The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-07-04
THE USE OF COSMETICS.

W nat some OF Jue commonly OSeO wv
ders and Washes Are Made OF.
The spotted wells began it, so the
ladies say. The terribly trying cleo
trio light makes it almost necessity,
if one worRd not look ten years older
than their age. Formerly it was the
actresses only who encircled their eyes
with the aureole bestree to give to
their orbs the electric glance which
shoots out from behind the footlights
to the most extreme distance of the
theater where there stands or sits a
man, and who touched their lips and
cheeks with rouge. Now the fine ladies
have taken it up, and on dress parade
in afternoon or evening gatherings it
is easy to detect that the eyebrows
have been pointed, the cheeks fresh
ened and the eyes frightened. This
improving on the Creators plan, this
dabbling in art, is very insidious when
once it is INDUCED in. 1t grows on one
like the morphine habit, and women
get curiously reckless concerning de-
lection, and rather given to more and
more pronounced effects. Perhaps
it's vanity, but one is inclined
to forgive it for the motive is un-
selfish. A woman cannot see her own
painted face you know; if she could,
she might not give us such crude eff
fects. French women know better
than those of any other nation the
subtleties of cosmetics, and the art
which conceals art is what is aimed
for by the Parisienne, be she grisette
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French lady with obvious traces of
powder on her face, and yet two or
more colored powders, with pot Of
rouge, are considered indispensable to
her toilet. So common is the practice
that madame talks of cosmetics as one
would speak of perfumes, and mad
ame's maid will give you the secrets of
their compromising.
There is the violet powder that dain-
ty women puff upon shoulders and
arms before putting on a gown to keep
the lining fresh and dainty. 1t is made
of wheat starch, orris root powder,
otto of lemon, otto of bergamot, and
otto of cloves. The perfectly harmless
powder for daily use is composed of
levigated talc passed through a silk
sieve; while the more effective powder
for dress occasions is made of French
chalk, one pound; oxide of bismuth,
one ounce; oxide Of zinc, one ounce
The cheek is made to bloom like the
rose, with different tints for a blonde
and brunette, but general recipe is
made up Of strong liquid ammonia, half
ounce; finest carmine, quarter of ounce;
rice water, one pint; triple extract of
esprit de rose, half an ounce.
The best lip rouges are very expen-
sive, and are made from pure carmine,
either mixed with tale powder, one
part of carmine to three of tale, or the
pure cochineal is spread upon board
and dried slowly. 1t is then applied to
the lips by means of piece of cotton
moistened A new material has been
invented for Frightening the eyes called
s'Mesdiem" No one can detect by any
outward aspect that the eye beautifier
has been used, but it deepens the shad-
ows of the lashes and intensifies the
color and brilliancy of the eyes. And,
finally, this fine fresco Is washed off
when the ball is over with cold cream
made of almond oil, one pound; rose
water one pound; white wax, one
ounce; spermaceti, one ounce; otto OF
roses, one drachm.
All very harmless, of course; but the
sad thing about 1t is that once woman
begins to use it, she must continue, not
only for fear of detection, but also be-
cause her skin is not at all improved by
the process. After all, the famous old
French beauty, who had the honor to
be proposed to by lover who was, un-
known to himself, her own grandson,
was wisest. 1t was with fresh dew
water she treated the skin, that re-
NAMED beautiful until she had long
passed the allotted threescore years and
ten. Doctors disagree. There are
women with beautiful compilations
that never wash their faces, aud women
with beautiful colorlng that battle with
lotionsRnd vapors.
But the natural, clearly way is GER
tainly the better, and the nightly bath
of pure soap and warm water, followed
by bit of glycerine and rose water, is
sure to be needed here in the dust of
New York. But If the morning dash
of cold water leaves shiny surface, a
good rub with a piece of coarse flannel
leaves the skin velvet-like and glowing
If the nose is an offending member,
and persists in shining still, wipe 1t
over with lotion of ten grains of sui
phate of zinc IN half an ounce of recti-
fed spirits OF wine and half an ounce
of rose water.--N r. Sun.
THAT'S queer fancy Of Smiths,
putting six gates in his front fence. .
"Jerusalem, mani Don't you know he
| has half dozen daughters, and all OF
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