The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-13
HOW ACTRESSES MAKE UP.
Secrets Learned Behind the Curtain and Told
Before the Footli.hts.

Philadelphia Times
Those who wish to know how actresses
make up may attend while disclose secrets
which are only professional. because the
knowledge of the IL confined To the pro-
fession. The pro- sson does not object to
their being made known To amateurs. That
will not teach the amateurs to act. Oh
dear, no,
First of all. there is demanded q clean
face. and, without being unkind to women
| want to say that very few of them
know how 10 wash their faces.
not only so they will be clean,
aud tight-this tightness preventing
wrinkles. Here is the recipe: Fill large
bowl full of bot water-I mean hot, not
tepid. Then battle your face thoroughly
using. for this purpose your hands, which
have been called by a scientist a wash-rag
dab or two. but let it know what a bath
means Then. while it is still feeling the
effect of the hot water, give it another
bath In cold water. Then dry it with soft
towel. Do not believe for an instant that
rough towels are good for fine skin. You
might as we'll use currycomb to keep your
bang III order.
Now comes the time for the makeup. The
face is softly wiped with linen cloth ian
old handkerchief is oftenest usedl- on
Inc and rose-water. Then, with a channels
skin and great evenness, is the soft powder
applied. Be sure that the forehead is not
forgotten, because If it is it will have the
crayon pencil. softened in the gas. is
drawn over the eyebrows, if necessary,
and n very delicate line on the lower
lid. If by accident either of these are too
heavy. do not attempt to rub it off with a
cloth, but use instead a bit of tissue pa
per, which will remove it very quickly. If
the eyes are too round and an oval shane ia
desired; darken the skin just little on the
outer corner. If the eyebrows bave been
heavily put on. natural effect is gained by
going over them with the coarse part of a
comb, exactly as if hair. rather than crayon,
was there. Last of all, apply your rouge.
Linen cloths are kept for this, and it is put
on rather tar up and well under the eyes,
for 1t tends to make them brilliant. A lit
tie dab of 1T nnst be under the chin be-
cause when one fiushes naturally color will
always come there. If you put on too much
rouge and want to tone 1t down, use pow
der for the purpose. This method of appli-
which is the least harmless; indeed. is EN-
tlrely harmless If 1t is properly removed,
and the method should be to give
the face, Just before going TO bed, a bath
similar 10 that which it had in the
morning. When liquid rouge is chosen, it
Is put on before the powder; bottleful of
1t IS spilled on dry sponge, and then,
when 1T is needed. the sponge is dampened
and rubbed over the face, and, after that,
The liquid rouge is a much more intense
red. and remains on longer. BY the by. in
wearing one of the heavy veils-those
mosquito canopies that Jane Hading in
troduced into this cOuntry-very much
more rouge can be used than if an ordi-
nary bit of illusion came between the
sunlight and the skin. French women af-
feet an odd makeup: it suits some of them,
and IS excessively unbecoming to others.
II consists in making a face look as white
as death, and putting a dab of rouge on
each nostril and on the tips of the ears. On
a young woman the effect is weird: on an
old one il is calculated to make one believe
that there are three sexes-men, women and
hays. Whether it is wrong or right to gid
refined gold or not. who can decidei But
If ii is to be done, surely it is only proper
that it should be done we'll