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 must be condemned, for the perfection of art is to achieve an absolute resemblance to nature at her best, not to surpass her, nor fall behind her.

ROSE-POWDERS AND ROUGE.

At the very name of rouge we suppose that many women—no, we won't say many, but some—will throw up their hands in horror. They associate it, innocent lambs, only with the bedaubed creatures who pace the pavements at night, with Jezebels "who paint themselves," and with actresses who stand before the footlights, reddened up to the eyes.

We, who know more intimately this progressive land of ours, cannot but smile at such notions. Any fashionable apothecary of our great cities can rehearse a long list of customers very different from these. The occasional use of such artificial coloring is common, and such being the case, however much we may disapprove of it, persons should know something about the materials from which it is prepared, and be placed on their guard against dangerous combinations.

Rose-powders, or flesh-colored powders, are prepared from any of the white powders we have mentioned by adding to them a little carmine and ochre until the desired tint is obtained. The soap-stone powder, thus tinged with the purest carmine, yields one of the best hues, and is harmless.