Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-24
THE ART OF GROWING OLD.

you are the beneficiary, but, too often, in
stead, you become a victim. Live and learr
you would like to modernize INTO "Die yo'
must If learn you would" What has revolu
tionized the world OF the toilet more thar
the word ''manicuref"
Aquarter of century ago pair Of scissor
| and q nailbrush formed q luxurious outh
for the nails, and to-day it would require I
trunk to contain all that has been invented
for their use. The file has put the scissors
nose out Joint, for they play but an unim
| portant, though a punster might say Q
| pointed part in the preparation which has
| made the nails take SO brilliant place in
society. Though reduced to secondary
| rank, the scissors are multitudinous. A hard
nail requires a special form of scissors, sim
| ilarly soft, an oval and a fiat nail. Scissors
| ofvsry1ng sizes are made for nails of various
| ages. Then there is the buffer, the orange
| wood stick, the pointed pick, the concave
pick, the pad, paint, powder, and q dozen
other things, the outgrowth Of peoples own
observation, and likes and dislikes.
As Dear as woman's Tears
The dearest possession now of man or
woman appears to be their nail file, which
attained to that position from the day 1t was
first realized nails were part Of the hand
not intended to be kept soiled. There are
nearly as many sorts Of files as there are
varieties of scissors, and the purchaser of
these last probably still remembers the ap-
paling collection laid before him. There are
fles from an inch long on the side OF pair
Of scissors to ones nearly foot long. Files
for the top of the nail, for under the nail.
for the side of the nail, files Of every form
that the ingenuity of man can make or his
imagination invent. / was leaning over a
tray containing perhaps some 80 varieties
talking about them to Mr.. Martsolf, when
gentleman, prominent man, sighted MS.
Out came his file. superb piece of ivory
int fhn lf sA1, had lad q
finely finished steel file. He fingered it
lovingly, questioning meanwhile. why
don't you have something like this? 1t only
ran his finger along the edge. "There should
be groove here containing file which
would hold the nail in place during use.
Then he slowed it away as tenderly in his
pocket as if he were handling meerschaum
pipe.
Toothbrushes of the Present Day.
Some women think more of their con-
sciences than Of their haIrbrushes which is
to break the modern decalogue, "for it is not
a bit more decent to lend Tor borrow a hair
brush than q toothbrush. There's a new
brush on the market, which at first blush is
wonderfully like that terrible steel brush
that reigned for some years and ruined more
hair almost than did bad care. You can see
every bristle in this brush, as they are COLI
siderably apart and set into an air cushion
brushing and thus prevents the bristles
from iniuring the tender scalp. 1t is never
washed. only wiped, and that reminds us of
q recipe.
The ordinary brush requires washing,
which usually has the effect of softening the
bristle, If not of spelling 1t entirely. Obviate
this by putting a tablespoonful of salt of
bristles only. Wash brush with q brush.
Put to a lather and rinse in cold water.
When the back of wooden brush grows dull
and loses its polish, mix three to five drops
of sulphuric acid into an ounce Of water and
rub into the brush with the hand, when all
its former glitter will return.
Law and Order of Powderin@.
The world used to say that all American
women powdered just as they say now that
she smokes cigarettes. In the old days there
was O bottle stuck in some corner of her
bedroom with a more or less soiled stiff rag
hanging on the cork, which was called into
service just before u start was made for a
shopping or calling tour. 1t was sort of q
wipe and q promise, and the sevices of
several good-natured women friends
were required along the vsy to re-
which would naturally be caught in promi-
nent parts of the lace or sunk into the pet
diinpies. But today to make up face
properly is to master an art. having elemen-
tary rules as exact as those of a science.
Perhaps woman's glass tells her nature
was not as lavish as it might have been, or
the information may come from equally
frank friends. At any ratio she Is either en-
gagged in a lair encounter with nature or in
a war of fortifcation against times siege
The old white powder has been superseded
natural complexion powder oil Of which are
used by direction of the druggist, who tells
the expectant fair one exactly what powder |
will give fair imitation of what has been |
or should be. The eyebrow pencil over
comes deficiencies in the eyebrows and only
a trained eye can detect the assumption OF
reality.
Necessity Of Powder and Paint.
Sometimes there is an enforced use of
powder and paint. A carriage drove up to |
the door of a drug store in the East End |
from which the coachman |
alighted, entered the store, and re-
quested the proprietor to come out |
and speak to "his lady" The gentleman |
was confronted with view into the vehicle |
from which every bit of light was excluded |
BY the blinds, excepting a little rift enter |
ing through the slightly open door. Here |
the lady's head appeared and she explained |
that she wanted several paints and powders |
to render an exceedingly unsightly looking |
,ye presentable. Had an accident, she
explained. The paints and powders were |
and the lady, by the aid OF a small |
land glass fished from a Convenient pocket
n the carriage, proceeded to doctor the
)rIised and swollen part. More than likely |
: was not the first time ,e s., she had be been the
,ist returned to the carriage in a quarter OF
in hour, every blind was raised to It's full
,xtent, the pitiless summer sunlight was
.ctly on that made-up eye, the family skele-
on was as safe for the time as If 1t were
,uried.
Known by Your Tootbpick.
Don't use toothpicks, but since you will
hen use only one kind, which must neither
'e of gold or silver. The proper toothpick
S of Japanese make, (for some reason they
early all arel, and is flexible strip Of
range wood fiattened at one end precisely
Ike o chisel and sharp pointed at the other.
my other will in time ruin the tooth, for
light and proper explanation of which
uestion your dentist or your druggist.
Manufacturers Of soap are not unit on
7h at makes perfect this very necessary
oilet adjunct. Each man believes in his
wn soap as ne has faltn. privately,in his own
aviation. One of the modestest of
hese says: "Rankin's is not the only
ssesp ssNp 6us io,n. is one os,so Of the
he public. Another cleverly intimates that
n the use of soaps that are not OF his manu-
acture, 1.-The mischief proceeds until too
nd even the general health is impaired"
mother conmends his soap as not being |
while delicate, refreshing odor
proof positive OF Gn6 SOOQ Qual1tleS OF q |
bird. Thr1ftiness is catered to by a canny |
who recommends his soap, like |
shoemaker does his boots, for durability.
druggist warns: "You may like perfumes,
ut don't take them in the form of soap. A
Dap that Is soothing to the skin is all that
an be commended, then complexion beau
Ihers are frauds and follies.
'T think" said a druggist, "that women
re really more cleanly than men-consider-
lg. Men have much, nearly everything, in |
heir favor; Tor they have BARRIERS: null
1m in parvo, and their bath in turn; all of