The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-06-21
BELLIES OF OLD ROME
THE TIME AND MONEY THAT WERE
SPENT ON THEIR TOILETS.
Modern Methods and Cost OF Beauty
cuiture Are simple Compared viii
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the Latter Day Magic.

the Latter Day Magic.
The secret OF eternal youth. so eager.
ly sought by the maglcians OF an cen.
turtles 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 a careful
study OF the causes that may affect 10
its detriment the health OF the skin.
In the dim back ages OF the world OF
civilization beauty was made a cult Of
the utmost moment. but for many a
century after the downfall Of the Greek
and Roman empires such matters were
allowed TO anguish. Not until the de
clining 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 electrolysis.
OF course these treatments are ex-
pensive. but II is worth much 20 "A wo-
man TO be rid of a careworn expires.
sion. Moreover 10 feel that her youth
and therefore her beauty is somewhat
restored has "A beneficial influence upon
her mental state
But whoever fancies that the modern
husband is 10 be pitied for the cost OF
his wife's beauty preservatives 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.
walton. the grooming of a modern won.
an of fashion seems invested with an
admirable simplicity compared with
the time and money thus expended I'm
the days of Poppga and Agrippina
In the early days of Rome three
classes OF slaves assisted at the toilet
OF 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 I'm the
hands OF the cosmetics, a class OF slaves
who possessed many secrets for pre-
serving and identifying the complex
ion; therefore their functions were con
sidered of the greatest Importance. es
pecially as they claimed for their arts
hygeian 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 I'm
salt; with honey in which the bees had
been smothered; with the fat OF a 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
piece of wooden cloth STEPPED in oil of
roses. and freckles were treated with
a scraping of sheepskin mixed with oil
Of Corsica, to which was added the
powder OF frankincense.
Then appeared the second class Of
slaves. armed with pinchers and porcu
pine quilts. one OF them extracted ev-
cry hair. however minute, from the
face OF her mistress. and another clean
ed the teeth with grated pumiee stone.
with marble dust and finally with q
toothpick OF porcupnequll
a third class Of slaves, who were Gre
clan. colored eyebrows, eyelashes and
hair to the SHADE of my lady's' taste.
Her lips were ts,ate4 with red pomade,
but IL chappod toy were tirst rubbed
with the inside OF sheepskin, then
covered with the ashes Of burnt
mouse mixed with fennol roots
The last touches Of the toilet were
given by the fayorite attendant. the
slave kept by every patrician Roman
woman for the sole purpose of apply
ing fragrant ungucnts. Each part OF
the body had its own unguent-the hair
had sweet marjoram, the neck and
knees wild thyme, the arms balsam
the cheeks and breast palm oil. the feet
and legs saffron. Then after hnal
sprinkling OF Indian perfumes on hair
and dress the favored slave In order
that the finished work might be appre
ciated handed TO her mistress mirror
II was not OF silver-those were so
common they were used only by slaves
but n costly thing OF gold. ornamcnted
with precious stones. held by handle
OF muthp OF pearl the mirror itself
forupd Of composite OF several met
ais SO eXqt ~ polished rs TO be not
inferior 20 g.ass which was then IN
known.
All, the madap husband may be con
graduated TINT MS lines were not cast
In the days of Brutus and Cato of
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Concentration.
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