Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-28

ARE MADE CoMELY AND REAL REALTY rs
FRIGHTENED.
al don't mind giving you point or two. If
you won't tell )" said dealer In cosmetics as he
ted THE STAR man to the back end Of his sbop
and, after winking one eye twice in confiden-
| tial way, began to disclose some of the dearest
secrets of the ladies toilet. Here is youth and
beauty in simple and condensed forms" and
he threw open a show case filed with little
fancy pasteboard boxes, some round. some
square, and all delicately tinted and done upiu
soft tissue paper, fragrant with the most delicate
OF perfume, and bearing little French labels.
"These things don't look a bit attractive in
this form, but men 60 crazy over them when
they are properly exhibited. A man will think
be is charmed by some fair enchantress, when
all the time he has simply fallen in love with
bit of French powder. This box is good for half
dozen men if properly used There IS nothing
the average man will fall in love with quicker
than little fiesh-colored powder, If put on the
ace S of a clever woman; But they don't know
myself sometimes when think Of il. It's a
good Joke Don't you think soq He-he-he A
white chalk and not know it. Tell themF Iguess
not! It's none Of my business to go telling a
man mi Look here, you fool, all that beauty may
be had at my shop for thousandth part Of
what that'n cost you. Oh, no. would not be
telling aS yeq if you hadn't come around asking
confidence, don't you see. Now you think YOU
can tell when lady paints don't you?'' he
his wei N oex xoa ean s he
| uses paint brush or a trowei But they don't
90 that now Not many of them. They don't
use paint at all. They used to use rouge and
enamel, and such things, and everybody could
see it. To paint then ranked high up in the
dared do it. Sow nine out Of ten w many w sdd
an artfncial beauty to their complexion. In
aer T II s nass they
colors. White powders were used first. and it
was thought to be all right for a lady to put
shine or THIS led to tinting and now the
beautifying of the complexion has become a
now for every complexion, aud they are SO del.
ieateiy tinted that you can't discover them on
me face The pure white powder showed very
plainly, and gave the face q CHASTITY appear
ance To correct this they tint the powder SO
as to make it exactly flesh color. They
| otf-or rather in, with a towel, and the com
plexion looks very fresh,-like roses and spring
time aasa Even young girls use it, though have
that they look much sweeter without it. But
the fact is this artificial softening of the COM
1t isn't natural. Most of them don't see any
thing else, and wouldn't appreciate it if they
did. The girl has the most beaux in the bali
room VINO applies the powder most cleverly
Another thing young ladies don't powder and
ax themselves up for balls only, They are al
at church 1t would take your breath away if
should tell you the amount OF these little deli
calely tlnted powders we sell.
Here's some brunette powder it comes
In three shade, white, pink, and brunette"
ana ana ne handed the scribe box of pow
That's new thing. Since brunettes have
come into fashion, they have been opposed to
usiDg these pink and white powders, as it took
away the olive richness of their complexion so
some Yankee compounder invented this. 1t is
al the GO. 1t Just suits the brunette COM
several different shadss one for the real eenu
Inc strawberry blonde, another for the timid
eeW-head, another for light brown hair, blue
eyes and pink cheeks, and still another for the
internediate, and SO On up to the nut brown
Spanish belle.
''Wait; don't go yet" he added. archly. as THE
STAR man turned away. az haven't showed
you all yet might as well let you into all the
secret secret But don't for the world tell anybody
half round point. When drawn across the
place where the eyebrows ought to be it makes
ana marx Just the right width and shape. They
it has been powdered. It is used to make veins
thought to be- very pretty. They come in dit
iorent shades, according to the depth the vein
alabaster temple they would be- clear G Sns an
the swarthy cheek of a brunette they would
hays brownish tinge, like that.
Ing kissing unfashiOnable,'' and he held
up little wooden tube filled with a coral
s9oiTed d paste This makes women stop
ties understand it, and then they Just
touch their cheeks together It's for the
lips. 1t makes them very tempting, but makes
the girls very coy. If you find your sweetheart
Is very shy and bashful, and won't kiss you de-.
pen0 upon II she has some of this on her lips
ihe world has greatly advanced in the
science of cosmetics. There are no more acct
dents now like there used to be. When they,
used pastes made of white lead some funny ac-
cidents happened on account of the sensitive
ness OF the lead TO acids and the like. / once
knew lady who went to a ball with her face
evening her face began TO change color getting
nrst an ashy PALE and finally dull lead color
Whlle she was chatting away gaily to an adj:
mlr1ng circle OF friends the transition took
place. The greatest CONSERVATION prevailed
They took her home at once and sent for q doc.
TOR, but the trouble was soon discovered. The
gas from the register had acted as an acid upon
the PASTE"