Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-08-08
HOW TO LOOK PRETTY.
Rules ON How tn Treat the Complexion
without Harming 1t.

To keep the texture of the skin as
soft and delicate as possible there is
nothing / think that equals the use of
almond meal, says Ella Wheeler Will
cox. You may ask why almond oil
will not answer the purpose-the rub
bing necessary with the meal is almost
as beneficial as the meal itself; with an
OIL YOU do not use friction and conse-
quently lose half the benefit. have
used almond meal for fifteen years. L
spend five minutes ut night and as
much time in the morning, and wash
my face with warm water once Il day.
Most women wash their face too free
quently There is no fabric that would
not become dingy. discolored, and
roughened if soaked in water half II
dozen times during the day and then
exposed to the cold of winter or the
heat of summer. Just so it is with the
human skin. | consider an occasional
Turkish bath great beautifer of the
complexion. When / was young
girl my face was plentifully decorated
with freckles; these seldom appear
now. even if / have been exposed to
the hot sun. 1t is partly the use of
almond meal, l think. which has kept
them at bay, and partly preparation
of rosewater and benzoin, a preparation
used since the time of Cleopatra-an
ounce of the latter to quart of the
former. This should be daubed on the
face with soft cloth. This mixture
is also good tonic for the skin. AS
to wrinkles, borrowing trouble is a
fruitful cause of these hated reminders
of times advance. While a man may
be unduly nervous and worried about
his business and other affairs of i'm
port his wife will fret over trivial af-
fairs. She worries about the dust on the
bric-a-brac. the chip on the new china
cup. the style of her bonnet, and fit of
her gown, and these things make her old
rs surely rs do real troubles. A placid
temper will long keep wrinkles in
allegiance, and years of good humor
will leave a sweet mouth to old age.
Shakespeare makes Caesar say that cow
ards die many times before their deaths.
SO they do, and so do thousands upon
thousands of people who grunt their
lives away. They make themselves old
with imagined aches and pains. 1t is
not good to give way TO megrims. An
ticipation brings the misery that it
looks for. Ii we look for old age it
will run TO meet us.
Every one can be in some way pleas
ing and should be, for rs DR.. Holmes
says in the philosopher at the Break
fast-Table, 1.-THE woman who does not
please is false note in the harmonies
of nature" To stimulate those who
have been cheated of features by dis
sembling nature" and who remain
ugly in spite of science and art, but
who have commendable ambition TO
attract and please, let me assure them
that they can be lovely and attractive
if they will cultivate their minds and
their hearts. Every one has noticed
that they are not all beauties who have
become brides. and one is ut loss to
understand how they lead their hus-
bands captive. There is no mystery
about it--they did it by being agree
able. kind. and bright. Millions de-
scription of Eve is worth noting i'll this
connection:
"Qrace was In her steps heavn in her eye,
| In all her gestures dignity and love-
But this is not practical enough. pos.
sibly. Let me give you few simple
and very practical rules.
Never plunge your face into very
cold water when it feels hot and dry
from exposure to the wind; such an
imprudent act almost always perma-
nently yellowS the skin.
If you want face that looks like
leather then become confirmed tea
and coffee drinker. If you like blotches
and pimplcs revel in bill of fare
which includes hot bread. gravies, fat
food, candies, and late suppers.
Lastly. don't worry about frecklcs.
Be fond of them, because mankind al
ways claim that the girl who frecklcs
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