Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-13
The COMPLEXION.
spme Interesting Hints Relative to It's
Identification.

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"i'hou' ii"'ihS d goou complexioh' ana
Us many women are decidedly ignorant
Of even the simplest rules for keeping
the complexion in yood condition. n re.
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u'e porh WIN beautiful SKIN, clear soft,
and peach-like, but there are very few
womon in this climate who can keep
their complexions clear and handsome
without considerable care. There Is
something in the New York air, its
harshness or saltness most probably,
that tends to coarsen or roughen tho
skin, No where will one see such bad
compilations among the general run OF
women as in New York. In Philadel-
phia and Boston, in Washington, Chi
cago, even in grimy Cincinnati, the
complexion of the girls and women
have freshness a soft color which
those of New York girls and women
lack. OF course. there are a number OF
exceptions to this rule. There are both
women aud girls in New York whose
compilations are exquisite.
The first thing woman should re-
member II she wants to improve her
complexion is that nothing rubbed on
the skin itself is going to help it very
materially. The lotions and Creams
and preparations OF one kind and aU-
other which are prepared by quacks fct
identifying" the skin, are all hum
bugs, and no sensible woman should be
led into buying them. To obtain
beautiful skin one must begin and dict
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 wihe. and
milk or lemonade substituted. Fruits
and vegetables should be eaten 10
abundance, rich candies aud 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. or
course the dieting must bo thorough
and careful. No Improvement can be
made unless it is.
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 one OF the best things
to clear the complexion. 1t acts like
mage. 1t 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
recipe for identifying the complexion.
1t certainly is simple remedy, and if
it does not help the complexion 1t will
strengthen the system. A great deal
depends upon the constitution OF the
person and the ki8d OF complexion she
has. What Will help one woman Won
derfutly will have no effect whatever on
Others. One thing is certain, however,
milk Is always conducive to softcninS
and whitening the skin, and it is a no.
ticeabie 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 complex
ions.
Boiling water Is also one OF the hest
things with which to keep the complex
ion in order, A tumbler should be
drunk one hour before every meal. II
It IS dsagreeable by itself tho juice OF
hall lemon should be added. Sugar
shonld not be used. Most women IN
summer time are too careless oil their
comlpileSions' and when winter comes
ana they go out to balls and parties
they regret It. Inc sun is excellent for
the complexion II II does not get too
much OF It. A little browning and
ireckling Is oitentlmes very beneficial,
Dut when tue race IS exposed to TOO
great measure OF the suns rays the
SKIN IS apt to become coarse, Wells
very thin ones-should always be worn
at seaside resort unless parasols are
carried. The salt ar and sun together
are bad ior the complexion, though ex-
cellent Tor the general health. .laL-
fashionable women and girls IN New
1ork always nave their arms and necks
"poished before gong to a ball or
other entertainment where they appear
with very decollette dresses. The
"pollshlng greatly beautltes the skin,
FIRST the arms and neck are rubbed
very thoroughly with glycerine and
rose-water' AFTER tins has been rubbed
on. the arms and shoulders are covered
with cold cream, which Is allowed to
remain on hfteen minutes This is then
rubbed oil with apiece. OF soft white
flannel and the arms anu shoulders are
covered with baby powder and rubbed
very thoroughly. Ihls finishes the op-
Grafton. When thus Is completed they
look like polished marble and the skin
seems 10 lake on wonderfully fne and
beautiful texture. Some one has sug-
gested that the lace be treated IN the
same way with good eject but this
would DO next to impossible, as the tex
ture OF the SKIN on the arms
anu shoulders IS always different
from that OF the face. The face
should always be washed in water
that mas the emil taken on IT.. Warm
water Is not good Tor the complexion,
contrary neither is real cola water.
time wrinkles IL; the other roughens it,
Cosmetics Of every kind should be