The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-01-10
CRAZY WoMEN'e VANITY,


Mhutuh fur AOknettcB ana wake
Up" Doctors Have 10 Face.
1t Is n curious fact that many insane
women are possessed with an insatia.
BILE vanity and mania for make up
says the London Express. Sometimes
the only way TO Keep the pence With
such patients is to allow them n Ger
tain freedom in the use of cosmetics
A wave of unmanageablcness often
passes over the woman's side of an asy.
lum If the material Of n new uniform
dress deserves the title Of dowdy. Many
insane women Will tear sombeT
brown gown to shreds. but II II Is
pretty blue or a smart red they pre-.
serve il carefully against spots and
dust. The effect that dress has on the
insane IS - well known that the lunacy
commissioners make special comments
In their official reports TO the lord chan.
cellor on the cOlors and material of the
gowns supplied 90 women In the yarl
Gus asylums.
Very clever devices 10 obtain cosmet.
les are resdricd to by patients infected
with tie mania Of vanity who have
DttH HtfiiHibilth u AAAlHFlAi MUS W
beauty. They soak paper roses in VA.
ter and use the tinted result as a cheek
rcddeuer. Gr they put the red covers 81
books borrowed from the asylum libra
ry In bnsin Of boiling water aud bot
tie the earminc fluid fer future face
use. Fresh flowers Of reddish tlnge are
crushed and used on faded checks and
wrnkled skins.
one former society beauty. now In an
asylCsi, Is perfectly tractnblc SO long
as she IL allowed 10 wear a curly false
fringe and 10 use modified amount Of
rouge and powder. II these are taken
away, she becomes suicidal and re-
fuses to cat
Another notable example is that Of
an old woman with gray hair who be
comes homIcidal when she Is deprived
Of beautiful golden wig suited 10 Il
girl Of Il The experiment was tried
once, but 50 much violence resulted
that the commissioners recommended
that she should be allowed to retain
her headdress Before admission Ia the
asylum slir had poisoned three per-
sons, But the wig and plenty Of pink
powder keep her peaeeable 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 AMI
against the rules Though their minds
are gone. tie patients are clever
enough - 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 10y unnoticed. So long as
the make mp Is not too evident the at
PENDANTS do not interfere.
Strictly speaking. curl papers are not
allowed In asylums. As n matter Of
fact their use Is overlooked Curled
fringcs and wayy locks often make
all the difference between peace and
rebellion The ingenuity displayed by
feeble minds IN turning everyday arti-
Giles TO facial use Is often surprising.
Brick dust. scraped from the asylum
walls. and powdered hearthstoue have
frequently figured on faces in lieu OF
rouge aud powder. \ spoonful Of red
currant jam provided weeks RISES
for pale checks. lndelible pencil. coal
dust and blacklcad make a dark stain
for colurlcss pyelashes and outline de-
iclcnt or white eyebrows
handful of ilour begged from the
kitchen Is aB excellent substitute for
toilet powder while graz or faded hair
Is sometimes tinted with n strong lie
ccciion Of tea lraves \ tendency 10
light lice 10 such tiny proportions rs
to Interfere with sanity aud bodily
health Is another foiblr Of the woman
with unhiuscG mind Abnormal waists
are counleracted 10y lacIng the corset
With elastic
IN Insane asylum would not seem 10
jner many temptations to It's Inmates
10 rival one another in dress and heau.
y. Ert generations Of women IN.
tents appear 10 mike themselves hap
~ by following a feminine instinct 10
~ personally attractive
Not so Had
Critical llushand--This bcgf isn'i fit
10 eat.
Wife Well told The butcher that
II II Wasnl good ! would send son
roGnd 10 his shop 10 give him thrash
Ing. and ! llopc you'll take some eao
with you. for he looked pretty lielee.
and didn't Ike he way he handled
his hig knife
Husband llumpb. Oh. well. | will
say I've seen worse meat Than this
London Fun.