Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-23

pudding, is to steam it, either over boil
ing water or by placing it in pot withir
larger one. Hashes of all kinds, mince
and even sausage meat are all far better
prepared in this way. An excellent way
to cook up cold beef, especially if rare
is by making potato-pic. Cut up the
meat into small pieces, -four it well, pep
per and salt it, aud place it in a pie-dish
with little good gravy, or water, and
then cover it with well mashed potatoes
and bake for half an hour in good oven.
How TO Benutiry the Complexion.
Better than all paints and powder foi
the complexion is plain coarse food, bran
or oatmeal baths and the wet mask. The
last named remedy for coarse skin ia
perhaps the simplest and best if one has
patience to try it. A mask Of white cot
ton is made to cover the face, leaving
openings for the nostrils and eyes. 1t
should be thick, of many folds and Of
some material that will retain water. Put
this on the face just before retiring, and
if possible keep it on all night and keep
it as wet as possible. This wet mask
keeps the air away from the skin and
gives it time to soften. The outer cuti-
Gle wears off in time and fine smooth skin
tckes its place, but it takes from six to
eight weeks to perform this task.
The reason the skin on the face is of
tentimes the coarsest of my portion of
the body ia because it is more exposed to
the air, and to more sudden changes Of
atmosphere. A woman who would havo
very fine skin must wear veil most of
the time, especially in this climate. How
ever the skin may be kept soft, clear and
fine without veil if proper care is taken.
Warm water is the best to wash the
hands in, but never to do SO just before
going out in the cold air, for such pro-
cess roughens the skin. Every night the
whole body should be washed in tepid
water, and the face in as hot water as can
be used. The hot water opens the pores
of the skin, and takes away great deal
of the natural oil, besides Tightening the
skin, and thus keeping it firm.
After this washing in warm water, IN
application of oatmeal and water, left on
all night, softens the skin and tends TO
whiten it. A handful Of coarse oatmeal
should be put on soak in bowl of water
a few hours before using. A bowl may
last three or four evenings. The hands
should always be washed in the oatmeal
water.
Bran is an excellent article for soften
ing and whitening the skin, and bran
bath should be taken at least once n week.
Place the bran in little thin muslin bags
and drop in the bath tub to soak about
two hours before using.
There is some good reason why wo-
man has coarse or mottled skin. Either
the digestio. is bad, the blood impure, or
she does not battle sufficiently. Ii the
face is washed often and the rest of the
body only occasionally, all the impuri-
ties which are in the skin must come out
through the pores of the skin on the face.
Thus, care should be taken to wash the
body at least once day. A sponge bath
is the best, as any other kind when taken
often tends to weaken the system. II
powdered oatmeal is rubbed on the skin
after bathing it prove beneficial.
When arising in the morning wash the
face very carefully with tepid water and
dry with fine soft cloth, always rub
bing downward. Be sure to dry the face
thoroughly Quick and brisk rubbing is
not good for the face.
A little lemon juice and milk mixed to-
yether and applied nightly will remove
Treckles.
A woman who desires clear complex
ion must give up having small waist,
Ii'SllHisss she-hos-lS without lacing. Tight
would not rathe4 Il red nose. And who
white nose, than a small walsu unte. s"1lo a
nose? Tight lacing also prevents regular
circulation, inducing chills, heartburn
and score of diseases which are far
worse and more disfguring than large
waist. The best way to obtain small
waist is to take plenty of exercise in the
open air, and to wear corsets snugly but
not tightly laced, both day and night.
This is habit which will not prove SO
as one might suppose. All
the French Queens slept in corsets and
many French women do to this day.