The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-30

New York journal.
The first thing woman should remember
when she wants to improve her complexion is
that nothing rubbed on the skin is going to help
it very materially. The lotions, and creams y
and preparationssof one kind and another which
alH prepared by quackS for beautif wings the
skin, are all humbugS, and no.sensible woman
should be- led into buying them TO obtain
beautiful skin, one must begin and diet properly
Butter fat meat, and greasy food of every kind
must not be eaten Coffee and tea must be
given UP; soIn1st ciaret and all kinds of wine.
and milk or lemonade substituted. Fruit and
vegetables should be eaten in abundance rich
candies and. cakes aEoided PIE newer should be
touched, and pickles and acid food generally
should be dispensed with A woman who fol-
lows the above rules will find that her skin will
become smooth and clear after several months
have passed OF course, the dieting must be
thorough and careful. Ne improvement can be
made unless tits.
A tablespoonful of sulphur taken every other
morning for week, and then not taken again
for three days, and then taken every other
morning for another week. IS ono of, the best
things to clear the complexion 1t acts like
magic. It should always be mixed with mo
lasses or something that will clear it from the
system.
Salt-a tablespoonful dissoluedin a goblet of
milk-is an old-fashioned recipe for identifying
the complexion. Itcertainly is simple rem
edy, and if it does not help the complexion it
will strengthen the system A great dead de-
ponds on the constitutional the person and the
kind of complexion she has, What will help
one woman wonderfully will have no effect what
ever on others One thing certain, however,
milk is always conducive to softenin2 and
whitening the SKIN, and it is q, noticeable fact
that girls who have never been allowed to drink
tea or coffee and who have drunk quantities OF
milk, have generally. when they reach the age
of twenty, very beautiful compilations
Boiling wateris also one of the best things to
Keep the complexion in order. Al ttInDlerfuis
should be drunk one hour before every meal. If
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lemon should be added Sugar should not be
used Most women in summer time are too
careless of their complications, and when winter
comes, and they go5to balls and parties they re-
greet it The sun is exeellent,for the complexion
if it does not get omIleh ofit Aslittles brown
ing and freckling is oftentimess very beneficial,
but when the face is exposed to too great a
measure of the suns rays the skin is apt to be-
come coarse VeilS--very thin ones--should be
always WoRnat a.seaside resort unless parasolsa
carried The salt air and the Gun together.
are bad for the complexion, though excellent for
the general health.
Fashionable women and girls in New York
always have their arms and nRckS polished be-
fore going to a hallor other entertainmentswhere
they appear with very decollete dresses. The
polishing greatly beauties the skim First the
arms and neck are rubbed very thoroughly
with glYcerine and rose water. After this has
been rubbed off, the arms and shoulders are
covered with cold cream, which is allowed to
remain on fifteen minutes This is then rubbed
OIL with piece of fine, soft white flannel, and
the arms and shoulders are covered with
baby powder and rubbed very thoroughly.
This finishes the operation When this is com
pleted they look like polished marble, and the
skin seems to take wonderfully hne 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 inn
possible, as the texture of the sknon the arms
and shoulders is always different, from that of
the face. The face should always be washed in
water that has had the chill taken off oft.
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 f1abby and in time wrinkles it. the other
roughens it. Cosmetics of every kind should
be avoided. They are always disgusting. and
even little powder put on on warm day to
take the shine of, is Objectionable Powder
and paint always stamp a woman at once as
common, no matter how small a quantity may
be used. Oatmeal and Indianmeal water are
both excellent for washing the face and hands
in. The meal softens the skin and gives to it a
delicate flush which is very becoming The ma
jority of women will also find that salt water
will help their cofnplexions. Getten cents worth
of rock salt every, month and wash IN basin
into which good lump of it has been placed.
Rain water is an excellent thing for the skin,
and there is as much truth as poetry in the
saying that the early dew of the morning will
make like the face of an angel the woman who
bathes in it,