The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-12-11

the cheap powders, also harmless, are
made of starch prepared from wheat and
potatoes The familiar violet powder is
made up in several different ways. | con-
slider this our best recipe: Wheat starch,
six pounds; orris root powder, one pound !;
otto of lemon, quarter of an ounce; otto of
bergamot, one drachm; otto Of cloves, one
drachm.
us it true that most French women use
liquid blancsn
s.N1onsieur shook his head. Actresses
do-they are obliged to use some such
preparation because so many Of them have
naturally ford compilations which have
literally to be painted down. l should
never, however, recommend any OF my
customers to use liquid blanc, even in pri-
vate theatricals, for it eoarsens the skin.
This is Madame Vestris' recipe: Rose or
orange flower water, one pint; oxide Of
bismuth, four ounces
And rouge, Monsieur, can you con-
scientiously recommend its frequent uses"
THE MYSTERIES OF ROUGE.
He hesitated somewhat and then replied:
''There are many preparations OF rouge.
You are probebly aware that carmine,
which should be the foundation OF all cos
metios requiring pink or red coloring, Is
expensive; this fact has led to many im1ta-
lions and I do not doubt but that many
to whom money is no object comes to con-
suit me as to how she Is to produce on her
pale colorless cheek the touch OF faint
bloom which is considered an essential part
of young feminine beauty, might say to
ner, my dear madame, you have the where
withal to make yourself charming in your
garden or conservatory, or at least IN
the nearest flower market, strange
though it may seem; the petals Of gera-
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cuIar action on the cheek will produce for
the time being an entirely natural looking
color. Try the effect on the back of your
hand and you will see for yourself what [
mean. This very simple method of acquir
ing temporary complexion has the further
advantage that IT you get hot, or drop of
water on your cheeks, the cOloring does not
form in streaks, as does the most carefully
prepared rouge. Still as geraniums do not
grow Oh every bush and many women pre-
fer to have the rouge pot handy, [ need
hardly tell you that we do not find the ger
anium very formidable rival" l thought
not, and proceeded to inquire about the
kinds of best carmine rouges. He told me
that quite different combination is used
for blonde and c brunette, but gave me
general recipe: Strong liquid ammonia,
half ounce; finest carmine quarter of
ounce: rice water, one pint; triple extract
of esprit dc rose, half ounce.
Common rouge" he said, ''that used by
igurantes in theaters. is made from Bra
zil-wood lake. Carmine made from the
coloring matter of the cochineal cannot be
manufactured prohtaoly on q small scale,
and four or five large business houses sup
ply the whole world.''
81 SUPPOSE that it is carmine which is
used in lip sa1ves?"
The best lip rouges are very expensive
indeed, madame. and are made from pure
carmine. The coloring matter of cochlneal
is spread upon thick paper cards and dried
very slowly; it then oddly enough assumes
a bronze-green tint. These cards ere cut
up and sold. A small pad OF damp cotton
wool is lightly pressed against the green
surface and applied to the lips, which then
assume rosy healthy hue.n
And how are the toilet rouges pre-
pareds''
by mixing fine carmine with tale
powder; we use one part Of carmine to
three of tale; 80 many cheap limitations
are sold it is as well TO avoid toilet rouges,
unless you know where they were made
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