Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-04-29
JAPANESE coSMe TICS.
Lips and Teeth Of Women Painted : Re-
Quirements Of Married Ladies'.

" III AuhN
To one at all familiar with the cos.
metics of America and Europe, and
with the modes of using them, some
interest attaches 10 those employed by
Japanese ladies, The most striking
feature Ia foreigner in this direction
Japanese fashion commands that every
woman when married, or who has
passed the a.gc in which She j. likely TO
be- married, stain Ter teeth black.
This l. tone with much trouble aud
with repealed renewals. the kit nf
utensils i nridr ul brass and CONSISTS
of a bowl ul peculiar form, which viii
hold about llalr a gallon ui water.
Acro,, This r.,l, q shelf of decorated
bras, 3 lnrllt'~ wide by H. lur.uu, long.
On tins stands "a small EugO.r. lu which
the staining liquid Is kcpl lul, and a
small cup mo which Ia puul .Iuu of
the staining liquid 10 Good ID. aud from
which q i used "a tie teeth. \ box
OF l~acqler,l wood contains powdered
uutgdlls and a small feather brush,
and the whole set, When moi In use, is
kept in a large ldcquerrd buN..
The materials consist uf u solution
OF iron mails M a vinegar made ut sour
sake, forming what would Ice known
chemically as acetate of iron. This SD
luton is vigorously brushed over the
teeth. followed by a rubbing of them
with powdered nutgalls. This forms
black lenmate of iron Oh the teeth. in
fact. il is u common black writing
ink. The process renewed weekly
keeps the teeth of shiny blackness
comparable almost TO freshly blacked
shoes. The fashion is said 10 have
originated centuries ago among nobil.
ity. and hence prevails with all other
classes. To me the practice is simply
hideous.
The children aud youth of both
sexes have often beautiful, regular
white teeth. and the contrast of these
with their soft, brown skins. black
eyes and hair. the blood showing rud-
dy through the brown skin of the
cheeks, makes great beauty in the
young Japanese "A coming thing. Jap
anese women fade early. and Ia add To
the avagps If time such a pructice /,
sickeniuy. Arunp~ the lower Glasses
There /, :, tendency in ,ir t,r,L IA n,n.
iect furE,at. rrdrrl. ,v.,l,. IN tho
Ruhii nf Er.niuy trr u,.y,i, ,t,nu The
READER can tuurr al, nfrrttn
am glad o. .uu" liD.i Young Japan
does mo- G.y,rfri- r.n.., and ,i,nt
lie married. w,.Y.n,I l,I,y amnn~
tbn ha,t.r .r.... nYy,. .,I,,I,unl If
p,ip,i,.r rI.r Ir. II, lao mi.
versa viii, fy,r.,pn. { ...t ,l,..r, and
noes l5l..r.. l,u,,. ,II Luyn
tLrir IIu, /, a.. .., r, IN. material
uscl for thi, 3, .r. m,...ir., matter of
,,liowcr ,,il.G .u,...,,r r,rtha.
mine TLi..I..t ..,.ggn,,, tiurtn.
rims i Eu.n.,, u..,,u in snutbrru
Eurnur and u.,1 Y,, dive n j. ia.
milan top.ir ,rrrg.., i,,r rl,n s,n,
purnl,c BIN ,yr rr,au muny orrat
extent. Ia tn, dr. ,tpr., il is known
a. Ar.nrir,,, .,iFr,.,,
T,r edo, vhrn di;ita,l il, rosy
mini. whrp vnry I,., n l,, tI. rs-
i,iIic hIn,l, w,.. i, az, h.rIl... winr
and j, i, nr.;p7 cornmun fnr, I,pnucsr
womrn a. annIv t,n cnlnr sn tnirkIy
that the lin. Ii,nw . hrnngv gr.nn in.
sid nf =, cherry ,,ai Whiir Lnth Inns
arc tinted tL. nr,.t M tLn r,inri |. mn
ON the center Of tha ioNrr lin where
tbe ..nou" /, This %coIori, snII in line
cosmetic suons d;amnmonn.yn as
beni and il gancralIv nm ,hr form of
litile shallow s,nrrrs nf Whine c,r,h.
nwa an thn inside If which The
color has hecn snrr,J win The brnsb
Ia showa dnep red with a br,uzv green
eaac,ion these cost Anon, twn sen
Zone and one.L,If csn,s,
Willie cosmetic consists If finally
loviga,sd chalk m,,er;.i scen,eJ and
NM mn in snnare envalones hold,ng
psrh,,s half an ounce Mr. cnnmnS
Sorts are made of dry wLitc lead The
utensils fnr nunlving white cosmet;c
cnns;., az ,br.e ,,,irS az hru.he, m,de
of ,b. lair al lie Jaer or mL;,o r,LLi,