Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-02

white one: but their proportion is
such as exactly to match the pale
tint which the arid ground possesses
when seen by moonlight. Thus
maskec. he escapes the eye OF the
proving lion, so long as he remains
motiOnless.'
That principle. discovered by Gal
ton, was not applied generally ny
man until the World War brought
the camoufiage of ships and buildings
and feminine faces. 1t is significant
that about the time we entered the
war arose the practice of painting
ladies' cheeks brilliant red, which.
like the color of the flaminGo. when
thrown against the growing sunset,
makes the rouged one invisible-or
almost soto the passing crowds. IL
has it's advantages.
Sir Walter Scott. while not knowing
the scientific terms of modern lore.
set forth his warning of this pro
tective coloration:
'"rhe deadliest snakes are those
which. twined 'mOngst flowers.
Blend their bright coloring with
varied blossoms.
Their fierce eyes glitterinG like the
sparkled dewdrop;
In all so like what Nature mas most
nar1nleSS,
That sportive innocence, which breads
no danger,
Is poisoned unawares.
Rash men, beware. 1t is nearly Il
generation ago-as runs the average
neriod-since the public was alarmed
by the alleged discovery of the sting
ing kissing bug" 1t frightened all
but the brave, and so revived the
classification Of eligible man, None
hut the brave deserve the fair.
Who knows but that that dtscov'
cry accounts for the more recent de-
mand for lipstick, either as protec-
tive colOration or as the Coloratloh
classified as 'mimicry? Thus some
butterflies resemble the flowers on
whose nectar they feed, ana some
deadly spiders look like harmless ants.
What fowery transformations are
only of lipstick manufacture. The
market demand for lipsticks is grow
ing by leaps and bounds as the census
proves, for man is growing more ana
more wary.
While the sudden increase in I'll"
use of cosmetics and perfumeS-eS pe-
cially i'm prosperous America-lS
significant manifestation of our cN-
travagance and luxury. the custom
is not altogether modern. The toinh
of Tut -ankh-AHen contained Jars OF
cosmetic. In THE Lamentations on
jeremiah" the ancient critic or ms
times protested against the same soft
of depravity.
"Thou clothest thyself with Grim
son, thou deckest thysef with orna,
ments of gold. thou rentest thy face,
bewailed jeremiah
That last accusation even goes 10
vond what our ladies now are re-
preached for doing-rentinG their
faces. SO we note that the worst
is vet to come. if rents go much
higher The original Hebrew IAN
guage of that verse makes II reter
ONLY to "eyes, not the whole face
thou rentest thine eyes. That III
dicates the use of the eyebrow pen
Gil, at least in marking out the hound-
aries, preliminary TO hanging out the
sign. For rent or sale. But Jere'
miah concludes with this warming:
with painting, in vain, shalt thou
make myself fair"
Does not that sound just like
grouchy modern woman Halter? Crlt-
Ching rouge, the lipStick and eyeDrO"
pencil, indeed.
In olden times. vanity was NOT
all confined to the ladies-as TO-DAY.
There was Absalom. who refused 70
bob his hair and smeared II with
ointment and perfume" And there
was Samson, who did bob, See what
happened to them, There was also
Queen Cleopatra. who lured Caesar
and Antony with her Oriental
creams, perfumes and spices. Maybe
she, too. rented her eyes. But sne
was Stung.
There was Jezebe1. who, when she
went out to make an impression on
King Jehu. painted her face, or.
as the Hebrew record expressed H.
put her eyes In painting. HISTORY
leaves us TO guess whether she simply
penciled her eyebrows and lashes or
powdered, rouged and hpstlcKed' ana
had permanent waves.
Finally, Isaiah could stand II no
longer. and he broke out berailing
and aging:
Because the daughters of Zion are
naughty and walk with outstretched
necks and wanton eyes, walking ana
mincing as they go, and making q
tinkling with their feet. the LORD
will smite with scab the crown or
the head, and will take away the
bravery of the tinkling ornaments
about their rect anu 'hS eoou
of sweet smell (perfumery) there shall
be a stink, and, instead of a circle. a
rent, and, instead Of a well set hair,
badness, and. instead OF stomacher,
a girdle Of sackcloth; a burning In
stead of beauty"
And now, in spite Of jeremiah and
Isaiah-in spite Of Absalom. who was
hung, pomade on his unbobbed hair
in spite Of the Queen Of Egypt. who
is dead, American girls are using
treble the perfumes and cosmetics
used by their own mothers. decade
ago. To what are we coming? Mine
ing as they go. making a tinkling
with their feet" and with rolled tops,
I'VE view with alarm"
Copyright. 1925. BY Paul '. cell1nAl