The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-18

LILLIAN RUSSELL
exercise, cleanliness and good living
are the secrets Of beauty, not lotions
nor powders nor pastcs nor paints.
After n woman has made herself to
certain extent beautiful by becoming
clean, sweet and healthy, then it is
time to come forth with the lotions by
which the finishing touches are given.
For the stage it is necessary to put on
paint and powder, because the footlights
have peculiar effect upon the skin,
rendering u white and CHASTITY and ut
tcrly destroying the natural tints. 1t
is, therefore. actually obligatory to use
mal<c-up, but it is not necessary nor adj
visablc 10 put on onc-half as much rs is
generally used by actresses, particular
~ those in the choruscs and doing tho
minor rolls.
In my own case | can say that use
everything OF this kind most sparingly.
and that | have recourse to paint and
powder only for supplying the high
lights, 50 to speak, of the face. That I
am very fortunate in being gifted with
just the complexion for the stage will
not deny, but / am equally sure
that can give points To others,
even in cases where | do not have to
follow them myself. Before going upon
the stage rub my face and hands with
very thin solution of cold cream, and
then very lightly powder my hands,
nose and forehead with lilly white"
leaving the rest Of my face its natural
color which is Il healthy white neither
ghastly white nor sallow. | rouge my
ChnatS O. tins Of |,
finish by rubbing handful of it in the
palm of my hands My hair is my
own, and so | 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 up well
and which becomes very CHASTITY and hag-
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
finely cut Grccan nose and chin and
in complexion they are perfect. AS you
talk Witil them in the boudoir they i'm
press you as women SO eXquisitcly love
1y that you wonder how it is that they
have not gained regulations as profess
sional beauties. SO far so good.
The next time you see Your lovely.
interesting Grccian beauty it is nj Il
ball. and Is your eyes fall upon ncr in
. crowd @: women You are startled ut
the change. She looks almost harrard.
Her lovely eyes have circles under
them. hcr nose and chin look pinchcd
and her skin looks as delicate rs THOUGH
she were in the last stages of consump-
ton. She does not compare in beauty
with the bluc-cycd women. who, with
irregular noses, perhaps. and without Il
particle Of expression, yet manage to
light up we'll and look healthy and
happy.
Dark-eycd women must rouge TO re-
licvc the pallor of their complexion. and
they must powder q little under the
eyes or they will look haggard.
AS l said. the principal factors of n
wonan's beauty are her daily habits,
and unless these are correct she cannot
possibly remedy the effect by art.
Daily exercise makes Il woman round
and keeps her i'll IL state of good dcvcl-
opmcnt. 1t is by this that she gets
good shoulders and it develops the bust
better than anything else can do il. |
ain il 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. Ii were
to rise in the morning, dress la2ily,
battle carclcssly and lie upon my couch
until time for rehearsal or the thcatcr
am sure that | should soon become
flabby, unm2uscuar and shapclcsS. Vet
haze seen society women and actresses
doing this something and complaining
that they ayc unfortunate in being ncith-
erShapely uor rosy.
With regard to baths canno: say too
much. am gifted with such fine
constitution that | conld easily take an