be 
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 i 
which art destroys beyond repair. Would you hf 
wish to please for a long time, for ever, banish ri 
falsehood from your hearts, your lips, and your ie 
aspect, and be assured that truth alone is de- i 











serving of love. 
The good taste displayed by the British ladies i 
of the present day in discarting the barbarous i 
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. 














