The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-09-04
IsOse-Tinted Girl Faces.

Some women are born with beautiful
skins. clear, soft and peach-like. but
there are very few women in this eli
mate who can keep their compilations
clear and handsome without consider
able care. There is something in the
New York air, its harshnesS or saltness
most probably, that tends to coarsen
aud roughen the skin. Nowhere will
one see such bad comDIrAIonS among
the general run of women as in Now
York. In PhiIadelphia ami Boston, in
Washington, Chicago, even in grimy
Cincinnati, the cumpieXions Of the girls
and women have u freshness. soft
color, which those of New York girls
aud women lack. o. course, there are
number of exceptions to this rule.
There are both women and girls in
New York whose compilations are eX-
quisiIe.
The first thing a woman should re-
member when she wants to improve
her complex ON is that nothing rubbed
on the skin Itself is going 10 hcIp it
very materially. The lotions and
creams" aud preparations of one kind
and another which are prepared by
quacks for ''beautifvinr" the skin are
ali humbugs, and 40 sensible woman
should ever be led into buying them.
To obtain u beautiful skin one must be-
gin and diet properly. Butter, fat
meat and greasy food of every kind
must not be eaten. Coffee and tea
must be given up. so must claret and
all kinds of wine and milk or lemonade
substituted. Fruits and vegetables
should be eaten in abundance, rich
candies and cakes avoided, pie never
should be touched and pickles and acid
food generally should be dispensed
with. A woman who follows the above
rules will find that her skin will become
smooth and clear after several months
have passed. Of course the diet must
be thorough and careful. No improve
ment can be made unless it is.
A tablespoonful of sulphur taken
every other morning for a week, and
then not taken again for three DAYS.
and then taken every other morning
for another week. is one of the best
things TO clear the complexion. 1t acts
like magic. II should always be mixed
with molasses or something that will
clear it from the system.
Salt-a tablespoonful dissolved in
goblet of milk-is an old-fashioned re-
cipe for beautifying the complexion. 1t
certainly is simple remedy. and if it
does not help the complexion it will
strengthen the system. A great deal
depends on the constitution of the per-
son and the kind of complexion she
has. What will help one woman WON
derfully will have no eject whatever
on others. One thing is certain. how
ever. milk is always conducive to soft
ening and whitening tho skin. and it is
u noticeable fact that girls who have
never been allowed to drink tea or cof-
feo. and who have drank quantities of
milk. have generally. when they reach
tho age of twenty, very beautiful COM
plcXionS.
Boiling water is also one of the best
things with which to keep the complex
ion in order. A tumblerful should be
drank one hour before every meal. If
it is disagreeable by itself the juice of
half Il lemon should he added Sugar
should not be used. Most women in
summer time are too careless of their
complcxions and when winter comes
and they 90 out to balls and parties,
they regret il. The sun is excellent
for the complexion if it does not get
too much of il. A little browning and
frcckling is ofttimes very beneficial. but
when the face is exposed to too great
o measure of the suns rays the skin is
apt to become coarse. Veils-very thin
ones-should he always worn ut u sea-
side resort. unless parasOls are carried.
The salt air and the sun together are
bad Tor the complexion, though excel
lent for the general health.
Fashionable women and girls in New
.N-E
nccks polished" before going to n ball
or other entertainment where they ap-
pear with very Il, collete dresses. The
polishing" greatly bcaulitcs the skin.
First the arms and neck are rubbed
very thoroughly with glycerine and
rnse-water. After this has been rubbed
Oft the arms and shoulders are covered
with cold cream. which is allowed to
remain on fifteen minutes. This is then
rubbed off with u piece of fine soft
white flannel, and the arms and shOul-
ders are covered with ''baby" powder
and rubbed very thoroughly. This
finishes the operation. When this Is
completed they look like polished mar
BILE. and the skin seems to take on
wonderfully fine and beautiful texture.
Some one has suggested that the face
might be treated in the same way with
good effect, but this would be next to
impossible. rs the texture OF the skin
on the arms and shoulders is always
different from that of tho face. The
faco should always be washed in water
that has the chill taken Off it. Warm
water is not good for the complexion,
despite all that has been said to the
contrary; neither is real cold water.
The one makes the skin tiabby, and in
time wrinkles it; the other roughens
it. Cosmetics of every kind should be
avoided. They are always disgusting,
and even u little powder put on on q
warm day to take the shine off," Is
Powder and paint al
ways stamp woman at once as COM
mon. no matter how small quantity
may be used. Oatmeal and Iniian-
meal water are both uxcollent for wash
ing the face and hands in. The meal
sOftens the skin and gives 10 it deli
cate flush which is very becoming. The
of women will also lind that
salt waor will help their compilations.
Get ~ cents worth of rock-Sult every
month and wash into basin into which
II good lump OF it has been placed
RainwatGr is an excellent thing for the
skin. and there is rs much truth rs
poetry in tho saving that the 'early
dew OF the morning will make like the
face of IN angel The woman who bathcs
in it. IN. y NOrAirg Jurfui.
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