Morning journal and courier., 1890-05-22
PAINTRD THEIR FACES.
Something That women Have Done
 Since the Days of Cleopatra.

Since she Days of Cleopatra.
 Are you a student of statistiosa If you are you will be interested in knowing that German, who got accurate data concerning the amount of cosmetics used all through the world, says that the money that Ameri. can women pay for them would paint seven. teen thousand houses, allowing seventy-fye dollars for each housei Notwithstanding this horrible charge, don't believe Ameri- can women will quail when it comes to buy- ing anything they think will add to their beauty, says writer in the New York Sun.
 Of course in nine cases out Of ten 1t doesn't add to it, but even 8 man has to confess that tiny little'bit of powder, to take the shine of the nose, is desirable. When Ovid was writing about women and their ways, he said that fancy for looking ill and delicate, and playing on the feelings of the men, had taken possession of them, and that 1t was smart thing to get fetching pallor on their faces by white lead and other stuffs. In the ruins of Thebes an entire toilet case was found, with bottles of perfumery, jars of powder and tubes of paint, with brushes and cloths, evidently showing that the belle et that day not only knew how to take good care of her skin, but believed in having good tools to achieve good results. The belles of Nineveh were willing to suffer to be beauti- ful; they had their skins made smooth with pumice stone, and then they were enameiied. Ol6Op6tI6 uUb OuAy A0A ovOAy NScAAOsAS known in her day to add to her good looks, but she also wrote book on the care of the skin, which is, unfortunately for the bellies of to-day, out of print. In 1770 the Eng fish parliament, which always looked for the protection of its men, considered bill that read this way: "All women, without dis- tinction as to age or rank, mafdens as well as widows, who should deceive the male sub iects of his majesty and mislead them into marriage by means of paint, salve, beauty water, false teeth, false hair, Spanish wool, corsets or padded hips, should be punished | under the provisions of the law against sor- cery. and the marriage shall bs declared null" The bill did not pass, believe, aud 1t probably emanated from the brain of somebody who had been deceived, and who wished generously to save his friends. In
 England to-day paint is much more general | ly used than in this country, where what is known as "saucer rouge," and which is ap-
 piled with seft linen rag, is in great favor.
 English women make up abominably. From
 the Princess of Wales to the chorus girl the idea of improving the face seems to be to put dab of rouge under each eye, and not
 to shade it, to leave the ears and chin un-
 touched, and to suppose that everybody be-
 lieves this is real.
 If rouge is used it should always be shaded
 off with little powder, the lobes of the
 ears and the edge of the chin each being
 touched slightly with 1t, because any face on
 which there is . glow or color has the pink
 also at these points. Nobody blushes in a
 round spot. Shape the pink little to your
 cheek, and If your face is very full make it
 longer than round. Don't put 1t on at all
 unless you think you can't go without it.
 that is to say, that you look 30 ghastly that
 you feel you need it. A color is sometimes given to the face by dabbling 1t in gin and
 water, the gin bringing the blood to the sur.
 face and giving it life; as in addition 1t soft
 ems the skin, there is no reason in the world
 why it ehouldn't be used.