Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-13
THE MASK OF BEAUTY
ANCIENT AND MODERN ARTIFlCes Or
THE TOILET AND BATH.
The Nevcr-EndInz struggle to Preserve
and Beautify the
skin.

The frightful extent 10 which the arts OF
the toilet are now being carried leads. one
20 question Il many of the prevailing DIS
eases Of the skin, especially OF the SKIN OF
the face and throat. are not due to the ac-
ton Of cosmetics upon so delicate and
complex a surface. The production OF
rouge alone has reached shocking proper
/ tons: while that Of chalk and bismuth,
arsenic, anthony. and other aids to arti-
fee do not fall far behind. No expense has
/ been spared. both in the present and IN the
past. ia bringing these articles 90 the last
point Of perfection; and sir Humphrey
| Davv has related en- instance Of an English
| manuiactur Of rouge Offering a thousand
pounds for the secret OF q trencDman's SUI
| perior preparation. the sole secret being,
| however-to such nicely had the manutac-
| ture been brought that IN France rouge
| could bee made under the bright sun that
nature had denied to the British manu-
| facturer q sunbeam turning the scale,
| Ia the time of Louis Nv. OF france there
was issued q decree announcing that VINO
soevcr by means of red or white PANT
perfumes. or essences, or other arts OF the
! toilet should seek % cntiCe into marriage
any OF his Maiestv's male subjects should
! be prosecuted for witch IA and declared
unfit for matr.m0nv: and the same runs
as an uuwrtton decree m all mems minds
| TO-DAY Why should one FIJI up the won
! drouslv intricate pores of the skin with
poison % be absorbed into the system
! when exactly the opposite course IS all
| that is needed. the opening and cleansing
! of the pores with properly medlcated soap
and water. IN order that EXISTING poison
may be cast out. thus acquiring the pure
rose and white natural 20 every healthy
skin? Othello himself, in his hour OF mad
ness. would not mar the skin Of Desde-
mona
"That whter skin Of hers than snow,
| Ana smooth a. monumental alaoNtar"
II would be cruel in Us 10 excite the in
/ terest of the geutler sex IN the matter OF
complexion II we could not offer a pos
| nble panacea without fear Of undue prefer
| once. II is fact well known 20 derma-
| tologists that for several years the Cuti-
cura Medicated Toilet soap has been I'M
rivalicd as skin boautihcr. Not only
does il contain the del cate odor and
| snolhent and cleansing properties OF the
finest toilet soaps. but it goes q step FUR
thor than any soap yet prepared; and, by
| reason Of ITS delicate. yet effective, medl-
| col properties derived from Cuticura. Is
enabled 10 remove skin blemlshes by re-
! storing 20 activity those diseased or IN
| ILfNfl Vessels OF INC HhAA MAAA'AA Nfa'AHN
c0mploxiOnal designations. IL so purincs
tho pores and enliveus and Strengthens the
glands that the skin comes into that nor
nal condition of positive whOiesomeness
in which it calls for the richest blood and
freest action, so that the damask lush
| comes and goes upon the cheek with the
shifting beauty Of the northern lights IN
the sky. No woman Il lnsenslble 90 the
advantages given 10y the bounding iulness
! of the vein under the tran5parence OF
perfect skin: hut no woman can have
either the bounding vein or tho transpa-
rent skin who does not MAINTAIN the
health OF the circulation end excretlOn by
tho pleasant friction Of the bath with deli
cately medicated soap.
Wherever the Cuticura Soap IS daily
used with soft water directly upon the
face there will be no sallOWncss, no pm
pies. no black heads, no new warts ara
mOlcs. and no erupuOns or RI hes. While
r0urhness and assures VIII speedily disap-
pear, chaps will be impossible, and that
general rcdness which gives 20 every face
suffering from IL an air OF bloWsv yuigari-
" will yield 10 o soft fairness with the
blush only upon the check aud chin. The
chemist who originally sought ana found
the constituents of Cuticura from which
this soap derives IFS purifying and beautt
fving properties did 10 for the relief OF one
dear 70 Nm ana INlt ftNafutl III ms SUI
cess. But the suGerings Of how many
others unknown % him has he allayed
and what gratitude has he received
Nothing is known IN science to equal
the Cuticura Soap for its peculiar
property Of cleansing clogged pores
frcshening the accustomed lubrica-
tors. and rendering the skin flexible
smooth. and fair. That disfguring and
notifying condition Of the chin anc
mouth which, with scurf and scales. aiiiict.
so many women IN middle lilo ls destroyed
10y It, with now and then an amounting OF
Cuticura, or an occasional dose OF Cuticura
Resolvent. and the young girl tortured by
numiliating ache will lind her forehead
smooth and fair as an infants If she perse
yeres in its use. II Is guaranteed 10y th'
State assayers and chemists of Massachu
sets 20 be free from any mineral, metallic
or vegetable poison, and % contain moi
one particle OF anything noNous anC
neither art nor medicine Is able 10 do any
thing for the skin that shall render It moro
healthy. fresh. and radiant with beauty
than has now been done by the discovery
OF the Cuucura Mcdicated Toilet Soap.