The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-17

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here. ''Every girl" writes Miss Best,
''whether she will acknowledge the fact
or not, cherishes in her secret heart
an ardent desire to be beautiful. brill
liant and attractive. Not a-few OF the
daughters of Eve, like Becky Sharpe.
are possessed Of a modest ambition to
be recognized as the handsomest wo-
man II, the world Now, while the real
ization OF this desire Is not possible
to every girl, yet every girl can in
crease her attractiveness tenfold by
carefully studying her best points and
making the most of them. With this
preliminary, let us proceed to consider
in detail several toilet matters Of inter-
est and Importance to girls.
''One of the easiest and most COM
mon ways Of detracting from the
beauty of face is by adopting an
unbecoming style Of coiffure because
It happens to be fashionable. Too many
girls make caricatures Of themselves
by becoming devotes to each mode Of
hirsute arrangement just as 1t appears,
utterly and recklessly regardless Of its
suitability to their particular style. The
artistic girl sensibly studies the poise,
shape and size of her head, and the
general cast of her feature and then
adopt the manner of hair dressing that
harmonizes with these points. Having
discovered what is becoming and grace
full she clings to it unfiinchingly
through oil the. changes that tickle
Dame Fashion dictates and she rests
content in the knowledge that she has
not made herself ridiculous by using
her than a peacock's tail was meant for
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''It Is right and proper to take good
care Of the hair. Vaseline rubbed into
che roots nightly will remove dandruff
and will also promote the growth of the
hair. This treatment Is apt to make
the hair uncomfortably oily while 1t
is in progress but the results finally OBJ
tained are satisfactory. Never curl the
hair on hot irons or pencils-this dead
ems the ends and makes the hair harsh
and stiff. Use paper or crimpers in
preference'to these If your hair stub
bornly refuses to curl in the summer
season try wetting with alcohol the por-
tion you wish to curl and put it up
while it is yet damp. This is said to be
q great 'curlifier.' to coin a word. 1t
will darken the hair slightly, but only
after long usage. The practice of
bleaching the hair is most reprehensi-
ble as well as a most dangerous one. If
the statistics were published showing
6nr sr,. /, a, fpv fac of tvca
reached their present quarters through
the use Of hair dyes the figure would
be startling. No bleached or blondined
locks could under any circumstances
rival the well-cared-for hair of a nat
ural hue.
''The careful girl will brush and comb
her eyebrows as regularly as she does
her hair. Comb them always into as
arched an appearance as possible and
they will eventually grow into this de-
sirable sape. II they are thin pencil
them lightly with fine eyebrow pencil
to improve their appearance This is
an innocent and harmless method Of
adding to their. beauty. The practice
OF clipping the eyelashes to promote
their growth is not one to be COM
mended. A very small portion of olive
oil rubbed we'll on the lids at Nhe roots
OF the lashes every night, will in a
short time cause them to grow con-
siderably. Care must be taken, how
ever. to let none of the oil enter the eye.
Complexion Is a matter with 'us
wimmen folks OF course we all want
brow like the lily and q cheek like the
rose, but 1t Is very poor taste, indeed, to
acquire these by resorting to white
washes and rouge, to say nothing Of the
injury to the skin that eventually fol-
VOWS the use Of these things. The first
essentials to@fine complexion are good
rood. fresh air and plenty Of exercise:
but every girl has heard this so often
that to repeat It is to tell an old story.
A too free use of nuts and pickles will
generally result in a patch of pimples.
Foul air and lack Of exercise result in
gnastly pallor. No girl likes to have
ner face shine and to avoid this she
should use either rice powder or pre-
pared chalk, but beware of fancy
prands or powder that are composed
chieny or white lead. Nothing is more
'uanous TO the complexion.
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For an occasional pimnle touch r,,,,
spirlts OF camphor. This will general
~ serve to rout the enemy II 1t is not
caused by some constitutional disor-
oer' IN which case internal remedies
alone will effect cure. Cold cream
vaseline and glycerine containing a
Few drops OF benzoin are excellent emoI-
uents Tor use at night-the same TO he
thoroughly washed of in warm water
the morning after. Buttermilk is an
excellent wash for the skin and a. few
urops or toilet ammonia or alcohol in
the WASH water are advisable as they
are very invigorating. There Is moth
ing that will thoroughly remove
freckles. Lemon Juice used constantly
will tighten them somewhat and at the
same time 1t will whiten the skin.
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DO without a fine dress but be sure
and take care OF your teeth. Not the
most perfect store teeth in the world
can recompense you for the loss of
ehose given you by nature. The occa-
sional use OF pulverized charcoal as a
tooth powder is not injurlous, but the
constant use OF 1t is. as it serves to make
tiny breaks in the enamel. As good.
cheap, and harmless a powder as can
De used-is the same recommended for
race use--prepared chalk. Never use
pin to the teeth, fine thread drawn
between them Is less injurious and
more agreeable. .s
I'm these days when every girl has a
manicure set II IL hardly necessary to
mention the nails. But don't polish
them too highly. that is mark of
vulgarity; and don't cut them with
scissors, the use of file is more COM
mendabfe.
II you have a 'scrawny' neck, don't
wear l0w-cut dresses, or II You do. ne