The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-15
TELLS
RETAIN
GOOD LOOKS
Not a Matter Of Cosmetics,
She Says--Care Necessary.
A Word About Wells.

eff girls in private life knew how
easily we keep our compilations smooth
n delicate they would not be
ing, but emulating u.s." sal Miss Mig
non Douglass, of the Mrs. Wigs OF
the Cabbage Patch" company, who Is
noted for her peaches-and-cream skin.
Miss Douglass was removing her
"make-up' after the performance last
night when a representative of the
EVENING STAR asked why actresses
retained their fresh compilations 30
much longer than their sisters in other
professions. Being accorded a pleas
ant welcome, the newspaper woman
took advantage of the opportunity to
make further inquiry o the care
of the complexion.
"Of course, an actress who takes care
of herself is bound to keep youthful
looking longer thar a woman with do
nestle cares, because her thoughts are
young and she is always in the midst
of life and excitement" said Miss
Douglass. THE mere fact of keeping
on the qui vive and of constantly
thinking of how one looks will keep
any woman buoyant and charming.
But the secret of the theatrical
woman's smooth and clear skin is, after
all, in the brand Of her cold cream.
II should say that the average actress
uses pounds and pounds of cold cream
during the year. She is never without
it; she oils up her complexion just as
the machinist oils up his machine TO
make it work smoothly. The small harm
done by the makeup she must put on
every night is more than counteracted
by the vigorous rubbing of handouts of
cold cream which is used in taking
that makeup off after the perform
ance.
First of all. the actress chooses her
cold cream with the utmost care. she
never pays less h so or 60 cents for
a small box and So for a large box oil
1t. and she considers the money well
spent. A cheap cream merely roughens
and Injuries the skin, while a. smooth,
fine cream feeds the pores. Some of
the delicate yellow creams are Better
than the white ones. A standard make
is always better than an unknown
quantity. Once she has discovered what
she likes best she sticks to that alone
and ceases trying new connections on
her delicate face"
When asked if the cream was used
sparinsly, or in quantities, or as a
cleanser after the use of cosmetics, by
the average actress, Miss Douglass
said:
"She is no more sparing in the feed
ing of her face than she would be IN
feeding the pet house cat. She neVer
goes out without rubbing it with a
touch of cold cream before busting on
the powder. In summer this prevents
tan and in winter it prevents chap
ping. She always rubs the cream IN
thoroughly, then wipes it off with a
very soft cloth and dusts on a fine,
well-made powder. If it is a WINDY
day she ties on a chiffon veil over her
face and if the sun is hot she carries
q. parasol. She drinks plenty of water,
too, and not so much tea as the So
ciety woman, and she seldom bothers
with a beauty specialist. Most women
reverse the order of things. They take
too much water on the outside ana TOO
little internally. 1t is by doing Things
the other way about that every actress,
from chorus girl to star, can almost
invariably boast Of a good complexion
Besides the matter of compleXlons'
don't you think the professional actress
gives more study to the little details CT
tdress than most women?" the visitor
asked. Miss Douglass said she was
sure that the women of the stage LED
many of the little fashions in dress.
Speaking of the small matter OF race
wells she said;
"Another point which the nome glrl
does not understand, although she
seems to be learning something about
If of late, is the value of the vel. You
seldom see an actress in pubic WIN
ont q veil Of some kind over her face.
she buys the yelling by the bolt, not.
Inv the ward. and she would as soon go
with a soiled face as a solled Veli'
Nothing is so u~nbecoming to a woman
as a veil just a wee bit musseo anu
dingy.
discovers what sort of face yelling
is most suitable to her complexion. Il
che has sparkling black eyes and rosy
cheeks she knows that she can Wear
a black veil, heavily dotted, n the
dots will bring out the orlllancy OF
her c%oloring. But II h Is pale she
chooses chiffon or plain tulle yelling
of nure white. This freshens her skin
and softens It. Whatever her color1ng
her veil always enhances the beauty
of It and gives 1t an elusive brllllancy.
II a woman will follow out my rules
1 feel quite sure that she will never
have to consult a beauty specialist.
Apropos of beauty specialists l might
add in conclusion a small piece OF
poetry that ] recently clipped. 1t is
called Her Maker:
HE made that slender form divine,
That face so strangely fair
He made those lips like drops of wine,
That sun tint in her hair.
And yet she thanked Him not, 8
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And when she knelt on Bonded knee,
Twas not to Him. He was, you see,
Her beauty specialist"