Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-07-21

quantities Of softhued white or cream
| powder Red checks. according 70
Paris. are not out Of place on the farm
or in the circus. But in the BOis they
are-pardon the pun-npt counte-
nanced. Hence these wee rouge boxes
| are essentially Partisan. one would
last a French woman a lifetime.
| For the eyes there is liquid from
the East II is not belladonua, and il
is rot dropped into the eyes with q
medicine dropper. y dainty stiletto Of
carved ivory holds the liquid. and this
is simply rubbed across the eyelashes.
1t leaves them Wet ana the eyes are
then washed with cold water Presto,
Ones star-likc orbs are the talk of the
ballroom,
Apropos Of the magic there is a
manicure buffer from Dorm. the
beauty wizard If Paris. \ casual eX-
| animation reveals nothing eXtraor-
dinary about the instrument: the han
die is of wood and the pad Of red leath
or. But all the magic is within. 1t
| holds fragrance. powder ana rosaline.
ana when used. perfumes pnlishes and
tints the nails at one and the same
| time. II is a buSinessIillc affair in
appearance. rather 4 contrast 70 most
| of these bits Of witchcraft. Its proud
| inventor warrants its capacity for two
years use.
There are all kinds Of shining instru-
meuts for the rite of manicurc-brush-
es for the eyebrows and eyclashcs,
powders in papers and powders in box
| es. powders for the baby ANA powders
| for the belle of many seasons. And
| there is rouge. toe, done up in demurc
mcuse-colored boxes. with lilies paint
cd on the cover ana looking more like
| jewel cases than custodians Of my
| ladys complexion. Some rouges
masquerade in cut-glass bottles, and
| others are mere pats of pink powder
on disks of porcelain. most innocent to
| leoll at. but capable Of astonishing ef-
fects. For the lips there are sticks Of
rose-h hued and deep red paste. enclosed
/ in tubes Of ivory or silver. They are
perfumed. ana red lips. a sweet breath
and pleasant taste in the mouth all
come Of flirting with one of these tiny
red tubes.
Electric lights are responsible for the
crayons lumierc for use in electric
lighted rooms. They are appalling
looking sticks Of crude red and bright
blue, but heroic things are needed. it's
said, to combat the ghastly effect Of
| electricity There are wonderful un-
guents and creams from Paris and the
Orient. and soaps and perfumes from
Nice and Paris and Persia: old time
lavender from England and fresh,
ean-smelling almond meal from
France-all done up in crystal nagons
and satin boxes. or cases Of pale tinted
feathers.
Sachets are put up in flower-painted
envelopes. in siken bags. in tablets
with ribbons affixed with which to
fasten them to the corset, and in the
good smelling leather that comes from
Spain and costs 50 much for square
inch. The very smart French dress
makers sew scraps of this fragrant
skin into the seams and hens of their
ball dresses. The perfume, it is said,
lasts forever.
This is the very best time of year for
massage and beauty treatments. All
this curl-wilting heat ana humidity
may seem destructive to any appear
ance Of neatness and trimness, but
they soften the skin. say the beauty
doctors. and make it more amenabe to
reason, more responsive to treatment
The beauty parlors are in summer
dress wicker chairs and denim covered