The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-13

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assertion of marital life was to wash his
wife's face. During his courtship he had
been continually annoyed by the amount
of powder and rouge that the young lady
favored, but he forgave her the use OF 1t,
considering her innocence, and always de-
termined, il she became his wife, TO make
her understand the charm Of clean face.
Every now and then fashion writers come
out and say that women in good society
do not use powder and rouge. How is it
then that fortunes are made on these
two undesirable articles, and how is 1t
that thousands upon thousands of boxes
Of fine face powder are manufactured ev-
cry year? Certainly it is not done that
they may be thrown into the river.
speak Of powder and rouge as objectiona-
BILE. They are in a way, but times come
when a greasy-looking face is improved
by some fine powder and a pale skin is
made to look healthy, for evening wear,
by the clever addition of a little rouge.
But both powder and rouge must. II ever,
be used artistically.
The question on the lips of the average
girl in the country, as we'll as in the city,
seems to be about her complexion, and
a woman will make herself look like the
mischief and undergo all sorts of torture
for the sake of improving her skin.
heard Of a bride who was sufficiently
self possessed to say to the bridegroom
of few hours: "well, my dear boy, my
complexion, which looks so nice, would
be wretched If / did not cover it every
night with a mixture that has an egg
beaten in it; over this. to prevent soiling
the pillow, and to keep the air out, tie
quilted mask, with openings made for
my eyes, nose and mouth. and l cannot
thing of stopping 1t now. You would
have to know ii little later on, and you
might just as well get used to 1t in the
beginning" She told me this herself. and
added that men were so very ridiculous,
for this bridegroom made a great row
about this complexion mask. and pre-
ferred to sleep on the lounge. Care for
the complexion is really becoming fad,
to which the French slang infect is
very apropos. Womankind walks, eats,
bathes, perfumes, powders, rouges, dresses
all with thought of some special style.
This would be all very well if women
would keep quiet about it, but get a lot
of them together, and certain as fate
they begin to discuss and spread their
knowledge.
Some woman will tell about something
that will brighten the eyes or make them
look larger; another will give a recipe for
making the flesh firm, or announce
system by which it can be increased or
decreased. A professor, a feminine one.
Of the art of rouging, said that Dark
eyed women should put a touch of rouge
Immediately under the eyes; this will tend
TO make them look larger, deepen their
color and cause them to fash. But a
dash of rouge does not mean all that is
in the box. Instead, it means careful
shading, with a bit of soft linen and the
following exactly the shape of the eye ana
the cheek. Women talk about rouging the
ears-that is nonsense. Whenever rouge
Is used the lobe of the ear and the tip of
the chin should be touched with it be-
cause If you notice you will see that when
women flush these parts grow a little
rosy" Continuing, this artist in makeup
announced that, for the eyebrows a little
tincture of cantharides rubbed on once
a week with the tip of the finger, and then
some vaseline applied in the same way
would Increase their growth. She added
that rubbing the eyes tends to destroy
their beauty. Olive oil, she counts as a
great assistant in the art of becoming
beautiful
A little is to be rubbed on when the face
is rough. 1t is used in connection with
massage to increase the size of the bust
and it is also chosen to make the skin of
the hands delicate and white, but then
1T must be diluted with rose water For a
fevered breath, few drops in a glass Of
water is used as a gargle, while IL this
professor discovers that her nose is getting
a little red, she traces 1t usually to a de-
termination to make her waist small, or
10 wearing tight shoes. Then she applies
her sta a a..
the color reduced after a little while.
No woman who wants to be beautiful
should get up early. She should sleep and
sleep well. Not to much on one side, for
that will cause wrinkles about the eyes,
and make one entire side of the figure less
round than the other. In sleeping the
mouth must be closed, and no mater how
soft the coverlid is, il must never be
drawn over the head. Most important of
all to the woman who wishes to become
beautiful. is it to eat well. She must not
eat so much, but a great deal OF dis
elimination must be used about the food.
BY the bye. L hated that word food" it
always sounds so gross. Game of all
kinds, salads, fruit, outlets, roasts eggs,
are all good for woman's beauty. and as
II deserves, everything fried and every
thing greasy must be treated with disgust
Cocoa chocolate and all sweet wines arc
good for the beauty-seekers. The south
ern women attribute their rather delicate
beauty TO their fondness for chicken. and
! am sure that there is some truth in
this.
The woman who is too stout must give
up all sweets. all starchy foods and she
must refuse gravies as IL they were poi
son. A double chin can usually be traced
70 gravy while an extensively large bust
Is due not only 10 improper food, but to
improper stays. When flesh comes Il has
10 90 some place. Now, the woman who
wants slender waist imagines that by
having her maid pull the strings OF her
stays as tight as they can be drawn she
is downing the flesh. She is not. She is
simply getting rid Of It at the waist line
ana forcing 1t above and below. so that
IN tlme, she becomes a NOSE Offensive
shape. Women who want to increase their
hesh should drive, not walk, should eat
rice drink milk, adore smooth erayies
long Tor bread and butter, indulge in
cocoa, eat as much chicken as possible
iove soup and Joy over sweets. nuts ana
pohoons. They should let sour wines
alone and drink good burgundy ana cham
payne whenever It can be gotten. II any
Dody IL brave enough to drink three
quarts Of milk a day. eat grapes. oranges