Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-05

very red and greasy face. The women having
their faces treated were of all ages and social
classes. One or two were stylish, acute-look-
ing club women; one elderly young lady,
vivacious and society bred, her prematurely
gray hair setting off her black eyebrows and
eyes and rather brilliant complexion. not
SO fine as it might be. One woman. at least
IS, was apparently stopping on her way
home from market, with plenty of crow 8
feet and cross lines on her haggard face. Be-
sides these were simpering, youngish women
OF the usual vacant sort.
They Neglected Their Throats.
The girls who gave the treatment had faces
familiar to me behind counters, which had
been masseed and treated" into bloom like
that of the wax faces in hair dresser's
window. 1t would have been better if the
treatment had been carried down to the
necks OF their dresses, for the yellow, wrink-
led throats showing below the pink and
white gave too much the effect of masks or
artificial bloom.
was hidden to throw off my wraps and
take one of the frowsy easy chairs. A clean
towel was wrapped around my neck and 1
submitted to have my face washed in nur-
sery style by one OF the pink-cheeked DAM
sells in red plaid skirt and black jersey.
The washing was rather agreeable than
face inch by inch, left wet towel on it to
soak, rinsed it off, dried with a warm towel,
and then began the massage. Her hands
were not soft, but smooth and firm as NAL
lets covered with kid. These mallets rubbed
out the lines between the eyes, which are
the attacking point both for time and the
masseuse, who defes time.
The Masseuse Has No Mercy. q
The pressure ON my forehead was heavy
enough. it seems, to erase the several long
footprints left by my 40 years and more.
Then the girl fell upon my cheeks with no
gentle hand. They were rubbed upward
powerfully. pinched, worked, twisted un-
mercifully, enough to make the muscles en-
tirely forget their natural direction. The
face, smarting from this treatment, was
next plentlfully larded with soft unknown
salve, smelling of almonds, we'll rubbed in.
A yelled figure over Medea's caldron va
Gated her place for me, and the Turkish
towel enveloping my head and shoulders, l
bent over the big tin saucepan to take the
steaming, which seemed to be an essential
part of the process. The steaming was mild
at first, and l was told 15 minutes were
necessary for its completion, but I had
enough OF 1t by the time five minutes were
passed and the heat was increased till with
massage, greasing and steaming my cheeks
felt fiery, and was released before the time
was up.
The ladies in the other chairs presented
very encouraging aspect. The graY-haired
Young lady's face was growing fair as an in
fant's, aud her dark eyes, all the brighter
for the vigorous massage, set off her gray
hair and brilliant pink cheeks charmingly.
The careworn clubwoman, faded with the
tolls of evenings out. looked fresh as a de-
butante; the boarding-house keeper from
market was in transition state, two-thirds
OF her face cleared astonishingly, coming
out lair and smooth as that of woman of
easy mind and income. only the untouched
cheek waiting the fingers of the masseuse
showing the original color and fret of
wrinkles.
Got Their Faces Cleaned.
The women had their faces really washed
clean Tor once in their lives-a process 1
recommend TO all female friends deslrous of
learning the mysteries OF beauty. Massage
seemed to agree with all faces bet
ter than mine. Catching sight of it
in the mirror it bore the tint of
breakfast radish and smarted as if
the Juice of one had been rubbed in by way
of Treatment" NY face was wiped off all
too tenderly. should liked to have had it
washed and the grease taken off, but that
was out of the question, as the foundation
of subsequent treatment. The colorless
.iquid WIS poured into a little glass saucer
and my face was gone over with long
handled hair pencil dipped in this slightly
smarting lotion. This was told was the
famous face bleach, and was followed by a
skillful powdering applied By my own