Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-11-19
The CoMpt EXON.
Some Interesting Hints Relative Co IT
Identification.

as many women are decidedly ignorant
Of even the simplest rules for keeDiDo
the com 5lexion in good condition. a re-
porter obtained the following hint, as
aids to the complexion: Some women
are born with beautiful skin, clear soft
and peach-like, but there are very few
women in this climate who can keen
their compilations clear and handsome
without considerable care. There is
something in the New York air. its
harshness or sadness most probably
that tends to coarsen or roughen The
skin. No where viii one see such bad
compleXions among the general run of
women as in New York. In Philadel-
phia and Boston, in Washington. Chi
cage, even in grimY Cincinnati, the
complexion of the girls apd women
have a 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 and girls in New York whose
| eompleXions are exquisite
The first thing woman should re-
member if 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 an
other which are prepared by quacks for
"beautifying" the skin are all hum
bugs, and no sensible woman should be
led into buying them. To obtain
beautiful skin one must begin and diet
/ ,,,.1,a,.1yr Rttffo. 20
! 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. traits
| and vegetables should be eaten in
abundance, rich candies and cakes
| avoided, pie never should be touched.
aud pickles and acid food generally
| should be dispensed with. A woman
| who fellows the above rules will find that
/ her skin will become smooth and clear
after several months have passed, o.
| course the dieting must be thorough
and careful. No Improvement can be
/ made unless tits.
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 wee'., is one of the best things
to clear the complexion. 1t acts like
mage. Il should always be mixed with
I molasses or something that will clear it
from the system.
Salt-a tablespoonful dissolved in
| goblet of milk-is an old-fashoned
recipe for identifying the complexion.
1t certainly is a simple remedy, and if
/ it does not help the complexion it will
strengthen the system. A great deal
| depends upon the constitution OF tho
person and the kind of complexion She
! has. What viii help one woman won
,erfully viii have no effect whatever on
others. One thing is certain, however.
! milk is always conducive to softening
! and whitening the skin, and it is no.
ticcable 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 best
/ thnei with which to keep the complex
ion in order A tumbler should be
drunk one hour before every meal. If
it is disagreeabe bv Itself the juice of
half lemon should be added. Sugar
/ should not be used. Most women in
summer time are too careless of their
complexiOns, and when winter comes
and they 90 out to balls and parties
! they regret it. The sun is excellent for
the complexion if it does not get too
much Of it. A little browning and
( frecMing is oftentimes very beneficial,
! but when the face is exposed to too
! great measure OF the SUMS rays the
skin is apt to become coarse yeils-
very thin ones should always be worn
/ at a seaside resort unless parasols are
( CARED. The salt air end sun together
are bad for the complexion, though eX-
cellant for the general health.
Fashionable women and girls in New
York always have their arms and necks
polished before going to a ball or
other entertainment where they appear
with very decollette dresses. The
'polishing' greatly beauties the skin.
First the arms and neck are rubbed
very thoroughly with glycerine and
ro,e-wator. After this has been rubbed
or The arms and shoulders are covered
with cold cream, which is allowed to
remain on fifteen minutes. This is then
rubbed OF with piece of soft white
flannel a the arms and shoulders are
covered with baby powder and rubbed
very thoroughly This finishes the OPP
Grafton. When this is completed they
look like polished marble. and the skin
seems to take on a wonderfully fine aud
beautiful texture. Some one has sug-
gesied that the face be treated in the
same way with good effect but this
/ would be next to impossible, as the tex
/ ture OF the skin on the arms
} and shoulders is always different
/ from that of the face. The face
! should always be washed in water
that has the chill taken of it, Warn
water is not good for the compleXio'l,
4 despite all that has been said to 'he
/ contrary; neither IS real cold VIZ ter.
/ The one makes the skin labbv, and in
| time wrinkles it, the other roughe ms it.
/ Cosmetics Of every kind should be
avoided They are always disgusting.
/ and even little powder put on on q
warm day. TO take the shine of, is