Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-09-24
For the Ugly Girls.

Victor Hugo SAYS that he who would know suf- |
feung should know Of the sorrows of women
Let him say Of ugly women, and he will touch
the depth Of bitterness. What tears the plain
oues shed on silent pillows, shrinking even from
tile pale, beautiful moonshine that contrasts 80
fatally with her homeliness They would give
years of life to win one Of beauty. This regret
is natural irresistible, and not to be forbidden.
Better let the grief have its way till the busy
period Of life takes ones thoughts Off one 8 self,
and she forgets to care whether she is beautiful
or not. Dam up the sluices of any sorrow and
il deepene and grows wider. Am treating this
peculiarly feminine regret over tenderly Is it
with remembrance of girl who thought herself
70 homely that she absolutely prayed that she
Iuight die and go to be perfected in heaven.
More than one girl makes such wish this night
lyfOre small mirrors IL cottages or mansion
chambers with no eye but her own to scan the
hopeless features. Why doesn't some one open
a school of line arts literally deS bedur-arts and
make a greater success than Worth does by i'm
proving the wearers instead Of the costumes
Till that time comes let us make the best OF
present resources, and consider these recipes,
uhearthed the other day from an ancient book
shelf belonging to a maiden lady who was once
II tradition may he credited, a beauty of no mean
order There is one thing to console us. Kate
you and will never have to cry for our lost beauty
Your hands are to be pitied for soft fingers are
what woman can least afford to lose They
are needed to touch sick folks, and do quick
sewing, and handle children with. Soweare glad
to learn something of this kind
To soften the hands fill wash-basin half full
Of tine white sand and soap-suds hot as can be
borne. Wash the hands in this five minutes at
time, brushing and rubbing them in the sand
Rinse in warm lather of fine soap, and after
drying rub the hands in dry bran or corn meal.
Dust them and finish with rubbing cold cream
well into the skin. The best is flint sand or the
white quartz sold for filters. 1t may be used
repeatedly by pouring the water away from each
washing and adding fresh to keep it from blow
ing about. This eifectually removes the rough
ness caused by housewOrk and should be used
every day, first using acid to remove ink or veg.
etable stains.
b Always rub the spot with cold cream
oI oil, after using acid on the fingers. The
cream supplies the place of the natural oil of the
skin which the acid removes in discharginl
stains,
To give a fine color to the nails the hands an,
fingers must be well lathered and washed will
scented soap then the nails must be rubbe,
with equal parts Of cinnabar and emery, follow
ed by oil Of bitter almonds, 70 remove whit
specks on the nails melt equal parts of pitcl
and turpentlne in a small cup add to it yinega
ami powdered sulphur Rub tins on the nail
and the specks will soon disappear. Pitch an
myrrh melted together may be used with til
same result.
An embrocation for whitening and softenin
the hands and arms, which dates far bacl
possibly to King James times, is made frol
myTrll, one ounce; honey, four ounces yellO
wax, two ounces rose water, six ounces Mi
the whole in one well blended mass for US,
melting the wax, rose-water, and honey t,
gether in dish over hot water, and addu
the myrrh while hot. Rub this thickly ovt
the skin before going to bed. 1t Is good +,
chapped surfaces and would make an excelel
mask for the face.
waah for removing tan, freekles, blotche
and pimples as the hlgh-soundng preface a
sures US. is made from two gallons of strou
soap suds to which are added one pint Of
cluhol and quarter Of a pound of rosomar
Apply with a linen rag. his is better whC
kept in a close jar over night.
clean tho teeth rub them with the ashes
b1rued heai 1t mus be thoroughly burnt
and not charred
lie following is said to be an excellent curlir
hGli Put two pounds Of common soap, CT
small into three pints of spirits of wine, ar
melt together stirring with a clean piece {
wood and essence of ambergris, citron. an
neboli about quarter Of an ounce Of each,