Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-24


nothing in the world like the same rain
water, a constant use of which is impera
tive to render the skin soft and downy, Oh
to freshen the color or to cleanse the pore:
of the skin, or to make beauty last as long
as life"
Thus, the only service which M. Oudard
rendered the illustrious mistress was te
gather the rain water for her, bottle it and
seal it up, to be in readiness in case Of
scarcity of rain. So all these bottles Of
philters which daily arrived from the
great perfumer to the still greater lady
only contained rain water. And Diana
was beauty at three score, and cap
tivated two Kings, one of them fifteen
years her junior!
The inference we may draw from this is
that simple means are generally more
effective than elaborate ones.
We all know that beauty's chief points
lies in the complexion. Let us consider,
then, the best and simplest means of pre-
serving it; first, try to avoid care and
worry, anxiety and fretfulness, which are
detrimental to the complexion.
Try to sleep well, and be careful of diet,
and meet the world as it comes. Cold
atmosphere and plenty of cold water are
good tonics, excepting in cases of exceed
ingly delicate persons. Some ladies are so
very delicate that they cannot stand very
strong Winds These should protect their
faces with thick wells until the skin be-
comes somewhat hardened to the cold.
Some prominent physicians oppose cold
water and advise the use of hot water.
must say that | am much opposed to
heat in any form for the face. For exam
pie, you wash your face on arising in the
morning with hot or cold water, which is
more comfortable if you are compelled to
go outdoors? After washing ones face in
posed to the air. Now, what you want is
not soft, but hard skin; firm, but
smooth and velvety looking. You can
never have pretty complexion with a
soft skin, as it very soon wrinkles. So, if
you do not want wrinkles, says one author
ity, do not use hot water.
Do not eat too much. That coarsens the
skin, and it assumes a masculine look.
Those who have too much color should
avoid all rich meats and stimulating
drinks, and occasionally, if the skin is
roughened or chapped, and some emollient
seems necessary, | think the following
preparation can be used to advantage
1t was given to me by lady who has a
most beautiful complexion, absolutely free
from wrinkles.
"Years ago." she says, "no girl was more
timid in society or cared to stay at home
more than myself, on account of horrid
complexion. The formula / have used
with gratifying effect is prepared with the
following perfectly harmless ingredients: :
White wax, two ounces cocoa butter, two
ounces; almond oil, four ounces, and
twenty drops carbolic acid. Apply at
night. For salt rheum and like skin affec-
tions, add one ounce gum camphor, and
use daily"
Young ladies whose compilations show
the ravages of late hours, and who wish to
restore the skin to its pristine debutante
freshness, are using ''le masque du mari"
which French women have employed ever
since the days of La Refine Magot, who in
vented this faded complexion's sweet re-
storer. They take the white of one egg
beaten into sufficient rose water to make a
cream; to this they add one gramme of
alum and one of sweet almond oil, all of
which is beaten together until paste is
formed, white and sweet smelling.
Then taking piece of thick muslin,
they cut holes in such way that it re-
sembles mask-two for eyes, a small one
for nostrils, the third little larger for
the mouth. The paste is spread thickly
and carefully over this. Four tapes are
fastened to 1.-TWO at the brow and two at
the chin-and when the young woman re-
tires this is tied on her face and remains
there all night.
In the morning she washes off the paste
carefully with soft sponge and tepid
water, following it by another bath of cold
water Then she rubs her face vigorously
with a soft towel, and emerges with a
complexion of sixteen.
There is rule which goes with this
masque du mari, which says that to have
beautiful skin a woman must take enough
exercise at least once day to be thrown
into thorough glow.