Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-14
ing the body which soils the vesture, and
which is far the less clean of the two?

Wnlcn Is lar the less cledn Oh Ine Two!
THE BATH TUB.
Women are often uselessly put out about
such things, and imagine themselves very
refined for being so, when the refinement is
lust the other way. A bath should be
washed, rinsed and wiped after any use, and
the common practice of a household taking
their baths in succession without this is the
one thing not to be endured. write this
for the benefit of young women boarding,
who would like to carry out hygiene in
clothing and baths, with imperative limits
of expense. The clothing next the skin, no
matter what fabric, should be thin and soft
enough to admit of washing easily and
changing often.
True, thick undershirts taking up the
waste OF the skin and worn next it week
are enough to account for a good many OF
the complaints about rough faces. A
woman who buys $6 crochet undervests and
wears one week through and satin corset
till it drops from her, deserves to have a
rash on the face, and will wonder at the
roughness Of her complexion at best. Nice,
clean minded youths are abashed at the
pimpled faces and necks which in most eyes
are prima facia witnesses to immortality, when
the trouble is sleeping in i'll ventilated
rooms, and need OF clean undershirt every
day as well as clean collar.
POINTS ON DIET.
But while exceptionally strong or scrofu-
lous systems may have good skin in spite
OF diet, no poor complexion can be lastingly
improved without particular care on this
point. When Mrs. Manufacturer writes to
the Fifth avenue school where her young
daughter is preparing to captivate an English
baronet in time, that "whatever else she
may submit to Madame's Judgment graham
bread at each meal is imperative" and
professional beauties 60 without bread at
luncheon rather than eat white rolls, and
imperil their complexion, other girls will
know enough to follow the example Good
diet not limited, should be the rule, for
eruptlons in young people are quite as apt
to indicate debility and call Tor generous
diet as the contrary. No ham, bacon, salt
beef, or salt fish, fat gravies, lard pies, or
puddings Of the roly-poly order should be
allowed girls desiring good compilations.
If worried" can eat four to six large
juicy pears every day they are in season. it
will do much for her digestion and bloom.
If the appetite is capricious, follow its
caprices, till baths and wholesome bread
regulate it. It may take three to six months
or year to cure the trouble. but 1 do not
believe there is such a thing as incurable
skin disease. Plenty of exercise and fric-
ton of the body are called for. and hot foot
baths with soda in the water, to equalize
circulation. Carbolated oil. ten drops car
bolic acid in two tablespoonfuls of olive oil,
rubbed on the face at night will soften and
heal the eruption, if other care is taken.
Hereafter, 1 must charge fee for all let
ters requiring private answers. The de-
mands Of such correspondence have grown
absolutely beyond my strength and time,
even with secretary's aid. Letters for
answer in print are welcome, and those de-
string simply addresses or prices mentioned,
will be answered as usual, if sent with post
card or stamped envelope addressed-the
card preferred, for saving of time. Re-
quests to know how to make bread without
baking powder or yeast are useless-the
process requiring special ovens and care.
Ladies writing from the continent, desiring
to know where to find all accomplished
French maids. and special toilet advice, al
ways emitting return postage. can hardly
expect answer. And letters asking informa-
tion for developing snowy figure are use
less. SHIRLEY DARE.