The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-07-03
WHOLE NO. 834
PAINT AND POWDER.
INTERESTING INTERVIEW WITH A
DEALER IN COSMETICS.
Friehtful Prevalenee of Painting and
Powdering Among New York Women
Kids Grease, "Biank de PurruI,"
Rose Gore, Moonlight Languor."
New York Cor. Chicago Tribune.1

~~SS ~oA~S &AooA&hs A~1hBuoAs
New York Cor. Chicago Tribunel
don't suppose any one but the dealers in
these goods have the faintest conception Of
this quantities Of cosmetic that ara sold in
New York. II you walk down Fourteenth
street on a bright. sunshiny day you will
see such n number OF chalky faced, rosy
checked, cherry Tipped, black-eyebrowed
women OF all ages, kinds, and conditions as
will really startls you. II in addition you
notice the shop-windows on the same street
you will observe in at least every other
one the glowing advertisement Of some
cream. or powder, or liquid: and should
you have any modest desire to return TO
your family without the marks OF a single
handed combat on your person you will be
laden with books circulars, cards, and all
the 800 devices for bringing to your notice
the merits Of the three or four dozen aids to
beauty.
Not only the women in the street are red
with tho bloom of lake and carmine, and
white with the ghastly whiteness Of lead
and chalk, but nearly every shop-girl, from
the half-starved, poorly dressed little Great
ure who measures out tape at IS a week to
the young woman in the cloak department
WuOSe IOTtuuo, Wno IFIoS
garments on ut very good salary, it is the
exception and not the rule to find one with
out some kind of cosmetic on her face On
Broadway the same display Of paint and
powder Is seen, little toned down and q
avenue. where the Murray hill bellies prom
enade and the gentle dudes take their daily
constitutional it is procession Of painted
fo aIhaif hara ha labor is
not only of love but of infinite patience and
pains, and the materials used only the finest
imported cosmetics, many Of them, accord
ing to the importers, made from the FORM
ulas used in preparing the preparations for
the late Empress Eugene. whose beautiful
face, as all the world knows. was work of
art
The other day I went into o cosmetic shop
with d friend who promised to stand by me
to the bitter end. announced that had
come literally to throw myself on to the
sympathetic neck Of the author Of "Would
you be beautiful and to ask humbly for
the means of turning time backward some
twenty or more odd years, II the thing were
not impracticable. was assured the con-
trary was the case, and was told in a per-
fectly solemn manner OF the metamorpkosis
of q lady Of So who came to the "bazar" O
week or so previous, aged, weary, and for
lorn, and who left it so rejuvenated no ono
would have thought her more than 20, or
seeing the look Of mirthful increduiity on
our faces impossible to reprsss) perhaps
25." 1t was quite evident the proprietor of
the establishment had settled our areju-
venating" in her own mind, and only on
hearing her distinctly given orders to shave
the makeup taken to Nos Sand A. did /
venture to object to such a summary pro-
ceeding, insisting that we had an engage
ment and only wished to know how the
youth restoring and beautifying process was
effected.
This remark had distinctly cooling effect
on our enthusiastic saleslady, whose voice
lost all its former sweetness as she asked:
"Do you want anything. or have you just
come in to ask questionsr Thus cornered,
we answered we should like to SEQ the cos
metics necessary to effect the changes de-
scribed in the pamphlet and wore shown the
following-with running explanation
something like this: snow first Of all you
want TO wash your face OF with this here
liquid, and don't never on no account use no
water on your facs OF neck-it ruins the
skin. See my facet amt touched
no water to 1t for moren five
years" Its appearance fully war
ranted this remark) "Rub this in
good with rag; then you take No. 2, this
here In this little box; its made Of the grease
Of young kids-same as You make kid-gioyes
out Of their skins-and it's the most elegant
preparation for the skin that ever was.
You just rub 1t right in; don't use too much
and don't use too little; then you take
sponge and dip 1t into this Spanish rose gore
and gently moisten tho lips, So" demon
strating on the mouth Of an unfortunate lit
tie apprentice whom she had waylaid at the
beginning Of tho practical test Of the various
acids, "and on the cheeks-so Always be
sure to put little just under the eyes; it's
more natural. SO. Keep still, Sadie, Thea
%, yes, forgot; you want to put a little
around each nostril-do keep still, Sadie"
At this juncture Sadie looked like moth
ing on the face of the earth, and 1t was only
by the most strenuous efforts we refrainei
from the desire to laugh, which was every
moment increasing. "Next you take this
here Injun fard d-some call 1t Fardy Indy
Ann-that's the French for it-but just
call 1t by its American name, Injun fard,
and you put little line right here under
each eyelid, Keep still, Sadie-no, ! won't
each eyebrow, 50, and now you're ready for
the blanc de perle-(our friend pronounced
1t blanck de purrul) Now this Is just SIM
ply grand, it's just the most elegant prepa-
ration In the market; we sell gallons o. 1t.
It's made right here in our cellar. You put
It on with little sponge, 90. Keep
still, Sadie II you don't stop scroog-
Ing that way III tell Miss Slab, and you'll
SOC what you'll get" "But won't
the red and the black all mix in with this
cremep Iasksd. "Oh, indeed; tho Spanish
rose gore and the Injun fard Is both indeli-
let the blank dc purrul dry pretty near out.
then you takes some Of our golden velvet
powder and dust lightly over the face and
neck, and-Sadie, will You stand still so
these ladies can ses." @Is that all" /
asked. "Yes'm, unless you want to put
some Of the moonlight languor In your eyes
just q drop or two In each-it win give
you the most lovely expression Of the eyes,
real Turkish; here Sadie, open your eyes
and hold back your head"-but we protested
against this last barbarity and were quite
satisfied as to the certainty of "these here
cosmetics changing lady's face so her own
mother wouldn't hardly know her."
Every hsirdresser, chemist and perfumer
sells hundreds Of bottles Of these liquid
creams Of 100 different names. Many OF the
dry goods shops have counter for soaps,
perfumes, etc, and Invariably with them
one sees the cosmetics in bold array. Even
the large grocers keep cosmetics regularly
for sale and the-s Is no longer any attempt
at secrecy in buying them. A few years ago.
unless a woman were an actre Is-.in which
case she invariably stated the fact and that
she wanted the cosmetics for stage use-all