The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-25
Women Have Always Painted.

Arc you n student of statistics? IL you
are, you will be interested i'm knowing
that n German, who got accurate data
concerning b amount of cosmetics used
all through the world, says that the money
that American women pay for them
would paint IL 200 houses allowing S75 TO
each house. Notwithstanding tins hor-
riblc charge, l don't believe American
will quail when il comes to buying
anything they think will add to their
beauty. or course in nine cases out of
ten Il doesn't add to II, but even a man
has TO confess that even a tiny little bit of
powder 10 take the shine Oft the nose, is
desirable. When Ovid was writing about
woman and heir ways, he said that a
fancy for looking i'll and delicate, and
playing on the feelings Of the men. had
taken possession OF them, and that II was
a smart thing To get n fetching pallor on
their faces by white lead and other
stuifs. In the ruins of Theles an entire
toilet case was found, with bottles of per-
fumery, jars OF powder, and tubes of
paint, with brushes and cloths, evidently
showing that the belle of that day not
skin, but believed in having good tools to
achieve good results. To bellies of
Ninevch were willing to suiie. 10 he beau.
tiful; they had their skins made smooth
with pumicc stone and then they were
ennmelled.
Cleopatra not only had every cosmetic
known in her day 10 add TO her good
looks, but she also wrote q book on the
care OF the skin, which Is, unfortunately
for the bellies of to-day, n of print. In
171g the English parliament, which al
ways looked for the protection OF its men,
considered a bill hat req this way: "All
women without distinction as to z or
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should deceiv the male subjects and
mislead them into marriage by
means of paint, salve, beauty water, false
teeth, false HAIR, Spanish wool, corsets OF
padded hips should he punishished under
the provisions OF the law against sorcery,
and the marriage shall be declared null
The bill did not pass. and IL prob
body who had been deceived and who
wished, generously, to save his friends
In England to-day paint Is much more
generally used h In this country, whcrt
what liz known AS ''saucer rouge" ant
which is applied with a soft linen rag, IL
up abominably. From the Princess 81
Wales TO the chorus girls the idea o.
improving the face seems to be TO put {
daub Of rouge under each eye and not e
shade II, To leave the chin and ears un
touched, and To suppose that everybody be
lieves this Is real.
If rouge is used II should always b,
shaded of with a little powder. the lobe
of the ears and the edge OF the chin cacl
being touched slightly with il, becaus,
any face ON which there Is n glow OF colo
has the pink also at these points. Nobod!
bushes In a round spot. Shape the pinl
u little TO your check, and IL your face 4
very full make IL longer than round
Don't put II on at all unless you think yo,
can't go without Il; that is to say tina
you look so CHASTITY you feel That you nee,
IL. A color is sometimes given To the fac,
by dabbling II In gin aud water, the gir
bringing the blood TO the surface and Civ
ing IL life; as In addition il softens tn,
skin, there Is no reason in the world VIII,
il shouldn't he used.