The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-04-16
NO. II.


/ To obtain beautiful skin one must be
Gin and diet properly. Batter. fat meat
and greasy food Of every kind must not be
eaten. Coffee and tea must be given MP.
50 must claret and all kinds of wine. and
milk or lemonade substituted Fruits and
vegetables should be eaten in abundance.
rich candies and 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 aud
| clear after several months have passed. OF
| course the dieting must be thorough and
careful No improvement can be made I'M
less it is.
a teaspoonfu Of sulphur taken every
other morning for a week. and then not
taken again for three days, and then taken
every other morning for week, is one of
the best things to clear the complexion. It
acts like magic It should always be
mixed with molasses or something that
will clear it from the system.
Salt, a tablespoonful dissolved in cob
let of milk, is an oId-fashioned recipe for
identifying the complexion. 1t certainly
is simple remedy, and if it does not help
the complexion it viii strengthen the sys-
tenn great deal depends upon the con-
stitution of the person and the kind Of COM
plexion she has. What will help one wo-
man wonderfully will have no affect what
ever on others. One thing is certain. how
ever, milk is always conducive to softening
and whitening the skin, and it is notice
able fact that girls who have never been
allowed to drink tea or coffee. and who
have drunk quantities Of milk, have gen
orally, when they reach the aye Of twenty.
very beautiful compilations.
Boiling water is also one Of the best
things with which to keep tie complexion
in order A tumbler should be drunk one
hour before each meal. Fit is disagree
able by itself the juice Of half lemon
should be added. Sugar should not be
used Most women in summer time are
too careless Of their compilations. and
when winter comes and they 20 out to
balls and parties they regret it. Tie sun
is excellent for the complexion il il does
not get too much OF It, 4 little browning
and freekling is oftentimes very beneficial,
but when the face 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 a seaside resort.
unless paraso!s are carried The salt air
and sun together are bad for the complex
ion, though excellent for the general
health The face should always be washed
in water that has the chill taken out Of it. |
Warm water is not good for the complex
ion, despite all that has been said to the /
contrary; neither is real cold water The |
one makes the skin flabby, and in time
wrinkles it; the other rougheas it. Oat
meal and Indian meal water are both ex- |
cellent for washing the face and hands in. |
The meal softens the skin and gives it
delicate flush which is becoming The
majority Of women viii also find that salt |
water will help their compilations Get
ten cents Of rock salt every month aud |
wash in basin into which good lump OF |
it has been placed Rain water is an ex-
cellent thing for the Skin. aud there is as
much truth as poetry N the saying that
the early dew OF the morning will make
like the face Of an angel the woman who |