Middletown transcript., 1894-05-05

the skin and muscles tell us that there
is nothing better than clear water for
giving tirmness to fiabby tissues, and
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 mus
Gle hung loose from its support; then
quickly battle it with cold water and
it will at once regain its firmness and
solidity, says the Delineator.
The woman who habitually uses
warm or hot water upon her face will
bitterly regret it when she awakens to
the fact that the tissues have been SO
greatly weakened that nothing will
restore their vigor and smooth the
wrinkles. i
If properly taken, q cold bath is
not as startling as one would expect.
Few women can endare cold plunge
and most advocates of this morning
tonic never ilnmerse the body unless
they are very strong or very fieshy.
To take q cold bath, first lay upon
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 chest, and then intro
duce the feet one after the other, and
douse to the knees. Each part should
be dried thoroughly as soon as bathed
and then rubbed vigorously until the
skin is warm md glowing. The entire
operation will not require more than
eight minutes. The woman who
bathes 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 CO.'S
metic for the plain woman, for it will
brighten and clear her complexion; it
is also an elixir Tor the woman who is
prematurely old, tranquilizer for her
who is nervous or irritable, and fine
tonic for the busy woman whose
strength is not quite equal to the many
demands upen it.
Bathing Of every description has
always been a prominent factor in the
toilet process of famous beauties.
Some misguided souls argue that the
face should never be washed with
soap, but surely surface that is so
constantly exposed should be given
as thorough a cleansing as any other
part.
A good soap will not injure the most
sensitive skin, and if it is applied
twice a week at night, being applied
by means of a flannel wash cloth, the
face can be kept perfectly clean. The
proper time to cleanse the body is at
night, and two or three warm baths |
a wesk, taken just before retiring,
together with the cold bath every
will contribute greatly to
the average woman's health.
A hot sea bath at night is luxurious |
and it is uow possible to purchase a |
sea salt that Will render an
ordinary bath very good imitation
of sea water. Rock or dairy salt can
not be successfully used in this way,
as it does not dissolve readily and |
does not form the right sort OF brine,
Society women loudly extol the virtues |
of Turkish and Roman baths as beau |
tifiers. These baths open the pores
and thoroughly clense the skin, the
steaming being particularly beneficial.
1t is said that the frequent fogs of
Great Britain are the cause of the
charming complexions which are a
national characteristic of the English
race; and steam or vapor baths; benefit |
in the same way. 1t is very unwise |
to battle too long or too vigorously, as
the fatigue that is sure to follow will
counteract whatever good many
accrue from the bath.
If your black kid gloves look shah
by and white where the coloring has
worn off, rub them with little liquid
shoe polish. 1t will not rub off on
your clothing after it is dry, and may
be renewed as often as you like. If
perfectly new black gloves pull at the
seams, and you can't make the glove
girl take them back, touch the spots
with tiny bit of black paint, such as
comes in the little tubes. II you take
a pair of gloves back they are doc
tored that way and put on sale again,
Part of the outfit of glove counter
is case of assorted colors of oil paint
tubes for that very purpose.
Mrs. Virginia c. Meredith, proprie-
5or of one of the finest shorthorn
herds in the country, is writing
series of able articles on women as
farmers. She believes there is no spot
equal to a farm for at once furnishing
l competence and enabling a woman
% establish a beautiful home and
u iIiS "a = llCi IL DIc |
las any.
If your best black silk has broken
n an exasperating fashion under the
arm, dampen a piece of fine black
'ourt plaster and put on the under
ide of the silk, then draw it carefully ,
ogether and smooth down on the wet ,
plaster. The result will surprise and
'lease you. This same method is an 4
xcellent one for those horrid snags
hat one gets in gowns sometimes in
he most conspicuous places? Use
ourt plaster that is the same color of
he dress, and do not make the court
'laster SO wet that the dampness
ONES through to the outside of the
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