The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-09-16
now TO BE BEAUTIFUL.
Tho secret of the Empress Eugenie's Per-
pctual Youth.

mirror, and "A chair, the artist In COM
plexions begins her task by remarking:
"Ah, madame, you have not taken
care of your face. See, you have little
crows feet round your eyes. The skin
is dry and harsh; you have no color in
particular.
"Yes," looking in the glass. "You
have poor subject to operate on"
"You shall see in one hour how
pretty / shall make you. You will not
know yourself" said the young woman,
tying towel about the patients
shoulders, then gently washing her
face with soft water and an amber
colored soap in which there is no
alkaline, and rubbing it with a fine
towel.
Confess, madamel Have you not
used the powders and stuffs sold in the
shops to improve your complexion?"
Certainly, face powders-such as
all women use"
ooh, it is shameful, wicked, TO sell
these balms and powders. They are
full of mercury, that is absorbed by the
blood, and that eventually gets into
the bones. Let me show you how a
drop of ammonia will turn a teaspoon
full of famous balm black in q mo-
ment."
The artist poured the material in
question into saucer, added the am
monia, and it became Jet black in
stantly.
The patients face being dry, the art
ist proceeded with her manipulation.
Wetting a sponge with preparation
called "Mama Dura," a white, creamy
substance, she applied it to the face.
neck and ears of the subject, who asked
meekly if this was the famous prepara-
tion invented by Eugene or Nine.
Jumel
"This is Nine. Jumel's recipe. 1t is
intended as face-wash for the night,
to soften and Written the skin and to
remove wrinkles and discolorations.
After washing your face, ON retiring
cover it with Mama Dura,' and then
put on our beauty mask" Here the
artist produced white cloth mask
lined with white cotton flannel.
ooh, | cannot breathe!" said the pa
tient, putting it on for moment.
That Is nervousness. You would
soon become accustomed to it. Thou
sands of women use the toilet mask.
Jumel had beautiful complexion to
the day of her death, and she was very
old when she died She used this
cream to keep her Youthful in appear
ance. Old men will tell you how daz-
Zlingly fair she was to the very end of
her life. 1t is perfectly harmless, and
removes all crows feet, so vexatious
and enduring under any other treat
ment"
The artist poured few drops of the
Dura in saucer, adding a drop of
ammonia. The substance .,remained
white. A greenish white paste was then
laid about the patients mouth, the ar
fist saying MS she used it:
This is to take away superfiuous
hair. You have deli, ate little beard
coming, madame, and hair on q woman's
face is so ugly. This paste must dry,
so L shall amuse you meanwhile by tell
ing you something. Ask some ques-
tions if you like.
DO many women of responsibility
come here for this sort of thing?" said
the patient.
well, madame, you would be aston
ished to see how many come for reg
ular treatment of the complexion and
to learn their social standing. And
why not? Is there any harm in a wom-
ans desire to look as we'll as possible?
Does she not use every art of dress to
consummate her elegance of form?
Why not beautify her face, her hair,
her hands, and feet?"
But nature when unadorned, etc. "
90, | don't believe in that sentiment
at all. Art is often more attractive
than nature, and more complete.
Painters make sketches of nature, and
combine the best of them in pictures
but the 'Kusma is dry and / will wipe
it Off :"
The little hairs round the mouth
and chin were gone. leaving the skin as
smooth as that of newborn babe.
Then soft linen cloth removed the
shiny traces of the "Dura."
Madame, you are now as though
you had wakened in the morning.
Battle your eyes and your month, but
don't use soap. There, / am ready for
you. See how much softer your face
looks"
Here she produced pure white liq-
uid and slowly applied it to the face
giving it pale, delicate tint.
This is Eugenie's secret OF beauty;
we purchase it from her, and now send
it all over the civilized portions of the
globe"
Next, little sponge wet with Ex-
tract of Rose was touched to the cheeks
near the eyes, the lower part of the
chin and the lobes of the ears, giving
a subdued but exquisite coloring. A
pencil dipped in Indian Fard" was
passed over the eyebrows and the eye
lashes.
"Ah, now look at youself-you are
ten years younger in appearance, mad
anne. l can tell you of actresses who
woe their beauty to me. Langtry has
just sent on an order for my white
cream. She came here regularly when
in New York for treatment for her
complexion. Lillian Russell, Minnie
Palmer, and other noted women of the
stage have aud are doing the same. ~
Ne,C York Morning Journal.
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