LIPSTICK IN THE STONE AGE.
The modern girl, as ab.e uses her lipstick, .ma ywell imagine that she is being extremely original and up to. date, ;ibut she is only imitating her Stone' Age ; . sist;ei^,; whpf, more than 2,500 Yeaxs'ago, used these artificial '^ijds to Ji ■',
harbour improvejiiients'■'•'; at La&bay; Isjand, off the Irish coast near, I>ublin; labourers have discovered: some ancient graves in which have been found a number of relics
flf a Stone Age; ''beauty parlour.'.' ; . -:' '■■'.*-, ■*'•'. '"*»-,,' "'' ' I
These include small sticks of a pink waxl^ke- ]3ubstantee, similaT in composition *to iour:., i( modern lipstick, ' metal *b' rdoches, stone rings, broitze bracelets ! 4Wd ,'als.q an , iron -hand mirror, which gTtftes a" very' brilliant reflection after icing dipped in water. • ■
It is ■ well-known of course, that the ancient Romans; Egyptians and Greeks were well versed in" the art of make-up and now these recent discoveries sug"gest that this habit of feminine" adornment is as old as time itself .". .. -
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Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 48, 8 May 1930, Page 12
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158LIPSTICK IN THE STONE AGE. Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 48, 8 May 1930, Page 12
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