The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-21
ideas for 0Mon1em.

Now that the days for summer pleas
ures are beginning to be NUMBERED
Measure seekers In mountain and couh-
Try or by the sea are beginning to senc
their houghts toward the city and 70
nlan for autumn and winter days 70
eome. Fall clothes IS the next serious
consideration for women in general ana
for the society maid and nnatron es
pecially.
The tasx Of choosing coiors and fabrics
e selightfuf. bat it viii be a somewhat
perplexing one TO the girl who mas spSns
her ummer out of doors. She mas haa
her fun in sunshine and In RAIN anu
now must she pay for 1t in suneurh' 'ais
and. sometimes, alas, freckles- 10 seie.
colors when her complexion IS way on
,s NO. the easiest of tasks. and SO me
,a~. faw weeks viii be given to anxious
+ho,,sb+ concerning a return to her ma
+,,rss condition. complexionally speak
ing. ~. bo4
Fair skins change most in the MOI
summer days. Sometimes the outer u
scarf skin. being extremely thin' pesis
Of in fakes. causing much pain ana N
convenience. To prevent this occurrlns
batbe the face two or three times a DAY
r;tb ha+termilk or a good skin lotion
ana wear a gauze veil as a proteceioh'
narfectly harmless and exceedingly
pleasant lotion for ordinary use may oe
made from the following prescription
spermaceti. seven grains; white wax
ff+een grains: white CASTLE soap, IN pow
aer half a .drachm; oil of slmonds' nan
aracb,n- hitter almonds, three draehns'
--as+ almonds. one ounce; rectified spirits
+hraa ounces: distilled water, seven
,,css. otter of roses. three minlnls,
blanche the almonds in water and QUICKLY
dry in a clean cloth, then beat INTO pas.e
with the soap. Melt the wax, spermacea
and oil together in a sinai olsn' pour
4be fluid into the almond paste ana neae
wen together. Then add. stirring asslo-
,,o,slv the water n spirit. and many
nerf,me> Then strain through fine mus
lin. This is very soothing ana pieasahe
TO use. and helps not only to protect the
skin. but to keep it fair and smooth
Freckles are a great grievance Wllh
many a summer girl, especially the fair
skinned. light-haired type. summer
freckles. though, are not as bad as those
which last the year around. as tney are
the result of exposure to wind ana ram,
and can usually be avoided with a little
csra The Ehite-skinned, authenticated
girI who suffers from this kim OF
freckles. learns how to wear eoiors
whieh go far toward cencealing these
little disbursements. Clear, feeey white
is the best dress possible after a DAY
outing. A dry friction Of the sktn IS a
safe treatment. as is frequent bathing
with pure soap and water. Through the
hot weather a toilet suggestion worth
remembering is to tone up the kin and
to excite cutaneous circulation by wash
ing the face first with hot water and
then dashing il with cold, to which a
little toilet vinegar has been added
summer freekles may generally be re-
moved by the nightly application of an
o ntment. consisting of four ounces of
oil of citron and two ounces of pure white
wax. melted over a gentle heat
Tan or sunburn may be treated by a
lotion composed of equal parts of fresh
lemon juice, and rectifed
spirits.
3 As a coying wash on a hot day, moth
ing is better than spvre elder or rose
water. distilled from the fresh flowers.
The face may be Thoroughly laved with
this delicious wash. then gently dried
and busted over with powder.
Beauty is put skin deep say the
old proverb. and this, Of course. is true if
we ignore the existence of that beauty
which embraces mot only physical but
mental attributes. A good complexion,
however, is a possession by no means to
be despised. and it is a pity that so many
pretty and delicate skins are ruined by
rough handling with coarse towels, hard
water and strong soap.
It cannot be too often REPEATED hat
hard water is ruinous to the complexion,
and when the skin is supersensitive and
inclined to be easily irritated the use of
either rain water or water softened by
artificial means is imperative.
A few drops of ammonia added to the
toilet water effectuaIly softens. it for
purposes of ahlution, and it may be fur
Their improved and rendered d~eliciously
fragrant if a little Of the following pow
der is tied up in a small piece of muslin
and placed in the water a few hours be-
fore it is required
Oil of bitter almonds, ten minims: oil
Of bergamot, two drachms; California
borax in powder. one ounce; CASTLE soap
in powder. one ounce; orris root. four
ounces; wheat -four, four ounces: almond
meal, six ounces; mix thoroughly.
In cleaning q picture nothing should be
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