Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-05-28
TOILET SECRETS.
Improving Woman's Looks With
the Least Physical Danger.
How cieoP stra aud Other Beauties OF the
Ancient Time Preserved Their Charms
How to Use Face Powders
udieieusly.
pIary Nelson. in \. Y. Times :

II ~ Il
1fin the olien tim IS women understood
the art OF remaining young until aeath
came to claim them. why should not the
women of to-day learn the same lesson?
Why shoull no. women, like Diana, of
Poictisrs. Ninon d. l'Enclos, or Cleopatra,
not have left their secrets for retaining
their befu'y behin1 them, that oil the
world misht profit thereby? Some old
writers say that they did, but that the
world goes too fast for women to give
them some resarl to preservIng their
beauty. forgetting that it is one of the
most powerful weapons in their entire
armory. The Cleona'ra, with swartbv
skin, lack hair and with eyes of Jet Is a
deiusion; the CT 'opatra before whom the
world or the East prostrated itself was n
blonde. had skin in color like peach and
lily struggling for suprema V. at once
perfectly white AMI yet with a glow Of
rcsv red underneath that hinfel of the
warmth of her nature. Long, beautiful,
golden hair wound a~ound her small heal
so that really she was "brow- -bounl with
burning gold" Her eyes were the so test.
darke brown that ever looked from un-
der white lids. and not such black. fash
Cleopatra. the Queen, was more careful
of her-comrlexion than is any woman of
to- day. Her baths were of different kinds.
hut certainly never neglected. while one
hundred different washes for the face are
said TO have Leen used by her.
Diana gave as her three rules for beantv
plenty of wafer, plenty of fresh air aud
lenty of exercise. While Ninon, who
was charming at ninety, believed that two
of these rules might be omitted if plenty
OF water was obtainabla.
The American woman is handicapped
from her birth hy delicate con .titu ion:
she is, indeed, what the En~lishman calls
her-a hot-house flower But that Is no
reason why she may not retain the lowell
ness OF her skin, and so a few suggestions
are given her about it, A cold bath is the
first thing physiciln ADVISES, anl in
many Instances he might just as well say
that one should be put in champa gne
pail and serv d tres .frdppee. A cold bath
Is martyrdom 10 a woman not used to
taking IL; and as far as the exhilaratinr
effect of the rubbing, the greater part of
that is nonsense. Usage has mad the cold
bath possible to many men, but to a deli
cate wonan-ugh! Ii is sinful.
Instead warm bath. taken either at
night or in the morning an hour or two be-
fore she goes. out, will be best: in it for
soft7ning the skin, making it supple and
white, undiluted glycerine should lie used,
the effect of which will very soon be seem
sprin@ treatment, especially for the
skin' is often necessary and though ct
may seem severe, this is one highly rec
ommended: A tablespoonful of sulphur
taken every other morning for a week,
and then omitted for three mornings, and
then taken again, will clear the complex
ion, but will probably make the black
specks, that bother women so much, more
numerous for a week or two. mixture
of powdered bimstone in diluted glyccr-
inc rubbed on Mt night in connection with
the other treatment will soon cause them
TO disappear. Wash this off carefully in
the morning with soap and water i'm viii h
there is little ammonia. This is not
commended for women who arc slenderly
built. nervous in temperament and appar-
emily bloodless. But for those who suffer
because of the ol.ness of their skins, it
has the commendation of an eminent
physician.
Emotion Injuries beauty-of that there is
no doubt, so try not to feel too much, re-
membering tnat jealousy, hatred and all
bad passions are dele terious TO the skin.
They make wrinkle not only on the heart,
but on the forchead; they cause the ewes
not only to shed tears, but to grow small:
they make the nose not only red, but cause
it to swell; while, thou Ii il is not known.
who can doubt that the ear continually
lis ening tor malicious words grows out of
shapey
For sunburn use O wash made of one part
of dilute spirits OF ammonia, two parts OF
Slycerine and three parts OF water. This
may lie used daily, and in addition care
should be taken not TO let the skin be
irritated by the sun from the water which
will, when it is sensitive, cause sad havoc
with the face. Many women rub
on their faces glycerine diluted with rose
water, believing in the ounce of preven-
ton. Cocoanut oil is really the hest for
this purpose, but unless one is willing to
smell like the Zulus of the museum its use
s not advised.
In using powder of any kind-and. as it
will be used, the most healthful arplica-
tion should be knovn-this is advised: Be-
fore putting on the powder, rub elyccrine
ana rose water well into the skin. not neg
lecting the forehead. Let it dry, and then
with piece of channels apply the powder,
making it even AMI not allowing it TO re-
main in Jumps. AS one of the girls might
say: II want a little color;" then
she must take a linen cloth, dip-
ping it into the rouge box, apply
it very gently to the tip of the
chin, to the lob,s of the ears and in
under the eyes. Do not let it come too
near the cheek bones, elsa il will make
you look consumptive. Be careful about
smoothing it, as well "a in the quantity
you use. If you have dark ewes it win
brighten them; but it your eyes arc very
bright, very little too much will make
you look as If you had been crying. The
advantage of the elyccrine is not only
that it'protects the skin. but it holds the
powder in place and makes it wash off
easier. 1t seems scarcely necessary to saw
never to go to sleep with powder OF
rouee on, and yet there are women who
do this. of which custom it can only be
said it is as unhealthy as it is positively
dirty"
An Angler With a short Sfpi,t