The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-27
HOW ACTRESSES MAKE UP.
secrets Learned Behind the Curtain and
Told Before the F0otlights.


From he philadelphia Record.
Those who wish to know how actresses
make up may attend while | disclose Sc
crets which are only professional because
the knowledge of them is confined to the
profession. The profession does not OBJ
iect to their being made known to anna
tours. That will not teach the amateurs
to act. Oh, dear, mol
First of all, there is demanded clean
face; and, without being unkind to
women, want to say that very few of
them know how to wash their faces, not
only so they will be clean, but so the
skin will remain white, firm and tight
this tightness preventing wrinkles. Here
Is the recipe: Fill large bowl full Of
hot water-I mean hot, not tepid then
battle your face thoroughly, using for
this purpose your hands, which have
been called by a scientist washrag with
a brain In it. Don't just give your face
dab or two, but let it know what bath
means; then, while il Is still feeling the
effect of the hot water, give it another
bath in cold water; then dry 1t with u
soft towel. Do not believe for an instant
that rough towels are good for fine
skin; you might Just as well use a curry.
comb to keep your bang in older.
Now comes the time for the makeup.
The face is softly wiped with linen
cloth ian old handkerchief is oftenest
used), on which has been poured mix
ture of glycerine and rose water Then,
with chamois skin and great evenness,
is the soft power applied. Be sure that
the forehead is not forgotten, because if
1t is it will have the effect of looking I'M
washed. Then the crayon pencil, soft
ened In the gas, is drawn over the eye
brows, II necessary, and q very delicate
line on the lower lid. If, by accident,
either of these are too heavy, do not at
tempt to rub 1t off with cloth, but use
instead bit of tissue paper, which will
remove it very quickly. If the eyes are
too round and an oval shape is desired,
darken the skin just little on the outer
corner. If the eyebrows have been heav-
lily put on, a natural effect Is gained by
going over them with the course part of q
comb, exactly as if hair, rather than
crayon, was there. Last of all, apply
your rogue. Linen cloths are kept fol
this, and it is put on rather far up and
we'll under the eyes, for it tends to make
them brilliant A little dab of it must
be on the chin, because when one flushe:
naturally color will always come there
If you put on too much rouge and wan
to tone it down, use powder for the pur
pose. This method of application means
of course, Saucer rouge" which is the
least harmless; indeed, is entirely harm
les If 1t is properly removed, and the
method should be to give the face, JUS
before going to bed, bath similar t
that which it had in the morning. Wher
liquid rouge is chosen, it is put on befor,
the powder; q bottleful of it is spilled OF
dry sponge, and then, when it il
needed, the sponge is dampenod and
rubbed over the face, and afte
that what is known as hare
powder is applied. The liquid rouge il
much more intense red and remains OF
longer. By-the-way, in wearing one o.
the heavy veils--those mosquito canopie
that Jane Hading introduced into thi;
country--very much more rouge can be
used than if an ordinary bit of illusion
came between the sunlight and the skin
French women affect an odd makeup; i
suits some of them and is excessively un
becoming to others. 1t consists in max
ing face look as white as death and
putting dab of rouge on each nostri
and on the tips of the ears. On young
woman the effect Is weird; on an old one
1t is calculated to make one believe tina
there are three seXes-men, women anC
hays. Whether it is wrong or right t.
gild refined gold or not, who can decide
But If it is to be done, surely it is only
proper that 1t should be done well.