Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11

4 oT#Lnat.fln the parloTS,# however, Il give
facial steam baths. followed by friction
and sgravitation causing the skin to sag
l@use the upward movement OF course
1 have my own cream for building up the
tissues, and my lotion for cleansing and
stimulating the pores OF the skin.
Yes with doubtful accent, ZONE
may do something for ones self at home.
! The daily bath where the health will
admit Of it, and seni-daily friction are
/ good Careful diet, plenty oflout-door ex-
ercise, and frequent and copious draughts
OF pure water. too, are helpful; but when
/ lines have once gotten into the face. II
takes a professional to get them out .
! GU have no idea how strong am, .
said a frail-looking masseuse in another
establishment, punctuating her conversa-
4 ton with a suspicious cough. IT can
lift woman weighing upwards Of 200
/ pounds. Reduce the flesh? Why. OF
course, I can; but not without banting,
{ and so few people are willing to prac-
tice that. I told the wife Of Senator So
that, the other day. Mrs. said.
/ you will have to diet yourself, and
that's all there is to TT
( Well. then. Madame, she replied. 7
/ shall continue to bear the Ills that flesh
| is heir to. for just cannot and will not
/ give up the things like to eat and
drink
.My. trade she continued. with slight
/ change Of key. .is a good deal interfered
| with by colored masseuse. There are
| so many southern women In Washington,
| and. they prefer to be serv by negroes.
don't employ them myself. They are
not sufficiently intelligent. To massage
| successfully ono must understand physio-
logy, and know the way the nerves and
| muscles run. Then negroes are SO care
less and have so little Judgment, Not
! long ago one OF them kept a prominent
western woman in a facial steam bath
| too long, and the whole cuticle came off
| like a glove It created quite a little stir
| and there was some talk Of a law suit,
but they hushed 1t up
'"The Orientals." remarked a. hair spe-
clalist In still another emporium, ''bathed
the feet of guests arriving on foot from
| long journeys; and / don't know any,
thing so restful to tired brains in this age
OF mental strain as a thorough shampoo.
There is more attention paid to the hair
nowadays than ever before, and there Is
nothing that responds so quickly to care.
It's astonishing. too, the difference the
arrangement Of 1t makes in the appear
| ance. have seen positively plain-look-
Ing women made really stylish and effec-
tive by skilful hairdresser. Self praise
Is self-slander, but I can apply the re-
generator better than any woman in the
city. I studied art once, and know
the tints that harmonic with:the COM
plexion. What do 1 think Of dyeing the
hair? Well, have my living to make,
and it's one of my chief sources Of reve-
nue.. but have never advised it; andsI
! never knew any one to begin 1t who
didn't regret it. It isn't thing that
can be put off and on like a garment,
and a well-known man here, who stained
his hair. had to go to Europe and stay
for year to let 1t get back to its natu-
raj color. When he came home he was
so altered his acquaintances didn't recog-
nize him on the street. Yes, it is rather
q tedious and expensive process.
1T takes from Z o'clock in the morn
ing until s in the evening to dye a full
suit Of hair, and costs from S. to So.
according to the length and thickness Of
pooed before the application Is made,
and after the regeneration Is thoroughly
dry, 1t has to be washed again in water
as hot as the scalp will bear in order to
set the color. It must be carried through
two more waters after that.
$"As to the frequency with which It
has to be repeated that depends on the
rapidity Of the growth Of the hair.
which varies with different people, The
A4dlI VI sSlI1c Ulu 61O"o S1OWlJ, duu d
weekly renewal With them, with a touch
up In places by maid, will keep the
color up.
mo; 1t isn't 50 refned-looking or so
becoming as gray hair, I'll admit that
It can be detected, too, just as "a wig
car be- People do these things and think
nobody knows it, but it's the old story
of the ostrich hiding his head under his
wing. Dion Boucicault, who dyed his
hair for a long time, said to friend soon
after disseminating it: DO you know. in
ali these years I have only succeeded in
fooling one MANI
'.%'And who was that man?' the friend
asked.
why. replied Boucicault. that man
was myself
His case Is a. pretty general one II
there are exceptions they are usually
found among children.
The funniest thing about hair dye.
however, is the chemical action OF GER
tain atmospheric conditions on some pre-
parations. The sulphur in the air at
mineral springs, will sometimes turn
dye green; and prominent Washington
society women returned from an ocean
voyage. some time ago. with her hair a
royal purple. Yes. such possibilities do
make those who resort to these arti-
fees uneasy. They worry enough, you
may depend. There is no class Of people
who worry as much as the wealthy,
lelsurcly class. They have so much time
to think about themselves. The wear
and tear Of life Is not half as great on
the average woman wage Garner =
A sign displayed in another beauty
shop: Ladies hands manicured for Is
cents; Mems for 50 cents. catches the
attention. 81 &.
What is the reason for tie difference
in the charger bright-Ioking girl in
still another emporium, said, repeating
the question addressed to her WI u
the reason is simply this-they can get
1t from the men, and they can't get II |
from tneswomen. "A woman will question
the price of a thing where a man won't |
The real TRUTHS that a mans hands are
much more easily manicured than a wo-
mans. Their nails are larger for one
thing, and less difficult to work upon.
Then they are thicker and offer more !
resistance to the file. a woman S nails !!
are thin, and will bend and even split 3,
in filing. If not carefully manlpulat ted i
and the #cuticle being more delicate and
elsily injured is apt to be IN worse