The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-09-14
For the Ugly Girls.



Victor Hugo says that he who would
know suffering should know OF the sOrrows
Of woman. Let him say Of ugly woman,
and he will touch the depth Of bitterness.
What tears the plain ones shed on silent
pillows, shrinking even FROM the pale,
beautiful mOonshine that contrasts so fatal
| ly with her homeliness They would give
/ years Of life to win one Of beauty This
regret ID natural, irresistible, and not to be
forbidden. Better let the grief have its
way till the busy period of life takes ones
thoughts of ones self, and she forgets To
care whether she is beautiful or not. Dam
up the sluices Of any sorrow, and 1t deep
ems and grows wider. Am ] treating this
peculiarly feminine regret over tenderly I
1t is with remembrance of girl who
thought herself 30 hOmely that she abso-
lutely prayed that she might die and go to
be perfected in Heaven. More than one
girl makes such a wish this night before
small mirrors in cottage OF mansion cham
bers, with no eye but her own to scan the
hopeless features Why doesn't some one
open a school of fine arts, literally des
bedur-drts, and make a greater success
than Worth does, BY improving the wear
ers instead Of the costumes
Till that time comes let us make the
best of present resources, and consider
these recipes, unearthed the other day from
an ancient bookshelf belonging t. maid
en- lady who was once, if tradition may be
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 a woman can least
affort to lose. They are needed to touch
sick folks, and do quick sewing, and han
die children with. So We are glad to learn
something of this kind.
To soften the hands, fill a wash basin
half full Of fine 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 i'll 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 blowing about This
effectually removes the roughness caused
by house-work, and should he used every
oo)Y hASl uSlAiE aNAN " ANhi'fhN AiA VI
etable stains.
n B. Always rub the spot with cold
cream or oil after using acid on the finger
The cream supplies the place Of the natur
al oil Of the skin, which tire acid removes
i'll discharging stains.
To give a fine color to the nails, the
hands and fingers must be well lathered
and washed with scented soap then the
nails must be rubbed with equal parts Of
cinnabar and emery, followed by oil Of bit
ter almonds. To remove white specks on
the nails, melt equal parts of pitch and
turpentlne III small cup add to it vine
gar and powdered sulphur. Rub this on
the nails, and the specks will soon disap-
pear Pitch and myrrh melted together
may be used with the same results.
An embrocatiOn for whitening and soft
ening the hands and arms, which dates far
back, possibly to King James time, is
made from myrrh, one ounce honey,
four ounces yellow wax, two ounces
rosewater, six ounces. Mix the whole in
one well-blended mass for use, melting the
wax, rosewater and honey together i'll a
dish over hot water, and adding the myrrh
while hot Rub this thickly over the skin
before going to bed. 1t is good for chap
ped surfaces, and would make all excellent
mask for the face.
A wash for removing tan, freckles,
blotches and pimples," as the high-sound
ing preface assures us, is made from two
gallons Of strong soap-suds, to which are
added one pint of alcohol and a quarter of
pound of rosemary. Apply with linen
rag. This is better when kept in a close
jar over night.
To clean the teeth, rub them with the
ashes of burned bread. 1t must be thor
oughly burned, not charred.
The following is said to be an excellent
curling fluid Put two pounds of common
soap cut small into three pints Of spirits Of
wine, and melt together, stirring with a
clean piece Of wood add escence of am
bergris, citron and negoli, about quarter
Of an ounce Of each