The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-11
THE USE OF COSMETYCS.
Goa Csa Make Your Own Bcautiners That
Are Snfe to Use.


Are Snfe to Use.
Tho prevalent custom OF facial high art
decoration so marked at the present time. is
not only survival Of barbarism. but has great
antiquity Of origin. Jezcbel. you remember.
painted her face and tired her head and looked
out at a window; and tho frivolous Roman
Emperor Heliogabalus when he first entered
Rome had Ibis eyebrows tinGod black and his
cheeks painted with artificial red aud white"
and the first court present given to Catherine
II. OF Russia was rouge pot. as We read In
her IN emoirs. though tho great Catherine was
then only fifteen years old.
Now, what woman has done through the
centuries past, she will continue to do through
the eras to come. so let her do 1t wisely.
Take teaspoonful Of the powder you use on
your face. put it in glass with the juice Of
lemon. II efrervesccnce follows it Is an infal-
lible proof that the powder Is dangerous and
will injure tie skin. II unsuccessful in OBJ
timing pure face powder. then make your own
after some OF these simple formulas. always
powder is merely ievlgated tale pissed through
T.olct powder is made OF wheat starch, in
the proportion OF six pounds to l pound OF
powdered orris. one-fourth ounce altar OF
lemon. one drachm each OF borgamot and
Rose face powder consists OF rice starch.
seven pounds: rose pink: hall draehm: altar
OF roses and santal. tive drnsami , each. mead
liquid preparation made Of rose or orange
flower water. ono pint: ok de OF bisnutli. four
ounces. These must be mixed by long tritur-
4 famous ronge called bloom Of roses is
made with hall an ounce strong LIQUID am,
rose water. and half an ounce OF triple spirit Of
r9gso. Pour the ammonia on the carn!ne and
allow 1t to remain four days. stirring OCCASION
after letting it stand for a week decant the
rose lip salve may DO made. OF one-half
pound Of almond oil. two ounces of spermaceti
and OF wax and alkenet or blood root. and ono
quarter ounce altar Of roses. Place the wax.
oil. and aikanet root together in warm water.
aud when the first three are melted let them
extract its color. Strain through muslin and
add the perfume just before the saive, sets.
Itusma. q mixture that removes undesirable
slaked lime to ono half pound OF orpiment IN
powder: mix in drum, sieve. and keep vol
apply to the Objectionable hair until tho skin
smnrts scrape it away with II bono or ivory
paper knife. wash the pllce carefully and APP
For the eyebrows take hnlf an ounce Indian
Ink; rub down in fine mortar. rub IN hall
or three days. with frequent stirring. it Is
ready to be applied with n fine camel s. hair
brnSh sSnhdG ." Snt%t In an ThiG
along tho eises OF tho Dyes beneath tho eye
lashes. adds much to tho brllliuncy Of tho eye
and iircece to-day. nnd is IN old custom.
Finally the makeup. howGyer pure must DO
and hot water. which may be followed by an
application Of cold cream or giycerino lotion.
almond oil and Of rosc water. ono ounce each
Of white wax and spermaccti.. and onc-half
drachm Of altar 81 roses. boil the WAX and
lain, and drop tho rose water in. STIRRING con-
ttlutty. The lotion contains ono gallon orange
i!ower water. eight ounces glyccrino. and one
ounce boraX.