CHAPTER VIII.

Service of Beauty.--Not for Vanity, but Perfection.--Eyebrows of Petrarch’s Laura.--Fashionable Baths.--Trimming the Eyelashes.--Luxury of the Toilet.--Its Magnetic Influence.--A Safe Stimulant.--Amateurs of the Toilet.--Cosmetic Gloves.--To Refine the Skin of the Shoulders and Arms.--Sulphate of Quinine for the Hair.--For the Eyebrows and Eyelashes.--A Harmless Dye.--To Remove Sallowness.--A Hint for Stout People.--Perfumed Bathing-powder 86