The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-13
FOR DARK qHROATS
suggestions for Whitening
the Neck for Evening
Display.
~GLYcERINE AND A
A Legacy Of Summer-The Woman
Past Forty-Presence
Of Mind.

Shall / have it cut decolette? p asked
a girl Of her dressmaker of the gown
she was making.
Decidedly not answered the latter,
you have bones and they show"
| was SO glad one Of the pair had dis
erection. We are not living in the EN-
press Eugenie's reign, when every wo-
man had to appear so dressed, willy,
nilly. bones or no bones. And many of
them, to quote a wit of the same court,
looked like problems of Euclid.
The American fashion, copied from the
present French, zone which allows a wo-
man to go clothed to her ears, ever 10
so eminent a social function as a ball,
gives a la for dressing becomingly.
No one who has ever seen the display
OF bones which Mrs. Potter rashly makes
upon the stage would ever be led into
doing likewise, L should think
However, there are those whose Threats
and shoulders are sufficiently plump to
be exposed, but a too generous circula-
ton, the sunburn from a seashore sum
mer, or the lines from a stiff collar, dis
figure the skin so that the wearer pre-
fers the high-necked gown.
A New York woman recently gave me
an excellent recipe for overcoming these
ONDA ~ OllC 81 SIlllplS dflQ SO
harmless that I recommend it to any
who wish to take the extra half hour to
accomplish it.
First wash the part to be whitened in
very warm water and a very little soap.
No matter how clean you may be, the
washing is necessary, as a fresh sur
face is desired. Use a soft cloth or
sponge and avoid rubbing to redness the
FRESHLY WaShad shin Hovra roadu ~ -
saucer two tablespoons of glycerine and
three of rose water, or half Florida water
and distilled water. While the skin is
still moist from the warm bath rub
thoroughly with this mixture, taking
care also. not to rub so hard as to in
duce a glow. /,
In another saucer mix with two table,
spoons of rose water a spoonful Of any
good face powder to the consistency Of
cream, and with a soft sponge spread
the mixture on smoothly and evenly.
When almost DIR. rub with another
clean sponge until a smooth, white uni
form surface appears. One coat of the
cream is generally sufficient, but if the
skin has not attained the desired white
ness another may be added. Cover the
arms and throat in this way. The face
should not be touched. When quite dry
dip a sponge in rose water and apply
it to the roots of the hair or any spot
that may show the work. With a soft
cloth powder with dry powder, rubbing
it on generously, and lastly busting over
lightly with a downy puff.
This method is quick and most salts
factory, as 1t insures an alabaster white
detect.
The result of the operation is thus far
Indifferent charms in the way of COM
plexion. but her dilemma may be greater
should she assay removing the enamel with
ordinary soap and water instead of the
proper way.
Use no soap and water at first, but put
With a sponge wipe the surface thor
ougnly. While still moist rub warm giy-
cerine into the surface generously and
leave, on over night. In the morning it
would be better to take a hot bath,
with a good soap; # the glycerine is
no bad results will be apparent to the
skin from this treatment, otherwise a
soIled look will follow, not. good to see.
Tnere are other methods much more
but they are ,ruination to the skin so
treated, and should never be used under
any circumstances. This one, while quite
simple, swe all purposes for an even
ing's wear, and is SO simple that any
one can apply it. The only materials
face powder prepared chalk is harm
iess). two shallow saucers. three. sponges-
very soft, compact ones-a pint of rose
water and a quantity of glycerine.