The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-15

LILLIAN RUSSELL.
exercise, cleanliness and good living
are the secrets of beauty, not lotions
nor powders nor pastes nor paints.
Alter woman has made herself to a
certain extent beautiful by becoming
clean, sweet and heslthy, then it is
time to come forth with the lotions by
which the finishing touches are given.
For the stage it is necessary 10 put on
paint and powder, because the footights
have a peculiar effect upon the skin,
rendering it white and CHASTITY and ut
terly destroying the natural tints. 1t
is, therefore, actually obligatory to use
makeup, but it is not necessary nor ad-
visable to put on one-hah as much as is
generally used by actresses, particular
" those in the choruses and doing the
minor rolls.
In my own case I can say that I use
everything of this kind most sparingly,
and that l have recourse to paint and
powder only for supplying the high
lights, so to speak, of the face. That I
am very fortunate in being gifted with
Just the complexion for tho stage will
not deny, but l am equally sure
that l can give points to others,
even in cases where do not have to
follow them myself Before going upon
the stage l rub my face and hands with
a very thin solution of cold cream, and
then / very lightly powder my hands,
nose and forehead with lilly white,p
leaving the rest of my face its natural
color, which Is healthy white-neither
CHASTITY white nor sallow. / rouge my
cheeks, chin, tips of ears. and at length
finish by rubbing a handful OF it in the
palm of rny ,hands- Ny hair is my
own, and so I am ready for the stage
without bleach or further makeup.
But there are other women, and some
times extremely pretty ones, too, who
are Of that very unfortunate style of
beauty which does not light I'D well
and which becomes very ghastly and bag
gard under the rays of sunlight and gas.
To such women paint and powder are
necessary if they wish TO do themselves
justice.
Women with very large, dark eyes
are examples of what mean. Such
women are beauties. Their eyes are
full of expression. They usually have
Il finely cot Grecian nose and chin and
in complexion they are perfect. AS you
talk with them in the boudOir they i'm
press you as women so eXquisitely love
~ that you wonder how it is that they
have not gained regulations as profcs-
sional beauties. So far so>gOod.
The next time you see your lovely,
interesting Grecian beauty it is at
ball, and as your eyes fall upon her in
q crowd of women you are startled at
the change. She looks almost haggard.
Her lovely eyes have circles under
them. her nose and chin look pinched
and her skin looks as delicate as though
she were in the last stages of consump-
ton. She does not compare in beauty
with the bluo-eyed women, who. with
irregular noses, perhaps, and without
particle of expression, yet manage to
light up well and look healthy and
happy.
Darll-eyed women must rouge to re-
iieve the pallor of their complexion, and
they must powder a little under the
eyes or they will look haggard
AS / said, the principal factors of
woman'S beauty are her daily habits,
and unless these are correct she cannot
possibly remedy the effect bv art.
Daily exercise makes woman round
and keeps her in a state of good devel-
opment. 1t is by this that she gets
good shoulders and 1t develops the bust
better than anything else can do it.
am in the habit of taking daily walks,
exercising, both in the house and out,
and moving my arms about so that
get q great deal OF exercise If were
to rise IN the morning, dress lazilv,
battle careleSslv and lie upon my couch
until time for rehearsal or the theater
| am sure that I should soon become
dabby, unmuscular and shapoless. Yet
| have seen society women and actresses
doing this same thing aud complaining
that they are unfortunate in being Meth
ersharely nor rosy.
With regard to baths cannot say too
much. am gifted with such a fne
constitution that could easily take an
Icy plunge each morning. but singers,
you know, have delicate threats. and so
/ do not dare 70 go one-half so far as I
feel could safely 60. 1t is actually
necessary for a woman who wants to
nave p nice SKIN to take bath every
day, and beside this she should sponge
her neck and arms with alcohol and
keep her lace and hands soft with vas
cline and cold cream.
In the spring it is a good thing 70
wash the face with strawberry iu;ce.
ana AInon juice Is excellent at al! time,
OF the year for removing freckles and
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