The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-22
a GOOD COMPLEXION.
There Is Much in knowing How to Wash
fiie FACE.


rule the woman who has pretty face
feels that the gods have not dealt un-
generously with her.
Without good complexion all other
t beauties fail to show to advantage. A
pair OF magnificent eyes are never at
their best set in sallow, unhealthy
looking face, and perfectly-molded feat
ures, if covered with greasy, blotched,
colorless skin, DO not show for half
their value.
On the other hand, clear pure com
plexion will to a great extent atone for
irregular features. In consideration of
this il is great comfort to reflect how
often it lies within woman's power to
materially benefit even a poor COM
pleXion.
As a matter of course, the bathing
that invigorates the whole body can
not fail to produce salutary effect
upon the face. But more than this
may be done.
1t has passed into proverb. in speak
ing of a slatternly or careless woman,
to say: ''She does not know enough to
wash her face"
How many neat women know how to
wash their faces in the right way?
1t is one of those processes commonly
supposed to come, as DOgberrv said of
reading and writing, by nature. A
woman washes her face in hot or cold
water, as the fancy strikes her, with
the hands or with a cloth or sponge,
with soap or without when she is going
out in the wind, or when she comes in
out of the sun. She dries it gently with
a soft towel or polishes it off with a
rough one, according to her fancy.
She never stops to think of the harm
she may be doing her complexion by
this reckless reatment. There may be
some skins that will stand such rough
handling and show no i'll effects. There
are very few that would not be bene
fitted by tenderer care.
The woman who has due regard for
her complexion Will not wash her face
Just before going out or just after com
ing in. The temptation is great to
dash water over the face when one is
heated by exercise in the open air, but
temporary relief viii be forgotten in
the dry burning sensation that will
speedily follow. If the face must be
cleansed at such time, it should be
carefully wiped with soft cloth, and
perhaps powdered lightly.
On the same principle, the woman
who has become overheated in house
work or by other indoor exercise will
be wise if she delays washing her face
until the skin has regained its normal
temperature.
Some complexion specialists go even
farther than this, and say the face
should never be washed. At least one
woman in New York affirms that she
has not washed her face in seven years.
She has beautiful skin, and when
complimented upon it. she says: All,
you should have seen my grandmothers
skin. When she was seventy, it was
like a rose leaf. and she had not washed
her face for twentysiX years.
Similar stories are told of Madame
Patti and other persons Of remarka bly,
fine compexions, but the truth of these
is not vouched for by reliable author
tiles.
On the other hand. there is woman
living in New York who makes prac-
tice of washing her face every night
with soap and hot water. She is over
fifty years old, her skin is satin smooth.
and the coloring as delicate as that OF
young girl. A friend of hers, who is
of bout the same age, and has a com
plexion rivaling the others, puts only
clear pure water on her face. and has
n. =, J
years.
The weight of evidence is with the
peop.a who use soap, but all agree in
saving that only the finest, purest soap
must he employed. and that every par
ticle must be rinsed off. Authorities
on the matter assert that the face
should not be washed oftener than
once day, and that the water should
never be dashed over it. as is the de-
lghtful if reprehensible practice Of
most men and some women. Very lit
tie water should be used. and it should
be applied with a soft cloth, fine
baby sponge, or one OF the high
priced facial sponges.
Hot water is said 20 have a tendency
to produce wrinkles. but this state
rnent Is open to doubt Hot or warm
water cleanses the face more effectuany
than the cold. and a sponging off with
cool water Immediately afterwards
will probably obviate any possible evil
effect.
If there is any prediction towards
eruptions on the skin. warm water is
to be recommended In winter cold
water is sometimes preferable TO hot.
as the latter by making >the face ten
der. renders It more liable 10 become
chapped When cold water Is used il
should be soft. and hard water should
have added 10 il a little borax or a very
few drops Of diluted ammonia. Moth
ing is better for washing the face than
raiI-water. and there = a superstition
that that which falls IN MAY or June =
especially beneficial 70 the complexion
After the face has been washed II
should be dried gently and very thor
oughlv. \ soft towel is better for this
purpose than rough one By many
people fine hueka back i preferred 10
dsmaSk. Either vii. serve the pur
pose.-Harrer' Bazar
Behind the Times
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from your husband. Iextend mE hearty
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