Evening star., 1909-04-18

without these aids to beauty was ac-
tually to establish oneself as . person
of defective taste.
But fashions for the toilet change.
and men and women change with them,
So that today the open use OF cosmetics
represents, as 1t were, one OF the seven
deadly sins. Yet when done with a
delicate art the offense Is pardonable:
and since 1t is done to q large extent
very badly, II seems to me only right
and proper to tell the right way TO use
cosmetics. AS Confucius pithily re-
marks, Even In killing men. let US OBJ
serve the rules of propriety."
A decent restraint In the use OF COS,
metics is not as easy as you would
think, for the eye grows drunken at
last with color, and taste Is blunted by
excess. So since the actual onense
lies in looking painted and powdered.
the idea that you will underdo 1t
rather than overdo 1t. A little paIior
or sallowness is far better than a
mass Of red and white which stands out
from the face like foolish mask.
The stage gives magnificent sugges-
tions for the use Of cosmetics. The most
harmless rouge advised is grease
paint. which comes In stick form and
in small pots. This is said to pe less
drying than a dry rouge. and more nat
ural than liquid one. Three grades
of red-light, dark and medium-suit
blond cosmetics are the stage names
for the pencils which darken eye
brows and eyes. and when buying
these many a society woman goes to
the good places which sell re: theatrical
tinted cosmetics which suggest as near
ly as possible the natural coloring OF
the skin.
These are often applied first-after
the cold cream rub. of course-to give
a foundat ton to the other things used.
but for day they are only advised
where 1t is necessary to cover up some
disfigunng mark. such as the dark red
birthmarks which SO distress pretty
stick Is rubbed directly upon the blem-
ish until 1T has paled or Is hidden. and
then the spot is covered with powder.
AS to powder. the simpler the ones
used with rouge the better. as 1t is
really the thick, fast-sticking white
which gives the improper and clown.
ish look.
Scented talcum, rice or wheat pow
der and prepared chalk are the only
secure powders for a sensitive skin. II
you must have something more con-
cealing and fast than these. be sure
you match your complexion with the
Buy always the best cosmetics. for 1T IS
only in this way, and through a care
full preparation Of the skin first, and an
even more careful cleansing Of 1t at
night. that you will keep your COM
plexion. The delicate pores Of the skin
have no fondness for the grease and
dust blanket.
Start the cosmetic toilet by wash
ing the face with warm water and
a good soap. This rests and softens the
skin SO that the red and white Will
blend with 1t and not lie outside in a
solid unnatural sheet Then rub in
cold cream with brisk yet gentle mas
sage, and sit down to your dressing
table to a good twenty minutes of toll,
seeing to it that all the implements Of
war. as well as hand glass, lie in line
before you.
The rouge is put on first, the brows
and eyelids darkened next, and the
powder applied last of all. A soft spun
silk. linen or cotton rag Is indispen-
sable. for this must smooth down hard
edges till the line between the color
and natural skin is lost.
To apDiy the rouge. dig a right -ha