St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-01
A PARIS Beauty DOCTOR.


Extraordinary metnuds for Max
ing Women Artificially Attract
i've.
A shrewd little business woman who
keeps beauty parlor in Paris, where
oils, creams, balms, lotions, soaps, per-
fumes, powders and toilet articles are
offered for sale, has this inscription over
the door leading to the cabinet: Trust
me all Ill all or not at ALL" Keen-eyed and
close-mOuthed, wary as only woman of
the world can be, she brings to her pro-
feSsion the experience and intelligence
of medical career and the retnementS
of lady. For reasons of her own, she
lives entirely within herself, is known
as madame" by her customers. and with
the assistance of young woman. con-
duets a business which, While exclusive,
is both remunerative and respectable.
No man is ever seen to enter the place
save as a messenger or collector. and,
while any woman can buy goods, only a
chosen few are admitted to the toilet
cabinet for treatment, though it is from
these few that her income is derived.
She values her time at the rate of TWEEN
ty five francs an hour. but she is quick
in treating a case, clear in prescribing,
and in fifteen-minute talk one is often
put in possession OF most valuable hints.
The patron is seated In an adjustable
chair, and hand glass placed on her
lap. By degrees the shade is rolled
down from the window, and madame
looks her customer over and knows the
thing to be done IN an instant. A greasy
gray face is thoroughly washed by
steaming it. to open the pores and
eruptions. BlotcheS and soreness of the
lips are treated with sweet oil and
cream. Infiamed lids are anointed,
lasheS are eombed and clipped, eye
brOws shaped to describe pretty curves,
and where there is tendency to meet
the bridge of the nose is cleared of
struggling hairs with an electric needle.
She trains the hair to grow about the
temples in the manner most becoming
to the face. and ''sc1ldiug locks" and
lear pieces" are effectually dealt with.
A poor complexion is made the sub
ject of dietetic philosophy, and if neces-
Sary she will make out bill of fare
which, if adhered to for year, will GER
tainly prove beneficial not only to the
face, but to the general health of the
body. She has great faith in perspira-
ton, and advises long walks. even in the
hottest weather, with the face heavily
yelled. Kitchen work is also prescribed.
Not long ago lady in society, who pays
cook 5000 francs year, was told to
go into the kitchen and shell peas, mix
a cake or knead bread for an hour every
day, to freshen up her complex
ION Madame is an enthusiast on
the subject of cleanliness, and
argues that there is degree of personal
neatness equally as fascinating as
beauty. Without actually cleaning the
hair, she will direct the work, and
Superintend an arrangement most agree
able to the lines of the face.
She has hundred tricks to make
lovely woman doubly attractive. For
instance, any one can manicure pair of
hands, but few are able to cure redneSS
of the skin and swollen veins. She adj
viseS muscular action. One woman is
ordered to fan herself; a lOrgnette
mounted on rod of silver is suggested
for another. so that when not in use the
too highly cOlored members are piled on
the tip of the rod, thus forcing the blood
down from the hands; third is told to
knit necessarily, and the writer has in
mind two beautiful women pursuing this
plan, whose names are famous all over
Europe. OF all the remarkable things
done by this very remarkable woman,
that of dressing lady's arm exceeds
everything else. Some otherwise beauti-
full arms are married by light growth of
hair, to which sleeveless bathing suits
and lace-sleeved walking dresses have so
largely cOnduced. One season of bare
armes on the beach is all the lesson a So
ciety woman needs; after that she takes
her ocean dip in long sleeves. silk mitts
and PREDETERMINED hat. But, the mis-
chief accomplished, it is necessary to
pluck the arms before the fair creature
can appear in evening dress.
In this operation the Madame is an eX-
pert. She goes over the arm with pair
of tweezers the day of the opera. bah or
carpet party, and drawing out the dark
er hair from shoulder to wrist, resorts to
some delicate paste to conceal the down
that remains. OF course this treatment
has to be repeated for each subsequent
occasion, and those ladies who 90 in So
ciety a great deal find the low-neck and
short-sleeve bodice a most expensive
fashion. These visits are kept pro-
foundry secret. and are made by appoint
ment. One lady pays Madame ego a
year to dress her right arm only, doing
the left herself; well-kROwn singers
pretty mouth is kept free from the hate
| full shade of dark mustache for Els
paid in monthly checks, and a few
women of position and wealth go to the
| parIOr to have their hair examined and
! the threads of silver pulled out, or