The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-19
FACTS FOR THE FAIR.
sONIE INTERESTING GOSSIP FOR
THE LADIES.
Exercise Will Paint the Cheeks-A
Stylish COstume-A Simple Dress
Handy Uses OF the Whisk Broom
Fashion Notes. .,95.-~ ...'-.

Paint and. powder are insinulting
things, and have so ingr.ctia ted them
selves with the female portion Of the
community that not to use one or both
argues that a woman is not fashionable.
The question whether she needs them
is not considered; a certain quantity of
''rouge ct blanc" belongs to her face,
says fashion. So she has come to be-
lieve it so, and recites this creed be-
fore her mirror every day, with a rab-
bits foot in one hand and puff in the
other.
If woman is married, she owes it to
her husband to look as pretty as posi-
BILE; if she has children she should try
to make herself the most attractive
being in the world to them, and if pos
sessed Of neither husband nor children,
her consideration for her friends should
induce her to look as well as she can.
The term cosmetae was applied by
the ancient Romans to the slaves who
were employed to dress and adorn their
mistl:esses, and it's derivative, cosmetic,
should hold a similar position in boudoir
economy. 1t should be subordinate
not obtrusive--and should be treated
with consideration and modulation.
don't believe in paint, nor in these
enamels and whitewashes which some
women coat themselves with; in fact,
I think liquid cosmetics, generally
speaking, are decidedly Injurious But
some simple lotions, toilet water,
cerates and unctions, not only beautify
the face, but ward off wrinkles and
other ravages of time. On windy days
the face is roughened and chapped,
even if one does wear veil It would
not be if it were first treated to little
cold cream, and then busted over with
powder, which would form a crust,
mask, a perfect protection of the skin.
Nature cannot be expected to work
miracles, and if woman transgresses
it's rules repeatedly, if she lives con-
trary to it's laws, she cannot expect it to
reward her with good complexion,
bright eyes and youthful face. A fash
ionable woman rides everywhere; she
| lever walks. Does it not stand to rea-
| son that circulation Of her blood is poor,
and that being so, she has too much or
| too little color, and that the skin is
fabby, because it is not properly nour-
| ished? A woman converts night into
day, dancing when she should be Sleep
ing. Do you imagine she can keep that
| up for long time without feeling it?
Even if she gets the requisite amount
of sleep in the daytime to make up, her
health becomes the debtor, for the
vitality is lower at night than in the
day, and consequently can endure less
tax upon it.
Another evil with which complexions
have to contend is constant eating-eat-
| ing between meals bonbons or some.
thing more substantial, refreshments al
teas and receptions, salads, ices, coffee
Wines and late suppers, all of which
disarrange the stomach. How can a
stomach behave itself when a contin-
ued tax is levied on it, when it never
| gets a chance to rest, either day OF
night?
| OF the indiscriminate use Of cosmet
les, in which very young women in.
dulge, there is but one thing to say
about tit is simply horrible, disgust
ing, and the girls in question, instead of
enhancing their looks, detract from
them. They should ride horseback, or
If they cannot do this, they should
walk; exercise will paint their cheeks
and if they keep proper hours, eat prop
er food and drink plenty of milk, the
| roses thus obtained will not leave them
| Mrs. Henry Savage.