The Saint Paul globe., 1896-08-09

*hhat is as much as can be said of any
body Weather stop US? Not much.
We were on the field rain or shine, hot
or cold
Pretty soon I noticed that l was los
i-e my lovely skin. didn't mind be-
i-g brown, because really tanned
cheeks with a ruddy glow make the
ideal complexion nowadays, but I no.
tieed that my skin was drying up;
wrinkles began to appear, and my face
lost its veivety feeling. OF course, as
long as I was in school didn't bother
much about it, but once at home and
launched into society l felt very diff
ferently. You see, it makes me look at
! least ten years older than l am
! mentioned to one of my friends one
I day how my skin distressed me, and
size asked me what 1 did for it, Moth
, Ing, | answered, except to battle it
very frequently
That's just what you shouldn't do, >
she said. You should sponge your
face off with warm water when Won
come in from taking any outdoor ex-
efcise, and be careful to substitute boil
ed bread and milk for soap. Well. I
did. and after I had tried the treat
ment three Or four weeks I wish
you could have seen me. The pores OF
my skin were visible at quite distance
to the 'undressed eye, as Bill Nye
called it, and not only that, a slight
eruption, something that I had never
been troubled with before, followed
About that time somebody came along
and told me that potatoes boiled in
milk were very effective in softening
and whitening the skin. That struck
me as being great deal worse than
bread and milk, but l was desperate
and ready to try anything I began a.
course Of potato and milk baths and
the result was frightful. 1 was sight
tic behold. The oil fairly poured out
of the pores and 1 was ten times uglier
than I am now.
Next I tried milk baths, using oat-
meal or almond meal for soap, and my
complexion improved a little. Finally
l went back to plain hot water. and
that has done more good than any
thing. At least my face Is free from
blemfshes even If the pores are very
large, and wrinkles begin to assert
themselves about my eyes and my skin
has tough, tight look as If I'd bathed
in hot, hard water with soap. Do tell
me, is it possible for me to keep up
my athletics and have soft, velvety
skin at the same timer"
Didn't I tell you that athletic women
should have the finest compilations in
the world replied the professional. "It
is their own fault when they don't.
Your case is similar to that OF
nine out Of every ten women who have
taken to athletics. and the trouble is
that you neglected to take the proper
care of your complexion after exposure
to all kinds Of weather from the first.
When you did begin to take care Of II
you went about doing so in exactly the
wrong way. As long as you worked
In the gymnasium your skin was in
fine. condition, but soon after you be-
gan to go in for outdoor sports it be-
gan to cause you no end Of worry
Now I shall tell you how women
athletes can preserve their smooth
complexions, and then we'll take I'D
your individual case. The average wo-
man comes in from a bicycle ride or
game of golf or tennis feeling very
warm and uncomfortable. Her first
impulse Is to dash her face with cold
water, and, as woman is a creature of
impulse, she usually obeys it, doesn't
she7"
II guess that's right" reluctantly
admitted the young woman
That's the worst thing she can DOS
sibly do. To wash the face at all after
exposure to the sun is like throwing
water on a burn. 1t aggravates 1t and
causes the skin to look dry and parch-
ed. Outdoor exercise brings the i'm
rurities to the surface, and immediate
ly after coming indoors Is the time to
get rid OF them. Almond cream Is the
best preparation yet discovered for the
skin, and this should be applied, In
stead Of washing the face, after exer-
else. While one Is resting, she can do
this without the slightest exertion. Al
ways use an upward strohe In apply
ing the cream on every part OF the
face. for 1t is generally like a torn
down system. inasmuch as II needs
building I'D. and II II doesn't the mass
age treatment is q good preventive
against habby cheeks and saggfng
jaws. Rub the almond cream In until
1t nearly disappears, for it nourishes
the outer cuticle. and that's what is
needed In most ugly. rough skins. As