The Meeker herald., 1891-08-29
The CeLLes OF ROME.



toilet OF Roman lady: According 10
testimony. which H. scarcely To be dis
putcd, the sun could never have shonc
upon less lovely object than Roman
lady ig tho days of the Cnsa-s, when
she opened her eyes In the morning.
for before she opened her eyes n great
deal had to be done. When she retired
TO rest her face had been covered wiki
u plaster composed Of bread and ass
milk, which had dried during the night
hours, and, consequently, presented in
the morning an appearance OF cracked
chalk, The purpose OF tho ass milk
was not only To preserve tho dclIcacy of
tho skin, bat Ia renOyatc tho lungs and
so strong was that belief In the efficacy
OF the specific that some energetic
ladies bathol themselves in 1t seventy
times In the course Of a single day. lno,
Gays Poppma. the fayorlto wilo " Nero,
mover set OUT on u journey without taxi
Ing in her train whole herds of hhc-
asses, that sho might battle whenever
she pleased To do 80.
Tho plaster OF paris bust having weak
encl In the morning In cracked condi-
tlun, IL was the Office OF u host of female
slaves 10 mature IL Into perfect leauty.
10 clear the field for further operations
tho first Of these gently washed away
with lulsewe-m milk the already crum-
bling mask, and left smooth face to lie
colnrcd by more reconcile artists. The
slayo whose vocation It WAS 10 paint tho
chcci.s iol.nAI.,.y laid on tho red and
white, haylEs EiIIstencl tho pigment
with LOr own a.sl!Va. The apparent Of.
4
lshci by Certain number Of scented
lozongcs, vhirh II ihc slave neglected 10
take 'lc suffered corporal punlshmon'.
\ pr,ciur, Lrtioiu WIS the paint with
which the ..JGI.u DONNA was bcauil'
Ac,l: IL w.. g,ll worthy tho ease OF
ivory and ne. o.raiai ia whlril Il va,
prcsc-ycd. The principal ingredient ia
the rod pai7' was - mog-, known Sy tho
name Of focus. which Ia still TO DO
found on the Mediterranean coast. The
checks having been Perfected the oyc-
lasloi aud eyebrows came In for their
Share of attention. and . third slave
iyrl thea wish = black misiusc. which,
though u-llal tll!sp, NEs no c1mmon
SOL, bat r9rlIu. ~ - rhui'c ilatHFisla-
Thcsr iil-',rnHi eyebrows and "yc.
ia,hys ar" Ehsplu,"ly indispensable II
the lomlnn a-rir,ss In tho 1lirltcai dc.
gree Ia the character OF a beauty.
Tho euE-lr,ss OF the eyebrows was
'oliowciLy iar to,th.bsaslior. who not
oaly performed thc oillrc which ll.I,
lido li-plIct, ig, banded ic her Mistress
,.pruU ,nss'lrl frH-, tho islc Of Ch!o,, &
specific chcWcd cvcry morning - pre-
serve the teeth from decay. Even i,
a.. /. -. H..
at iac ,sly, but had 70 DO inserted by
the dcS,cn1us slave, tho maatlch VAS
skill cb"w,l 10 keep up appearance.
Al tai, woe; aonc, va, no; she i1ta.
Ina tcsguiui? rc, the most Important
operations hal siill 10 b. pcFipEmc,l:
tho hale hal .'ili bcra gGruHglirrcI.
And b. u % deserved. tina; although black
mes WAh ,'s,Nnsla - tho eyebrow Of she
!.am.I ls,.ir. S. WaH otherwise With her
hair. Uh.sh Va, - b. decidedly golden.
4 hole l.y.-ha u ictlalc dawes vas
devoted - ia decoration. The chief -.
ihrfl gai'isl q 1vrF and over a..zln with
n golden oiati...ni. t.li the head com.
pslrA NIth tho bushtpos, Of ,hn rising
aun.
The polka thus iall on. two handy
eEalisgpmcH moved to simultaneous
activity. oac. aEsifl with cuslin.''irufla.
psSlucyd an lngu!iy %! rings and ring
lets. another .quiF;r,l through her teeth
= variety Of .ssrncc, upon the lovely
head. Lastly came Iklilful nc.rrSs
Who achieved the more important
cuFls, aai, isl.i!Es I'll. back hair
into large round knot. secured
u with pin eight !nehrs long.
carved With tho most csqgial,.
az. To ,hcHn several servants Herr A.
mus, the German antiquarian, who has
greatly aldci Us In bringing - many
details within the compass small
csblHc, picture. give. the prcitic.;
name, In ;hv world. Tho asso,' mlis.
maid hccalis s-capi1n. thr painter Of the
checks - rhsaic, tho eyebrows are dyed
by Si!mmi. the golden oiu,Ecn, 1, rub
bed In hy Napc. Calamis holds the ,pa..s.
the LIPS Of rscchas arc the living fpun,.
aims whence proceed tho essences. and
the handy nc-russ IL Cyp4ssIs.
of stays-;hosc nOluTa Implements .,
sclf.to;iurc-;hcio DONNA knows nothing.
nor would she have pa; ;lCm on II they
had been perfectly familiar TO hCF. Zoe
she does not believe Ia the beauty Of a
slender wsis. over short "tunir" 1.
nuur thr ''atola." which u Itself long
,unic reaching To the feet, with sleeves
that cover half tao upper part Of the
arm. When the opening In the slola
has boon closed with the all Of brooches.
when embroidered, rray.c0ioECi shoes
hayc been put on. when the arms arc on
circlrd hyFulioa snakes with ruby oycs,
whom the cars arc weighed with pearls.
when thr fingers arc loalcl with rings,
and when a comb or two has been in
serted in tAy hair, ihc lady - COM
pir,oly aiiircd Tor indoors, presenting
tlr strongest possible confirms, to thc
bale Of the pre- Ont day. and suggesting
tii, suspicion tha; II the bCauiilcr. arc
doomed {, iari ~uF. the drcSscrs almos,
enjoy q g!aucurc.