The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-24
COSuETIts Fe2 iCycEsscs,
business Built Ip by shOrus tsiri Nhen
Her Career Nas cut short.


profitable business bv making costn"ttc~
for the stage
Making cosmetics for he 1T, g.. sh'
says. is far more proiitI bl' th'n YOU
might bsleve Tn women Of IN stage
you know. are moro pronN To temptations
To promote bsauty IN any other -->t "i
women on earth Gnn5 looks = tb'i-
stock in trad
MY own personal acqustuttn"' With
the stag Was short On" Winter ' Sc
cured a part - cho-us girl IA a Broad way
musiCai comedy. hut thHr" wGs "on
siderable dgnCInR tn u aud on" night a
turned ankls STOPPED my short csnsNr
In my shot tinH IN tn losing
rooms I noticed anolg tn 9TH ' girls
reckl"ss eNtrLvagLr~o m TIA us'
Of graase g. ints. faso creams. rouge
powders and IN, hk" Half us'd boxes
were discarded - uns .tIsfactory ard
more were pufch lsrd m tn "aor 10
find The most suitable cosmetic A. q
rub high grade cosmatics are expensive
suddenly It struck me thEt "A business
might ~ built up in making cosmetics
i went TO TIE dressing roomr and ask@d
the girls II thcy would pstroniIe me
4 chorus Of surprised Obs and 'Seses
greeted and encouraged me
i had already made some very snc-
cessful face creams and skin bleAch"s
for myself. 80 making up a quantity aud
putting 1t IN neat little cbinS jars which
I bought Wholesale I shpped down Ia
my old dressing rooms sold 81 worth
and had orders for more
This quite settled the matter had a
small sum OF money in the hank a. a last
resort Taking this out, went down
town TO a Wholesale druggist. told him my
situation and just what I wanted He
was kind To me and sold me me nav in
gradients al actual cost In my modest
boarding house then had a long cheap
pine board table made across one end by
the windows This was To he my lRbora-
tory
At first I proceeded slowly tried "a
sell out my stock a. fast a. ! made u and
succeeded pretty well
Then sct about TO increase my 70; ron
age conceived the ,dea that the hest
10 the theatres. 20 their dressing rooms
and explain my goods while they were
making IN In order tn do this IL Was
necessary To secure the permission ri
the managers
Some were very kind and cheenly
said Go ahead and did AZ far a. I could
Thus ! built NJ my business
what are the coz metics I make? First
have a great call for cold cream.
The ingredients are few. but the smooth
ness lies in the manner of making and the
cream sinks into the pores Of the skin and
leaves no grease behind. Then | have
skin bleaches. face powder. rouge. simple
hut efticacious hair restor-rs To tint uT
gray hair. manicure creams and pOlishee,
perfumes and toilet waters.
You will find that women Of the stage
arr very faStidious about their per
fumes They like Ia he known by a par
ticular odor or scent Accordingly
made a study Of the mixture OF certain
perfumes I could buy out of any drue
an original scent. ] make delightful
toilet waters by taking a portion II ihs
pure perfume and dilutlng II by many
parts Of pure alcohol All perfumes Ars
diluted with alcohol. never water.
Another vanity 81 womankin 10 her
hair All cannot have n luxurious growth
hut IL thin hair can he made 20 wave OF
curl IL compensates n great deal There
IN no positive way Of making straight hail
stay permanently in curl. but | esperi
' fnt.nfeu pIs tflH iutst WIN Nut TNsuh 'Nla
I have compounded n liquid preparation
and II the hair ~ dampened with it. lAiC
IN waves against the head and then bound
overnight against the head by thin
bandage, IL will stay curled a considerable
time
If n woman wishes 10 make q succes,
of this work in any city let her remeubei
that she must buy her ingredients whole
sale The theaSriCai field | know ~ th'
best TO venture into. for actresses ar,
known the world over to buy more coz
metICs than anv other class of women
Another point. because OF the cour,sSie'
accorded me by theatrical mana ger
| do not put up my goods under fancy
names with INV own name on the labels
Except for such names as cold cream
! skin vhitensr. no. ! uae no labels at al
and put mp in PLAIN boxes or jars. and thu
take for myself no -amblance oi AdVsr
tising Satisfaction | find IL the les
advertiser
Many Of the stars who are using my
toilet preparations now I called on per
sonally at their homes at first II wal
uphill work. the star solicitation. but Whet
| got a good name on my list II helped Z,
interest other stars. and 40 on. hi
through II all ! feel gratified. for WORKED
u out myself from the very beginning
and what on" woman can do can rurel,
be followed by others