Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-11-14
FRECkLES AND TAN.
Tips for the Girl who Is RenovatIng Hor
Complexion for the Winter.

Tips for the Girl Who ID Renovating Hor
Complexion for the Winter.
The summer girls complexion is no
longer the source of unadultered Joy
TO her that it has been since June.
Bronzed cheeks and frecklcd noses are
vastly different affairs in the confines
of civilization from what they are in
the comparative wilderness, The
problem therefore uppermost In the
summer girls mind at this time is how
she may remove coating of brown
from her cheeks, and how she may re-
store her throat to its pristine white
ness again.
The unwise maiden and the unwise
matron as well will have recourse to
bleaches and lotions of doubtful quail
ty. They will blister and scar their
delicate cuticles. Some of the more
adventurous ones will boldly invest in
washes not even doubtful but avowedly
| deleterious, such as are known to cause
terrible swelling of the anointed
parts of the body. When that swell
ing disappears the fresh, soft "baby"
skin is supposed to be the outer layer
But unfortunately medical treatment
is generally necessary to remove from
the system the poison which such
washes contain, and frequently the
complexion is ruined for life by blotches
and eruptions.
The wise maidens and matrons
whose papas or whose husbands have
| the purse of near relative of Croesus
place themselves unreservedly in the
hands of a complexion specialist, and
are kneaded, steamed, aud rubbed
back into fairness again. For this serv-
Ice they pay more or less heavily, and
those who have to choose between
single faces teaming and the purchase
of pair of shoes will do well to choose
the latter and try to manage the for
mer alone.
In cases Of tan and sunburn and of
''sun freckles'' it is the outer cuticle
which is affected. When this is re-
moved the under layer of skin is found
to be pink and white In color and very
fine in texture. The skin is constantly
being removed by imperceptible stages.
The work in curing cases of sunburn Is
to hasten the removal of the sunburned
skin, but not to hasten it so much that
the under layer will be too suddenly
exposed to the action of the air. Pow
erful acids and corrosive fluids which
remove the epidermis act too quickly,
and are moreover injurious in them.
selves.
The best and safest treatment for the
removal Of sunburn is face steaming.
The face should first be thoroughly
cleansed by rubbing with cold cream.
Then the head should be held over
basin of steaming water. with a
large towel or sheet enveloping both
the stand upon which the basin rests
and the head of the patient" Ten
minutes is ample time to allow for a
single steaming. When it is over the
lace should be gently dried and more
pure cold cream should be rubbed on.
The skin is tender after a steaming,
and the cold cream acts as defense
against the action of the air as well as
a softener in itself.
Massage is an aid to face steaming,
the outer cuticle being gradually re-
moved by the action of the fingers as
as we'll as by the mild form of scald-
ing, which is what the steaming really
is. The aspirant for a new skin should
never go out into the open air impedi-
ately after steaming Her face must
be allowed to resume it's normal tenn
perature and the pores to become
diminished to their normal size again,
or cold and a chapped skin will be
the result.
Those acids which are not very
| powerful or corrosive in their action
may be. used to help the good work.
Lemon juice and buttermilk are faith
full friends of the girl who is trying to
undo the work of three months in a
week. Benzoin is also claimed by
some to be bleaching agent and it is
certainly valuable as a 'tightener" Of
loose skin and large pores The hands,
which are not so delicate as the face,
may receive more vigorous treatment.
A sort Of paste made of almond oil
and powdered chalk may be rubbed on
them and worn on them under old kid
gloves over night. Then hot water
baths and scrubbings may be more fre-
quent, and lemon juice may be moro
constantly applied to them. Chicago
Tribune.