Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-31
PARALYSIS.
ANALYSIS SHOWS DANGER WOMEN
RUN WHO USE PRETTY VANITY.
gLSBORATELY TRIMMED SKIRTS.
Nome beautiful Gowns-An English
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vhm I wrote you last week 7 smoke
NJ ho advantages to be derived from
she use OF a little face powder. explaining
a. somo 'engtb how It is possible 10 add
greatly 20 the appearance IN this manner.
and set have il impossible for the storner
cox 90 discern the excusable deception.
even Do the eye ever so keen Now.
am slIu OF the same opinion. holding that
woman is justified in doing all she can
that is harmless 10 add to her appear
sn-a. and what / am now about TO say OF
face powders must not be taken as at all
conflicting with my previous statements.
can only ask pardon for not warning
sea 40 The same time.
Beware Of using face powders. DO not
tfrk Chat 1 am trying to alarm you. for.
when j explain the many serious results
OF tle careless use Of this feminine van
ify sou win find that you have been in
-st When i say beware of face pow
cl-s. = mean be most careful Of tho kind
o. ace powder you use, for there are
some. and l am sorry 10 say, a large
majority Of those that are sold, which
will not only ruin your skin. but which.
g.. often used. will lead TO far more seri-
ors results; skin diseases certainly. and
uost probably, paralysis Of some of the
muscles az your race.
Ih!s fact has been known TO the medical
world for q long time. but the evil was
Irst brought more prominently before the
world $40 a meeting of hair-dressers in
Paris They made an investigation Of the
various kinds Of face-powdcr i'm use and
their discoveries were of so startling a
nature that they even went So far as to
urge legislative action IA order TO
stop the abuses I'm existence. This fact
brought the subject more prominently be-
fore those in the United States who were
interested IN the subject, and now the
crime Of tie chemist is an open secret,
snd any person foolish enough 10 ruin
their health after a word of warning,
does SO with the full knowledge of the
consequences
The powders used In 1.-THE good old days"
were made. for the most part ont OF pow
dered RICE but now it is found that the
great majority are only a composition OF
white lead. starch and alabaster. Many
p not an. OF these powders are rendered
expensive. and. incidentally. attractive.
owing 20 their being doctorcd up with a
variety Of perfumes, such as iris, altar
OF rose. bergamOt. orange essence. and
others OF q like character. The metallic
ingredients 10 be found are usually car
Donate of bismuth, white lead, and
arsenic. and the frequency with which
paralysis Of the muscles follows the use OF
white lead is so well known as to make
St scarcely necessary for me to dwell upon
The subject. And arsenic is certainly no
less injurious The idea that the deadly
drug is good for the skin is one of the
gravest of mistakes. Only recently very
dear friend Of mine lost her little baby,
poisoned by the use Of violet powder
which contained IS per cent Of white
arsenic. I would tell you the circum-
stances of this case were they not fraught
with such sad recollections. 1t is also on
record that a number Of children were re-
Gently poisoned I'm France in the same
manner
Now in using powder always be sure
that 70 IS pure. And this may usually be
accomplished by buying the cheapest kind
IN the market. Never mind the perfume.
If you wish the Odor, wipe your face over
with n perfumed cloth before you apply
your powder, and you WIZ get the desired
result OF tho various kinds OF powder
must leave you TO choose for yourself II
YOU follow my example, you viii make
y01r own out Of pure powdered rice or
chalk.
NEW GOWNS THAT HAVE SEEN.
~ YOU could only have been at my side
when I inspected a number OF new gowns
rat q friend Of mine has just brought
home from Paris, / am sure the slight
srrk of envy you possess would have
Cevt'ored into n large-sized flame. They
were an marveis Of beauty, Ny friend
is noted FOR her gcod taste, and under
20 circumstances viii ever wear anything
tfat As not the very latest in style; and.
having a purse long enough to crafty
her whim-as the men call it-she has.
OF course, q modern wardrobe. Her re-
cent visit to the gay French capital was
made with the express purpose Of in
specting and securing the latest models.
and in this way she spent two weeks
il Paris.
The skirts Of these gowns ere IN near
lv every case most deliberately trimmed.
This latter style is the only fault that
j found with the toilettes, and this be-
cause they would not show 10 advantage
the figure OF a small woman. And We
must consider the small woman IN giving
the stamp Of approval TO any style that
ls to- reign. for there are quite a number
of them. myself included
The first of the gowns l Inspected was
oe Venitian cloth in a new SHADE Oh
grass Green. 1t had three bands OF chin