The evening world., 1890-04-17
BEAUTY BOX,
Some Of the Things Used In the
DiVa'S Makeup.
How Her Wrinkles Are Made TO
Entirely Disappear.
Nell Nelson Interviews the Little
Woman Who Is Now
First Favorite.

and that's what Mnfe. Patti gets in large
doses. Nature gave her n pretty figure
ana n pair of glorious black eyes, and art
has made her the beautiful creature that
she is. She understands the art of eating,
the art of resting. bathing and making
up, mt to this knowledge she attributes
The preservation of her youth and health.
which is nothing more or less than good
looks.
This is an age of cultivation of every
possible feature or gift, and instead of
p~ooh-roohing the attempts ut personal
improvement rs evidence of u shallow
brain, sensible people are giving the sub
iect serious consideration.
Ever since h present engagement be-
gan Nine. Patti has been accessible TO two
women, the hair retoucher. Nine. Kellogg,
and the mass 'geuse Mary Scott Rowland.
when autocrats like Messrs. Abbey, Grau
and Mayer have been refused. As the
latter artistic has made thirty -four calls
and put up $500 worth of preparations for
La Diva, her talk about the golden haired
brunette's facial beauty may not be un-
interesting.
Nine. PATHS complexion. " taid Mime.
Rowland. is just like any womnn's-
ust like yours" As mine is just like q
mud fence, 1 couldn't help commiserat-
ing with the $4,000 songstress.
Patti spoiled her skin with cosme-
tiques. really believe she has tried
every preparation sent to her, and she
nverages about five jars a day. They
come from London. Paris. Vienna and all
sections Of this continent. More than
that; the little womnn's name is taken in
vain, for whether she acknowledges the
gift of powder or paint the manufacturer
claims that the offering gives him the
right to use her picture or autograph Us q
trademark. .
I" She told me that the ravages of the
stage paint made her desperate, and the
possibility of finding some bloom of youth
led her to experiment. II the stuff burnt
her face she threw it away; if not. she
used It," !
What have you given her?"
For the present nothing but the mas
sage treatment. l am trying to restore
tho natural freshness of her complexion
by manipulating the face and feeding the
skin. The skin needs nourishment as
much as q plant does water. In the open
dir it gets dusty and indoors it becomes
parched and feyerish. PATHS face was
oil that. and black with makeup. The
pores were stopped mp and circulation
stopped. 1t needed cleansing. feeding
and friction to excite the pores.
You can't imagine the anxiety she
showed or the delight manifested at the
improvement. just fancy her sitting in a
chair two hours after breakfast and two.
hours before dinner. having her cheeks
and nose pinched. her forehead slapped
and her neck and shoulders rubbed till
they were crimson !
With q voice that paid So. 900 a night
| shouldn't care whether I had a COM
plexion or not. But she sits before o
mirror with q glass in her hand and
watches every step in the proceed ng.
More than that she does what she is
told. She sleeps with retiring cream on
her face and hands. applies a lotion be-
fore using powder, closes the pores of
her skin with cologne or alcohol. aud
after drying powders all over. Naturally
she is not pretty. Artistically she is
beautiful"
"What do you do first?"
DRY clean her face with a soft cotton
rag; then l wash it with hot water and
white CASTLE soap to open the pores. and
alternately apply fourteen different To-
tions and creams. manipulating the face
Us l put them on and remove them. Her
complexion is not any better than the
but she makes the most of it.
And then she is 80 wise about dieting.
She does not eat a morsel of bread unless
toasted. not any starch foods. such as
potatoes, rice hominy. peas. turnips or
carrots. She firmly believes that they
form a sponge in the stomach which is
indIgestible. Tea and coffee are
avoided save as %stimulants, and she
couldn't be hired TO drink a glass of ice
water. She eats fruits as l eat bread. and
her diet is largely composed Of rare beef,
soups and green vegetables,
~ was telling her about my precious
ice bill. and she said il would be better
for the American people if ice vent TO $40
a pound. One years abstaining would
convince them of its injurious effect
tell you these things 10 show you the care
she takes of her health"
Does she use many cosmetics 2"
Well not any more than any member
of the profession. filed a toilet cabinet
last week. but the supply will last her a
year. for the stage and mouse.
The massage lotions include fourteen
bottles of thirty-two ounces each, a bar Of
white soap, - inches long, and fifty wash
rags and powder-rags.
What kind? Oh, l don't like 10 tell.
they are of such a primitive order"
She yielded TO persuasion aud confded
to me that she had purchased two pairs OF
mems cotton drawers-the largest made
aud chopped them np into 100 squares.
The shameless little creature.
Well, you see there Isl little soft fuzz
the cotton merino that holds the pow
der aud grease like q haTe's foot or down
puff. Madame liked them. so do /. and
that's why l packed them up for her.
Exclusive Of the massage lotions, she
ordered about 81, 800 worth OF prepare