Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-10-23
ANNAPOLIS, Nd SATURDAY EVENING" OCTOBER %, 1886.
NO MORE SLACK EYES
a Plttsbarg Doctor Finds Way 70 Con.
ceal the Traces OF Biow.


4 have treated, said the doctor, ~as
many as twenty-five persons recently
for this distressing afiiiction. All Ct
them were anxious, Of course. to get rid
of the signs of the conflict and in one
or two cases it was Of vital importance
that the blackress Of the bruise should
be obliterated at once That set me to
thinking, and as possessed liking for
painting in oils called in my knowl-
edge in that line to aid me. Now, I'll
show You practically what, rs result,
my treatment IS.
Then the doctor brought out a little
wooden box full of oil-color tubes. Out
Of scores Of tubes he selected four.
They contained silver white, burnt
lumber. Naples yellow, and vermillion.
From each tube he squeezed out little
paint upon the back Of his left hand.
Il find, he said, "that the back of my
hand is the best pallet can have for this
work. Every hand has, especially
when it is partially snnburnt. a number
Of distinct tones Of color, and find they
assist me in forming my tints for Lay ing
on the bruised portion of the face Of my
patient"
First he took, as he proceeded to
demonstrate his process, little from
the dab of burnt lumber and spread it
over a two-inch section of bis hand.
This, he said, was the ground he found
it best to use. Upon this dark ground
he laid touch Of vermilIion, then lit
tie white and finally q mere suggestion
of yellow. A deliciously soft feminine
flesh tint was the result after he had
combined the colors with his fore finger.
With little more of the burnt lumber
he made the complexion of the flesh as
sumo q ripe brunette tinge. and then with
the admixture of some of the white paint
reversed it to light blonde.
Il can, with these four simple colors,
he said, catch the exact shade of any
face. ] have tried it often enough now
to be sure.
There was, however, certain unnat-
ural gloss over the painted flesh which
the reporter noticed. This, the doctor
stated, could be removed by lightly
sprinkIing over the surface powdered
magnesia and then removing it gently
with brush
And this is the process which has
saved many man from the disgrace of
black eye before his friends and rela-
tions. 1t may be added that the doctor
who has achieved this triumph Of mind
over matter has found that ordinary oil
paints are preferable for this particular
use to the grease paints which are COM
monty used by actors in their make~np
for the stage.
1t would appear possible that so de-
sirable device had at least one draw.
back, and the doctor was asked if the
painting Of q blackened eye in the way
described was not likely to retard ma
ture's healing process. The doctor re-
the tinting of the flesh with lead paints
really assists nature. / have found that
the eyes which have painted have re-
covered faster than those have not.
The lead certainly does no HARM An
other curious fact Is that not every per-
son can paint an eye satisfactorily. /
have shown a patient exactly what
paints to use and in what proportion
they were to be mixed, but he has only
succeeded in making himself look like
an Indian with his war paint on.
think that the person who does the
painting should be, in a modest way. en-
artist who knows how 70 produce flesh
tint. The burnt lumber, ! have discov-
cred. makes the best groundwork upon
which to produce the lighter effects
afterward.
There are little depressions often
enough IN the skin Of the face. and
these can initiate by dabbing the coat
Of paint with dry brush. If there are
prominent veins under the patients
eyes, : little blue laid on delicately in
fine lines viii bring them out salts
factoriIy. | have encountered all sorts
Of complexions. but never one yet that
bafiled me. Ny friends may rely upon
me TO help them conceal their battle
marks-an I'll paint them only for
love, too.-but the world at large must
20 about with It's eyes blackeBed until
doctors IN general learn how to paint.
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