Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-09-11
THEY AL DID IT, THEY ALL DO IT.
In Cieopatra's Time, Ms Well as Now,
womon Painted Their Faces.


Are ycu student OF statisticse II
you are you will be interested in know
ing that a German who got accurate
data concerning the amount of cos
metics used all through the world says
that tho money that American women
pay for them would paint II. 900 houses
allowing $40 for each house! Not
outstanding this horrible charge /
don't believe American women will
quail when II comes to buying ary-
thing they think will add to their bean
~. OF course, in nine cases ont Of
ten, II doesn't add To- Il, but oven
man has to confess that tiny little bit
OF powder To take the shine of tho
nose Is desirable. When Ovid was
writing about women aud their ways
he said that fancy for looking i'll aud
delicate and playing on the feelings of
the men had taken possession Of them,
aud that II was smart thing to get
u fetching pallor on their faces by
white lead or other stulfS, In tho ruins
of Thepcs an entire toilet case was
found, with bottles Of pcrfumery. Jars
OF powder and tubes of paint. with
brushes and cloths, evidently showing
that tho belle of that day not only
knew how TO take good care OF her
skin, but believed in having good tools
to achieve good results, The bellies OF
Niueveh were willing to suffer to he
beautiful; they had their skins mad,
smooth with pumice stone and then
they were enamoled.
Cleopatra not only had every cos
mctic known In her day TO add TO her
good looks, but sho also wrote book
on the care Of the skin, which, unior-
tunatcly for the bellies of to-day, Is out
of print, In 1919 the English Par
lament which always looked for the
protection Of Its men, considered bill
that read this way; "All women, with
! out distinction as to aye or rank, maid
/ ems rs well M widows. who should dc.
cciye the male subjects of his Majesty
and mislead them into marriage b.,
means OF paint, salye, beauty water
false teeth. false hair Spanish wool,
corsets, or padded hips should be pun.
ished under the provisions of the law
against sorcery aud the marriage shall
be declared null" The bill did not
pass, believe, aud II probably emanat-
ed from the brain OF somebody who
had been deceived, and who wished,
generously, TO save his friends. In
England to-day paint is much moro
generally used than In this country,
where what Is known MS saucer
rouge" and which Is applied with u
soft linen rag, is in greater favor. En-
glish women mako up abominably,
From tho Princess Of Wales to Abe
chorus girls the idea of improving III,
face seems to be to put dab OF rouge
under each eye aud not to shade II, to
leave the ears aud chin untouched. and
TO suppose that everybody believes this
IL real.
II rouge Is used II should always be
shaded OF with little powder, tho
lobes of the ears and the edge OF the
chin each being touched slightly with
1t, because any face on which there is
glow Of color has tho pink also Mt
points. Mob ody bushes In n round
spot. Shape the pink n little to your
cheek, aud II your face Is very full
make II longer than round. Don't put
II on at all unless you think you cant
/ do without IL; that Is To say, that you
look SO CHASTITY you feel that you need It.
A color is sometimes given to tho face
by dabbing IL in gin and water. tho
gin bringing the blood to the surface
and giving II life; as in addition il soft
ens the skin there Is no reason In the
world why IL shouldn't be used. ~ X.
Sun