Dodge City times., 1890-07-11
vmEY ALL DID n. THEY ALL 90 n.
n Cloepatra's Time. - Wen - Now
Women Painted Their Faces.

N CloOpotra'0 11mos ~ Wei - NOVe
Wensa Painted Their Faces.
Are you . student Of statisticsP II
you are you will be interested in know
ing that . German who got accurate
data concerning the amount of COS
metics used all through the world says
that the money that American women
paw for them would paint II. 900 houses
allowing $75 for each house! Not
withstanding this horrible charge I
don't believe American women will
quail when it comes to buying any
thing they think will add to their beau
ty. OF course, in nine cases out Of
ten. it doesn't add to it. but even .
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
be said that fancy for looking i'll and
delicate and playing on the feelings Of
the men had taken possession Of them.
and that it was smart thing to get
. fetching pallor on their faces by
white lead or 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 of that day not only
knew how to take good care of her
skin. but believed in having good tools
to achieve good results. The bellies of
Nineveh were willing to suffer to be
beautiful; they had their skins made
smooth with pumice stone and then
they were enameled.
Cleopatra not only had every cos
metic known in her day to add to her
good looks, but she also wrote book
on the care of the skin. which. unfor-
tunately for the bellies of to-day. is out
of print. In 1879 the English Par
lament. which always looked for the
that read this way: '.All women. with
out distinction as to age or rank. maid
ems as well as widows. who should de-
ceive the male subjects 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 pun
ished under the provisions of the law
against sorcery. and the marriage shall
be declared null" The bill did not
pass, / believe. and it probably emanat-
ed 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
generally used than in this country.
where what is known as saucer
rouge" and which is applied with a
soft linen rag. is in greater favor. En-
glish women make up abominably.
From the Princess of Wales to the
chorus girls the idea of improving the
face seems to be to put a dab of rouge
under each eye and not to shade it. TO
leave the ears and chin untouched, and
to suppose that everybody believes this
is real.
If rouge is used it should always be
shaded off with a little powder. the
lobes of the ears and the edge of the
chin each being touched slightly with
it, because any face on which there is
glow of color has the pink also at
points. Mob ody bushes 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
it on at all unless you think you can't
do without it; that is to say, that YOU
look SO CHASTITY you feel that you need it.
A color is sometimes given to the face
by dabbing it in gin and water, the
gin bringing the blood to the surface
and giving it life; as in addition it soft
ems the skin there is no reason in the
world why it shouldn't be used.-N. Y.
Sun.