Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-03-07
WOMAN AND HOME.
Hints for the Household and Helps
for the House, other.
Clara Belle Concerning COurtship...
Charming Women. Scrap Bags
and Old Papers---A Fine
Compile xion.
fDio Lewis Monthly.1

To soften and whiten the skin there Is moth
Ing more beneficial than oatmeal, taken in
ternally and used externally. AS | have no
wish to encroach upon the housewives do
main, I'll simply give directions for its ex-
ternal use. After warm bath it NAV be
used dry, or pour boiling water over few
spoonfuis of it, and let stand few hours.
On going to bed, wash tho hands and face
freely in the starchy water, and dry without
wiping. Bran and Indian mel may be used
instead, with nearly the same effect. For
the sun bath put the bran or oatmeal into
small bags. otherwise the difficulty of remov
Ing the particles which adhere to the skin Is
considerable
Instead Of poultices Of bread and asses
milk which the Roman ladies found so efii-
cacious for softening and whitening the face,
We may Use a mask of quilted cotton or
chanois skin, wet in cold distilled water.
This will not be tho most comfortable in the
world. but no great excellence is ever at
tained without labor and care. Many ladies,
whose compilations are the envy of all their
friends. acknowledge that they owe it all to
distilled water, which they Use for their face
and hands Queen Victoria is to be envied
for one thing, if nothing else, for she has the
delightful comfort and luxury of having dis
titled water for oil her baths
Ladies with oily or greasy skins may use,
sparingly. few drops Of camphor in the
bath. Borax and glycerine combined, are
used with good effect by some people, while
thoroughly disagreeing with Others. Glycer-
inc alone softens and heals, but in time will
darken the skin and make it over-sensitive;
the borax obviates this, and has a tendency
To Whiipu No toilet fobl,, iS co,up1af, With
out bottle Of ammonia a few drops of
this in the bath, cleanses the skin and stiml-
lates it wonderfully. 1t is especially valua-
bic in removing the odor from those who
perSpire freely
To remove tan ani sun burn, cold cream,
mutton taIow and lemon juice may be used !;
for freckles, apply the latter with tiny
camel's-hair brush. The country girl, de-
prived of many things which her city cousin
finds indispensable, discovers that she can re-
move the TIM from her face with wash
made of green cucumbers sliced into skim
milk, or, failing in this, she makes decoc
ton Of buttermilk and tansy
\ well-known writer on feminine beauty
recommends the Use of finely ground French
charcoal for the complexion. teaspoonful
Of this, well mixed with water or honey,
-,
followed by simple purgative, to remove it
from the system. The aperent must not be
omitted, or the charcoal will remain in the
system, mass of fostering poison, with all
the impurities it abSorbs.
None Of these things will bring about the
desired result unless the foundation is firss
laid by proper food, exercise and bathing;
above all things, do not neglect the bath
(vpaul liNecS is nf ha o,,1ip i-t,
a woman fresh from the bath feels good
deal like an angel
"CIara Belle" Concerning Courtship.
[Cor. Cincinnati Enquirer]
Let us return for a moment to the subject
ofnmrriage, for the sake of a little moraliZ-
ing. Ruskin is out with condemnation of
what he calls mob courtship, and I agree
with him. 1t is greatly to be regretted that
of paying court in the old fashioned way to a
lady, with expectancy that it will take time
for acquaintance to blossom into friendship
and friendship to ripen into love, there is not
much in our days. Instead we have the mad
"falling in love- for which our novels are
partially responsible, which have much mar
rying in haste and repenting in leisure to an
swer for because OK their false teaching in ex-
alting impetuous passion above calm, patient,
intelligent love-
Ruskin is Of the opinion that if youth Is
fully in love with girl, and feels that he is
wise in loving her, he should at once tell her
so plainly, and take his chance bravely with
other suitors. No lover should have the nso-
lence to think Of being accepted at once, nor
should any girl have the cruelty to refuse at
once without severe reasons If she simply
doesn't like him she may send him away for
seven years or SO, he vowing to live on crosses
and wear sackcloth meanwhile, or the like
penance; II she likes him a little or thinks
she might come to like him in time. she may
let him stay near her, putting him always on
sharp trial to see what stuff he is made Of,
and requiring, figuratively, as many lions
skins or giants heads as she thinks herself
worth.
The whole meaning and power of true
courtship is probation; and old man Ruslin
thinks that it ought to be fixed at seven years.
But ths precipitate process is now in vogue.
We learn our lessons of love and wedlock
from tho novel and the drama.