New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-21
DOCTORING THE COMPLEXION.
SOME SECRETS OF THE TOILET.

Now the information that massage for the
face is not desirable. Somebody has discovered
that the steaming. the soaking. the kneadng so long
and so persstently recommended. injure the eyes.
deprives them OF their brightness, and gives a
pulled. sleepy expression consistent with the de-
mands of beauty change is at once naugurated
in establishments especially devoted to physical i'm
provcmcnt. The costly apparatus with Its myriad
pipes and bowls which was set up with such care
particularly for face massage. is relegated TO the
background. and while the countenance may be
worked. pnched. or punched diligently and as
lang the customer Is willing to pay for, the
steaming Is not a part OF the performance.
81 don't think the external appearance OF the eye
Is much affected, but massage Injuries the sight,
the keeper OF fashionable toilette estao-
lishment Il advocated It, and used II myself. until
I found that after my face had been treated my
eyes would burr. and feel strange for several days
The eye is a delicate organ to experiment with. l
consulted physicians on the subject, ana now al
though | give face massage when 1t Is asked for'
do not urge IL on my customers, formerly"
Massage OF the whole body will Improve the COM
plexion. but the face must be left alone a certain
shade OF dark red hair which can be obtained only
by the use OF henna has become the raGe in PARIS.
and Is being adopted In NewYork. 1t Is a beauti-
full Titan red. produced by tedious and oft-repca-
ed process of alternate washings Applications ana
drylngs but the up-to-dae seeker after beauty does
not mind the inconvenience. or the paying OF 500
$50 for the operators secret. or course. atter
the brown drab or light hair has been changed 10
this desirable red the subject stands In need OF the
pure and dazzling complexion which will harmonize
with This, too. the beauty doctor undertakes 10
supply not by glaring cosmetics but by the many
subtle arts and remedies OF whose powers she Is
mistress.
1T is not an abomlnabc thing to resort to art In
this regard" she says. The only wrong about 1t
tho doing OF It badly that II onends tho eye ana
the taste OF the bchoIders. Given the requisite To-
tons rouges and instructions. the erstwhe dull
looking blonde or sallow faced brunette develops
roses and lilies that are ut once the wonder and the
admiration OF her friends.
More women paint their faces to-day than ever
before" said the manager OF a fashionable ffth-
ave shop Whoever takes his walks abroad and
observes cannot fall perceive that fact Not only
Is the quantity OF the decorator greater but her
quality Is higher OF there is tradition that
making up Is tabooed in New-York society. but 1t
Is only n tradition The fact Is that great deal
OF tinting is done by people OF very hsh standing
II the painting epidemic spreads as 1t threatens 10
do IL will become impossible for even the
smaller social fry to adhere to the comparatively
sober tnts that nature has bestowed They Will
begin TO initiate the shining example set up before
them. and there will be 10 cut them or make
them afraid for you may be sure II would never do
for Mrs de Smith Jones and her friends TO bring up
discussion OF the mysteries OF the toilet.
After all" continued this shrcwd observer Of hui
man nature. why is 1, more questionable for
10 make up daintily and judicously than
to select a blue gown because It is more becoming.
or to soften her accentuated shoulder-blades BY
LAYER OF wadding, her curving scrawny shoulder
blades that would otherwise pierce the sensbilities
OF her friends, The chief objection that ! can see
20 making up Is the suggestion 1t gives OF unciean.
ness but that be obviated with care. or
course there few wise women who make up
successfully but the world need not be In alarm
over the degree to which IT will be deceived The
trouble with the average woman IL that she won't
realize how little deception be prsctised In this
regard She starts out BY applying a faint scarce
~ perceptlbc. bloom, and ends up with vermillion
coating iha, could be scrapcd or with trowcl.
Were ] n ! could never bring myself TO kiss
the cheek that borrowed rs bloom from rouge
pot; and what eyes could look love to eyes. even
20 eyes that spoke again. II II were known that
wha, seemed the reflection OF those long thick
eyela shes IN reality produced by pains
taking application OF the pencil, The question
solves iiself into this: s II bad to do II or 10 10 Il
badly There's the rub and maGam turned
away to confer with a handsomely dressed matron
who wished to see her personally. on important
private business