Fine carmine, properly pulverized and prepared for the purpose, is
the best that can be employed with safety and effect: it gives the
most natural tone to the complexion, and imparts a brilliancy to
the eyes, without detracting from the softness of the skin. To use
it economically, take some of the finest pomatum, without scent, in
which there is a proportion of white wax, about the size of a pea,
just flatten it upon a piece of white paper, then take on a pointed
penknife, carmine equal to a pin’s head, mix it gently with the
pomatum, with your finger, and when you have produced the desired
tint, rub it in a little compressed cotton, pass it over the cheeks
till colour is clearly diffused, void of grease. Ladies will find,
upon trial, that this economical rouge will neither injure the health
nor the skin; and it imitates perfectly the natural colour of the
complexion.