The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-27
BEAUTIFUL EYES.
They Can Be Trained For Brightness
and Renuty.

They Can Be Trained For Brightness
and Beauty.
No eye seems beautiful, whatever its
color. size and pellucidity, if it lacks
lashes and well defined brows. An eye
like a picture, needs to be framed to
be appreciated. Beautifully arched
eyebrows and a thick dark fringe of
silken lashes will endow pair Of in
different eyes with a brilliancy not
theirs.
The irresistible heroine of novel
generally has long curling lashes.
Straight lashes are not in themselves
half so beautiful as curling ones. ana
length of lash gives a face a coquettsn
look that is very winsome; but the
principal charm of an eye-its luster-
is not so enhanced by the length OF
lashes as by their density and black
ness. l have seen a weary eyed, tagged
out actress. with lew strokes Oh d
lining pencil about her eyes and the
application of black pomade TO the
lashes, acquire in no time glorious melt
ing phosphorescent orbs that would not
have discredited the face of Cleopatra.
An abundant growth of lashes is
often an inherited beauty; but 1t Is al
so one that is regulated by the health
irritation tend to thin out the much
priced pretty fringe.
Two of three drops of spirits OF CAM
phor added to d teaspoonful of ooraX
in two ounce bottle of water is
mild. soothing and harmless eyewash
to keep on hand if there is tendency
to infamed lids. In many cases the
borax and water alone will allay lrrlta-
ton.
An eye bath of two-thirds water. to
one-third witch hazel. allowed to SIM
rner and used very nearly hot, is an
other harmless mixture that works
well with inf1amed lids.
But the mere preservation of the
| health of the lids to keep ones lashes
from falling out does not stimulate
| their growth. Generally an oleaginous
application 20 the rims at bedtime will
do this. such as vaseline, cold cream,
! pure Vaseline or cocoanut oil. If boraX
| is used frequently for the eye, 1t is
specially important to counterfeit its
driving and bleaching effect ON the
lashes by a nutritive ointment.
, Frequently it happens that the eye
| brows and lashes become pale, depleted
many little stiff hairs that, though
! colorless, are yet not honestly white
appearing. Vaseline rubbed night and
morning onto the lids and brows will
restore the hairs to their normal hue
and vitality.
| Of course the eye possesses a real lus-
ter of it's own, in no wise depending on
the fringing lashes. The eye that pos
sesses both a close fringe of lashes and
a. natural briIliancy is indeed a bewil-
dering possession.
Weak eyes are rarely bright and
sparkling, unless they glisten with an
unnatural light due to disease. Band
ages of hot brandy and water laid
J ~
cellent tonic. Better still it is to bathe
the eyes every night and morning in
salt and water.
For salt is the natural food of the
eye If the eyes become dull, weak and
bleary, it is a proof that the lachry-
NOSE glands do not secrete their briny
fluid as rapidly as they should. There
is little doubt that "unshed tears" give
the eye much of its brilliancy; and if
this lachrynal fluid, that floats the eye
gathers into teardropS ito dissipate it
self down the hollow of ones cheek,
the eye grows for time duller. The
would-be beauty should control her de-
sire to have a good cry.
Sympathy without lachrymation'
can be cultivated. Children should be
: taught practical courage as regards
, tears Sniveling should be frowneo
: down. I remember hearing of Mrs. Liv.
ermore that she remarked to some wo
men, Our girls ruin their eyes reading
sentimental fiction
, "Ohw was the literal response SO
think they devote much more eyesighr
to their schoolbooks and sums
That may be-" rejoined Mrs. Liver
. more, "but they don't boo-hoo ovel
themr'
School children and women who reaC
and write constantly should take al
s'eye rest" every half hour, closing tht
f@,- fr,o
{ Lit established will do much to preserve
the beauty of the eye. 1t will proven
that Students bulge" that brings on,
r eye-the stronger-out of focus ane