The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-27
IN FAVOR OF ROUGE.
Argument that Seems to Justify Its
Use in Certain Cases.
Philadelphia Press.

one morning six women, whose ages
ranged from twenty to forty-five, We're sit
their embroidery in their hands the sixth
was reading aloud. She was woman per-
haps thirty years old. with pretty soft hair,
manner and appearance. Suddenly she
via mot ike s the book she
claimed. ITS all about a plain woman
who who made herself beautiful She did
ana in her methods was included a little
judicious rouging.'
the other women as she spoke, and the ex-
eser aee Fl sba n
think she was JUSTIFIED in aI rougng gu or d that
it is ever. excusabie in any woman?
Never, exclaimed demure little girl,
charming color which goes. as rule, at
twenty-five, never to return. 81 don't think
nice women ought to do anything of that
It always seems to me uncleanly." said
another maiden.
five, embroidering fast and speaking de-
cidedly, and cannot see how there can be
two sides to the question:
Il do not agree with you," answered
the young woman who began the discus
SION; do l. am goifg to tell you secret now
Horror cried three or four voices at
once.
Il have always had an idea that your
color was not natural said the matron
of forty-five, disapprovingly.
Now that does not annoy me in the
least. am quite willing to have 1t known
L am not at all ashamed of it. You see,"
continued the young woman who rouged,
nice enough hair, good but colorless eyes,
and a skin that / must say is faultless in
texture, and then to have it all spoiled by
a fatal sallowneSS. 1t was not artistic I
think IL nature makes a mistake We should
make ke an ef9rt to s remedy that mistake
young girl who had called the process of
rouging "uncleanly," 1T is your misfortune
case natures mistake is very prettiIy rem
edied, must admit" observing the fuzzy
waves in the hair of the rather discom-
Now H. went on the champion of color.
DO not have to use curing tongs. My
longs in my cheeks does not behave itself.
ro Does your husband fs know that you
why, my dear child, have never tried
to conceal the fact from anyone. / found
disagreeabe to know that people w w1s s sess
ing, What pity Janet rougesr than to
AS to my husband, soon after we were mar
ried he found II out, and one morning."
when came down to breakfast he looked
up from MS newspaper and said: Janet,
you viii 9blige me by going upstairs and
ner and reappeared before my good hus-
band. Again he looked up from his paper
GO and put it on again. he said GROSSLY.
Certainly l said, and We have never men
toned the subject since"
The young girls in the room were Begin
ing to take a deep interest in the story,
and even the matron of forty-fye i, ked
furtively at the dainty cheeks of the lady
who rouged.
7 fancy do it well. too" continued the
heroine of the moment There is every-
thing in that. 1t Is vulgar if it is done In
any other way. | assure you, it is very
exciting to know that people, men es-
peclally, are looking at you very closely
and trying to make up their minds whether
the color is natural or not. just because
vulgar women plaster their faces with
rouge, that is no. reason why the whole
thing should be called an abomination The
use of strong perfumes is disgusting but we
should not on that account be Obliged to
refrain from putting orris and sweet
scented sachets in our clothes presses.
There Is a good deal in what YOU saw,
said the fair. demure maiden musingIy
There is everything In what / saw said
the other enthusiastically ssThers is as