The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-07-10
BEAUTY IN TILE BATH.
New York. Luxurious Women as Described
for English Readers.

New lOrkh LuNurinuA women rs DeHCftDcu
for English Readers.
London Figaro.
The luxurious habits OF New York
women are still on the increase. The
maid has ceased to be sufficient attend.
ancc, her time being more or less
absorbed by the toilet and Cognatic
matters, so the present plan is 10 engage
the services Of a woman who goes out
by the day or hour, and whose cards
read Ladies' Toilets. She has entire
charge ottho persons OF hor customers,
and it is her duty to see that they are
kept beautiful. Once or twice
week she rubs, combs, brushes,
clips and cleans their hair, I'm.
d~ertaking to keep 1t soft, sleek
and thick. She manicures the nails and
uses and recommends such urguents
as are warranted to keepthe hands soft
and white. She is a pedicure as well,
and keeps her customers feet in as per.
feet condition rs their hands. She has q
thousand different devices for beautify.
ing the face, aud undertakes TO ward of
wrinkles.by h~errubbings and emolients.
She trains eyebrows In the way they
should 80, removes superfluous hair, in.
duces eyelashes tothicken and lengthen,
keeps tho skin smooth, fresh and fair,
and declares she can make the lips keep
their bloom without the use Of rouge.
She looks after the figure, too, having u
system called the Swedish movement by
which she tightens up tlacCid muscles,
rounds thin throats and lean arms, and
removes any Of the distlgurelnents OF
the outline that have resulted from
tight-lacing and the abnormal tendency
Of flesh to any n part Of the body, She
reduces flesh and undertakes 10 develop
symmetry.
Tho principal occupation, however, Of
this person, and the one best relishGd by
her employers, Is tho massage bath. The
tub Is filled with warm water, quite as
hot 0s Gun DO comfortably borne, and
into this is thrown q bath bag consisting
OF a little sack OF cheese cloth, loosely
filled with almond meal, powdered orris
root and grated soap. The water turns
soft and milky as the contents OF the bag
dissolve, and the skin Is rubbed with the
bag, which makes a smooth, vloletpOr-
funed lather, and leayes the flesh as soft
us Il child's. The bather Is rubbed dry
and rolled In d big sheet Of Turkish
toweling, and then every inch Of the
body Is carefully rubbed, kneaded and
pinChod with hands moistened In violet
water, which impregnates the skin with
d faint, flower.like perfume. That takes
the place Of exercise in q great measure,
and women who arc too indolcnt or too
busy TO walk or practice In q gymnasium
find this keeps tho skin In equally good
condition and Is a more pleasant method
Of setting the blood to circulating.
Another fancy Of these dainty women
Is 10 sleep In silk. They have long nb.
jured any other wear for underClothes,
aud now there arc being shown In the
shops that cater to all tho new whinB OF
tho sex, sOis Of silk sheets and pillow.
cases Id oil colors. With these 20 the
beautiful East Indian blankets, woven
entirely Of raw silk, and down spreads
covered With sutah or satin, These
shoots nnd nlllow.CaSes arc hCmstltched
With q crest or monogram embroidered
In one corner. Some Of them have a
delicate vino embroidered along the
edge, or a broad band Of Aranu work,
They aFg. Of all DELICATE Colofs and white
and black.
Mira, George Gould, who has q passion
for vlolots, has several silkeh bed iuf,
nlshihgg Of pale lilac, with wteati5 o