The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-09-08
ARTIFICIAL BEAUTY.
Defects That Can BE IRemedfed BY
Easy Means.

Easy Means.
When fair and fashionable women directs
aer energies toward COMPRISING her waist
20 about half its normal size she invariably
soon lavishes an equal attention upon he1
complexion. This is result that must
naturally follow, for her skin becomes yell
low and her nose red as she congresses her
digestive organs. Sallowness is common to
both plump and angular women. The
skin is said to bleach out if much exposed
to the sun, but this is seldom proved.
When this end is attained by out of doors
exercise it is probably due to the benefits
accruing to the general health from the alb
sorption of plenty of fresh air Sallowness
is usually caused by some stomach disorder
,r liver trouble, and can be remedied only
by curing the disorder. When the
machinery of the body is regulated and put
in good order, clear compilations, combin-
ing the tints of the rose and lily, are apt to
result
Many persons find an occasional dose of
old-fashioned remedy, sulphur, beneficial.
Instead of mixing it with molasses it can be
stirred into cream and then less unpleasant
to take. Better still is the homeopathic
preparation. For skin eruptions, sunburn,
II the removal of black-heads, nothing is
better than an application of an ointment
made from pure lard and sulphur. The
proportions should be two parts lard to one
of sulpher. The lard should be melted and
the sulphur stirred intoit. The compound,
which should be we'll rubbed, is best mp
piled before retiring, after thoroughly wash
ing the face with water as hot as can be en-
dured. II the skin shows many black-heads
he bathing should be continued for Of
east ten minutes. Before bathing in the
morning the ointment should be removed
rs completely as possible with soft fan.
mel cloth, unless there are many eruptions
this application is not necessary oftener
than two or three times o week. Some pre-
fer to moisten the sulphur with glycerine
but this is not desirable for some skins.
II requires the exercise of considerable
perseverance to correct physical imperfec-
tons. No wonderful transformations can
be expected in week. Marked improve
ment of the complexion only follows faith
ful application of the ointment for o con.
siderable period.
The woman who falls victim TO the de-
sire for smaller whist than nature ordain.
ed is pretty sure, sooner or later, to be the
possessor of red nose, If not saffon-col.
ored skin as well. Her face may be fair in
every other particular, bn, this spot of mis-.
placed rosiness will not CO. wa, nor can she
hope to remedy it while she continues to
TO grid in her corset. If, however, the red
ness is caused merely by some capillary dis
order an application of the following SO.
luton is said to effectually remove the un
desirable hue :-Muriate of ammonia,
draehm; fannie acid drachm glycerine
| ounce; rose water, Ii ounces. A piece
of cotton should be saturated with this mix
ture and bound ON the nose every night.
It will have to be applied sometime before
the desired effect is obtained.
Certain exotic Eastern bellies have At
tempted TO create demand for freckles and
tan during the past two seasons They
seemed to think il impaired u wildwood
uuNDi VI luuoctIIO W tHtlf anu
also attested that they had really been So
| turning in the mountains or along the coast.
They have scarcely been successful In their
endeavor, for neither freckles nor sunburn
IRE popular. Some freckles will not disap.
,ear under any treatment. Ordinarily they
can be removed by applying finely powder
ed nitre to each spot. Wet the finger in
water, dip it in the nitre and rub it ON the
spot. After several applications, if the
freckle can be removed, it will disappear,
The best toilet powder is finely powdered
French chalk busted ON lightly. Many q
pretty face is spoiled by two heavy powder
ing. There is nothing to be compared
with powder to remove the oily look most
skins have in warm weather. Almond oil
is better for softening the skin than glycor-
inc or cocoanut. While no more efficacious
than the latter IL is pleasanter, rs II is odor.
less and in using 1t one does not carry
around the suggestion of something left
over after dessert