The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-04-26
- Aunt Philura's Face-Wash.

30, tnat afternoon, We got ready and
went to the matinay. Beforehand, 7
bein' ready to start first, went into Cous-
in Sarah's room. She didn't hear me
comm guess, for she kind o'started
when she see me and set bottle down
on a buro. But it was too late to back
out, and she took it up again, and went
to putting on stuff on her face. That's
what made her skin look so young-like.
I'd noticed it, specially afternoons.
says /:
"Land, Sarah! What is that stuff?
Its something to preserve and beauti.
fly your complexion" SAYS she.
"Is that what makes your skin look
80 young and fresh?" says I. II thought
it was probable because you don't haye
to work over a hot cook-stove"
ever so much better if you'd use it.
a French preparation, and you'll look
twenty years younger" And she got
me into chair and before knew it, she
had it all over my face. I s'pose all
women, at the bottom, want to look
beautiful. Here was /, a woman of over
80 years, never havin' had any preten-
sions to any beauty, and there bein' no
earthly reason why, / should want to
look better'n the average-here was I,
sittin' down and bein' anointed with
French preparations. When she got
through, "You must keep STILL" SAYS
she, land let it dry nicely"
"Therew says she, in a minute, nov
look in the glass"
L did. an 1 declare, I should never
have mistrusted twas Phiiura Wintersl
My face was of the most lovely tint. I
amt never seen no girl that had pref
tier skin than mine was. The first thing
I thought was, "Now I'll get a bottle OF
this to take home"
my face, as it got dried off tho, be-
gun to feel hot an kind O. drawn up,
Cousin Sarah was ready and says "Come
on" but ! said, feelin' SO l couldn't
stand it, "Do walt till can wash this
stuff of'n my face. Why, my skin
feels as tho twas crackin' open every
time move muscle
''Oh," says she, laughin' you'll git
in the fresh air."
II didn't more'n half believe her, but
she hurried me along and didn't give
me no chance to wash my face. Joint
jined us, an says he:
''By Jimmy! Philip! I never seen
you lookin' 80 alfred putty since took
you to ride the time we got into the
brook the spring before we was mar
RED"
Any woman would feel flattered at
this, but it didn't prevent my face from
feelin' all cracked up; an once or twice
I actually looked into them big store
windows that are as good as lOOkin'-
glass, to see if my face want cracked
open in places: but it want"
After the matinay when we'd got our
doors JOINT he stared at me, an says he:
"For the Lord sake, Philury. what in
tunket ails your face? It's all streaked
and speckled."
II shouldn't WONDER" says I. "It
been crackin' open ell the afternoon, an
think likely it does look bad"
But was afraid, and mortified too, as
we hurried home, an looked in the
glass in Sarah's room, and II should
think as much" said to Sarah. Why!
my face was in an awful condition. The
tears had run down through that stuff
and washed it off in streaks, an my nose
stood out red ali flamin' in the midst of
the queerest lookin' countenance you
ever see!
'There" says to Sarah, scrubbin' my
face in her bathroom; "when you catch
me anointin' my face, or alIowin' it to be
Amounted with ony more ofyour French
dressin', you jest let me know."-(Aunt
Phllura in Boston Times.