Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-17

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Snsciai Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal
" Florida, Orange County, New York,
Sent. liza letter from town the other
.finv told of a clubman whose first asser-
zion Of marital rights was to wash his
.xvife's face. During his courtship he had
sxven continually annoyed by the amount
al powder and rouge that the young lady |
tfayored, but he forgave her the use OF 1t,
3eonsidered her innocence, and always de- |
3tprn,ined, if she became his wife, to make |
her understand the charm of a clean face.
Every now dnd,then fashion writers come
out and say that women in good society
Dc not use powder and rouge. How is 1t
\ then that fortunes are made on these TWO
undesirable articles, and how is it that
thousands upon thousands of boxes of tine
X fice powder are manufactured every
year? Certainly it is not done that they
may be thrown into the river. speak of
powder and rouge Us Objectionable. They
are in a way, but times come when
greasy-looking face is improved by some
fine powder and pale skin is made TO
< look healthy. for evening wear, by the
clever addition of a little rouge. But
\ both powder and rouge must, if ever, be
used artistically.
The question on the lips Of the average
: girl in the country as well as in the city
seems to be about her complexion, and u
woman viii make herself look like the
: mischief and undergo MI sorts of tor
ments for the sake of improving her skin.
"a / heard of a bride who was sufficiently
self-possessed to say to the bridegroom
Z of few hours, "Well. my dear boy, my
complexion, which looks, so nice. would be
Y wretched if did not cover it every night
Z with mixture that has an egg beaten in
h 1t; over this, to prevent soiling the pillow,
and TO keep the air out, l tie quilted
n mask, with openings made for my eyes,
nose and mouth and | cannot think of
stopping II now. You would have to
know it little later on, and you might
Just as well get used to ii in the begin
ning.r She told me this herself, and
y added that men were so very ridiculous,
< for this bridegroom made n great row
n about this complexion mask, and pre-
ferred to sleep on the lounge. Care for the
complexion is really becoming fed, to
which the French slang Infect" is very
X apropos. Womankind walks, eats, battles,
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.
"A. Some women will tell about something
that will brighten the eyes or make them
look larger; another will give recipe fol
< making the flesh firm, or announce sys
TEN by which it can be increased or de
creased. A professor, feminine one
of the art of rouging, said that Ozark
4 xpnn clnIilI fNnt nf
Immediately under the eyes; this will tent
to make them look larger, deepen thei
color and cause them TO flash. But dasl
4 of rouge does not mean all that is in tn
box. Instead, it means careful shading
with bit of soft linen and the followin,
exactly the shape of the eye and tn
/, check, Women talk about rouging tn
ears-that is nonsense. Whenever roug
is used the lobe of the ear ind the tip o
the chin should be touched with it becaus
If you notice you will see that when We
men flush these parts grow a little rosy.
Continuing, this artist in makeup an
nounced that, for the eyebrows a littl
tincture of cantharides rubbed On once
week with the tip of the finger, and the
h some vaseline applied in the same way
would increase their growth. She adde
that rubbing the eyes tends to destro
their beauty. Olive oil, she counts as
t great assistant in the art of hecomin
beautiful
A little is to he rubbed on when the fac
is rough. 1t is used in connection wit
b massage to increase the size of the bus
h and it is also chosen TO make the skin {
the hands delicate and white, but then
must be diluted with rose water. For
feycred breath. few drops in glass ,
water is used us u gargle, while if til
professor discovers that her nose is sc
ting n little red, she traces it usually to
L. determination TO make her waist sma
or TO wearing tight shoes. Then she Il
plies canphor to it, looscns her stays al
finds the color reduced after little Will
No woman who wants to bp beautif
should get up early. She should sleep al
sleep well. Not too much on one side, t
that will cause wrinkles about the eyt
and make one entire side of the figure le
round than the other. In sleeping, I
mouth must be closed and no matter he
soft the coverlid is, it must never
drawn over the head Most important
of all TO the woman who wishes to hrcor
.s beautiful is to eat well. She must Il
eat too much, but a great deal of discrI
E nation must he used about the food. j
the-by, hate that word food" it
ways sounds so gross. Game of all kin
salads, fruit, outlets, rOasts, eggs. are
good for wOman'S heauty. and as ii
serves, everything fried and everythi
greasy must he treated with disgll
Cocoa, chocolate'Ind all sweet wines
good for the beauty-scekCrs. Southt
women attribute their rather delci
beauty TO their fndness for chicken. II
! am sure there is some truth in this.
The woman who is too stout must e
up all sweats, all sturchy goods. and
must refuse gravies as if they were !
son. A double chin can usually be ira,
to gravy, while an Extensively large h
is due not only to improper food. but
improper stays. When flesh comes it
to go some place. Now. the woman v
wants slender waist imugnes that
having her maid pull the strings of
stays as tight as they can he drawn
is downing the flesh. She is not. Sh,
simply getting ride of it at the waist
E and forcing il above and below, so Il
In time, she becomes II most offens
shape. Women who want to mere
h their flesh should drive. not walk. sho
eat rice, drink milk adore smooth gray
long for bread and butter indulge
cocoa. eat as much chicken us posi-
love soup and joy over sweets. nuts
bonbons. They should let sour wines al
and drink good burgundy and champa
whenever it can be gotten. If anybod