The Strand Magazine, Vol. 07, Issue 38, February, 1894: An Illustrated MonthlyVarious
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The Strand Magazine, Vol. 07, Issue 38, February, 1894: An Illustrated Monthly
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English literature -- Periodicals; Short stories, English -- Periodicals
Nothing like a good eye--an eagle eye. Hence the camel's hair brush
is called into requisition, and our theatrical friend plays at
latitude and longitude all over his face. The wrinkle on the stage
is a distinctive art, and to become on familiar terms with it is
very necessary. The camel's hair brush has been superseded by lining
pencils, which can be obtained in any colour. They possess the great
advantage--being made of grease--of giving a wrinkle that will not wash
off with perspiration. The "wash off" is after the play is over, when
the wise resort to vaseline or cold cream, with a wash in warm water
afterwards. The gentleman who plunges his head well wrinkled into a
basin of water before vaselining or cold creaming presents a sorry
sight.
[Illustration: "A NICE WASH."]
But, for really beautiful eyes, some ladies may be recommended. The
fair performer has to play the juvenile part in a light comedy, has to
be loved by the nice-looking young man who crowns himself with golden
locks. Hence she goes in for a contrast--a strong contrast.
[Illustration: "'CROWNING' HIMSELF."]
"Love!" she murmurs to herself--"love has eyes," and she immediately
proceeds to "Two lovely black!"
A line under the eye will give it prominence. Too much prominence
is not a desirable thing, especially about one's features. But the
"juvenile" lady does not stop at black-eyeing. The lips have to be made
to look kissable, so they are reddened to a delicately puckered-up
appearance. The grand finale is a fair wig, in total rebellion to the
two lovely black!
[Illustration: "TWO LOVELY BLACK EYES."]
Then we have "the old head on young shoulders"--the young man who makes
up his face as "the doctor" really very well, but forgets all about
his legs. His half-bald wig is joined to a nicety; his eyebrows gummed
on most artistically; the wrinkles are wonderfully, but not fearfully,
made. A good figure-head! But his walk is that of a "two-year-old"; the
cut of his clothes, the shape of his collar, are those of a fashionable
dandy. He stopped short at making-up his head. He should have continued
the process all over.
[Illustration: "OLD HEAD ON YOUNG SHOULDERS."]
The ways of producing whiskers, beards, or moustaches are of three
kinds. They can be made by sewing hair on thin silk gauze, which fits
the part of the face it is intended to decorate, and stuck on with
spirit gum, or they can be made out of crêpe hair--a plaited, imitation
hair--which, in deft fingers, may be made into shape. These, too, are
held on to the face with spirit gum. The last method is to paint the
hair on. The latter course is not recommended.
[Illustration: "THAT'S THE WAY TO GROW A MOUSTACHE, MY BOY."]
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