The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-29

gather the rain water for her, bottle it and
seal 1t up, 10 be IN readiness in case Of
scarcity of raln.- So all those bottles Of
philters which daily arrived from the
great perflmer to the still greater lady
/ only contained rain water. Aud Diana
was a beauty at three score. and captivnted
two kings, one Of them Il years he junior
Inc inference we may draw from.this Is
that simple means are generally more eff
fectlve than elab rate ones.
We all know that beauty's chief point
lies IN the complexion. Los us consider.
then, the best and simplest means of pre-
serving it; first. try to avoid care and worry.
anxiety and fretfulness. which are detri-
! mental to the complexion.
Try t. sleep we'll. and be careful Of diet
and meet the world as 10 comes. Cold at
mosphere AID plenty of cold water are
! good tonics, excepting IN cases Of exceed
lngly 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 atvise the use Of hot water. |
must say that am much opposed To heat
| III any form for the face. For examnle
you wash your face on arising in the morn
Ing with hot or cold water. which Is more
comfortable if you are compelled to 90 out
| doors. After washing ones face in hot
| water 1t feels drawn and soft if exposed to
the air. Now, what you want is not a soft.
but hard skin; firm, but smooth and vel
vety looking. You can never have IA pretty
complexion with IA soft skin, as it worry soon
Wrinkles. so II you do noS want wrinkles ,
! says one authority, do not use lot water
DO not eat too much. That eoarsens the
SKIN, ana II assumes a masculine look
Those who have too much color should
AVOID all rich meats and stimulating
drinks, and occasionally, il the skin Is
rouSheued or chapped, and some emollient
seems necessary, l think the following
preparation can be used to advantage.
1t was given to me by lady who has a
most beautiful complexion, absolutely FREQ
from wrinkles
ears ago" she says, ''no girl was moro
tlmid IN society or cared to stay at homo
| more than myself, on account Of a horrid
complexion. Tho formula have used with
gratifying effect is prepared with the fol-
lowing perfectly harmless ingredients:
Nv hlte 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-
ions, add one ounce of gum camphor and
| use daily"
Young ladies whose compilations show
the ravages of late hours, and who wish to
restore the skin to it, pristine debutante
freshness, are using "le mlsque du mari,
which Ffenchwomen have employed ever
since the days of la Refine Margot. who in
vented the faded complexon's sweet re-
| storer. They take the white of ono egg
be teu into sufficient rose water to make a
cream; to this they add ono gramme of
alutn ana one OF sweet almond oil. All of
which is beaten together until a paste is
formed, white and sweet smelling.
Then taking piece of thick muslin. thew
cut holes In such way that it resembles a
mask-two for eyes, a small ono for nostrils
the third little larger, for the mouth. The
paste Is spread thlckly ami carefully over
this. Four tapes are fastened TO it two Mt
the brow and two at the chin-and when
the young woman retires, thi, is tied on her
face, and romans there all night.
In the morning she washes off the paste
carefully with a soft sponge and tepid
water, following it. by another bath of cold
water. Then she rubs her face vigorously
with soft towel, and energies with the
| complexion of 10.
There is n rule which goes with this
lnasque du mari, which says that TO have n
beautiful skin a woman must take enough
exercise at least once a day to be thrown
into thorough glow.
Many young people lay the first founda-
less habit of lifting the eyebrows when
looking at any object above the level Of the
| head:
VI recall many a chiding,n saws Ella
| Wheeler Wilcox, in speaking of this sub
| Ject, from my mother on this score, which
| appreciated later in life.p
Perfect composure of the features under
all phases of emotion not only indicate good
breeding, but also insures q protracted
n n4l IF
The habit If contracting the brows soon
wears one or more perpindicular lines be-
tween the eyes, which assist to age tho face
Every unnatural grimace expressive Of an
ger or annoyance, amusement or mirth, is a
foe to youth aud beauty
very beautiful and vouthful-appearinQ
society woman of Now York, the preserya-
ton OF whose skin Is remarked upon by her
acquaintance, says that whenever she fs
going out in t1e evening she prepares her
toilet, with the exception of her dress.
wrings washcloth out of as hot water as
as she can bear, smooths it out over her face
SO 1t will touch every part of it, and lies
with it on her face for haf an hour. When
she removes it every wrinkle and line has
disappeared
An English lady over 80 asserts that her
lack OF wrinkles Is due to the fact of her
having used very hot water all her life.
WhicnkbBuJenS inc SKIN ana SnO0thS out the
lines. II Is said of Mrs. Langtry that she
uses fresh veal on her face-not a pleasant
recipe, certainly. Before dressing for the
afternoon, three or four times during the
week, she puts a fresh slice of veal on her
face, and leaves it there for half an hour.
AS the Lily is nearing that time when
wrinkles are wont to appear, and as her
face is quite free from them, it may be-
taken Tor granted that, whatever her
recipe, it is good one.