Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-08-15
A BEAUTIFUL SKIN.
How to Take Good Care OF the Com
plcxion-

can keep her freshness and brilliancy
during a tiresome Washington season,
gives as the secret OF her good complex
ion the fact that Ler bathing is regular,
methodical and judicious; that she
never washes her face during the day,
but cares for il thoroughly at the stated
times. On returning from a walk or
drive she wipes every particle OF dust
from her face with a soft chamois leath-
er and takes particular pains not to SIT
too near n fire or in draft after eXer-
cises. Another point upon which she
dwells very carefully is the arrange
ment of her dressing-room. There IS
nothing over luxurious to the eye in the
simple, well-veEtilated and unadorned
room.
Miss understands thoroughly the
advantage of not bathing in her sleep
ing apartment and having her srOnges,
towels, etc, as well aired as If they
were articles of dress. Her tub Is
.cleansed thoroughly each day, the water
used is always as fresh as possible ard
the shelf containing the articles used IN
h.r toilet is in a well-yentllated high
art of the wall, and only a small
quantity of any article IS Kept at a
time. since almost anything too long
titled water absorbing some germs of
unpleasantneSs if retained too long,
Tie spOnges in this room, three in num-
Der, are hung from projecting strip OF
wood. They are never exposed to the
sun by way of sweetening them, accord
ing To the erroneous notion of so many
people, and they are never left in the
water after use except about once In
two weeks, when they are soaked IN
basin of fresh water, 70 which lump
Of soda has been added for purposes OF
thorough cleansing.
Now. let us see what are the toilet
articles in this famous beauty'S dress
ing-room; distilled water, rose water,
Elycerine, cold cream, vaseline, eau de
cologne. "A lotion for which we Will
presently give the recipe, orris root and
camphor We have enumerated only
those which mademoiselle uses for her
bathing, or with distinct reference to
her skin after or before washing. Now,
let US see how these are employed. On
rising, she takes a quick, cold bath, us
ing the fiesh-brush application immedi-
ately afterwards. Five minutes mod
crate use of the dumb bells follow this,
after which Miss - quickly COM
pletes her toilet, breakfasts and remains
qu te indOlently still for fifteen min
uteL Then comes brisk walk. What
the routine of her day Is TO be Is the re-
suit of circumstances; but TO those so
situated they cannot govern their time.
Let US say that the morning ablutions,
exercise and walk need only occupy one
hour, and viii, by methOdical use,
lenEthen the healthy hour Of life ten
fold.
During the day Miss washes her
hands frequently in tepid distilled
water, To which some of the rose water |
Is added, and before drying them ap-
plies very quickly and yet thoroughly |
some glyeeTine, taking care, however, |
to completely wash II off after II has |
done its work of fabrication, since |
otherwise it would make the hands |
sallOw and the skin over tender.
We might, with advantage, go on TO |
detail this charming young PERSONS |
simple and wholesome customs of the /
day for preserving her strength, good /
spirits and good looks, hut must keep /
10 our one especial point at present /
Before dressing for dinner or an even
ng engagement, sponge No. 2-that /
IF the morning being left on its line-Is
employed with tepid water 10 battle
quickly the neck and arms, but nothing
5 done which could possibly promote a
,hill. Returning To her dTossing-rOOm,
he night bath Is taken, with which |
ylycerine and rose water are mingled, |
md the ablutiOn is followed by n gentle
friction, the face, after being thorough
" especially about the roots |
Df the hair-is subjected 10 n rapid and |
soft rubbing, after which a sponge |
soaked in very hot water is quickly |
passed over It for the purpose of reopen
ing the thoroughly cleansed pores.
Now remember what these pores |
mean to the whole system as well as To |
tie complexion itself, SD in applying |
any unguent be careful what you de- |
posit into these swift canals, Miss -,
whose SKIN has a tendency To over dry
ness, Tubs 1t softly, lightly, but very |
firmly, with pure cold cream. Where |
there IS too much natural oil It is best |
TO have the face free from amy greasing. |
y careful examination IS then made by |
SIisS - to discover the existence of |
acute punctata-thOSe distressing little |
black marks, often more disiiguring |
than p!mpleS. y variety of remedies |
and means of eradication are to be sug-
gested, but results are not always graft |
flying. We know a charming Ameri- |
can girl who passed three months at a
German SanitaTium for the purpose of
removing these tOrmenting little spots
from her face and without any speci-
ally good results. y system of exercise
and bathing and the use of the lotion
whose formula l give was suggested
with absolute satisfaction.
Generally speaking, these marks arise
from an accumulation of solid matter
in the pores. This must be forced out
in some way, and it stands to Ieason
that after ejecting it forcibly by means
of pressure there must be applied some
thing soothing TO the skin. Warm soap
and water Is excellent, and sometimes
little diluted lemon juice proves salts
factory. But the lotion most conducive
to an absolute cure and which prevents
their reformation is the following
jordan almonds CblanchedD, one ounce.
Bitter almonds two or three drains
Distilled water, half pint.
Form into an emulsion by bruising the al
monds and adding eight ounces OF water.
Strain it.
Dissolve fifteen grains Of bichloride of ner-
curry in boiling water. Then mix the two solu-
hons-
Apply the lotion to the black spots or
acne by wetting a piece of soft linen
with it, moiStening the part of the face
affected and then wiping it off softly
with a clean cloth. Great care must be
taken in applying this lotion to any part
of the face where there is an opening of
the skin, such rs results from a cut or
eruption Should this be the case the
formula given above may be used with
out the ingredient of bichloride of mer-
curry.
Where there are small skin eruptions
or fever sores about the mouth, Miss
- uses, daintily, a trifie or camphor,
also applied with a soft linen cloth.