The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-13

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A .brexd utsls business WOMAN
whe keeps 4 teanty paFlor To ssn'y
third street. where oils. creams ,Haifiss
lotions. SOAPS. perfumes rspTd.rs sisa
ts,ilst srssslssa are offered loE sale mas
This ir,s.syirfl.Bsa over the ttts5s lesfiinK
r. The cabinet Trust Tae ali ~ All
or not AT ali. keen-syed an'i close
mouthed wary az only a woman Oh
the world can be, she brings 10 her
urofessiar. the experience and inteib-
Sey,ee Of A n es!lcai career and the re-
r.u~unepts az a lady For reasons OK
her own .hs lives entirely within her
elf a known a. " Madame ~ her
custorrer4 and wit!i the assistance oil
. voung woman conducts business
which. while exclusive, i both re-
,auner.t;ye ana respes table. No inan
4. eyer seer 10 enter the pace save a.
! mes~euger or collector, and, while
.ny wosnan can buy goods, only a
chossn few are admitted 80 the toilet
c.t,lnet for treatment, and II Is from
shsse f.x that her income is derived.
She values her tiHas at tie rate - an
hour. bat she is quick IN treating
ease clear ia prescribing. and in q
fifteen minute talk one - often pun >"
possession Of most vsitiah1e hihts.
The patron Is -eate IN ar1 aoju,'-
able chair and band glass plseei on
her lap. By degrees TIE SHADE y
rolled doan from The WHO" anu
madame looks her customer ever ana
knows the thing TO he done ~ an IN
slant. A greasy, gray lace
thoroughly washed by sieamlfg ~, W
open the pores and srnptions. blotehes
and soreness OF the lips are treated
with sweet oil and cream. lnhsmed
lids are ointed. lashes eoinbed anu
clipped. eyebrows II aped tn describe
pretty curves. and where there Is
tendency to meet the bridge oi the
nose ia cleared Of struggling hairs
with an electric needle. she trains
the hair 10 grow about the temples IN
the manner most becoming 70 the
face. and ''KcOldlug locks and ear
pieces" are effectually dealt Win.
A poor complexion Is made the sub
iect Of dietie philosophy. and II neces-
sary she will make out q bill oil rare
which II adhered 10 for year VIII Ger
tAinly prove beneficial, not only to The
face but to the general health of the
body. She has great faith In p.rspira-
ton, and advises long walks, even IN
the hottest weather, With the face
heavily vailed. Kitchen work Is also
prescribed. Not long ago resident of
Fifth avenue. who pays cook Sz.tsp
q wear. was told To so to the Kitchen
and shell peas, mix cake or kflead
bread for an hour every day Ia freshen
an her complexion. Madam is an en-
thusiast 10 an extent bordering on
madnes. on the subject of cleanliness.
and argues that there Is degree OF
personal neatness equally a. fascln-
aiing a. beauty. Without actually
cleaning the hair she will direct the
work and superintend an arrangement
most agreeable TO the face. che has
receipts for sweeteuiug the breath, aud
q hundred tricks Ia make lovely NO
man douhly attractive.
For instance, any one can manicure
a pair OF hands, hut few are able to
cure re.inesx of the skin and swollen
veins. She advises muscular action.
aOne woman Is ordered Ia tan herself
n lorgnette mounted on rod oi silver
il suggested for another. 80 that when
not in use The too highly colored
members are piled on the zip of the
rod, thus forcing the blood down from
the hands; a third j. told To knit IN
cessantly, and the writer has in mind
two beautiful women pursuing this
plan whose names are famous IN both
continents.