The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-04
les OF OLD ROME

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THE TINE AND MONEY THAT WERE
SPENT on THEls TOILETS.
aEodern ssethoas and Cost OF Beauty
cuItiure Are Simple Compared With
Ancient hu1uri oasness Hygiene
the Latter Day Magic.
The secret of eternal youth, so eager
II sought By the magieians of all cen
tries and sought in vain. has almost
revealed itself to the present genera
non; 1T least NE have It's waterford,
which is hygiene. For youth means
beauty, and beauty means health, and
the skillful beauty specialists accom-
pIish All their successes by means Of
rational methods based on a careful
study Of the eauses that may affect TO
its detrinent. the health iof the skin.
n the din back ages OF the world Of
civiifzation beauty was made q cult Of
che utmost moment. but for many a
century after the deWnfaH of taeGreek
and Roman empires such matters were
alloHed to Ianguish. Not until the de-
clining years Of the nineteenth century
was the subject reinstalsed as one Of
paranaount interest But today beauty
specialists ahouad-some for face treat
I1eat. otkers for manicure and again
many more For elecrolys
course these treatments are ex-
pensiTe. but It is worth much to a NO
man to- be rid OF careWorn exIsres-
sion. Moreover, tofeei that her youth
and therefore her beauty is somewhat
restored has a beneficial linduenca gpon
her mental state.
But whoever fancies that the modern
husband is TO be piittied for the cost Of
his Wifess beauty preservatiVes should
consider the toilet expenses OF "a Ro-S
man lady IN tbs comparatively early
ays ofthe world, S history. ExeesssTe
as may appear the time and 1aoney
spent now upon the art Of beauty cult
tion, the grooming Of a modern W,om-3
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the days of Poppaa and Agrippina.
81 n the early days Of Rome three
classes Of slaves assisted at the toilet
ne 4 iasiy f,f fashion On leayinp her
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a Iarre ans, brris,d and bfflrnI,eed in
eaff. MI, honeu i. VIII cs tr,e bees had
s.ss.s s,s,Ss,,sry. VIII, ira sat Of q puI-
iaesa paiyea wifi onion-otl shades Of
And iasttly the fat of q swan
vas virorously applied q to which was
.arilbufed the property of removing
mixes Rad snofs were efaced with
s nseeaE 81 wsoolen cloth stepped in oil of
srr;ses ana freesIes were treated with
S raran;nr of sheeussin mixed with oil
a f,orsics ffo whsch was added the
sYs,n.vfser of kiacense
,7,l,san annea rafi he second class of
Slaves arrned with ufnchers and porcu-
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i,v;;tl, r,,arfla flI,st and finally with
@,,g4l,v,s1,.l: - s,olrcr,rsr,es ar,ilI
tI,;rtl c,a e og sIayes. Who were Gre
40 ,,o,arad .arehrows ayelashes and
s,,s;,a of .e,,,v iadv,s,, faste