Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-01-30
cNxY woMgN's VANITY.

0A4eas Yer Cosmetics ana ~HaNo
uS~ Dsstors Have 60 Face
n - Q curious fact that many insane
women are possessed with an insatia-
bic vanity and q mania for make up"
says the London Express. Sometimes
the only way C. keep the peace with
such patients N to allow them q GER
tain freedom In the use OF cosmetics.
A wave OF unmansgesbleness often
passes over the womans side OF an asy-
lum II the material OF q new uniform
dress deserves the title OF dowdy. Many
insane women will tear q somber
brown gown TO shreds. but II II 10 q
pretty blue or a smart red they pre-
serve IL carefully against spots and
dust. The effect that dress has on the
tnsane Is so well known that the lunacy
commissioner make special comments
In their official reports to the lord chan
cellor on the colors and material OF the
gowns supplied to women In the vari-
Gus ssylums.
Very clever devices to obtain cosmet-
les are resorted to by patients infected
with the mania OF vanity who have
been accustomed to artificial aids to
beauty. They soak paper roses In wa
ter and use the tinted result as a cheek
reddener. or they put the red covers OF
books borrowed from the asylum libra
~ IN a basin OF boiling water and bot
tie the carmlne nuid for future face
use Fresh flowers OF reddish tinge are
crushed and used on faded checks and
wrinkled skins.
~ no in ~,
asylum. is perfectly trsctable so long
fringe and TO use a modified amount OF
rouge and powder. II these are taken
away. she becomes suicidal and re-
fuses TO eat.
Another notable example is that OF
an old woman with gray hair who be
comes homlcdal when she Is deprived
OF a beautiful golden wig suited to a
girl OF II. The experiment was tried
once. but so much violence resulted
that the commissioners recommended
that she should be allowed 10 retain
her headdress Before admission to the
asylum she had poisoned three per-
sons. But the wig and plenty OF pink
powder keep her pesceable and con-
tented
The friends OF patients who find
their happiness in personal decoration
bring them small packets OF cosmetics.
or rather they smuggle them In. for
such articles are cOntraband and
against the rules. Though their minds
are gone. the patients are clever
enough to make little holes In their
mattresses and to invent most cunning
hiding places for their treasures. In
those cases where restriction OF toilet
appliances increases insane outbreaks,
the attendants let these little beauty
stores pass by unnoticed. SO long as
the make up is not too evident the at
PENDANTS do not interfere.
Strictly speaking. curl papers are not
allowed in asylums. AS a matter OF
fact, their use is overlooked Curled
fringes and wAvy locks often make
all the difference between peace and
rebellion. The ingenuity displayed by
feeble minds In turning everyday arti-
cles TO facial use is often surprising.
Brick dust scraped from the asylum
walls. and powdered hearthstone have
frequently figured on faces In lieu OF
rouge and powder. A spoonful OF red
currant jam provided & weeks roses
for pale cheeks. Indelible pencil. coal
dust and blacklead make a dark stain
for colOrless eyelashes and outline de-
nctent or white eyebrows.
A handful OF -four begged from the
Kitchen is an excellent substitute for
toilet powder while gray or faded hair
Is sometimes tinted with n strong de-
coction OF tea leaves. A tendency to
tight lace to such tiny proportions as
70 Interfere with sanity and bodily
health is another foible OF the woman
with unhinEed mind Abnormal waists
are counteracted by lacing the corset
with elastic.
An Insane asylum would not seem to
offer many temptations to its inmates
to rival one another in dress and beau
~. But generations OF women pa
tients appear TO make themselves hap
py By following a feminine instinct to
be personally attractive.