The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-15
SUGGESTIONS FOR WOMEN.
Danger of Using Powder and Rouge
Upon the Face.

BROOKLYN, n. Y, June 14-There seems
to be general impression among women
that when they ask questions in reference
to powders and complexion lotions they
must do so with bated breath, and when
they write for information they must apollo
glze for so doing. l unders and the princi-
pie that underlles this feeling, and in a large
sense 1T is credit to the sex. Just where
to draw the line in the matter of cosmetics
do not know. In the past have, for this
reason, had very little to say on the moral
side of the question, and have confined
myself exclusively to the hygIenic.
l have inveighed strongly against
the use of any preparation for the face and
hands that contained poisonous materials,
and as the composition of most lotions is q
secret, / have begged my friends to beware
generally. This advice has not always met
with cordial reception, and / have re-
ceived two letters from apparently intelli-
gent women who recommend the external
and internal use of arsenic for pimples and
muddy skins. Now, l have seen the most
tragic effects from the external use of
arsenical preparations alone, and
beg @my readers to be careful Indeed,
they cannot be too cautious in all of these
ways. Now word about the moral side
of this question of outer adornment, aud
here l have confession TO make. My
aversion to rouge, and my dislike of a
painted face is SO deeply rooted that it is
hard for Inc to be even fair when dealing
with the subject, and as l said before do
not know where to draw the line. 1t is
certainly the right of every woman to look
as pretty as possible. If bad complexion
can be made TO look less ugly by means of
an artistic use of rouge, | think it is very
mean of me to condemn the practice even
in my own heart. But there are so few per-
sons who know how to use these things.
Then again, the constant use of rouge is
sure to leave its indellble marks upon the
face. The woman who rouges steadily for
few years is obliged to stop the practice
land at the time when she most needs the
beautifyiug) because the skin is apt to
become 50 rough that it will not retain the
coloring. II there is anything more hideous
than the face SCARED and marred by rouge,
then | should like to know what it Is. Some
of our society women who at so would still
be beautiful, are sights to behold
on account Of their chemically stained
facial surfaces. Powder will not cover
| them, paint will not stick to them, and all
the efforts of the most talented complexion
artists in the world cannot rub out the dis
| figuring marks. 1t seems TO me that this is
| a powerful argument against rouge, or any
other of the preparations that produce an
artificial color. The constant use of pow
| der also has detrimental influence upon
the skin. All these things prevent the
necessary and natural throwing off OF i'm
purities by closing the pores. Keep this
process up long enough and the result is, in
| many cases, a loathsome skin disease, or a
Scared and scabby surface which spoils
the looks Of the face. The
face that we know to be painted does not
usually attract us. If woman can on
occasion, by the judicious and artistic use
! of cosmetics, enhance her charms, l pre-
sumo it is as legitimate for her TO do so as to
dress her hair tastefully or to wear flowers
in her corsage. But let her learn how to
apply it, let her not do it too often. and
aUove ell things let her be sure that the stuff
she uses is as pure as it can be made. Com
plexion depends in great measure upon the
health. Active exercise in the open air,
plenty of sleep in well ventilated rooms,
thorough bathing and a sensible
diet will be more likely to insure
a good color and smooth skin
than all the cosmetics that were ever made.
do not need to be told that there are ex-
ceptions to this rule, for ] am acquainted
with many who seem to be perfectly well,
but whose compilations are muddy and
whose faces are covered with pimpes. How
much this coalition has been increased by
use of improper preparations | cannot tell,
but judging from the way that women pa
tronize the toilet counters in our stores, l
should say that there were very few pint
Piles that were not experimental with by
those who have the means to purchase the
lotions that are constantly offered as. cure
ais.
Women who make a practice of using
cosmetics generally wrinkle early, and all
women, young or old, hate wrinkles. have
had great many letters on this subject,
and have conscientiously tried to find some
thing that will rub them out. Ill nature
makes wrinkles. Over-work and fretting,
and want Of sleep will line the face, and
such lines are hard, if not impossible to
eliminate. The best outward treatment
for wrinkles is the face massage, and have
seen some very interesting and successful
work accomplished by its use. In my next
process, and hope to make them so plain
are troubled in this manner can
time hope my friends will give a little
thought to the causes of the conditions they
so much deplore, and by attention to the
rules of health, physical moral and spirit
ural, endeavor TO do their daily asks with
out fret and friction. If we would be lovely
outwardly and inwardly we must:
Be content in work,
To do the thing we can, and not presume
To fret because it's little.
l should like also to add: f&@
Nor fret because it's much,
But let the task we cannot do
Pass into other hands or go undone.