Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-06-24

The Evils Of Spelling Cheeks and compilations
10y Cosmetics.

byCoSmeticS.
1 was, the other day, guide and philos-
opher TO a fresh young Britisher, just
from oxford, writes correspondent Of
The Sacramento Bee
Now | said, declare 10 me that there
are no girls in the world, so far as your
observation has extended, as lovely as our
San Francisco females
My friend replied: Yes, you have ex-
ceedingly beautiful girls, but they make
up too much"
l knew he was right, so l could make no
defense. Why will our girls fall into this
glazing errory Women array themselves
in their prettiest manners 20 make them
selves attractive TO the other sex. But if
their intention is TO look fair and sweet
in the eyes of man, why do not they dis
play more wisdom in their make up:
And why do they makeup at all! l
should dearly like to PROFOUND this ques-
tion to some intelligent woman some
pretty woman who makes-up and ask her
why she does it, And / should say to her:
Your checks have the tinge of the rose,
most pleasant 10 gaze upon; your com
pleXion suggests TO me the transparency
of the seashell; your hair is fine. siken
and luxurious; your neck white ms the
"snowdrift;" and your bust lacks nothing
of grace and symmetry. Now, why do
you make up:n
She would reply, l suppose; Because
other women do ii, and because the men
seem to like it, l had gone thus far in
my philosophizing when my Oxford friend
interrupted me. There is where your
pretty women make the mistake" lac said.
4.,II
and sallow, whose eyes lack luster, and lip
color bust symmetry, and cheek rounded
softness, finds art a necessity. and has
an apology for making, up
Certainly" said l, land TO these un-
fortunates we say: Do your best, We
know you are painted and padded, and
we confess We should not like to gaze up
oe you in he morning before your toilet
is made and while nature was resenting
the liberties you have taken with her.
But the other, TO whom nature has been
so generous, the rosy, dimpled, satin
skinned woman, whose beauty is highten-
ed by balmy sleep, needs no powder nor
rouge pot to enhance her loneliness.
Then why viii they do it.. They do not
like II. They rail against il. They con
denim in violent terms the women who
practice it. They call them hard names
walking studios and whited sepulchers.
l can only assume that women commit
this sin against health and beauty simply
from force of habit"
~ remember a case in point said my
friend. 81 was a guest at an English
country house last SIMMER. it was cram
med full, for the host was jolly fellow
notorious for filling his place with good
sportsmen and pretty women. One Of
the ladies, who had fine natural com
plexion, occupied a room with a girl to
whom powder, rouge, cosmetics, and face
washes of many names had long been a
necessity. The first morning they en-
tered the breakfast room, arm in arm, in
| that winning conhding manner young
girls like to assume toward one another.
The face of one glowed with q health
full flush, bnt the cheeks of the other
showed too plainly the trace of rouge
and powder. The contrast was most
pleasing. ) drive was proposed after
breakfast, and soon, alas sharp north
wind ruined the made-up complexion.
while IT lent an additional charm 10 the
face that had known nothing but cold
water al the toilet. / noticed with dis
may ON the next day that my natural girl
had put on quite little powder 10 tone
down her bushes, but l hoped the evil
would go no further The next day
there was more powder, and q touch of
some dark stuff under the eyelijs and a
suspicion of rouge on the cheeks. When
the week had passed il was n toss up
which of these two young ladies made
the most extensive display of cosmetics.
l never saw a stronger instance of the
contaminating influence of evil COM
muuications."
'What do you think of our banged
hair." / asked "That fashion / think was
set by our English cousins"
Banged hair is an abomiuatiOn.' re-
replied my companiyn, holly; "butit pre-
walls only among our very young girls. 1t
must have been instituted by some dame
who had an unsightly scar upon her fore
head, and to whom the happy thought
occurred of following the fashion of the
squaws. Girls with banged hair should
be ostracised. Young men should form
clubs 10 protest against them, and should
refuse TO dance or hirt with any girl
idiotic enough to this vile fashion.
Nothing but intelligent, determined and
united effort will prevent the gentle sex
from becoming hopelessly idiOtic in these
matters, and / look anxiously forward for
the advent of the reformer who will step
boldly to the front and tell these neon
sistent creatures that if they want lovers
and husbands they must keep within the
bounds of ordinary taste and common
sense"