Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-31
SECRETS or THE TOILET.
Directions for Preserving tho Eye Lashes
and Eye BrOws.

. SECRETS OF THE TOILET.
Directions for Preserving tho Eye Lashes
and Eye BrOws.
The care Of the eye-lashes is too lit
tie thought Of or understood, though
they are Indispensable to the beauty OF
the eyes and greatly to the general
charm Of the face. Long, even lashes
are very rare among us, PARTICULARLY
after the age of thirty, while Eastern
beauties very seldom lack them. The
mode adopted by them is the one we
arc SO familiar with as regards our
hair-the clipping of the split ends
with q pair OF scissors about once q
month. This never fails when tried on
a child or young person. The eyes
should be closed while the operation is
being performed and the scissors used
cautiously. This lengthens and
strengthens the lashes. which often
have tendency to break or fall out.
This tendency may arise from different
causes. If the eyes are sticky or gum
med together battle them for several
minutes in tepid milk and water. Rub
bling makes the lashes fall. Again,
many people are troubled with a
greasy secretion that lies OH the lids
and destroys the lashes. In such a case
the following mixture is recommended:
Borax. four grains; strip of ounces,
one drachm; black cherry water, one
ounce. Mix and battle carefully. To
check the secretions, annoint nightly
with sweet oil.
The eyebrows are almost as much
neglected as the eye-lashes, and that,
too, by persons by no means indiffer-
ent to their appearance. They should
arch slightly, be rather abundant and
lie smoothly. To the latter end they
should be moistened slightly with
water and cologne and then combed.
10 prevent the falling of the hair of
the brows one of the following rec
ipes is recommended:
l. Apply almond oil at night on re-
firing and battle in the morning in
tepid water.
2. Five grains of sulphate of quinine
and one ounce of alcohol. This wash
is also good for the eye-lashes. It
should be applied to the roots with the
finest sable brush.
8. Bath the brows three times dailv
IN wash composed of nine grains of
borate of soda, one gill of distilled
water and ten drops of escence of
mint. This will also check any ten
dency to extreme moisture.
4. Shave and apply sweet oil.
5. Mix one gil l of water. one ounce
OF glycerine and nine grains of ohio
rate OF potassium. This recipe is a
cure for dry, crusty pimples in the
brows. 1t should be applied lightly
with a soft tooth brush.
A correspondent gives the following
as the result of study and experience
in the secrets of the toilet:
''For a greasy skin" use finely DOW
dered gum benzoin and bay rum in So
luton, or wash the face in sweet milk
or liliantus water without using soap.
"For blackheads" solution of sui
phite of soda and water is excellent.
For a rough, dry skim nothing can
be more simple and effective than a
weak solution of carbolic acid Zone
part carbolic acid, fl fteen parts water),
and where pimples occur, even as in
acne, the most obstinate of all skin
troubles, the occasional use of pow
der made of alum. borax and cream of
tartar equal parts) will prove an ef-
1ective remedy.
Glycerine in any form applied to the
skin for any length of time will harden
and darken the cuticle, and will finally
affect the normal functions of seba~
ceous ducts, which functions are essen
tial to healthy and clear complexion.
likewise any astringent minerals, such
as zinc, lead or arsenic, will by reac-
ton injure, unless the skin is attacked
by some malignant form of disease. in
which case it is better to consult q ply
sician.-N. 7. World