Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-08

the facial decoration with rouge and powder
is relic Of barbarism. a fashion almost
as old as the world itself. Jezebel painted
her face: the frivolous Roman emperor
Heliogabalus when he first entered r ,me,
had This eyebrows tinged black and MS
cheeks painted with artificial red and
white" The first court present given to
Catherine II of Russia was a rouge pot
though the great Catherine was then only
fifteen years old.
A toilet case found in the ruins of Thebes
contained a whole arsenal Of little bottles
full of complexion medicines and perfum-
cries The women of Athens painted them
selves with white lead and vermilfon. The
poet Ovid describes various paints which
were used by the Roman matrons. He com
plains that the women tried to initiate
with cosmetics the rosy complexion which
health alone can give. He also speaks or
the deceitful pa.ior given to cheeks by
white lead and of the curious methods Of
beautifying eyes.
Pliny speaks of a concocton of -four of
peas and barley, eggs and ammonia, Whlch
fashionable women in Rome wore on their
faces all night and part of the day for the
purpose of clearing their skins
Enameling was quite common. The skin
was made smooth and clean by. pumics
stone and then covered with a layer Of
white chemical preparations.
The custom of painting the face was
taken to France and Germany by the Ro-
mans, and a few centuries later hundreds
of different salves for the complexion were
sold in the German market.
So general was the practice of making up
that Louis XIV gave forth the edict that
''whosoever by means of red or white paint,
perfumes, essences, artificial teeth, raise
hair, cotton wool, iron corsets, hoops, SHOES
and high heels or false hips shall seek TO
entice into the bonds of marriage any male
subject Of his majesty shall be prosecuted
for witchcraft and declared incapable OF
matrimony.'
They're painted to the eyes;
Their white it stays forever;
Their red it never dies
They SO fine and fair,
You'd think a box of essences
Wss broken In the air.
But as to patches-well. they are harmless
and give touch of coquetry; So by all
means, wear the beauty spot If you wish TO
be in the mode.
Useful Recipes.
To perfume leather belts and shoes use
Spanish paste. Mix well together three
quarters of an ounce each of ambergris,
vanilla bean, orris root and cinnamon bark,
each well powdered; one and half ounces
each of powdered gum benzoin. Oil OF ber-
cannot gum arabic and glycerine and twenty
drops of oil of rose. Add rose water drop
by drop until a paste Is formed. Make this
up into pellets and put with your shoes,
belts and with handkerchiefs ana glove
boxes to perfume them.
Moles are always best left alone unless
they show an inclination to grow, in which
case they require surgical aid. The appli-
GA tion of point of lunar caustic to the
center of a small mole In the earliest stage
of Its growth will often cause 1t to d1sap-
pear, or painting the surface with a solu-
ton of lunar caustic or Of iodine Is often
effective.
If your complexion Is poor you probably
need more outdoor exercise. Spend two
hours in the open air daily, II possible,
walking or running; take a turkish oath
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purse too heavily, and once a week give
your face a soaking in very warm water
and soap While it Is still warm rub i'll
almond oil, wipipg off traces of the oil with
a fine handkerchief after the rubbing or
massaging Is finished. Take glass OF cold
water before breakfast and the last thing at
night Eat all the fruit you can get and
leave bonbons, cakes and pastries severely
alone, and do not use powder on your face.
To have pointed or tapernS fingers pinch
the tip of each one frequently, always after
washing the hands l cannot promise, how
ever that this will materially change the
shape of your fingers. although, If the
practice is followed up, it may help to make
your fingers less blunt. Tapering fingers,
as rule like pretty hands. are born, not
made. A pretty hand, however. will not
remain so long, unless we'll cared for, and
fingers, too, should be cultivated.
For a red nose be careful not to take a hot
drink-tea or coffee-drectly after coming In
from the cold. Do not wash your face when
you use warm water for bathing the face,
always rinse afterward with cold water.
One often outgrows red nose. Let this be
some comfort to you. Perhaps when you
have arrived at the mature age Of. say.
thirty, your red nose will be an affection Of
the past
At the time of smallpox, If proper preven-
items are taken, the face is not marked.
One way Is to cover the entire face, except
the ewes with plaster made by mixing to-
gether equal parts of olive oil and starch
and adding to 1t carbolic acid in the proper
ton Of one part acid to fifteen parts each Of
oil and starch. When this was neglected
ard the marks show try rubbing the face
every night with sweet oil. as hot as can be
borne Rub it In thoroughly and slowly.
Twice a week after applying the oil use
the following lotion: 1odide of potassium 10
grains; iodine grains; soft water, 2 gills.
In preparing this lotion use only little
water at first, a spoonful, perhaps, and
when, by agitation, the solids are dissolved,
add the remainder. Apply this first to
pock mark on the hand or neck, to see what
effect it has. Iodine stains the skin. but
only temporarily. IL a spoonful of this lotion
is added to one gill Of the sweet oil 1t will
perhaps be the best way to use 1t. Use 1T
daily. Another remedy, recommended by
authority Is to paint the skin once a week
by means of a camel's hair brush with
tincture Of iodine. the above lotion and oil
being used daily. AS the application of tine
ture of iodine to very delicate skins is liable
to cause irritations, 1t is advisable to apply
1t only to portion of the face at a time; by
this means experience as to the effects Is
gained. Use care to avoid the lips and
eyes Bathing the face In warm water and
using the hot oil should be a. daily duty.