The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-24
THE ART OF MAKING UP.
A NOTED WlGMAKER TELLS HOW
DISCUSSES ARE EFFECTED.

Making a Mans Chin Look Unshaved.
Eradication of Personal PecuIiarities
Very Important Item in Disgusting
Person-Cost of the Work.
Mr.. Charles H Fox, the celebrated wig
maker of Covent Garden, has recently ex-
planned that he is constantIysin the habit
of Disgusting persons for purposes quite
unknown to him. Being of opinion that a
would not be. without interest, we dis
patched representative to see Mr.. Fox,
who went to business at once:
You would beastonished, +" he began, ''to
know the number Of people who come here
TO be disguised. It has grown into part of
our regular business. Men of all classes
come-gentlernen, detectives, amateur de-
tectives, and do not doubt that l have
disguised on many occasions some of the
greatest criminals of the day. Of course it
is none OF my business to inquire into the
purposes for which these disygises are as
sumed, though sometimes Gn told. The
people who come generally have some tale
to tell on the first occasion, but l take
these tales with grain or two of salt A
large number of private detectives and
even Scotland. yard men come 70 me, and
as l know their business l ask no ques-
tions. That they should disguise them
selves is perfectly legitimate. However, as
was saying, sometimes am told after
ward what the disguise was wanted for.
MANNER OF DISCUSSING.
why, l have customer at the present
time who comes in sometimes two or three
times a week. He is, made up as a middle
aged man and goes eia of the shop so COM
pletely disguised that pone of his friends
know him. l fon't know what his object
is. He seldom stays away more than two
or three hours, then comes back, resumes
his natural dress and appearance and
hear no more OF him till he comes again to
be disguised. / fancyit is a case of cher
chez la femme but, of course, it is no
business of mine"
do you ever have ladies to disguise:'
''No. In fact, think 1 may say never.
You see the art of making up comes nat
ural 10 almost all women. l think il is
born in them. They all understand how
to beautify themselves And if they want
to disguise themselves they prefer to trust
to their own ingenuity. A change OF dress,
q NSli, al dIIEldllO IHC IuOOC VI QOlllS
the hair, pair of spectacles and there you
are; detection is almost impossible"
Now, Mr. Fox, how do you set about
Disgusting person.
'Oh, it is very easy. We change the eX-
preston of the face by deepening shadows,
alter the shape of the eyebrows by touch
ing with trifle of color, put little hair
on with spirit gum, change the fashion of
the hair on the head and sometimes throw
into prominence the bones and muscles of
the neck. Making up for the street is to-
tally different to making up for the stage.
For daylight use we must employ as little
paint as possible. a piece of burnt paper
produces a lovely and most delicate color
which we use for deepening shadows, and
it is imperceptible 10 the Eaked eye Of the
ordinary observer.
Il can produce the appearance Of chin
which has not been shaved for three or
four days in very simple manner. The
face is first toned to the requisite shade;
then covered with a thin layer of spirit
gum; then quantity Of finely cropped
hair is then dabbed on to the chin and
cheeks when the gum is nearly dry OF
course the things to be avoided are to leave
the gum shiny and to have the hair dabbed
on in patches. Practice makes perfect,
and an adept hand never makes these
blunders.
MINOR POINTS OF THE ART.
Crepe hair may be used for whiskers or
beard in an absolutely undetectible man
ner if carefully put on and trimmed after
ward. But prefer, instead of using wigs
or false hair, TO alter the dressing of a
mans own hirsute appendages. Thus, IL
your own case, by turning up your mus
tache, by showing your upper lip, just al
tering the set of your eyebrows a little and
by deepening the shadows on your face and
neck little you would find your face com
pletely altered. But there is one important
thing in effecting disguise which you
must not forget 1t is not alone the head
and face which must be altered The at
tire, the dress, must undergo just as COM
plete n change. A turned down collar, a
suit of clothes, boots and hat, and
even the pocket handkerchief needs to be
different from that you usually carry.
Why, do you know that the very manner
of carrying a handkerchief in the pocket
has been sufficient before now to detect
person through clever disguised"
How long doesn't take to effect one Of
your startling disguises,"
From ten minutes to half an hour, &C
cording to the character TO be assumed and
the amount of work required This also
regulates the cost, which is from half
guinea upward In ten minutes, for half
a guinea, will disguise you so completely
that neither your own mother your wife
nor the editor of your paper would know
you. As | have said. prefer not to use
wigs-of course their use increases the
cost-and always demand a deposit If
loan them. Yes, sometimes l get sus-
picious characters; then l notify Bow
street.
During the Jack the Ripper scare must
have had hundreds of customers. At last
1t got such big thing, and took such an
interest in the affair, sent across TO Bow
street, and several Of my customers were
Swallowed. One was followed 70 Mentone
and another 10 New York They all pro-
fessed to be amateur detectives, but |
fancy some were anything but that, and
even dare say that the gentleman himself
may have passed through my hands more
than once- It IS quite common thing for
large pGbhcans, who own number Of
houses. 20 disguise themselves and visit
their vari1us places 70 watch aud see II
there Is any shady business going On with
their responsible representatives, but /
think the majority Of M customers are
jealous husbands, who think 1t necessary
to keap q sharp eye on their wives, Pail
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