Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-05-12

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Ne, York, May q. with the absolute
ayalscbo of color that has overtaknn
us tia spring there followed us u
natal course something that has
bsottalKed about and against and in
dued In from the very beginning Of
tbtworld. | moan tho use Of rouge
an, powder. With the curioua new
bic grays, tho brilliant shades nf
osnge that suggest nasturtiums ana
a. the trying violet cUlorH 1t ia difficult
find a natural complexion that will
nrmonize with two or thrca or posi-
lly five or six Of these Cobra gleofully
iampant ON the fashionable chapeau.
Nobody knows when rouge was first
used. Certainly IL was old when Cleo
pstra chose q little of 1t to add to hor
beauty, while powder was In ouch Ordi
nary use that the beautiful Lnura put
little on her fnce because sho blushed
too much whsn Hhe met the gallant Eoet
who adored lJsr Thoro 10 an old story
of the horritied father who came home
and With great anger and much quick
ness said TO his daughter, 81 have
hoard that you use rouge ~ The
daughter looked at him md answered.
Yes father, | do. Very well,
said the irate parent. "gu upstairs and
wash 1t Off at once. j." She did 80, and
in little while. there appeared Hal.
law, palld, dull faced girl, whose
father gave one look at her and then
said, go upstairs anil put II OH again.
Evidently she was not like the
maiIlens who give daub OF red to one
cheek and daub to the other and then
conclude that no one notices the nddad
color and believe that they understand
fha aFt nj mai a ~ W hn
realizss that a little pink or little
white or little black or little brown
will improve her appearance Ia wiss in
using it, hut she needs first Of all to
get the right kind of tools, aud noxt
cha must learn how to manage them to
auit her special needs.
An acquaintance of mine has luster-
less eyes. one of those horrid, heavy,
pasty SKINS no eyebrows to speak Of
aud yet she Ia considered pretty
woman. IL ia because she knows how
TO dress in the first place, and she I'M
derstauds the art of make up in the
second She never denies to her women
friends that she calls artificial aid TO
assist her 10 being handsome, hut only
to her mnst intimate friends is given
permission to aea the process She con-
siiers the first necessity is a proper
h place for her toilet table. II is broad,
has a mirror that lie psrfeot in reflect
ing every virtue anu every vice, while
in trout Of it is a chair just tho right
height for q mistress of the room, for
she ia too wise to tire herself by stand
ing or walking during the making up
operation. All about her are glass
: hUttloH With heavy silver shoppers, glass
and china boxes, indeed all the various
utensils that woman media when she
IA has coaHed to be youthful and never has
y been benutiful. Gowned In " pretty
robe de chambre, having had her hair
arranged and her hands manicureil, my
lady sits down TO arrange her face.
The maid who helps hands her, first
OF all, tiny glasH pot that holds some
sweet smelling and cooling cream.
With the aid at very thin handker
chief barely film of this is put over
the entire face and forehead. There ia
not enough to give grensy look. for
\ whenever that occurs it ia quickly
wiped oil, but there ia just enough to
make the rouge and powder stay in
position. Then comes tho rouge. IL
IL the variety known as the "sancer, -
which is got from our French cousins,
and il 10 applied in tina old fashioned
way with lures foot. Some gost
under the eyes. That will brighten
them and make them look larger. Some
VA ia brought down on the cheeks. aud the
tip Of the chin gets it's portion, and SC
do the lObes Of the care and the very
tips of the aristocratic nose. Their
4 comes the really trying part the blend
SH log ut the powder with the rouge, tn,
laying on Of sufficient white to softer
the rod and make 1t look healthful an(
yet not Gauss 1t TO disappear. Wha
must be attained is a Tather brigh
color. which. however, has the advant
age of not fading.
Then there is need for soft pencil
Partisan in its make and marked
''hrun," for my lady, heing wise
knows her brows must match he
lashes, which are brown aud not black
After carefully dipping her finger int
bottle Of perfume she runs it over tn
place where the eyebrows ought to be
80 that every particle OF powder AM
rouge is removed from that curved line
which she follows with her brow
pencil, being Hure that che does not la
1t on too heavy and being very careful
TO give the exact line that beauty de
mands Perhaps Hhe may with dar
blue pencil draw line under her eyas
but vol bred woman Is not eager t
do this, al Ginning" the face is diff
cult, and my lady prefers to achiev
SUCCESS. Look wellY Why, she doe
not look like the same dull skinned
small eyed woman who, chatting 6
eleverly, sar down in the chair bofor
the mirror few minut ago.
You look at the innumerable bottlt
of beautiful cut glass on her dtessln
table, and, being bit curious, you ir
quIre as to what they are. The fir
hottie that you pick up has such
pungent odor that you recongize 1T |
once as diluted spirits of campho
What is il thera for? My lady laugt
and tells you that sometimes when ST
10 dining out great deal hor appeti
gets this better OF her, and then-wsl
then her nose grows little red, ant
in addition TO dieting for awhile, al
dabbles the offending mamber eve
night with. little Of the oamphor unit
il is restored to its normal condition
Another buttle, once its stopper ia r
moved, gives forth the odor of fir tree
1t Ia explained to you that 1t is ii
tincture OF benzoin, few drops
which thrown into tho water used (
bathing the face, just enough to maj
il look like slSimmilk, will not on
purify thu complexion, but will give
wonderfully exhiarating fselip
Then there is bottle OF myrrh, fro
which few drops put into glass
tepid water make your breath as swe
ms that Of the maiden of ancient Ola
who when she talked let diamonds al
pearls fall from her lips. Blythe h