Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-05-04
OF STAGE STARS.
Notes, and Gossip About Prominent
Professionals on Both Sides
Of the Atlantic.
Rouge, Fo.rdcr. aud Stick.

HOWDe, F0ec0crs O7l0 STICK.
is very curious thing that nine
Of ten actresses on the stage, even
bng the most experienced, do not
bv how to properly makeup. One
bll think that q woman, with her
al vanity as to personal appearance,
lid care more how she looked than
she acted. But the fact is that
lily all of them appear to think that
art Of makeup is one very easily
uirea and needing no experience.
France makeup is special study.
pre- are regular professors Of it and
by great actors and actresses never
tend to make themselves up. Among
Be is Sarah Bernhardt, who devotes
|ut one hour to the process every
e that she is to go on the stage, and
carries with her a maid whose
cial duty it is. This maid judges of
effect Of everything she does to
dam Bernhardt's face, at distance,
a.little more rouge on here, and a
more powder there, until Bern
1t, who is really anything but q
tty woman, is made to look divinely
when she trips the boards.
[he American conception is to daub
y of red stuff on the cheeks, cover
rest of the face and the neck with
powder. paint the lips, blacken
evelashes and then go on. Very
Pn women who are exceedingly
tty in private life are made to look
e"ns in their public appearances by
want Of knowledge of makeup
cts. You hear, as q common re-
TX, people say to one another:
How is it that Miss So-and-so, who
o pretty, looks such fright on the
ee?"
ct it is well-known fact that there
owoman, however beautiful, but her
Ntv may be enhanced by an artistic
bling of her face.
liss Rose Coghlan possesses that art
very large degree. She is natur-
apretty woman. That is, she
sesses piquant face off the stage,
generally when on it she appears
klngly handsome Juno in beauty.
sis because she has been profess
(ai actress since she was IA years of
and learned the art of makeup in
IS She is always at the theater at
clock in the evening, and spends
hour or more that intervenes be-
she goes on the stage in carefully
lying the effect of every line with
Gu she makes up her face.
MY those who have seen anybody
ID before the glare of the footlights
Us or her everyday face can realize
CHASTITY is the appearance without
amount of rouging and blackening
would make one hideous in day
T. Makeup is, therefore, an abso-
necessity.
lmee, who used to be accomplished
nls direction, taught many an Amer
actress the secrets that she knew.
plan was to redden not only the
FA bones but the entire cheek and
as we'll, running it down gradually
WHITE on the neck. Her eyebrows
caked with black, and the heavy
she put on the upper and neither
nus gave brilliancy to her eyes
We have never seen equalled. The
,'ead also was rouged. She always
ioied simple powders for this pur-
and never, as many of our Amer
actresses persist in doing, used
ID rouge. She would tone it all
deer's foot, with which she
Dea the preparation into the skin.
sue preserved very good COM
4on' spite of this, to the end of her
ny sitting in her dressing-room
~ IN cold cream for half an hour
'ne curtain went down.
49, Langtry is one of those who
makes her face up. Like Bern
H. - she depends upon maid who
thorough -. expert at the business.
4.lah Russell is an instance of an
a 1san actress who has completely
W aer complexion, which was 3
~ SOIL and delicate one, by the in
"'e use OF poor cosmetics on the
D. Naturally lazy in temperament.