The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-10
THE ART OF MAKING up
MECHANICAL BUTTERFLIE IND
HOW THEY IRE USED.

present.
1t is a curious fact that in England,
where fair tresses are so often to be seen,
the practice of dyeing the hair in some
one or other of the many shades of flaxen
or gold to be produced by artificial means
should have become so common. 1t is
probable that the inventive talent OF the
English hairdressers has resulted in the
production of an article of that nature
which is no only efficaeious, but innoxl-
III as well. Most of the French blond
hair dyes have q basis of acid, and not
only discolor the scalp, but ruin the hair.
causing it to fall out in large handouts
after the coloring process has been con-
tinued for a certain length of time.
A POWERFUL HAIR Y
One of the most successful of thesedyes
is not a liquid, but a paste, wherewith the
hair is thickly plastered, and is then COW
cred with an oilskin cap, which must be
worn from three to six hours. The prepar-
alton, having by that time become thor
oughly dry, is then brushed out, leaving
the locks so treated of a beautiful golden
auburn. But this process is a dangerous
one, producing not only violent head
aches, but in at least one case that has
come beneath my notice temporary in
sanity.
One of the most powerful of all known
hair dyes is a preparation of henna, the
drug used in the Turkish harems for the
purpose of staining the finger nails, and
imparting to them a deep roseate hue. As
a hair-dye it colors the locks of a bright
rich auburn, but if used of too great
strength it produces the ugly shade ofred
known in bygone days, when golden and
auburn tresses were not in fashion. by the
vulgar name of Carrots" The black
hair-dyes are far less used than formerly.
They are all more or less poisonous, hay
ing sugar of lead invariably as one of the
chief ingredients. Many cases of facial
paralysis, and in some instances of fatal
brain disease, have been traced by ply
sicians to the use of these pernicious
fluids.
ARTIFICIAL COLOR
Great care must be taken in selecting
rouge, of which the varieties are infinite,
as there are some forms of it which are
very hurtful to the skin. | have known
an instance, says the writer, in which a
young American lady, VINO was about to
appear in tableaux vivants in Paris, order
a supply of rouge from her hairdresSer.
The day after the performance every por-
ton of her face that had been touched by
the cosmetic broke out in large pimples,
which were not only d~isiguring, but
painful. But the pest makes of rouge
have q vegetable basis, and are perfectly
harmless. They come in the form of
round solid cakes, each enclosed in a
pasteboard box, and are graduated with
much art to suit the real complexion of
the Wearer-a brunette needing a deeper
shade than does a blonde. There is an
extremely fine sort which comes in thin
leaves, like red isinglass. This is used by
m~oistening a leaf and applying it to the
cheek. 1t is so thin and delicate as to be
at once absorbed by the pores of the skin,
but it requires a good deal of skill in the
application. So, too, does the so-called
vinegar rouge" which is a liquid of
beautiful ruby hue. 1t literally stains
the skin, and the wearer can wash her
face at will after applying it, as it will
not wash Off, but must wear off. There
are two or three very costly kinds of
rouge, chiefly used by celebrated ac-
tresses, but it is probable that they are
not any better than some of the less ex-
pensive kinds.
THE USE OF POWDER
There is an infinite number of face
powders in vogue, but a great many of
them are highly injurious to the skin,
dyeing and parching it and robbing it of
all its freshness. This is especially the
case with those powders that have a basis
of bismuth. These have also been known
to aus annoying sores when they come
in contact with a cut or scratch, or II
other form of abrasion of the skin. Other
pUWQeIS uhN6 d Dd5iS VI SlyCeIlH6 W
cause them to adhere, blu these have an
unpleasant trick of departing and leav-
ing the glycerine behind them, the greasy
look thus produced being anything but
advantageous. In fact, the best of all
powders and the only one that even
Should be employed, is the cheap and
harmless rice powder. Some of the lead
ing actresses stain their lips with a
powerful liquid preparation, formed of
rouge dissolved in vinegar and ammonia,
The scarlet lip salves which are some
times employed come off easily, and have,
besides, a tendency to run, which is de-
structive to all appearance OF realism.
PROFESSIONAL BEAUTIFIERS.
Some of the Partisan bellies employ a
professional beautifier to get them up
daily, a woman who comes every morn
ing, armed with her paints and washes
and pencils and dyes. There are French
gentlemen, too, cideUdnt male beauties,
who pay their hair dresser a fixed salary
for his services Two hours daily. These
services send the man of sixty out into
the world every day with at least fifteen
years taken from his apparent age. From
four to five hours q day are sometimes
consumed by an elderly lady in the elab-
orate processes by which she strives to
restore to her complexion and features
the hues and the freshness of her van
ished youth. The writer has heard of
one instance of this kind in which the
daily cost of the cosmetics employed was
not less than s. .-LondoR Globe.
Gladstone's Courtship.
Mr.. Gladstone had been acquainted with
his future wife five years before they were
| married. Their first meeting took place
in 1894 at the housed in Tilnev street Park