Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-05-10
UncIean Faces.

IT is q startling and somewhat amusing
fact, that the majority OF peoPie -
are seldom clean. Generally, the habit OF
washing the face in the morning prevaiis,
hut with MANY persons is the only umeln
twenty-four hours that this aDiutlon takes
place. With some women there exists
prejudice against washing their faces at
all: they believe that bathing. and rub
bling produce eruptions-that the skin OF
the face is handsomer the less II Is washed.
Men return from business, and, before en-
terinr the drawing-room, retire to their
dressing apartments to I" wash their hands
and brush their hair" unconscious that
their faces are not clean. Ladies come
home from shopping excursion or
drive in the park. and arrange their toll
lets without touching their faces, except
to dust them with powder as the last act
of establishment. We invariably send
the children to their nurse to have their
faces washed before dinner, or dozen
times daily; but because we are men and
women. and have not streaks OF black
across cheek or nose, we do not question
the cleanliness of our faces. 1t is taken
for granted that the faces of adult crea-
ton are clean, unless it be those OF ma
chinists, chimney-sweeps, or cOal-heavers.
We are certainly impressed with the mud
dy complexion of Mrs. Slovenly, and re-
mark how " sallow' Mrs. Sipshod has
become, but it did not occur to us that
their faces are always soiled. We meet
Miss Blank on the promenade, who has
risen late and washed hurriedly, leaving
the sleepy bugs in the corners OF her eyes;
we exclaim: Had Miss Blank a clear
skin, how pretty she would be-" We
should not believe that it was rarely that
Miss Blanks face was thoroughly washed;
that it was usually covered with Orien.
tai Cream" and dust, which being slept in
at night, and but half removed in the
morning, soon changes the natural purity
of the skin.
There is noportion of the body that re
quires so much care as to cleanliness a.
the face. 1t is the receptacle for the dHs
from the room day and night. 1t receives
the siftings blown from the ash barrels
and coal carts, and all impurities in the
streets. Specks of oily dandruff from the
hair are hofrly falling on the face, ant
the most conservative of us are constantly
placing our faces against something tina
soils, from the cheek of the sour baby
who is the pet of the household, to tn,
shaggy coat of Romp, the dog, whom WI
stoOp to fOndle now and then, saying
nothing of the kittens who brush agains
the side of our faces, from the backs of on
easy chair twenty times daily, and whom
we know to have fleas. If the persons
who are otherwise fastidiOusly nice would
be as proportionately particular to keel
their faces clean we should see more o
the fair, glowing compilations, and less o
the yellow, faded skins, with sallow line.
about the neck. There is nothing that 81
beauties the face as its freshness ant
cleanliness from the frequent use of water
with gentle friction. There is more trutl
than poetry In the stale observation o
per, ons looking two or three shade
whittier after their additions.
The face is fairer after washing, becaus
it is cleaner, and when it is not Oftel
bathed it is badly soiled. That the fac
be thoroughly washed at night, with
little fine soap to remove any greasy sub
stance that may have settled in the eye
brows or crevices of the features, is essen
tial for their perfect cleanliness Tn
eyes require particular washing to pre-
serve their beauty and strength Of sight
How few persons consider this when the.
wipe them over once day with was
rag or sponge! "Cleanliness is next +
godliness." Moses face "shone" whe
he descended from the mount where
had been talking with God. If ours
not shine with holy light, they may wit
glowing freshness from the frequent us
of cold water.-N Y. Com. Advertiser.