The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-14

round of calls or morning shopping can lui Q
her from her bed the next day. She Insists
upon having sleep and plenty of itefor she
knows that there is nothing more destruct-
i've to good looks than lack of sleep. I'M
mediatelv upon rising, she takes cool bath,
not the 'cold tub of our English cousins,
for that tends to coarsen the skin and
make it too ruddv. but there is just
enough hot water in the bath to take the
chill off Then she is thoroughly "groomed"
by her maid. She indulges III frequent
Turkish baths aud is nice to fanatlcl m
about the freshness and quality OF her I'M
de wear. She realizes that whatever intl-
mate relation cleanliness may bear to gndIl-
ness, 1t is certainly the parent OF good
complexion. A breakfast of fruit, oatmeal,
juicy steak, a careful avoidance OF all
greasy foods and stimulants, Including tea
and coffee, and but very moderate In
diligence in sweets, are the tributes the
stage beauty rays to her complexion. She
takes daily exercise, just enough to keep TIE
flesh from becoming tlabby, but not enough
to make it muscular. She practices fenc-
ing and DO ling t. keep her joints and
muscles supple and under perfect control,
and she studies her weight day by day,
only eating such things as will keep her i'll
perfect physical cond ton. If she shows
tendency to embonpoint she eschews
potatoes, sugar and oil fiesh-producing
| food. In the privacy of her apartments
she divestS herself of corsets and tignt-tit-
ting garments and wears only the loosest
gowns. In fact, she is more of slave to her
figure and complexion than are her most
ardent admirers. 1t is a hard life. this con-
slant care and watchfulness and checking
one's-self at every turn, and few society
women are willing to submit to 1T. They
endeaver to make up for the ravages of
late hours and time by artificial aids, which
are at best but short lived and unsatlsfac-
tory.
Individual beauties have their own theo-
ries as to the preservation of the complex
ion and improving the figure. Olga Bran
don, who for a few year. was the beauty OF
the Madison Square Theater, used to claim
that for ten years she bad never touched
water to her face or neck, but removed
dust and all impurities by careful rubbing
with piece of white velvet Miss Bran
don or Miss Brandonstein as she is known
in private life. also used to enhance the at
fractions of q well proporrioned figure by
wearing only tightly fitting chamois leather
underwear, this doing away with the
skirts and displaying every line
of the figure underneath cling
ing draperies. This was sometimes
hardly modest, but wit the male portion Of
the audience it was always effective. Many
professional beauties are careful to wash
their faces only with pure water, without a
trace Of soap, as the alkali in the soap,
unless it is of the very best quality, has a
tendency to roughen the skin. Mrs
Langtry uses wash of oatmeal dissolved
in warm water every night before retiring.
One of the best and simplest means of pre-
serving good complexion is to wash the
face in almost scalding water in which
bicarbonate of soda has been dissolved in
the proportion of about tablespoonful of
soda to a quart Of water, afterward rub
bling the face thoroughly with little cold
cream or olive oil.
Frequent exercise. wholesome food and
scrupulous cleanliness are, after all, the
best aids to beauty. Daily sun baths are
highly recommended by women, whose
girl-like compilations testify to the good re-
suits of the treatment In all cases it is safe
to assert that the mplest and most natural
methods are the most effective in preserv-
ing or improving the complexion. Drugs
and chemicals lend only seeming aid for a
time, and then leave the unfortunate user
worse Off than she was before.
GERTRUDE FRENCH