Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-05-10
Copyright, 1894, by American Press Associa-
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i 7ZkNf whether a good COM
E$eM I plexion is possible to
~ Z all women, and to
NM this question I I'M
] i.s',i,t hesitatiRgly ti3gl j, Al an. !.
good complexion,
like any other valuable possessions, is
not to be acquired or retained without
patient effort and constant care. Wom.
en- consult the dentist, the manicure,
the hairdresser and the oculist for the
preservation or improvement Of the
teeth, hair, eyes and hands, and no good
reason can be brought forward to prove
that she should not take at least equally
wise care to preserve and improve her
complexion, on which to so considerable
an extent the general appearance de-
pends. A piece Of fine embroidery,
choice bit of mahogany or a delicate sat
in is tenderly cared for and quickly
loses its beauty if neglected So with
the complexion.
Beauty is but skin Deep is an old
adage whose falsity has long since been
proved. Beauty is muscle deep" is the
new aphorism whose truth cannot be
denied, because when the muscles Of the
face become exhausted and shrink then
trouble begins.
A great mistake is made in supposing
that all compilations are alike and
should receive the same kind Of treat
ment. A wise woman finds out the ma
ture of her complexion before she begins
to improve it, and she begins when she
is young to take care of it just, as she be-
gins to take care of her teeth before they
are III desperate need Of the dentists
manipulations. To be the possessor of a
good complexion, unless ones natural
endowment in this particular be un-
usual, means daily attention and ration
al care, and after rejuvenating neg
lected one you cannot throw away care
Of it as you throw away the empty bot
ties
The wise women will discover what
preparations are best suited to her need
and will devote few minutes daily to
her complexion as willingly as she
would to her teeth, finger nails or hair.
She should remember that the face is
more exposed to the ever changeable eli
matte conditions than any other portion
of the body and consequently should re-
ceive greater care than any other.
Many preparations for the face, excel
lent in themselves, should be condemned
requirements. Each complexion has its
strong as well as its weak points, and
the same method of treatment cannot be
universally recommended. Tincture of
benzoin, much lauded preparation, is
particularly detrimental to many skins,
especially to an oily one. The familiar
preparation of glycerin and rosewater is
positively harmful in great majority of
instances and will undoubtedly make
the skin dry, yellow and leathery. ely
cerin is infinitely better for internal than
for external use. Many women say, 81
never use anything in the nature of a
cosmetic OH my face, but little prepared
chalk" " If they tell the truth, and some
don't, the inevitable result is a dry,
shriveled and sallow complexion, with
the much dreaded so called ''crow's
feet. f"
Face masks, especially those made of
rubber, are most deleterious in their ef-
fects upon the health and also upon the
complexion. The face perspires under
their influence and becomes so sensitive
that ON exposure to the outdoor air it is
often attacked with neuralgia in its most
distressing form The impurities which
exude from the skin while wearing the
mask are retained on the rubber for a
time and then taken back into the pores.
Steaming the face is most pernicious
and dangerous practice Itinvites facial
neuralgia and other more serious all
ments, robs the skin of its natural oil,
which but few can afford to part with,
and unquestionably shrivels the skin,
causing wrinkles to appear. Observe the
hands Of washerwoman for practical
demonstration of this statement
An impatient woman is with difficult
ty restrained from OVERRIDING the matter
when she first begins to care for her
complexion. She is inclined to exhaust
the muscles of the face by working them
too much. have seen q woman i'll the
Turkish bath who rubs and rubs and
rubs her face with cream, then steams
and steams it until the vitality of mus
cular action is threatened, and while it
Is true that good complexion cannot
be acquired on relaxed muscles or i'm
poverished tissues it does not necessarily
follow that good prescription cannot
be abused by too generous application.
Diet and exercise are among the most
important factors to be considered in Sc
suring good complexion. Plenty of
ripe fruit should be eaten, particularly
an orange or grape fruit half hour be-
fore breakfast. There is no better way
to eat them than by squeezing out the
juice as you would Si'h a lemon. For
lunch roast apples, a baked banana,
stewed prunes, rhubarb or berries of any
kind will be found hstlthful Grapes,
apples, pears and pins Hpples are good
choice for dinner and e&l hardly be eat
en- in too great abundNAe.
A brisk walk Of AZ iGg duration as
possible without exhalA4 VI every morn
ing and afternoon and 10 minutes nap
In the afternoon are highly recommend
ed. Even il one cannot sleep in the day
time the recumbent position which in
duces relaxation and the brief rest OBJ
tanned by closing the eyes are very help
full. The eyes may further be rested by
the use of narrow bandage of black
surah silk Of one thickness placed over
them and fastened at the back by safety
pin, either at night or during the aft
ernoon nap. BY this precaution the
changing light is not allowed to affect
the susceptible organs Of vision, and
sounder sleep is induced. The bandage
will also prove great relief to aching
eyeballs, which are liable to become
somewhat strained as one gets older in
an effort to see clearly. Also in sleep
one is apt to dream and frown and
change the facial expression SO as to in
duce wrinkles, and the surah bandage
prevents this in great measure. If the
color comes off from the bandage, it
may be lined.
An endless variety Of soaps is to be
found in the market, and even Of CASTLE,