76 
LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS. 
The Bugloss has been made the emblem of 
falsehood, because its root is employed in the 
composition of various kinds of rouge ; and that 
of which it constitutes the basis is perhaps the 
oldest and the least dangerous of all. Nay, it 
even possesses some advantages : it lasts seve¬ 
ral days without rubbing off; water refreshes it 
like the natural colours ; and it is not hurtful 
to the skin which it is used to embellish. Still, 
nothing can imitate the tint of that native mo¬ 
desty which flushes the cheek of innocence, and 
which art destroys beyond repair. Would you 
wish to please for a long time, for ever, banish 
falsehood from your hearts, your lips, and your 
aspect, and he assured that truth alone is de¬ 
serving of love. 
The good taste displayed by the British ladies 
of the present day in discarding the barbarous 
practice of disfiguring the face by a composition 
mask, or an unnatural stain, must be acknow¬ 
ledged by every one who can recollect the 
fashions of the last thirty years. 
