Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15

the two Marguerites. Diana de POtiers.
Mile. de Beaufort. Mile. de Lavalliere,
Mile. de Fontanges, Ninon de Lencios and
the du Barry were all blondes, from the in
candescent to the ash, from the ardent to
the chestnut. thus disproving the first i'm
preston of the tourist in Paris that real
(as distinguished from artiflciaD French
blondes are rare. But Marion Delorme
Nine. de Montespan. Marie Stuart, Marie
Antoinette. the Empress Josephine and
Marie Louise were brunettes.
Today the cZarfna is blonde. the Queen
of Italy a brunette, the Queen of Holland
blonde and the Queen of Portugal brunette
and all beautiful young queens.
Blondes being supposed to have by far
the most delicate skins, il may be inter
estlng to know how Madame Liare de
Pougy cares for her marvellous pink and
white in the summer sun and winter wind
she Is Just back from her vacation and
has been confding certain of these secrets
10 the public. The amusing thing Is thai
Marville, the brunette, and Lott the ruddvl
soIueh, haStened to make similar conf
dences and 1t Is instructive to note that
all three use very much the same recipes.
Protection From the Air.
I'D not like to expose my face much to
the open air, unless / wear a big protect
Ing hat" says the fair Lame. This wear
hats have been outrageousiy turned I'D on
one side, sometimes two sides, in such n
way as to be sufficient alone to iniure the
cheeks they ought to defend.
Also the parasol is not used as II ought
TO be- The makers seek elegant designs
assorted 10 ones gown, and beautiful han
DIES, and the majority of Parisiennes think
IL enough to carry them negligently''
Il never go out without gloves saws
MarVlie' and gloves that go up high too
II expose myself to the sun" saws
Manon Lott, Il put suspicion of rice pow
der on my neck, cheeks and forehead. The
veil Is highly important"
w hen the skin gets too dark either be-
cause OF sun or wind" says the brunette
Marville. "or if 1t gets too dry. II is well
to apply to the face before retiring stnnlv
the whites of eggs beaten 10 a froth-or in
strawberry time. crushed ripe Strawberries
ms latter remedy Is peculiarly efficacious
These interviews and communications IN
the Paris press brought out two ancient
recipes. vouched for as precious the first
py duchess, the second by an English
iady In Paris, who claims to have inherited
IL In her family from the time of the
court of Henri III of France
The first dates from the middle ages
rake a bunch of green grapes dip IL in
rain water and lightly powder it with
alum and salt. Wrap it in writing paper
and let 1t cook little in hot wood cinders
Squeeze out the juice and wash the face
ing.
From the court of Henry III-Apply dur
ing the night mask made of the finest
bolted wheat -four and beaten white of egg
wash II of with tepid water in the morn
ing.
Lame de Pougy uses what she calls the
recipe of the Spanish blonde.
A Spanish Recipe.
Beat up equal parts of white of egg and
lemon juice together" she says. Cook 1t
over slow fire, continually stirring it, I'M
til the mixture attains the consistence of n
pomade. Before applying it wash the
face with rice water Apply to the face
three nights consecutively before retiring.
Wash off in the morning."
There must have been good in the
ancient Roman practice OF bathing face and
body in asses milk" declares Manon Lott,
because l have found the compound mag
nifcent for the complexion. Fresh asses
milk, one-half pint; lemon juice, eight
grammes; white eau-de-vie, eight grammes
Boil together skim and apply to the face at
night. Wash of in the morning."
What IL you cannot get asses milk p
asked some one.
Cows milk will do" replied the lovely
Manon.
Like all their kind. these three fair
creatures are continually on the watch for
two enemies-wrinkles and obesity.
"One cannot begin paying attention too
young" says Manon-herseif in the flower
of her twenty-first year.
you are right, dear" comments Madame
Lame de Pougy, whose beauty is of a
maturer richness.
1.-The two go together" AYERS Marville
zone let's oneself go-in the direction of en-
bonpoint: then. frightened suddenly. one
franticaly reduces ones weight The re-
suit is the skin. which a tiny bit dis
tended, ioosens tiny bit-and you have
wrinklesr'
Moral-it is best for the pretty girl to
fight off rotundity from the very start-say
on graduating from boarding school.
Both Marville and Lame de Pougy are
slender, Lame being trained down (they
say ito the point of immense self
sacrifice and unceasing effort. Maryille' s
slenderness is more natural-that is, 1t is