, 1885-01-20
WOMAN AND HOME.
TOILET AND MISUNDERSTANDING AND
BREAD-MAKiNG.
Helps for Housework-A Hard World for
Giris-women with Dogs-~Only
Men and Queens Can Anord
To BE Ugly"


lSt Louis Post Dispatch
Female beauty is q power that will always
be recognized in tho world. aOnly men and
queens can afford 20 be ugly Accordingly
the so-caIed fair sex must, and Of right
ought to pay the intensest attention to the
the powers Of attraction which God has
given them
Now, a days youth outruns beauty.
Women who are yet young have already lost
their charms The reverse Of this should be
the case With an increased knowledge Of
those things which conduce 10 tho p~reserva-
ton Of beauty. 1t may well be that the art Of
preserving good looks wfl DO better Guilt
waited. and that the woman Of the future
will retain her attractions longer than the
woman Of to-day. Tho historian Brantome
speaks Of an old lady Of his acquaintance
who, at 20 years OF age, was as charming,
fresh. and lively as any woman at 30. II was
said that certain skilled doctors and learned
apothecaries prepared for her daily a draught
OF potable or drinknble gold. This lady
was the famous Diana OF Poictiars- Potable
gold was not, however, the secret OF the
preservation Of her loyeliness. Every morn
ing Of her life she bathed In raln-water; "hnd
this 1t was" said Oudard, her surgeon, bar
Der and perfumer; Nthat was the only secret
which the illustrious dar.s employed to pre-
serve health, youth and beauty TO the nge Of
20 years"
Il is indeed recognized at the present day
that rain-water. which is pure distilled wa
ter, Is a most admirable cosmetic. II It can
not be obtained, soft water Is next best; but
never hard water, for that contains highly
injurious mineral salts which crack the skin.
Women lose their beauty more quickly In hot
climates. Tho beauty Of an Italian woman
Is fully developed at 10; at 30 she Is old and
ugly. The fruit ripens quickly, and soon
withers.
Many women take cold baths daily. They
arc not only furious to the health in most
instances, being too great n drain ON the
vitality, but thoy are not advisable for the
skin Hot baths are Objectionable. Rapid
transitions from heat 10 cold hurt the skin;
that Is the reason that n cook never has q
good complexion. Tho water should be
tspid, and the flesh should be rubbed gently
with a fiesh-brush or mitten. Tho daily bath
as a cosmetic can not be too highly recon-
mended. The reason that plmples and other
cutaneous eruptions appear more frequently
on tho face and neck than else
whore Is simply because those parts are
more frequently washed and cloansed, and
that the poros being kept open eruptive tu-
mors find there a reader exit. II has been
said that the age Of beauty will never come
until every woman takes a bath every day.
After drying tho body thoroughly, 1t IL well
TO dust IL with a bag of fine gauze containing
powdered orris-root and starch, one part of
the former to three Of the latter. Baron
Liobig says hat tho progress OF nations In
civilization can DO accurately measured by
the amount OF soap they use. Nevertheless,
It is not necessary 10 use soap moro than
twice a week In bathing. Some soaps are
very had for the skin; there is mono better
than glycerinei palm oil" and ~oat meal"
soaps arc good
Other liquids have been used for bathing
purposes besides water. Prince jerome
Bonaparto bathsd daily in champagne. 1t
IL said that a number Of ladies Of tho monde
in Paris batho every day in milk, and the
story Is handed down 10 US that In ancient
times the noble DANES OF Rome and Athens
practicod their ablutions In tho nourishing
fluid. The Princess Borghese, nfterward
queen OF Naples, was said to indulge regu
larly in n milk bath. SO essential 10 her
good looks did sho deem 1t that she denied
herself n visit to the court Of st. James be-
cause she was given TO understand that
milk was not sufficiently plenty In England
to permit her TO indulge in her luxurious
habit
Tho effect OF topid bathing on tho skin Is so
salutary that recently n distinguished der
matologist Of Vienna, Professor Hebra, has
adopted the plan of placing some OF his OBJ
stinate cases in water up to the neck and
leaving them there for several days They
arc tied up in rubber sacks through which
water is constantly kept flowing. One
should avoid going into the open air for half
an hour or so after bathing TO avoid sudden
change Of temperature.
A shiny, polished complexion is due TO an
unusual secretion OF fatty matter by tho
skin. For this a saturated solution of borax
rssd u~rnrning and evening rs IA wash for tho
face Is n good remedy. The best remedy for
the trouble, as well as for the euro Of a ten
doncy TO rednoss OF tho nose and knucklel, Is
the following.
Powdered borax, one-half ounce; pure
glycerine, one ounce; camphor water, one
quart Mix and use twice a day. This To-
ton Is better than any in tho shops, accord
ing to the opinion of a celebrated authority
on skin diseases. II prevents chapped skin
removes zunburn, keeps the pores in fine con-
dition, and is cheap.
From the cosmetic point Of view, it Is best
not to wash the hands in water except when
bathing. They can be rendered much softer
by other means The Baron ALBERT was
some years since the most celebrated of der
matologistA One day a lady said to him:
doctor, how white and amooth your hands
are. Why don't you tell us your secret for
keeping them sof'
Madam" replied the doctor, III l were to
tell you, you would not initiate mo"
@Oh, yes / will doctor; do tell me.r
~ never wash them3
HwhatlS
with water"
@With what thenf'
~With the best olive oil OF AK. Don't you
remember that the n~ncients athletes nnointed
themselves daily with oill You may be sure
those gallants were never troubled with skin
diseases"
Since Baron Allberts time something even
better has been discovered than oil Of AK; it
is glycerine. A bottle Of glycsrine should
form an Indispensable adjunct TO every
lndy's toilet SGT; but care must be taken that
It shall be chemically pure, else IL will dis
color and irritate the skin. A tablespoonful
in a pint OF water will soften and protect
DO rubbed in, but not wiped of.
The use of cosmetic gloves" or, as
they are even more commonly called,
some countries, and there are ladies who
glove themselves as regularly on retiring 10
bed as they do before going into the street
Tho balm of GIead is tho most ancient as
well as the most expensive OF cosmetics II
is Identical with what Is now called bonzoin,
which sells in Constantinople at 81, 800 q
pound 1t is supposed to be a sovereign
remedy for all skin troubles Tho Bible
speaks well Of it, which, it is to DO hoped. ia
sufficient authority. The poultico OF bread
crumbs and ASSOC milk used by the ladies OF
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