The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18
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TO ENAMEL THE FACE:
How London's Fashionable Set
flakes over the Complexion.

London. May 27.--I had long CONVEX
sation the other day with a French
woman who calls herself Complexion
specialist" and who may be said to be
an artist in her own line of work. Her
particular fame has resulted from the
marvellous success with the women who
have come to her to be enameled This
is process that l have always felt a
deep interest in and the mysteries OF
which have seemed to me particularly
tempting as a subject OF unravelment
The woman l mention pursues her calling
in Paris. where she has an immense ellen
tele, not so much as one would think
among the actresses and demimondaines,
but chiefly among the fashionable and
wealthy women of London, New York and
Paris.
The art OF enamelng, 1t appears, is one
of such exquisite delicaey and such close
and absolute detail that there are but few
people in the world who have acquired the
perfection necessary to give the desired
effect to the patient who wishes to be
rendered beautiful. This fact makes the
process remarkably expensive enc, Jnd
the specialist of whom / am speaking
told me that she absolutely refuses to
enamel any one at less cost than so
guineas, or about $256,
Some little account of this expensive
beat tifying process may be interesting.
for certainly 1t opened my eyes to a good
deal regarding the endurance Of the femi-
nine sex. First of all the skin has 10 be
specially prepared for the reception OF the
enamel, and here let me say that 1t is
not every skin that can be erameled.
Compilations that are very coarse for in
stance, will not assimilate the enamel
either readily or successfully and these
the face painter refuses 10 treat unless
her patient viii screw up her courage to
go through first of all, a very trying
though not painful operation by which
she is absolutely skinned and then TO wait
until such a time as a new skin grows.
which may be OF a better texture than
that which she has shed.
But, allowing that the patient has a
sunlclently fnely grained skin to allow
OF the enameling process to be begun at
once, II must be first prepared by series
OF washes and manipuatlons for a period
OF three days
On the fourth day the enamel itself is
applied, and this really amounts when
dry to a complete false skin. Tho appli-
cation OF u is most exquisitely delicate
such perfect regularity and attention 10
the grain of the skin that this in itself is
business of no small moment One per-
son only can apply the enamel for the
dlnerence OF application is at ohce no
ueeable TO the eye, as. for Instance. the
oinerence OF an artists hand can always !
be detected in picture that he allows
some one else to touch up" After this |
extra skin OF most delicate ana beautiful
Wilderness and smoothness har been sut- |
cessfully introduced upon its unsatissac-
tory surface, the enameling operation Is
practically concluded. and the patien. may 1
De regarded as ready to compAse With Tho
world generally in point OF belu.y
But II madame Is stlll dissatisfied with
ner charms, the face doctor car do stIll
more for her. She can durlng those four
days occupied In the enameling proeess
have her eyelashes and eyebrows doctored
70 such an extent that they seem to in
crease vfsibiy and miracuiously In length
and beauty. She can also, nv cer.ajn
subtle operation. have a fascinating dim
pie introduced into her left cheer and
she can also be taught how 70 make IN
her mouth so that It may appear the per-
lection OF bowed beauty Then she is
given finally preparation which she Is
TO apply several times daily to her neck
arms and face. For mark you, she NAV
not touch any OF those loctosod portions
OF her body with the ordinary cleansing
ruld OF warm or cold water
This enamel lasts for exaotly six n oiths
and during all that time Madame has rot
washed herself She polishes the surface
u her neck, arms hands and face with
The lotion supplied to her BY the beauty
doctor but otherwise she aos,lu.cly fas
not allowed drop OF water 10 touch Der. 1
~ the end OF six months little ineql aIities /