The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-03-06
FINE COMPILATIONS
CONSIDERATION or A MATTER is
TEREsTINa TO LADIES.

EnOFts, raise ana Correct 20 MAKE the
Skin Beautiful-Tooilsh Practices That
Do More Harm Than Good-Clear. soft
Water the Best OF All.
OF all the gifts that go to the making up of
beauty, nothing catches the eye so distinct
lively and instantaneously as theclear red and
white tints that render the most ordinary
face an attractive one The lack Of at least
good complexion dins all other beauties, and
with q coarse or dingy skin the most perfect
Grecian profile excites no admiration.
Therefore it is that from the beginning of
history women have resorted to all sorts of
devises for improving their compilations, from
the pleasant and luxurious milk bath to the
repulsive application OF raw veal, and the dis
comfort Of masks and poultices Many Of
these devices sound anything but Clearly; yet
the end to be attained was deemed worthy Of
any Inconvenience or suffering.
The constant and persevering use of water
only, had these ancient danes but known it,
would have effected the desired transformar
tion far more thoroughly; but fixed article
Of belief with them in securing q good com
plexion was to abstain from washing the face
This idea Il said by keen writer to havo had
some grains of sense in it, as, when tho dogma
prevailed, bathing the body was not praetised
to any extent, and had tho face alone been
favored with ablutions the unclogged pores
would speedily have brought to the surface
the impurities that should have escaped
through the numerous outlets kept in work
ing order by the daily bath.
JUST A LITTLE SOAP.
This error prevailed long time ago; but
even now traditional woman, somebody's
grandmother or great grandmother, who
must have had something feline In her ma
ture, is brought to the front with her bit OF
flannel, which she never even danpened,
merely polishing Off her pretty face with 1t
every morning; and because Of this habit
we say in spite of it-she had o complexion
of lilies and rosesi
1t is quite possible to go to the other ex-
trerne, and utterly ruin the slzin with soap
and water. A handsome brunette declared
that she owed her rich clear coloring and
satin texture to liberal use Of common
brown soap; but as this soap is the coarsest
and strongest Of alkai preparations, nature
had probably been extra generous In this
case, and given a complexion that remained
beautiful in spite of the most ignorant at
tempts to spoil 1t. Twice o week Is often
enough for the use of soap, which should be
Of the purest and most delicate kind: and
just before retiring Is the best time to APP
ply it.
A lady who retained her fine, fresh COM.
plexion as long as she lived, which was some
years over 10, always washed her face at
night with very warm water, using white
CASTLE soap onco or twice O week. Her hands
did the work of q wash rag and the soap was
rinsed or with q soft sponge. The complexion
should never be exposed TO tho outside air
nor TO the fire within an hour after washing,
and the same time should elapse after walk
or drive before applying water to the face.
1t should at all times DO protected from wind
and sun by veil, the thicker tho better and
green and gray are the best colors to use, as
blue draws the sun and causes freckles
Sleeping IN a mask can scarcely DO called a
comfortable proceeding, but it Is said to be a
marvellous whitener OF the complexion, and
two or three hundred years ago 1t was In
common use among the French court ladies.
The fashion has been revived In the Cosmetic
mesaizse 20 often uslver tiscsz VINO .r-sR svitt
very powerful applications. But soft water
and closely fitted face covering Of quilted
cotton or channels skin are moro ofiicacious
than these elaborate and expensive appli-
ances, and they are certainly harmless
EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL TREATMEErs.
A clear, fresh complexion gives look Of
cleanliness to the person possessing ii, and
the practice Of cleanliness Will best accom-
plish this result, as there Is no beautifler
equal to the daily tepid bath. But any water
will not do, and hard water Is almost worse
than none. II not naturally soft, 1t should
DO made so with ammonia or borax. That
wonderful old lady, Diana or Poitiers, who
persisted In being beautiful at such an UNI
reasonable age, Is said to have used no cos
metic but daily bath OF rain water. This
is a wonderful preserver and freshener of the
complexion, but at the present day 1t Is q
somewhat inaccessible remedy. n handful
OF bran to basin OF water has q very cleans
ing and softening effect, and oatmeal Is
equally good.
The ancient Egyptian women OF tho higher
class, whose complications were OF rose leaf
texture and coloring, bnthed not only daily,
but almost hourly, and never wore their linen
second time without washing. AS frequent
change OF underclothfng as possible is O
decided beautifer OF the complexion, and this
luxury, once INDUCED in, Is not easily given
up. Diluted lotos water was tho iavorite
bath In the lana OK the pyramids, put our
own Florida and rose waters are considered
even better.
salt bath, too, is excellent; and 1t Is not
necessary to go to tho sea shore for 1t, as a
few cents worth OF rock salt VIII supply the
luxury for month. good sized lump dis
solved In basin of water is oil that is needed
for single application Besides invigorating
the system. this bath IA said To fresheri the
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vouthfulness. Ono certainlv feels poodn
after it.