The sun., 1901-08-11
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A FEMININE CRAZE NOW FOR
TOILET LUXURTES.

A FEMININE CRAZE NOW FOR
TOILET LUxURIES.
Preparstisus m WIDE Use FOR ImprovinG
the Ceupsexisn- lmprsvements m
Sucn Wsres-Csro se the Hair and
the Hanah -IAUrrics Of the Bath.
An odd case has como TO light in New
Jersey A druggist has sued q merchant
for Si3s for toilet articles purchased by
his wife. In court the merchant testified
that his wife had such passion for toilet
soaps, scents and similar luIurios that he
had warned the drug dealer not to sell her
these things and that he bought them for
her in New York by the gross. getting
wholesale rates. The case suggests the
increased use Of such things among women.
The use Of toilet Injuries has grown
TO be pet extravaganza with many women
IN the last few years. A woman who will
| object 70 an expensive roast for dinner
on the ground Of economy will pay dollar
fos a cake Of imported soap without q
murmur. The cultivation Of beauty and
luxury has given an impetus to the trade
In toilet wares.
Cosmetics for make up have gone out
OF fashion. Even on the stage they are
used lees than ever. Women are going in
for hygienio methods OF preserving their
good looks. Frequent cold baths. hot
scrnbs, shampooing. steaming Of the face.
massage, showers and sprays are all re-
sortsd TO. To meet this demand the shops
have an array Of toilet necessaries and
Injuries. Some women spend the greater
part Of their allowances for these things.
So generally recognized is the feminine
craze for these dainty aids to the toilet
, that the fashionable druggists have on
their tables an array OF beauty literature,
a. II may be called. With every purchase
OF any toilet ware, one or more OF these
books are given. They are gayly colored
little pamphlets. very prettily got up. with
price lists Of other goods to tempt tho buyer.
Then there are essays telling Of the power
OF GOOD looks and Of hne soaps and creams
for the skin There are also illustrations
| Of alluring young women brushing their
tresses before mirrors and even peeping
shyly over the rims Of bathtubs.
There has been great Improvement
| In the manufactured wares OF this sort
az well as a great reduction in the prices.
The day has gone by when poorly made
and often injurious lotions were sold for
| this purpose Now only the best mate
| rials are used and the most delicate scents
employed. There Is a fierce competition.
and even In the boxing and wrapping OF
the various articles there Is an effort to
please the eye.
The prejudice against scents for the
toilet has largely gone out. for the perfumes
| OF to-day are exquisite and are generally
| ,.,olo frn,,N ha actual AOwars thpy reDre-
sent. Even scented soap. which used often
| 10 be an abomination, now comes with faint
| scents OF sandalwood and orris that make
II a positive pleasure for the bathing OF
the hands.
There are so many different prepara,,
! tis for the hair, tonics. restorers and
! curling fluids. that 1t would seem rs though
the locks Of the modern woman should
/ I've beautiful. But the fact remains that
| good hair In the scarcest OF all feminine
! charms In this country. as all hairdressers
can testify. This Is probably the result
/ OF the inferior preparations and above an
the oils that were 40 freely used formerly
when the frequent washing. Of the hair
was considered injurious. Then, too. wo,
| men piled on switches and chignons and
wigs that did much to ruin their own hair
Nowadays women really care for their
hair. Prices for the work have gone down
| and many women have their hair shampooed
and singed and trimmed regularly. while
| the scalp treatment or rubbing away OF
! the dead hair IL frequently resorted 70
by every woman who has learned what
real cleanliness consists In. Dandrun,
that afflction Of DAYS gone by, is unknown
to the new generation OF healthy persons
For the proper care Of her hair the modern
woman who seeks 10 be beautiful has a
dozen brushes and combs hard and soft
coarse and fine. Her hair Is brushed with
these every day and dubbed with the hand
while the scalp is massaged. One OF the
newest Of luxuries for the hair Is a per-
fumed powder made in France. which
comes In small boxes and at high prices.
II must match the hair in color exactly:
I Some women wash the hair In scented
waters, but nothing has been found which
Is 40 delicate OF which remains 80 well as
the new Paris invention.
The Cuban women have flower water
In which actual blossoms are distilled
and in this they cleanse their hair. II IL
also used In the bath and is gradually fnd-
ing it's way to the New York perfumers.
In Cuba It Is purchasable for a song. There
are soaps for the hair coming In liquid
form and special sponges for the scalp.
The little velvet sponges for the eyes
are a luxury. They come with bottles OF
rose water and plantain and other excel
lent washes, and used after day In the
open air, or hard ride against the wind,
or after excessive study, they are as sooth-
! Ing az can DO imagined. OnIortundtey
there are also eye beautifers on the market
! which are extremely dangerous to use.
For the ashes and brows there are salves
and tiny brushes Another hideous novelty
Is an eyebrow razor for the foolish women
! who try to arch their natural brows 10y
shaving them in curved shape.
! Pencils to darken the brows and the
lashes come in pretty little silver holders
and are shaded TO match the compilations.
! Women who pencil their brows often neg
lect the precaution of matching the color
OF the hair and the effect Is incongruous.
For the mouth and the teeth woman
must have many toilet things. There are
pastes washes, spools of dental floss,
Japanese bark and orris In Tiny boxes,
! charcoal tablets and creams for keeping
the lips smooth and fresh. Smooth fresh
lips, says one of the beauty books, are
what are 40 much appreciated in kiss.
There are even preparations TO reduce
lips that are too thick and others To MI
out lips that are too thin.
Facial massage has flooded the drug
! gists' counters with creams for use IN rub
bing Each skin takes a different sort OF
cream, that suitable for dry complexion
being bad for an oily face, There are
benzoin and rose water mixtures Tor ap-
plication after the massage and washes TO
lake Of the growth of down that covers
some cheeks. There are freckle faders
and mole removers and dlmpe accenters
by the dozen.