Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-14

Perfumes. toilet creams. To-
tons powders. etc. say. % per month
METHODS OF AN ELDERLY BEAUTY.
uadar,e is inclined TO be too stout, so
she rides horsebacl,-not as she franKiy
rays because she likes ii. but TO keep
nor flesh down: and also she Is an at
,endant at one Of the fashionable symna-
elums-sIC0 more month is not al
extravapant sum 10 set aside TOT 'his
branch of the beauty-preserVins process,
and for a sum total we VIII cohsluer S-,'
n month the cost OF Il perfectly WI
eroomed woman of the distinctly fash-
;onab,e world in New York city III 'he
year of grace 1895.
II Is only Just 10 say that the lauy
am writing of Is nearer 20 than 4O am
looks certainly not a day older than 80
In the strongest glare of sunlight.
What else does she do you ask! w nat
time can she have for anything else!
answer. as she replied when pu' the
same questions TO her: She pays visits,
entertains. and Is entertained. What
else should she do? This type of woman
has. In her own estimation, and accord
ing to the decree of fashion, served her
highest purpose in maintaining her beau-
Is. Thirty-two hundred dollars year
she considers, in this case at least (and
pended for that purpose. How many
women in New York, whose incomes
are about $4,000 a year expend S,VO IN
charity? / wait for an answer.
FOR MUCH LESS MONEY.
But. cannot woman keep her good
looks and manage to defeat time at
something like sum within the reacn
Of the average little sisters OF the REM
Yes, indeed. and ! propose In these let
ters 10 tell you how Any woman. I do
not care who she IS, how modest her cir
cumstances. nor, to put 1t broadly. what
her age, to-day can. by little care and
the practice Of necessary rules which are
the price OF perfect physical beauty.
practically defy the years 10 come. and,
moreover. she can collect the interest due
her on the years that have been de-
fraudng her up to date; she can get
back the youth she has lost
First of all. we must recollect that
cleanliness is next to godliness-so far as
good looks go, / will not say II dis
counts In its results physically the prac-
tice of all the virtues-but TO my think
ing you have got TO be clean before you
can be good. Dirt and religion &c not
blend as our cook says when the sauces
fail 10 mix smoothly. they kind OF
curdle." Now to be clean means TO scrub:
yes, from head to foot every blessed day
Of ones life. Slavery you may say; SO
it Is: but we all are slaves to one habit
or another, and the bondage of soap and
water is a blessing disguised.
| will guarantee the transformation of
plain, sallow-faced, bad -complexioned wo-
man into a handsome. rosy. bright
eyed daughter of the gods within the
period of six months if she will follow
my adyiCa the rllieS / take the
liberty of prescribing; for be il under
stood / know lot about this subject
having studied and read and personally
worked in the laboratories with the
leading opponents of the art of beauty
not only in America, but at the foun-
tGinhead of the science in France.
A BEAUTY BATH.
First of all. then. the daily bath-taken
in a tub. and with good scrub from
head to feet including the face. 4 large
brush is now especially manufactured for
face scrubbing-t costs at retail sl.25.
1t measures about six inches in length
and five across. The wood back is UNI
vanished, and the bristles called camers-
hair bristles. 1t is easily obtainable.
Use a pure soap.
Bran and almond meal-bags are ex-
cellent things for a luxurious bath. They
are not necessary for the purpose we
have in view. but inasmuch as they are
delicious and easily obtained by those
who wish to buy them, and not difficult
TO make at home by those who prefer
TO do so. | will add they may be found
at the usual shops devoted to toilet arti-
ces, and cost about 20 cents each. /
will also add a receipt for making them
at home to this paper. The bran and
almond meal-bag will make your bath
soft and fragrant, but it will not do
away with the necessity for soap and
the scrubbing- brush. If your finances
will permit. you may also use in your
bath two tablespoonful of bath liquid
which is very delicate and fragrant.
] give the receipt for making this also
II is easily prepared at home. The bran
and almond meal-bags and lait virginia.
are luxurles-not necessities in tho beauty
process. You may take your bath either
| in the morning or at night just before
retiring, with Il preference for the nigh,
hour.
HOW TO BATTLE
Fill your tub as full as II is comfort
able for you TO sit in with warm water.
begin by scrubbing the face thoroughly
with the brush and pure soap; next take
care to rinse IL well, first in warm water.
gradually decreasing the temperature I'M
| I'll you finally get good cold dash OF
water all over the face. Your face Is
now washed. and If you have been in
| the most reprehensibe custom of using
| a little soft cloth dipped in water. or a
| sponge. or any makeshift for soap and
| scrubbing pray pardon me when | say
| your face is now washed. but ii will not
| be clean, by which | mean rid of the ac-
emulation of dead skin and clogged
pores. for month yet with a daily repe-
| tition OF the scrubbing-and just here
| let me ask how long you think you could
| keep your hands clean If you used a little
! rag dipped in water for the purpose?
| Now the texture of the skin OF the
| face. particularly II oily possesses Pc
culiar attraction for dust, and the loath-
some backheads. or as they are still
more vulgarly called. flesh worms, are
| nothing but an accumulation of dirt (par-
| don the terseness of my English). each
| black point marking an obstructed foli-
ere. You may count on banishing black
heads forever II you will follow my in
structions. for later I viii give full di-
rections as to the treatment for these
truly disgusting robbers of good looks.
After your face is thoroughly scrubbed
and rinsed take the Ordinary flesh
brush with the long handle and scrub
your body quickly and thoroughly-de-
crease tnt temperature VI t1t WHIT ny
letting the cold water run until II is
cold. Sponge of with the cold water.
and YOU will have taken one step each
day toward the bright eye and clear skin
we are striving for
TREATMENT AT NIGHT
II you take your bath at night. Just
before retiring apply some good emollient
10 your face--there are several to be had
which are highly recommended Avoid
nostrums which have not been analysed
and endorsed by reputable physicians
and keep away from any preparation
containing hair-growing qualities. or w
shall have you with moustache or
your hands, and that I do not In the least
desire. II is an understood truth thai
the prevalence OF superilous hair on oul
womens faces. which has never beer
so extensive as now. Is directly account
ed for by the fact that we have all
more or less. as families or individuals
been addicted 10 using impure ointments
Please. therefore. eschew for your face
all such compounds.
II you take your bath and scrub al
night you will find. no matter how
nervous and tired you may be. that II
will induce a delicious languor. and
unless you have been drinking a lot OF
strong tea or coffee during the day