The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-19
THE CHEMISTRY OF COSMETICS.
Allegations OF n Correspondent to tho
Facial Makeup of Partisan Women.

Allegations OF n Correspondents as to tho
Facial Makeup of Partisan Women.
From he Phftude,phiu Duty Er>ainq Telegraph.
The moro sensible women content them
selves with simply smearing some grease. cold
cream or vaseline. over the face and the neck.
Then this is wiped off with soft cloth 50 that
tho skin no longer looks shiny. but there is
still enough grease remaining to make the
powder which Is now applied adhere firmly to
tho skin. Then the powder is in its turn
artisticaly wiped off till the face no longer mp
pears to have been powdered. Still, though
not obviously visible. there is enough
powder remain ing to mako onliow yellow;
fresh. The slightest conceivable touch of red
to the cheeks. II little blue over ho "oursc fol-
lowed hy ono Or two suGseEi!ve veins, ana =
simple lamiblacE. to III" eyebrows and eye
lids complete, tho picture. But, above all;
this must DO dono so slightly. SO lightly, and
with such deIicacy o. touch and perception.
that It must not npreara II the ~"in lhd IN
When torthi- rnrp"se SiiGrlr re" powder Is
used. the only damage caused is that ol block
course" SIN further d"t"riornte. the complex
ion. and aids to dry NJ and SPOIL the 81 IN; 50
than ever. Hence the Instructive avortion
seems dry the dirt t' it, " in prei"ren nee
covered oyer with an extra layer OF rico
powder I9rthis purpose most women carry
small powder hoXcS with them, I!ut many
are not satisfied with simply using cold cream
and rice powder This Is shown by tho enor-
nous sale Of cosmetics Of every description.
Tho injury done tx then much greater. for tho
pores OF the SKIN are not only blocked ZIP and
prevented from fulfilling their function; but
lhey are illed up with very Hirulent and In
furious pOispns
AIS" many Of the wel-known cosmetics
may be used with advantage where there is
Irritation or rednrss due to inflammation,
they serve Us meedichments to euro !GEt
SE,n r2mT lnlnt; Thus, ior Instance the l.ait
when consists Of corrosive, sublinate.
OXIDE a. o. lend ana sulIhurc acid tor ytrloI.
emulsion OF oxide Of lead mnI subnitrate "f
islnn I or the Eau de Lys, which has fora
W WiSH r,IGoGhtor.dG OF mercury might used
skln' hut theY are not used Tor this purpose.
they are used to whi,cn skins that are in II
Mag,Iue' which is prepared with oxide OF lead
and hyposuiphiteo soda. and the Eau Royal
20 minus0r %,fh also contains oxide Of lead:
me Eau 90 n"ti'Ir; as q yari ntlon. Is made Of
chomst Of ~, lns ,pars Muniaipei LaC"ratory
consists OF sixty parts Of Gr"ry t hi DartS
., atseh'o; thtIIds para OF iitharg5 iprotoxlde
With tho exception Of tic starcb nil these
are poisons. and the mercury and The arsenic
are especially ,yiiu.ent 40 sons, What wonIrr
that health tails when such things ara daily
applied TO the skin. What wonisr ihat teeth
decay and fall out when mercury is constantly
der always quite So innocent a. ii secms some
manufacturers. to improve tho effect Of thuir
liro r"w'irr nave been iolrd 70 add 800
mss oi rice. lice powder and potato uOwdGr
Will not iElure Me skin very much, and for the
very excellent reason that thoy DO not rrsi.t
tho effect Of heat. for. when toe rlanGs cgn
10 nci. I he perspirhtlnn drives away the l."H-
der. and Nature, unch""ksd Performs is iunc.
ton. Instead OF being drnghted that tho
powder has not intcr;rrcl with tho due per-
formancs OF those functions, 80 essential to