Move over, Botox!

Started by eri, June 20, 2008, 01:13:24 PM

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eri

June 20, 2008, 01:13:24 PM
Last night the guest speaker (entomologist at NCSU for 30 years specializing in bees) talked about the history of beekeeping. He showed a slide of a lady's fireside chair from the 1800s. Beside the chair was an elaborately embroidered screen about 2' x 2' attached to a wooden stand. It looked somewhat like a music stand but the screen was vertical and would have shielded the lady from shoulders up from the fire.

This was a face screen, used to prevent the intense heat of the fire from melting her beeswax makeup! Apparently when diseases like smallpox left facial scars, women used a beeswax foundation to fill the pock marks or scars and then applied other colored cosmetics to complete the "mask."

I see from a quick google search that face makeup containing beeswax for covering wrinkles is currently for sale. Don't think I'd work a hive wearing it, though!
On Pleasure
Kahlil Gibran
....
And to both, bee and flower, the giving and the receiving of pleasure is a need and an ecstasy.
People of Orphalese, be in your pleasures like the flowers and the bees.

Two Bees

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June 20, 2008, 01:47:41 PM
Hey, Eri!

Who was the speaker?

"Don't know what I'd do without that boy......but I'm sure willin' to give it a try!"
J.D. Clampett commenting about Jethro Bodine.

Bill W.

#2
June 20, 2008, 01:50:53 PM
Heck, if you want the effect of botox for cheap, just let the bees sting your face.  That will take the wrinkles out!

eri

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June 20, 2008, 01:51:19 PM
On Pleasure
Kahlil Gibran
....
And to both, bee and flower, the giving and the receiving of pleasure is a need and an ecstasy.
People of Orphalese, be in your pleasures like the flowers and the bees.

Two Bees

#4
June 20, 2008, 03:16:45 PM
Ahhh...yes, Dr. Ambrose!  He was once the head of NC state beekeeping association as well.
"Don't know what I'd do without that boy......but I'm sure willin' to give it a try!"
J.D. Clampett commenting about Jethro Bodine.
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