The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-13
BELLIES OF OLD ROME
TIE TINE kNC MONEY THAT WERE
SPENT ON THEIR TOILETS.

Modern Methods and Cost of Beauty
CUltare Are simple Compared With
Ancient Lu1uriounness hygiene
the Latter Day Magic.
The secret OF eternal youth, so eager.
ly sought by the maglcians OF all cen
tures and sought in vain, has almost
revealed itself TO the present genera
ton; at least we have its watchword,
| which Is hygiene. For youth means
beauty, and beauty means health, and
the skillful beauty specialists accom-
pliSh all their successes by means OF
rational methods based on careful
study of the causes that may affect to
I It's detrment the health of the skin.
In the dim back ages of the world OF
( civilization beauty was made cult Of
the utmost moment. but for many
century after the downfall of the Greek
and Roman empires such matters were
allowed to langulsh. Not until the de-
clinng years of the nineteenth century
was the subject reinstated as one OF
paramount interest. But today beauty
specialists abound-some for face treat
ment. others for manicure and again
many more for electrolyss
OF course these treatments are ex-
pensive. but ii is worth much to a wo-
man to be rid of careworn express
sion. Moreover. to feel that her youth
and therefore her beauty is somewhat
restored has beneficial influence upon
her mental state.
But whoever fancies that the modern
husband is TO be ptied for the cost OF
his wifes beauty preservatiyes should
consider the toilet expenses OF Ro-
man lady in the comparatively early
DAYS OF the worlds history. Excessive
as may appear the time and money
spent now upon the art OF beauty cult.
| yation, the grooming OF modern wom-
an OF fashion seems invested with an
| admirable simplicity compared with
! the time and money thus expended in
the days OF Popp@a and Agrippina,
In the early days Of Rome three
| classes OF slaves assisted at the toilet
of a lady OF fashion. On leaving her
! bed, which was usually at noon, she
! Immediately went to her bath. where
she was carefully rubbed with pumice
stone. She then put herself in the
hands OF the cosmetics, class of slaves
who possessed many secrets for pre-
serving and identifying the complex,
| ion; therefore their functions were con.
sidered Of tile greatest Importance. es
/ pecia lily as they claimed for their arts
! hyseian advantages.
! BY the cosmetics her face was thor
oughly sponged with asses milk, then
massaged with various mixtures CORE
| spending In intention 10 the skin food
OF these days; with ashes OF snails and
| of large ants, bruised and burned fr
salt; with honey in which the bees hac
been smothered: with the fat OF pull
let mixed with onion-oh, shades Of
| Araby! And, lastly, the fat of swan
was vigorously applied. TO which was
attributed the property of removing
wrinkles. Red spots were effaced with
O piece of wooden cloth stepped In oil or
roses, and freckles were treated with
a scraping of sheepskin mixed with oil
OF Corsica, TO which was added the
powder of frapkincense.
Then appeared the second class OF
slaves. armed with pinchers and porcu'
pine quills. One of them extracted ev-
cry hair, however minute, from the
face OF her mistress, and another clean
ed the teeth with grated pumice stone,
with marble dust and finally with
toothpick Of porcupine quill.
-, - IL, -. ..Ia ,ho -lpa ro
clan, colored eyebrows, eyelashes and
hair to the shade Of my lady's" taste.
Her lips were treated with red pomade,
but if chapped they were first rubbed
with the inside of sheepskiu, then
covered with the ashes of burnt
mouse mixed with fennel roots.
The last touches of the toilet were
given by the favorite attendant. the
slave kept by every patrician Roman
woman for the sole purpose of apply
Ing fragrant unguents. Each part Of
the body had its own unguent-the hair
had sweet marjoram, the neck aud
knees wild thyme, the arms balsam,
the cheeks and breast palm oil, the feet
and legs sa ffron. Then after a final
hpiluhihS VI Abu'on Pei 'HA'7 "" nan
and dress the favored slave in order
that the finished work might be appre-
dated handed to her mistress mirror.
1t was not OF silver-those were SO
common they were used only by slaves
but a costly thing of gold, ornamentcd
with precious stones. held by handle
OF mother OF pearl. the mirror itself
formed Of composite Of several met
ais so exquisiteIy polished as to be not
inl-rior to glass. which was then un
known.
All. the modern husband may be con
graduated that his lines were not cast
In the days Of Brutus and Cato Of
Utica Washington Star.