The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-08
TO PRESERVE THE SKIN.
Cold Water Is a Perfect Cosmetic
when Properly Used.

1t requires considerable courage to take
a cold morning bath in winter, but there
can be no doubt that it is highly benef-
cial. The best authorities upon the treat
ment of the skin and muscles tell us that
there is nothing better than clear water
for giving firmness to 1abby tissues, and
a single trial is enough to convince any
one of the positive virtues that dwell in
this simple ~invigorant. Wash the face
with warm water and it will feel soft and
relaxed, as if every muscle hung loose
from it's support; then quickly bathe IT
with cold water and it will at once regain
its hrmness and solidity.
The woman who habitualy uses hot or
warm water Upon her face will bitterly
regret 1t when she awakens to the fact
that the tissues have been so greatly
weakened that nothing will restore their
vigor and smooth the wrinkles.
If properly taken, a cox bath is not as
startling as one would expect. Few wom-
en- can endure a cold plunge, and most
advocates of this morning tonic never i'm
merSe the body unless they are very
strong or very Heshy.
To take a cold bath, first lay upon the
floor an old rug or strip of carpet that
will not be injured by a wetting, and fill
the bowl with cold water. Battle the
hands, arms and face, douse the shoulders
and shest, and then introduce the feet
one after the other, and douse to the
knees. Each part should be dried thor
oughly as soon as bathed, and hen
rubbed vigorously until the skin is warm
and glowing. TIL entire operation will
not require more than eight minutes. The
woman who battles in this way is sure
to have a good appetite for breakfast and
to feel at peace with all the world. Cold
water properly used is a perfect cosmetic
for the plain woman, for it will brighten
and clear her complexion; it is also an
elixir for the woman who is prematurely
old, a t~ranquilizer for her who is nervous
or irritable and a fine fnOip fnr the hI1SV
woman whose strength is not quite equal
to the many demands upon it.
Bathing of every description has al
ways been q prominent fac or in the toilet
processes of famous beauties. Some mis-
guided souls argue that the face should
never be washed with soap, but surely a
surface that Is so constantly exposed
should be given as thorough a cleansing
as any other part.
A good soar will not injure the most
sensitive skin, and if it is applied twice
of a flannel wash-eloth, the face can be
kept perfectly clean. The proper time to
cleanse the body is at night, and, two or
three warm baths a week, taken just be-
fore retiring, will contribute greatly to
the average woman's health.
A hot sea bath at night is luxurious,
and 1t is now possible to purchase a pre-
pared sea salt that will render an ordi-
nary bath a very good imitation of sea
water. ROCK or dairy salt cannot be sue
eessfully used in this way, as it does not
disSo!Ve and does not form the right sort
OF brine. Society women loudly extol the
virtues of Turkish and Roman baths as
beautif1ers.- These baths open the pores
and thoroughly cleanse the skin. the
steaming being particularly beneficial. 1t
IS said that the frequent fogs of Great
Britain are the cause of the charming
compilations which are a national char
acteristic of the English race; and steam
or Vapor baths benefit in the same way.
It is very unwise to bathe too long or
too vigorously, as the fatigue that is sure
to follow will counterfeit whatever good
may accrue from the bath.-Delineator.