upon long walks, cold water, ant
flannel for their compilations. and will
stop using powder OF any kind. Their,
are lots of them who never use a bit
and -fhnrn,a
The best thing for the complexion i
exercise and flannel underwear. Elan
mel stimulates the skin, brings abou
a healthy action of tho blood, which j
essential for dclicacy and clearness o
tint Frequently those who have til,
best comp!cxion bother about it most