The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-28
BEAUTIES IN SHOP WINDOWS.
Lovely Creations That Smile Mt Us,
Hut Never Speak.
From the Philadelphia Record.

(From the Philadelphia Record.)
How many people who remark on the
| beauty. style. and grace of the waXen-
| faced ladies in the shop windows dream
of the care and trouble that are required
to make these silent beauties what they
are and keep them thus. In the making
of the waxen heads originally there is
rare art employed as is testified by the
arched brows, dimpled cheeks and correct
noses. all crowned by luNuriant hair, kept
up TO date in waves. puffs, plafts, and
curtS. But the keeping of these much
stared-at ladies in the handsome class is
a task that involves much tedious labor.
These Indies of wax who stand in the
beautiful millinery. and other feminine
delights give others as much trouble when
II comes to the making up their toilets as
the real, live ladies have to put up with
in arraying themselves TO look as much
like the waxen beauties as possible.
In the first place, the complexion of
the Shop-window girls. which seems SO
perfect, is anything but lasting. Miladi,
II is true. stands n a window carefully
protected by double glass on all sides. yet
dust will sift in and settle upon her wax
en- brow, while the light of day and the
suns rays soon help to destroy the deli
cate pink of her cheek and the deeper
hue of her pretty lips Light also has a
tendency to make white wax turn yell
low. so that only few days passed in
standing in a show window will make
wax lady's complexion decidedly passe.
All well-equipped stores have on hand
large number of these wax fgures-the
word dummy seems outrageous when
applied to one of them, perfectly do the
figures represent lovely women. When one
of the girls in wax becomes too faded for
the strong light of window she is gem
orally placed inside the store in subdued
light, such as some of the real ladies pre-
fer.
But there comes a time when the mani
mate lady Is no longer thing of beauty,
In. Gil ha erfF md han Oh FIYI
hands are called in to renew her charms.
The WAX face of such an unfortunate is
first washed perfectly clean in spirits of
turpentine. after which IL is rubbed and
rubbed with white powder until its saliow
yellow tint has gone into creamy white.
The longer this rubbing is continued the
better the results will be, but a couple of
hours is not too long to be spent upon a
figure of even medium value.
When the face is perfectly clean and
white the makeup colors are applied
carefully and delicately. The cheeks are
rose-tinted, little shading is placed I'M
der the eyes, and the lips are well red
dened before the made-over lady's hair
can be rearrauged.
Combing milady's hair is most i'm
portant matter, and the best skillful
hands from the leading hairdressing par
lors are called in for this purpose And
then comes funny thing. Milady has
dressed. Instead of placing her in an
easy chair and letting her luXuriant locks
fall down over her graceful shoulders.
the young woman who does this work
lifts milady's head right off her body,
and, placing it upon the table before her,
begins her work.
Perhaps the hair needs washing. If
so bowl of alcohol is produced, and in
it the hair is washed and rinsed until
every particle of dust and dirt is re-
moved. 1t is then quickly dried and
well brushed before being arranged in
the very latest style.
To accomplish the latter process the
curling iron may be called into play, and
woe betide the unlucky damsel who lets
the heated implement slip or even come
too near the wax figures complexion 1t
is very easy to cause the beautiful brow
to melt into waxen tears and run down
over the rosy cheeks, to the utter ruin
of the beautiful lady" But such ac-
cidents are not frequent. OF the thirty
eight figures treated last month in one
large store not one was spoiled.
When her hair is fully dressed milady's
head is again placed upon her body. a
little more white powder is rubbed into
her neck also her shoulders. II her new
gown is cut decolette. Then she is ready
to be dressed and again stand in a win
dow, to become the admiration and envy
of thousands of women, until her beau
ty again begins to fade.