The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-02-23
HOW AcTRE ssEs MAKE UP.

Secrets Learned Behind the Cur
tain and Told Before the Foot
lights.
Those who wish to know how act
resses make up may attend, says
writer in the Philadelphia Times. whila
l disclose secrets which are only pro-
fessional because the knowledge of
them Is confined to the profession. The
profession does not object to their being
made known to amateurs That win
not teach the amateurs TO act. Oh,
dear, no!
First Of all, there Is demanded
clean face, and, without being unKlnd
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
tght-this tightness preventing wrink-
les. 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 scientist a
washrag with q brain In II. Don't just
give your face B dab or two, but let il
know Whas d bath means; then. while
it ID stall feeiiH& tbs dnsct Of the hot
water, give 1t Another bath In cold wa
ter; then dry it with a soft towel. Do
not believe for an instant that rough
towels are good for o fine skin; you
might just a. we'll use q currycomb to
keep your bang in order.
Nov comes the time for the make
up. The face is softly wiped with q
linen cloth Gan old handkerchief Is Of
tenest used), ON which has been poured
a mixture Of glycerine and rosewater.
Then, with channels skin and great
everness, is the soft powder applied.
Be sure that the forehead Is not forgot.
ten, because II 10 Is It will have the Of
feet of looking upwashod. Then the
craycn pencil, soitened in the gas, Is
drawn over the eyebrows, II necessary,
and a vey delicate line on the lower
lids. II BY accident either Of these are
too heavy, do not attempts TO rub 1t off
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. II
the eyebrows have been heavily put on,
a natural effect Is gained by going over
them with the coarse part of comb.
exactly as II hair, rather than crayop,
was there. Last of all, apply your
rouge. Linen cloths are kept for 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 1t must
be on the skin, because when one flush
cs naturally color will always como
there. If you put on too much rouge
and want to tone 1t down, use powder
for the purpose. This method of ap-
plication means, OF course, saucer
rouge" which IL the least harmless; in
deed, is entirely harmless if it is prop
erly removed, and the method should
be to give the face, just before going to
bed, a batL similar to that which it had
in the morning. When liquid rouge is
chosen, it is put on before the powder;
bottleful of it is spilled on dry
sponge, and then, when, it Is needed,
the sponge 10 dampened and rubbed
over the face, and after that what is
known as hard powder is applied. the
liquid rouge is much more intense
red and remains on longer. Blythe
bye. in wearing one of the heavy wells
those mosquito canopies that Jane Had
ing introduced into this country-very
much more rouge can be used than If
an ordinary bit of illusion came bo-
tween the sunlight and the skin.
French women affect an odd makeup;
it suits some of them and Is excessive
ly uhbecoming to others. 1t consists
in making face look as white as death.
and putting @ dab OF rouge on each
nostril 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 that there are three sexes-men,
women and hags. Whether it iswrong
or right to gild refined gold or not, who
can decided But If it is to be done,
surely 1t is only proper that 1t should
be done we'll.