The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-11
GIRLS WHO PAINT
THEIR FACES MAKE
themselves UGLY
New York'S Streets Filled With
Maidens Who Are Ridicu-
lous Frights.
~WasA your fnce~


6eaio command TO Miss Florence Aok-
ssuDAn, the pretty little eighteen-year-
- runaway who was arraigned In Q
Droohyn police court the other day.
The bench saw that It's decision was
enforced. too. and protesting Misc Ack-
ssman was given soap and water treat
ment By the police matron before being
allowed TO plead her cause. That's
bstter," commented the Magistrate
after the disappearance Of the rouge
and powder and artificial eyebrows. 1T
y not only ridiculous. but a hideous
thing for a pretty girl to paint herself
up like an Indian"
And ~ l strolled up Fifth avenue
and then back down Broadway to-day
l FELT inclined to repeat the Brooklyn
Magistrate's decree TO Just about two
thirds OF the young girls met. Ger
tainiy some one ought to say ~ them:
Wash your facet
No one with an observing eye ca,
live In New York and fail TO notice the
widespread use of cosmetics among
girls between the ages OF fourteen and
twenty. IL n probably no exagVerstion
10 say that at least two out Of three
have obviously made the acquain lance
OF the rouge pot and the stick OF black
paint
The makeup habit seems to know no
oiass distinctions. Little girls hurrying
out Of the employees entrances of the
htg stores. other little girls In the eie-
vators OF the big once buildings, mat
inss maidens. schoolgirls out for an
afternoon walk. elaborate young women
OF eighteen over on the avenue-ali ap-
pear to be rouEed with the same rabbit
foot. And IT'S 70 unskiifully handled!
one favorits style might be termed
the our-beautiful- young heroine makeup.
10 consists Of . deep pink spot, about
IN mob ana . half IN diameter, placed
Exactly in the middle Of . cheek that
has nrst been covered with . thick
layer OF rice DowAsr. The lips are
coated with . srsasy salvs Of a some
what deeper oeralins tint. sketched on
In the form Of the rssulation cuptd's
bow. regardless Of the natural shane Of
the mouth. The sysbrows are ARTIFICIAL.
" arched. and . small black beauty
spot IL anhxsd directly below the left
eye,A.
Then there 10 the vampire effect
Every bit OF natural color 10 carefully
buried under . mask Of dead white
PASTE. The lips are made very red IN.
dssd. ana every separate syslash II
picked out with black grease. pssnt.
Then the young woman who has per-
petfated the fsal deed looks In the glass
and admirss her own resemblance to
Mrs Patrick Campbell
~ Variations and notifications of these
two designs MI our streets, and the
worst Of II 10 their chief opponents are
little girls In their teens. Where, oh
where. 10 our natural bloom OF YOUTH
We may leave the ethics Of the cass
cut Of consideration. Granted that the
Girl who rouges breaks neither the Ter
Commandments nor the statutes OF
New York. To be sure. Mr.. ]. NJ. Bar.
RE makes . Painted Lady symbolic OF
things we never mention" And a
good many men continue TO regard the
girl with the artificial BUSHNELL. tS
regard her In rather unpleasant man
nsr. 1t 10 nevertheless perfectly tru,
that q great many perfectly nice ant
good little Urls use paint and powder
Inc more the pity.
For would they DO It u they realised
how ugly they lookf ut 10 q hideouI
thing for n pretty girl to paint hersel
up like an Indian" says Magistrat,
Voorhees,. He Isn't putting Il a bit to,
strongly. Being a man. he grasps onl,
the final effect-and condemns IL. Be
ing a woman, perhaps I can anaiyx,
TIE reasons for the resulting atrocity.
In the first place. a young girl nsvs
knows how TO use cosmetics. Her e
norance is proved by the very fact tina
We criticize her. The skiifui cosmeti
clan. II may coin the word. is like tn
skilful crim!nal-never detected. He
face Is like a Worth frock, so artihcis
that II seems only simple and natural
frankly admit that l am not familia
with her secret processes. But I suu
pect that she uses the most expensiv
materials on the market. materials no
even known by name TO the avsrag
woman. and that she uses them yer
spar1ngly.
What does the little painted girl" do
Buys a 5-cent package OF rouge owe
the counter In the nearest departmer
store, and applies Il In eobs. That e,
pressive. II not strictly elegant. wor
10 the only one that Ats her metho,
Tue result has been described.
In the second place. even II a youn
girl knew all the secrets OF the max,
UP box. ne could ac' EVE no result q
pleasing as her own Natural. soap-ans
water. fresh-air complexion. ITO al
refined gold. to paint the lily" 10 tn
art compared TO rouging a girls rose
Powder and paint were originally Il
vented for poor old raddled women
the world, who wanted 10 recaptul
youth. It's so utterly SILLY for a your
person 10 think that her beauty nee,
such artificial assistance. She mig
Just as well walk with a cane. becau
grandmamma, perhaps, needs one.
Suppose your cheeks are not rosy.
healthy pallor with fiush that com
and goes Is exquisite. Or suppose "A
have the traditional milkmaid blooi
BE thankful for Il. and don't make
whited sepulchre OF yourself with ri