San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-29
ENLARGinG III EYES.

st Louis Post Dispatch.
MAY have some veins traced?'
This question, coming from the lips
of one of our prettiest local bellies the
other day, who had not yet winged
her way to the colder chimes, aroused
the curiosity of Sunday Post Dis
patch representative who CHANGED to
be in the Oliver street establishment
where handsome, dark eyed wo-
man directs the confectiaus of hair
and complexion of so many of the st.
Louis beauties. After the above
mentioned belle had received an
affirmative answer and was led
to one of the private parlors of the
ablishment, where she was placed
in q big chair before 3 mirror and
adorned with a monster apron which
covered her entirely from the curve of
her dainty chin to the hem of her
stylish gown, and the work Of the
face artist had commenced the sun
day Post-Dispatch representative
questioned the head OF the establish.
ment as t. the meaning of the inquiry
Of the young lady if she Knight have
her veins traced?"
Aou 600, lCplCu tu6 luG6lllg6up
artist, "there has been recently added
to our box of mysteries lot of fads.
Tracing the veins is one of them.
We have preparation of the color of
blue blooded veins, and we have en-
ployes who thoroughly understand
the map of the face, and thus we are
enabled to crafty the belles in their
latest craze, tracing the veins.
You must understand that it is
the roaring fashion now for women
to have veins clearly defined or traced
on their faces. The outlining of the
blue veins Is considered not only to
add delicacy to the face, but to offset
the wilderness to it. We make them
deftly and true to life, so you cannot
detect that they are not perfectly
natural. The showing of the veins is
supposed not only to add to the
beauty of women but to be an evil
dence of their blue blood. For these
double qualities they are decidedly
en- regle now.
II was amused at an incident
which occurred in the store the other
day. A we'll known and fashionable
lady came in for hair and face repairs
and saw with me q beautiful child, |
the little daughter of one Of our |
wealthiest customers. The little girl |
had great brown eyes, golden curls |
and a face where the blue veins |
showed OUT in startling effect con-
trasted with the Wilderness of her |
skin. The lady caught her up in her |
arms and kissed her, saying: Did |
you have your veins just now paint |
ed, dear? The child looked wonder
ingly at her, and then my lady turn
ed to me. Madame pray make nv
veins just as you have done this little
"For once your skilled eye has |
failed you,' 1 replied. The veins of |
the child are natural ones, but I'll |
make you as pretty one in few mo-
ments,' and so l did by following
with the blue preparation just where |
the veins of the face should be.
However, talking of beauty fads, |
there is one already inaugurated in |
the east and slightly INDUCED in here
which think dangerous practice, |
more so than the cutting of dimples |
even. This latest freak of fancy is |
charging the eyes. 1t was brought |
into the world of art lately by New |
York girl who had rather small |
though decidedly pretty eyes, and
she with all the vanity usual to pref |
ty women, wanted them made larger. |
She went to an occulist, who at first !
refused to do as she wished, but fin |
ally yielded to her solicitations and !
enlarged the eyes as she demanded. |
The method for accomplishing this |
fad is to first select a skillful oculist, |
and then rely entirely on his opinion |
as to the danger to the eye, for it de- |
ponds greatly upon the strength of |
the orbs as to whether it is a danger |
GUS practice or not. II he consents, |
the lids of the eyes are washed with |
cocaine to remove their constituencies, |
and tinp slit about an eighth of an |
inch in length is made on the outer |
edge, thus enlarging the size of the |
eyes: Soothing lotions are then |
applied and the beauty pa
tient is instructed to pull apart |
the wound number Of times day |
to prevent the closing as before, and |
this is Kept up until the wound is |
healed. This fad do not recommend |
at all, for no one knows when blood |
poisoning or cancers follow in the |
train Of self-made wounds, but never
theless 1T Is the latest freak of fashion |
in the beauty line.
'Now, here Is still another method
of identifying the eyes which is as
skillful a one If properly done, and
certainly less harmful. This fad is
the tintiDg of the eyes. If they are
too close together powder is placed
dexterously between them and over
the bridge of the nose; If too far apart
Il q l.