Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-24
WHAT WOMEN WANT TO KNOW.

Shirley Dare Prescribes for BaGcy Cheeks,
Wrinkles and Flesh
Among the queries sent to The DIS
to answer the following:
8. Al would like to know what to do
to prevent my cheeks from becoming baggy.
Do you believe in massage? have tried it
for q number of months and it seems to
make my skin coarse aud fabby. I feel
that am too young to have wrinkles, or
that old look around the lower part of the
face which we see generally in women past
30. But have had great deal of sickness
and care, and in spite of cheerful disposi-
tion I find myself growing old-looking at
49,
Poor, dear womanl Life comes hard in
the thirties, harder often than it ever is
again. 1t is something to have our troubles
when we have the best strength to meet
them, although it gets pretty well used up
in the process AS to facial massage, as far
as my opinion goes, I don't believe in any
outward treatment when the internal is
neglected. Like any other treatment, mas
sage may be overdone, and commonly is.
Anything which draws the blood un-
naturally to the face will leave it coarse
and fabby In reaction.
What s. A. and all women like her need,
is rest, early sleep and lying abed morn
ings while the daughters attend to the
housekeeping and bring mother O nice little
breakfast before she gets up. know boy
OF 81 years, good deal of pickle in some
ways, who does this often for his
nervous mother who has nearly worked
herself to pieces. I should like to
hear of more girls doing his for their
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putation there are several thousand worm
out women who would be the better in looks
and feelings this spring for a strengthening
medicine like this Take tag alder, wild
cherry bark and wintergreen each two
ounces, and infuse in quart of boiling
water three hours in a warm place, closely
covered, then strain and sweeten to taste.
Dose-half teacup three or four times a
day before meals. 1 will take up this sub
iect hereafter. That this is q beauty medi-
cine, all will own who try it. The effect is
strengthening, regulating, purifying to the
system, softening and clearing to the skin.
More or less dragging about the hips and
weight in the back Is associated with the
faccid cheeks, being part of the general de-
bility. Sponging the body with aromatic
ing it is done regularly, and often with this
the muscles of the face resume their firm
ness. Cold salt water or sea water is one
of the best lotions to restore frmess to the
flesh, always bathing the cheeks upward,
giving massage in the same direction. A
delicate domestic recipe against wrinkles
is the whites of two eggs beaten with twice
as much rosewater, and hall teaspoonful
of powdered alum, dissolved in a spoonful
of rosewater added to it. Keep this in
covered cup and apply to wrinkles on going
to bed.
Mrs s. W. c. G. and others-An old
fashioned dose of cream-of-tartar and COM
pound powder of jalap for a stoutish per-
son to reduce flesh, is from one-half to
full tablespoonful. 1t is the best to begin
with smaller dose and increase if desira-
BILE. The best form of compound powder is
the British formula as follows:
Powdered jalap, five ounces; test cream
of tartar, nine ounces; ground ginger, one
ounce. Mix, sift through fine sieve, and
then rub together in a mortar. The cream
of-tartar rubbed with the jalap makes it
easier to take and increases its effect; the
ginger prevents gripping. Three doses ;
week at night are all that is advisable for
reducing flesh and the gravy of lean meat
and dry toast should be taken to keep up
strength. The treatment is distinctly low
ering to temperature as we'll as flesh, and
one must avoid taking cold. A flannel
band tight about the hips will aid in reduc-
ing size and keep of dangerous chilla