Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1887 — Is Patti’s Face Never Washed? [ARTICLE]

Is Patti’s Face Never Washed?

A peculiarity in connection with Mine. Patti's toilet has been revealed. It appears that when the diva goes to her bath, which she takes about 5 o’clock on the evenings she is to sing, she never allows the water to touch her neck and face, although the rest of her body is religiously immersed. She has a singular theory that hot or cold water produces wrinkles, and it is certainly some sort of proof that, her theory is correct that, in spite of being considerably over 40 years of age, there is not a wrinkle visible upon her neck, throat, ' or face. Of course 6he insists that she keeps equally clean by* means of cold creain. Which she uses in copious “ quantities, generally spreading it on her face and neck and leaving it there while, her maid goes through the hair--1 dressrig process, often a period of an ' hour or so. Then the cold cream is taken off very carefully with a towel, t and Mmo. Patti considers herself 1 wwb«j. •' ■ • -...- ’ 1