Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-05-03
SECRET OF PRETTY LIPS.
Perfect Health Is Greater BeautifieT
 Than Rouge.


 Pretty lips add so much to the pleas ure with which we regard a pretty face that one often wonders why some wom- en seem to neglect the care of theirs en. tirely. They never seem 10 mind if they are cracked, or dry, or swollen, whether they are attractive, or the very reverse.
 Lips 10 be perfection must be soft and healthy y-looting, with pretty red color in them. Deep red lips have, to my mind, something startling about them and only look well when seen on very young children People who use ar tificial means to color the lips have q cer. tain kind of ghastly look about their faces which never deceiYes as to the re. ality of the eoloring.
 Thongh very red lips do not follow us into old age, we can at least keep them fresh and misunderstanding all our lives. To do this great care must be taken to remain in perfect health, and also to attend to any little ailment of the lips as soon as it is noticed. Too much sitting over the fire and too little out. door exercise are fatal to the beauty of the lips.
 : Very pale-eolored lips, of course, show that the possessor is much out ot health, usually suffering from blood lessness. Strong iron tenie should be taken, plenty of milk drank, and out door exercise freely indulged in. The diet should be generous, and the rooms We live in and sleep in should be most carefully ventilated by night as well as by day. As the health improves, the color will return to the lips.
 Some foolish women have recourse to cosmetics in a ease like the latter, but l can assure them that, though very desirable temporary effect may be pro duced, it only succeeds for a short time. To persist in such foolish course is to eventually ruin both the softness and texture of the lips themselves.
 The lips should also never be rubbed with strong scent, such as eau de Cologne, or vinegar, or lemon. Friction is also very bad for their well-being Lips may only.b pale pink (red lips are constitutionaD; but if they are smooth and soft, they will look at tractive. Rouge is also very bad for the lips. Some women have stupid way of biting the color into their lips" Not only does this unwise practice make the skin very sensitive, but it also thiellens md swells the lips till they lose all charm.
 Children are often unchecked in the eontortions into which they twist their lips. It is laughed at and thought amusing in early youth, but when the age of discretion has arrived and the trick is still there it has ceased to charm. and is only looked on as an eccentric blemish. Above all, beware that the child does not stretch the mouth open 1t the corners with the fingers: it will only serve to broaden the mouth and make the lips out of all shape and very ugly to behold. The best way of keep ing the lips smooth and in health is to see that they are always perfectly dry. If they are allowed to get moist, es- pecially in frosty weather. they will crack and chap and be most unsightly
 Wearers of veils must be very careful about this. On a damp cold day the breath will naturally condense on the veil and the lips will constantly be get ting moist. To prevent this the veil must be raised and the lips lightly dried with a soft cambric or silk handkerchief not rubbed. on any account. but just dabbed dry If this precaution is not taken the lips will crack and become sore and our sensations will be the re- verse of pleasant. The best thing to ap- ply in this case is Boro glycerine. which should be rubbed in several times a day. Pure glycerine must never be used. as II is apt to dry the skin too much Peo- pie whose lips are very thick and course can try to reduce them in size by gently rubbing tannin into them. But, as rule, thick lips are inherited, not a mere casual episode, and, of course, outward measures in the former case will not be of very much good.
 There are many harmless. healing salves that can be used on the lips. Like all other remedies, some are more suita- ble to one kind of lips than to others Dry lips want one kind of remedy, while very moist lips require another kind of treatment very nice ointment for the lips can be made of five parts of olive oil to one part of pure white wax, which must be heated over the fire in porce- lain-lined pan. A few drops of tincture of benzoin can be added If wished.
 Here is another excellent salve for the same purpose: Oil of sweet al- monds, seven drachms; fine white wax. three drachms; cacao butter, one drachm; orchanet, two draehms. These must all be stirred and mixed together over the fire, then strained and skinned, and perfumed with little rosewater. The best way to keep these salves is to put them into ornamental covered china jars, with piece of oiled paper over the top of the salve to keep 1t fresh and clean.-Chicago Tribune.
 Spring Felt Hats.
 Many girls have appeared this spring Weariuo the reoulaf iasan,s sof+ fa1+ ba.