, 1877-01-06
THE HOME.
on COSMETICS.


readers. In tic first place, nlno out OF ten Of
the preparations purchased Of druggists and
others for improving tho complexion are poison
ous 10 tho skin, a. they contain lead, md often
arsenic. All the eo-eallcd "naltns," "Btoors
Of Youtf4n etc, are composed Of whitehead,
elycerinc, and rosc-water. have made up
hundreds Of such recipes, and know
what T. state 10 be fact-
For time such preparations do seem IA whtcn
tte akin, hut IN short tte ttloses It's elasticity
from paralysis OF tho small nerves, md becomes
OF dirty, ycliowIsh color. This invariably ls
the result OF the application Of all cosmetics
containing 1csd. Btil], thcro arc number OF
harmless articles which can be used AZ cosmetics,
such ~ milk OF roae., lac sulphur, gtyccEinc,
bay rim, bitter almonds, oatmeal wntcr, aud, II
Aniptfnl snust be used, let It be snb-n!trasc Of
bismuth. A few years ago tho following eold
In Paris for IS q boit1e: Pure g,yrertnc md
water, Of each an ounce; vinegar Of cantlAr-
ides, forty drops. Tho cantharIdcs slowly de-
stroye thorough, outer akin, And leaves the under
loft and velvety. Madame Vcstris used 10 sleep
with her face done up In mixture of Tho whites
Of ecgs, sweet almond oil, and slum. This
keeps the akin soft, but firm, and retnrds
wrinkles. GoE1ahd's Lotion Is m excellent
prcsefvativd Of The complexion, and Is made oil
ona ounce Of emulsion Of bitter almonds, and
ono-And-A-ha grains Of bt-chlori1e Of mercury.
II this be npp1lcd onco day, Gu retiring, and
The face washed In tcpld wafer, On rising, with
the following soap, no lady need have poor
completion long. The soap Is made as follows:
A pound Of bleachcd CASTLE sonp, four ounces Of
ftcsh, sweet almond oil, and str ounces Of ont
meal. P1aee on the xtoEe in kettle and
keep stirring until all Tho ingredients
arc we'll Incorporated. Then let it
cool, and Il as ready for use. Tho hiEh'bon,
ladies Of England arc noted for tbs beauty md
above Etveh, only fttu w''itc sand Is used In.
btead q Tho ontu1eal. GiyrcriMc is capable Of
making the skin soft, but It will not whitcn 4
any. The following Is Tho recipe for "su'taua,"'
ladies' Of LonJon: Take Two ounces Of bitter
Almonds, blanche, and beat Into d pasto With one
ounce Of rosewaier; then add honey, t2no , cat,
.e AND fsms q uesr Ses @ nanzoa msa x
ply before lllu short time before retiring.
Far rendering tho complexion soft, sUioosh, aud
hsIlAhnt, This preparation has no superior. The
more easly prepared than The "sutana."
Il ls the, French pate gu nsiti, or honey paste:
Take, glyceffne, honey, and sosc-watcr two
ounces, snb-n!trate Of bislnuth, four draShme,
Afd tincturo OF hcnzotn, two dsaehu,s. This Is
TO Do applied at night, and can also be used ia
the nori,lDg inatcai 1t soap.
Aid noH for tint torment of so many fair
temales-itcckles. 1n many icnalcs. Of q san,
forc, may be said 10 Ge tnclrnblc, But in n!ne
out OF every ten cascs tho following will effect a
euro: 10 tha morning GU rising, saec = tea.
sitik. Then, for esisraal use, apply The tol-
nsohol one Snnec Nix; Eems%os5 ns,
few days using, tho skin will begin to very
slowly vcet oil, and the lrcckies disappear.
Tw!cs daily Is sufficient 70 apply t.. A French
Tue same purpose: Take musia,!c aei,l, one-hal.
oilnce; alyoho, one otncc, !A!i, water, seven
ounces. sii1, and atif.!y well With a spongc
three umca daily. When In ENGLAND, Il Gypsy
builed IN milk, Tor removing frcekles. shecured
h humber uf young gi1ls, but whether OF not she
tod me l.e real secret of lbc lneans employed
atm unable 10 eay, having never given the prep
u interest and use to some Of your fair readers,
Mr.. Editor, will eonc14Gc,- c,-Unly adding Tint,
X auy desire Il, might, at sa,nu future time,
gvr few lints ,n' concerning the i"Rr@ys'nent Of
aust FAHFr's aERyAHT Girl.
Monn1xastpE, Jan. Ill I'M an attentive
reader Of TnE TRIBUNE. Sunni fcatufts Ut It
arc particularly interesting tn rue. an, anxious
to learn sYorSstllng that Will lcp tighten ,t rpr
1890 NSs"0 ~''N t."'"f7 -~' s'o
Home said, "Lct us haTc something moro ele-
xat3ug and cdifying than cooking ni'a catinG.'
Whether i Is s!eyating or not, every ho'Hsttitr
is compelled to spend good deal OF tlstic think
iug abont what 70 ahail cas:" ! Al, ssra It
htiut to elevate iaf1iiiy for TIC lUttIcr to bG
good cook and economical huuselcrpcr Thcse
Of course should 10 only part ot lcr cd.ica-
tion; hut without these sle Is failure asa wife
and mother, 49,. .....-..., ......
I have kept house number Of ycaEs, md
ha7d tried great nlany c1pefifucnts, aud l,ayo
come to the settled ronyiction, that timp'iety
Hes at tho bottom of all good cooking, Tho
tric method Ia to buy tho best of everything
l0ur, meat, vegetables, etc., Rn.l then see TINT
thay arc well and simply cooked. Good lotal
must have Its natural taatc, aud not bd coddled
up with grenao aud condiments Until yuu clnnut
tell what you are eating,
was astunlhhel that one of your enrrcspohd-
ents should sAy that Graham Hour bad L0ulv
llltlc progrras. II lns 1natsc Wonderful ai-
vance. Sixteen yrara ago tic lni!lera hardly
knew Nhat II WIS. Tbs only way We rou)d OBJ
tain II was to 70 10 this mI!la md Catch II US 1t
vas betug grallnl. Nov al! Wcll.regnfatcd la1n'
lies use Graham hrca,i IN some tor1n ur uthcr.
f.ntsn tx.tt4 &1,I Iii