Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-05-21
STREET MAKEUP.


In the First Place Don't Do 1t, but if
You DO Follow These Rules
In the first place don't cloiti There is
legend that it always shows If it
does show its own object is defeated.
OF course the times it does not show it
passes for real But | assure you day
ligIS makeup is a difficult thing to ac-
compiiEL successfully.
Having Ehns eased my conscience, L
will say whs& I can to help you if you
will do it. First, never use ''theater"
rouge-never risk it. At night it is the
clearest and prettiest zed one can get;
by day it is sure to shade toward purple,
and looks like no color that ever was
seen painted by nature on any face. The
safest color is carmine-just plain, sim
pie powdered car1nine; ten cents werth
from the druggist will last forever"
and it's as harmless as anything.
Don't powder first; rub lightly into the
skin as much car1mine as adheres to the
finger; rub in thoroughly; if there is too
much, rub off thoroughly. Be sure to
spread the color well. Real color seldom
shines in the center of the cheek sur
rounded by lily white; shade the color
off toward the ear, and down under the
ear on the neck. There should be no
abrupt .sividing line between red and
white Ihis is really the secret of good
| makeup.
Now use powder just as you would on
your skin had you put no color on, and
be sure not to use too much; your fore
head must not shine white, and your
nose above all things must not shine
white People get sharp contrasts of
color, and artifciality is at once be-
trayed II the eyebrows are colored
they are colored too dark, and the lips
are made ''cherry" BY this time, on ac-
count of the high coloring surrounding
the eyes. They seem dull and small, and
the always evident line is drawn under
the lower lashes.
AS a rule nothing can safely be done
to the eyes for daylight. At most the
whole upper lid may be shadowed
slightly, very slightly, but only really
full eye can stand this, and such an eye
should need no makeup. AS to color
ing the lashes, SO far as | know, the
scheme is irnpracticable; stuff for the
purpose is either harmful or it does not
stick, and the natural moisture about
the eye, or the grease Of the skin will
bring down &aub upon the cheek.
1t is even a difficult matter to get a
satisfactory eyelash makeup for stage
use where of course one can give a
glance in the mirror after scene and
where an accident to makeup is not a
disgrace to one personally.
A makeup that is fit to stand daylight
and ordinary day vicissitudes should be
SO well put on and blended that the
hands may be passed over the face thor
oughly without disturbing the coloring,
and SO that clean handkerchief may be
lightly brushed over it without taking to
itself any tinting.
Such makeup of course will not last
O long while, though the carmine fades
in little while, but that is part Of the
argument against street or daylight
makeup
AS to hurting the skin, really don't
think it does specially. Take it off thor
oughly with grease, and have the face
thoroughly clean with grease) and dry
before putting on. Still don't doit, say |.
You are likely to get caught, and that is
awful, and you are bound to be anxious
all the time you have it on, and that's aw-
full too. and it is likely to show, and that
is more awful still.
E. V. SHERIDAN.