The Washington times., 1894-05-08
HINTS FOR THE COMPLEXION.
Conflicting Advice Culled from Contempt
raries Within Thirty Days.

Conflicting Advice Culled from Contempt
raries Within Thirty Days.
"Nothing is so beneficial to the face as
steaming. You can do it at home over q
saucepan of boiling water; be sure to bind
the eyes, as hot water is injurious to them"
'Use pure cold water to insure a fresh,
rosy skin. Hot water is a sure producer Of
wrinkles; for example. look at the washer
woman's hand. Steaming is very injurious,
as 1t makes the skin loose and fabby.
"Bathe infamed eyes with hot water"
1.-THE simplest and most harmless prepara-
ton to smooth the skin is glycerin and rose
water; two parts glycerin and one part rose
water"
Never use glycerin on the face 1t draws
powerfully and intlames the surface"
"Use cold cream or some soft cream of
| roses on the face before retiring. The skin
must be fed"
Avoid the use OF cold cream and all un-
guents on the face. All grease, yaseline, or
glycerin has tendency to fill up the pores
and produce down on the face"
Squeeze out blackheads after bathing the
face in very hot water, then use some soft
cream"
Never squeeze out blackheads with the
nails; it bruises the tender skin and enlarges
the pores; rub them out with a coarse towel"
''Never rub the face with a coarse material;
wipe gently on soft linen towel"
soap is injurious to the complexion by rea-
son OF the alkali in it,
.'Wash the face well in lather Of hot water
and good, pure soap; rinse with dash Of cold
water"
Employ the best masseuse you can find
and let her rub the face for halt an hour every
day. The skin will net vigorously, and
wrinkles will vanish like magic"
Massage treatment is ruinous to the face.
,e,b aff.i,l m Yhs bn1 ic
ducer of wrinkles
"when rubbing the face, always rub from
the nose"
"Rub under the eyes toward the nose to
drive away crows feet"
The face mask is the surest beautiier in
the world; send for one and become ten years
younger"
'Face masks ruin the skin, making it
leathery and yellow, and producing look of
premature age"
Lemon juice will remove tan and frecklesn
''Never use an acid on the skin. A few
drops OF toilet ammonia in the bowl freshens,
cleanses. and purifles the skin"
1.-The daily use of ammonia is a prolific
source of evil to the complexion"
''Cold' water and plenty OF nourishing food,
with exercise in the open air, is regimen
that will insure good complexion"
'Never use perfectly cold water on the
face; avoid long walks; always wear a thin
veil in the sunshine
Columns could be filed with these contra
dictory and absurd directions which, says a
writer il the ST. Louis Republic, are read and
practiced with avidity by foolish women in
the hopes OF becoming beautiful. Comment
Is useless. The newspapers will continue to
publish and women will continue to exper-
iment with their faces until finding the tex
ture of the skin irretrievable ruined as We
whitewash tarnished walls.
The prescription OF the celebrated Abernethy
for the complexion was something like this:
keep clean all over; eat plenty of nourish-
ing food; sleep plenty and walk plenty out Of
doors; keep the system open" 1t would
seem as if this covered the ground.