This superior preparation, which serves mainly for coloring the lips, is made as follows: Reduce the carmine to powder; macerate it in the ammonia in a three or four pint bottle for several days, add the other ingredients, and let it stand for a week under oft-repeated agitation. At the end of that time the bottle is left undisturbed until the contents have become quite clear, when they are carefully decanted and filled into bottles for sale. In order to obtain this preparation in proper form, only the finest carmine should be used. That known in the market as “No. 40” is the best. This alone will produce a cosmetic that, when brought in contact with the skin, will give a vivid red color. In place of carmine, which requires the presence of ammonia if it is to remain in solution, the anilin color known as _eosine_ may be used. Of this, very minute amounts will be sufficient to impart the proper tint. It is impracticable to give exact proportions, as these must be determined in each case by experiment. It is necessary to avoid an excess. The tint of a liquid colored by eosine may not appear deep, and yet when it is applied to the skin a decidedly deeper stain than was desired may be produced. Hence each addition of fresh coloring matter must be carefully controlled by a practical test. ROUGE EN FEUILLES. Cut from thick, highly calendered paper circular disks about 2½ inches in diameter, and cover them with a layer of carmine containing just enough gum acacia to make it adhere to the paper. For use, the leaf is breathed on, a pledget of fine cotton is rubbed over it, and the adhering color is transferred to the skin. ROUGE EN PÂTE. Carmine 1 oz. Talcum 21 oz. Gum acacia 1¾ oz. The ingredients in finest powder are mixed in a mortar by prolonged trituration, then water is added in small portions to form a doughy mass to be filled into shallow porcelain dishes about the diameter of a dollar. If the rouge is desired darker for the use of actors and dark-complexioned persons, the proportion of carmine should be increased. ROUGE EN TASSES. Carthamin 1 oz. Talcum powder 1 lb. Gum acacia 1½ oz. Oil of rose 15 grains. This rouge, when dry, has a greenish metallic lustre; it is prepared and sold like rouge en pâte. BLEU VÉGETAL POUR LES VEINES. Venetian chalk 1 lb. Berlin blue 1¾ oz. Gum acacia 1 oz. To the powdered solids add sufficient water to form a mass to be rolled into sticks. For use, a pencil is breathed on, rubbed against the rough side of a piece of white glove leather, and the veins are marked with the adhering color on the skin coated with pearl white. Of course, some dexterity is required to make the veins appear natural by the use of this blue color. ROUGE ALLOXANE (ALLOXAN RED; MUREXIDE PAINT). Cold cream 1 lb. Alloxan 75 grains.