The Dickinson press., 1888-12-22
WOMAN AND HOME.
WHAT LADIES SAY ABOUT PRE-
SERVING THE COMPLEXION.

Tic Problem of Household Comfort
Guardian of the Homc-Catching uus-
bands Punctuality- Marriage Not a
Tailurc-Itcms
Here is the ~sprightly manner in which
Marie Jansen treats the mask of beauty:
"You ask mo to say what | know about tho
complexion and its preservation, and 10y that,
l take ii, you val TO know something of the
struggle | have had with my own. With or
without TO my mind, is the all important
point OF complexion, and of course | all,ldcto
pimp!es. No complexion can betruiy said to
be of the satisfactory kind That keeps up n
humorous Irritation with l%lnples. They will
appear even Oh the best regulated skin, and
how to treat them when they do put in their
unwelcome appearance has been Il matter OF
burning anxiety 10 all us poor weak things
ever since Eve caught the reflection of her
coun,enauce iii the lIazen face of time, For
myself, | have tried everything from sand
paper to coilodion, but am row convinced
that nothing so discouragcs Il piml'lc with
life rs to let ii severely alone. ! have heard
of Your ladies who gougcd them out with
nut crackers, but cannot conceive that such
n mode of procedure would add TO either the
appearance or the temper Of the gouged.
'Ilc remedy lies deeper, and | beiieve it to
be exercise and bathing, SO few women
who nave leisure to devote to their com
plexion ever take enough exercise touiit them
into q rerspiration, and if you will show me
Il woman who has IL good complexion will
show you one who takes enough bodily eXer-
cise-walking, horseback riding. swimming
OF tenmis-to put her into a lroiuse lerSpira-
ton at least once Il day. and so gives lcr Skin
opportunity to throw Off the impurities that
would otherwise clog up the pores. Edwin
Forrest said that Il man who had never taken
Il Turkish bath could not clam 10 have risen
TO the dignity OF being personally clean-and
l believe it; and l believe, too, that we
women are allowed to sneak in under the
head of the general term man, and whether
OF not we come in under the term We ought
10 manage to get into Il Turkish bath oc-
casiorally, for it is the greatest friend oil the
complexion, certainly the mos; h-ldi" of all,
with which . lave lad anything To do"
a Here is Emma .Ablott'i facial scheme:
Iur the best soapi in the market and use it on
the face once a week. Buy pure glycerinc
Iv the quart, dilute it with Il pint Of rose
water, and use the solution every time you
want mice face. My plan is TO lathe my
face, neck, shoulders, arms and hands in it
every time | make my toilet for II public CT
private audience. l couldn't live without
glyccrinc, for it keeps my skin in perfect
condition. l ncvcl have ~clialled hands or
rough lips, and there is not Il liemisli ON my
face. When | make up for I'll" stage | pow
der on the wet Slvcerinc, AMI il the air is
cold, no matter whether it is day or night, l
s%a;urate my face with the sweet Junction mix
t,,., ,l. lat, ,I,;,., L.. Con-, l.,,.i,,, Az, l,,,,r,
1t is my opinion that soap and hard, cold
water combine to ravagc the complcNions of
American women. 1t isa marvel to me how
the ladies in Chicago manage 10 hl rs pretty
us they arc, for the prevailing winds are de-
structiNc, not only to the Voice. Int to tho
youth and beauty of the face. In New York
and Brooklyn, Boston and Philadelphia,
where tho mild influence of old ocean is pre-
dominant, it is every woman's own fault if
her face is not pleasing.
Intelligence and goodness will atone for
ugly features, but an ugly complexion is not
TO be condoned i'll these days Of advanced
science. All Il Woaian wants is kn"wlcd: &c to
he beautiful If Glvccri.o is the price of IL
nice Skin let ller turn her last dime into tho
fatty lis:i!lation; il cold cream gives better
results, then hy hook OF by crook get cold
cream in bulk: if Il baptism Of warm water
will make the checks glow and the face clean
and lis>able, don't stint yourself. Only try
this OF that recipe that yon know to be con-
ducive to beauty, and swear b. that which
enhances Your looks" 1t might he stated
parenthctica!ly that Emma Abbott's COM
plcNiou is as lovely now rs it was when Sllo
was Il child, and her arms and neck are as
white as the satin in which she dresses
"Truviuta'' for the ball room scene.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox declares there is
nothing TO compare with almond meal. 1t
is her practice to wash her face once in tho
morning. and after drying it She goes TO an
ope;. jar in which Il quantity of the powdered
almond is kept and gives her face IL good
securing with the oily meal. After n dozen
handfuls have been rubbed in and the skin
has Il smooth, moist feeling, the fair poctcss
is IT'S fragrant us an almond blossom and
proof TO chaps or roughness.-Ncw York
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