St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-20
New York Letter.

sweet creature who is still in the hey
day of life is being carefully instructed
in regard to the preservation of her
youth and prettiness.
OF course. she comes, this skilled ar
tiste, armed with credentials from the
leading teacher of Paris, fact which is
all sufficient to insure her success upon
t lis side of the water. American women
are by no means credulous, but once Sc
cure their confidence and you may
cnaper0ne the widest uew-fangled alb
surdity with every hope of Its making Il
telling debut.
This particular young artistic has made
a hit. for she so perfectly fits into a
niche i'll the life of the Gotham belle that
has heretofore been filled by her maid
and the cosmetic teacher at large. Every
day at a certain hour she appears IN
the dainty dressing room of her patron,
and the fair one, arrayed in the coy
comfort of ''Pajama," by all odds the
most delightful lounging robe of the
season, settles down to the pleasant
task of learning the rules that are so
necessary in order to solve the problem
of how to defend ones self against the
enviOuS
Assaults OF Time
'Women are young now longer than
they are beautiful. l teach them to he
beautiful when no longer young" de-
clares this expert in her pretty broken
English.
Now, here l am straight from the
hands of the cOsmetique teacher and
with a made-Oyer fee Ing that is posi-
lively enchanting. For two weeks |
have faithfully followed out her direc-
on i.arlucc nt hnr mini Ic
am ready to declare her the most
thoroughly sensible and intelligent
artistic that it has been my privilege to
meet for many day.
Wouldn't you like to catch a glimpse
of me? OF course you would, and
don't blame you in the least. was
highly amused at a remark dropped just
at my elbow few days since by a
bright young damsel: s,s.
My, but should like to have trotted
out for my especial impression some of
the women who pretend to be able to
unlock through the medium of their pen
the mysterious door that leads to the
temple of beauty"
VOW let me tell you that they are. as
rule (for | know whereof | speak, the
greatest set OF guys walking about
Ja In Petticoats.
Indeed, marvel at their assurance,
but enveloped as they are in cloud of
mystery they can afford, L suppose, to
SEND their most effusive ideas broadcast
without a qualm of conscience.
And now, for my lessons. OF course,
I have been thoroughly coached in the
immense Importance of the daily dip.
1t is, as one may readily understand,
the back ground upon which rest health,
beauty and happiness. All teachers air
the subject until it is worn threadbare,
and vet, ah, me! it is passing strange,
but 1t is a stubborn fact that genteel So
ciety is filled with women whO despite
their aesthetic tastes. are as Indifferent
to the delights OF the daily bath as if
they had lingering attack of hydro
phobia.
More than one so-calIed lady might
draw moral from the incident told of
that model of franknesS Lady Mon
tague, who, ia answer to suggestion
as to the cleanliness of her hands, eX-
claimed: .'My hands-ano pray what
would you say if you saw my feet?''
Baron Liebig has said that 1.-The pro-
gress of nations in civilization can be
measured by the amount of soap they
use." | say that the are of beauty will
never arrive until every woman in
health takes daily bath. 1t may be
merely sponge off in bOraXed water,
or good
Old-Fashioned Tubing.
In either case the pores are opened
and stimulated by rubbing, which
causes the effete humOrS in the blood to
find an exit.
Give YOUR poor face too much to do i'm
this direction instead of looking out that
the secretions are equally distributed.
and see how quickly it will beco me
blotched and diSfgured.
| have under mademoiselle'S dIrec-
tions enjoyed several imprOmptu Rus
sian baths that may be taken at home
without costing anything but a little
tire and care. You first prepare a
couple of hot bricks. These are laid in
a large tin pan and placed beneath a
cane bOttomed chair. When you have
disrobedf envelop your chair and person
in blanket. Warm water must then
be poured, little at time. over the
bricks. Soon you will find yourself
enveloped in an atmosphere Of vapor.
When the body has become thoroughly
moistened you take flesh mitten and
rub vigorously. Now you are ready for
| a plunge into bath tub of tepid water,
which has been generously Sprinkled
with ammonia. This is most eXhilarat-
ing in its effects, as it not only thor
oughIy cieanseS the skin, but it Stimu-
Iates the system and leaves the flesh
feeling as cool and firm as alabaster.
Your overweight nerves are sOothed,
tired muscles are strengthened and a
feeling of blissful cOntentment and rest
are yours. Indeed, you feel as if you
had been bathing in champagne with
out any of the expense that attended
| the ablutions of the spcndthrift Prince
Bonaparte.
This Frenchwoman also recommends
a delightful addition in the shape of
spices that have been prepared with
fiaxseed and water. Boil down in two
Quarts of water, two pounds of emOl-
Iient spices and one-quarter pound OF
| flaxseed, and take my word for 1t, you
can have
A Delicious Bath
every day in the week. Do be careful
of your soaps. Even the medicated
preparations are too often common
brands that are masquerading IN per-
fumed and attractive guise. If your
skin is oily use a delicate solution of
| borax and water night and morning. !.
I'll faut souffrir pour etre BELLE
signs one Of the Frenchwoman's dis
| cipIes, as she starts in for her nightly
preparations. First the face is steamed
| by dipping Turkish towel in boiling
water ana wringing it dry by means OF
another. This is thrown over the head
and face until the skin has become
| thoroughly softened. Now for your To-
| tion. which should be rubbed well into
| the skin and chamois or the regular
| toilet mask used.
ssWhy, what fright" l hear some