The Washington times., 1895-03-05
How Tired Women May Reyiyify and
Regain Their Beauty.
Simple Applications That Brighten Dull
Eyes, Bring>Color to Pale Cheeks, and
Eface the Lines of Fatigue.

freshness OF eye, check, ard Up that con
stitutes the better part of beauty, through
long stretches of activity. After series
of afternoon calls, preceded by roontide
shopping or luncheon, n woman's face is
not apt to lie at its EeSt for a dinner or
dance in the evening The SCOT and dust
of city are foes to freshness, and il takes
more than dab of ia Mt to restore to
the skin the original lustre In fact, the
cosmetic, no matter how judiciously put
on, aocentuates rather than covers the
weariness
Instead, therefore, of resorting to cues
tionable remedies, whose present charm
is disproportionate to its ult mate bad re-
suit. one can pay attention to the antidotes
made up on harmless principles.
Every woman who has On impression
able skin will advocate hot water as
never-failing beautifier, when one looks
fatigued. Fill a basin with the hottest
water the skin can stand and dash it on
the face until the heat evapoTates Then
change TO cold water. using il 10 shock the
blood vessels. This brings glowing,
lasting color to tie chez Ks that is far more
becoming than the artificial one.
STEAM REGENERATION.
Steam and massage have host OF advo-
Gates. Boiling water is used; il should be
at a temperature 10 produce a cloud OF
steam which, covering the face. makes
breathing a little difficult. The head
must be enveloped in thick towel
placed We'll over the basin. TO prevent the
steam escaping, and kept there for fifteen
minutes.
II bit of grease-a simple cream-is
rubbed Lightly over the surface OF the skin
first, the pores W i'll open more readily TO the
pressure of the steam.
Judging from the flow OF perspiration
that attends this steaTninS process, thor
ough cleansing of the skin must be the re-
suit. All the dust and SCOT that have
eaten their way into the fine openings OF
the epidermis are brought out, and the ac-
tion of the heated moisture efficiently ex-
pands the muscles and Ioosens the fibers
that the face takes on most attractive
softness. u is wen to dip a wash cloth
afterwards in soapy water and cleanse the
skin by vigorous rubbing. Dash cold water
on Immediately after TO bring the color,
and the result VIII be great comfort and
satisfaction
If the head aches or the 51oR OF the neck
is tired. aromatic vinegar massagAd in
just below the line of the hair viii in
variably ease the trouble
No well-advised person would go into a
public place plastered with powder, but
TO dust a harmless non-perfumed powder
over cheeks, chin, and brow after this
bath-to be gently rubbed off before Ieav-
ing the dressing -room-is most refreshing.
ERADICATINGD DUST.
There are many professional women in
these days whose work carries them into
studio, office, and schoolroom, who need
more than the refreshing bath; to quote one
OF them, II verify believe that get my peck
OF dirt in my face, hands. and neck every day
instead Of once in lifetime
How do you dislodge it them" Iqueried,
for she always came down to dinner with the
freshest and most unweaTied face. II
steam it first, she ans weTed, "then pour
| either cologne, whisky, or alcohol in pint
Of warm water aud wash my face thoroughly
in it. Either liquid is efficacious; it's just
q question of which happen to have III the
house. And I'll confidentially advise you, ~
she continued, mot 10 go through the process
before any room mate who believes in your
cleanliness, for the amount OF dust that will
darken the water will make you feel yourself
like Turk. You will be SO ashamed the
first time YOU try this refreshing process
that you will eXctedly wonder if any of your
friends saw you on the street withsuc skin.
alcohol should not be used unless diluted
Otherwise it dries and roughens the cuticle
very rapidly"
JUSTIFICATION OF COSMETICS.
AS severe as the verdict is against the use
OF concoctions that give artificial coIoring
to the face, it remains a fact that tired
women do resort to O few harmless anti
dotes against the facial evidences Of fatigue.
Touching up the lips family with rosaline is
one method indulged in. This ointment does
not color them materially, but it softens,
lending a richness and flexiblity that con-
| tact with the wind has driven away. Its
use also prevents chapping, il one is going
again into the air.
Some women saturate the lips with CO.
| logne to bring the blood, but the trick is
unadviSable Alcohol scorches the tender
. skin.
Color in the cheeks is provided for by
the hot water, but the eye is an aggrayat
ing feature when tired. It's dullness
throws damper on the face, y no matter
how cleverly the latter has been revived
Rubbing the eyelids in a bath of cologne
and water sometimes brightens them, but
the South American women squeeze orange
Juice into the eye to obtain briIliancy of
their orbs. II TIE undiluted juice stings
too severely, il can be weakened, and still
good result is promised.
HEIGHTENING COLOR LINES.
Slightly darkening the eyebrows, if they
are light orirregular. usually adds piquancy
to the face. Any oily cosmetic is bad. for it
attaches itself to the skin and is distin-
guished as uncleanly; but the old minstrel
adoption Of cork is not half bad" Sharpen
| the bottle stopper TO point, hold it over
the gas until sooty, then rub the eyebrows
backward with it, touching the skin as
lightly as possible
Never darken under the eyes. Tt is inva-
riably noticeable, and nt the great percentage
of cases lends haggard look to the face
Another cleverway oftouching up the brows
is to heavily mark space on note paper
with soft lead pencil. Crinkle the paper
into pleats and pass the penciled part back
and forth over the eyebrows.
To relieve that burning sensation in the
skin which foretells fever blister or a
pimple, saturate the spot with weak car
bolic acid or spirits of nitre. Three hours
OF this doctoriDg viii accomplish salts
factory result and prevent the growth of
these unattractive cXcreScences
IL the throat is husky from dust or weari-
ness, gargle made OF teaspoonful of