The Saint Paul globe., 1896-08-09
ON DELICATE AND THIN
SKINS
THE ATHLETIC. COMPLEXION.
RESULT OF. SUN, WIND AND
SURE.
NO COLD WATER AFTER EXERCISE
The Use of Vegetable Powders q
Mistake-AInR0Rfl Cream Is
Desirable LotiGn.


A tall young woman with broad,
straight shoulders. walked into the Of
flee of a professional beautifier the
other day and said:
Il want to see If you ca tell me
what to do with mE Complexion. It
looks 50 Wrir'i.ed and tough and
leather-like that my brother calls me
a mummy and I can't stand his guy
ing any longer. It's the queerest
thing about my. complexion anyway.
I thought an outdoor life would make
it perfect, but, dear me, I'll have to
give UP all the things I care most for
and begin to take care of my face,
else I'll spoil on my fathers hands, so
that bad brother says, and I'm afraid
he's nearly right"
She stopped and. surveyed herself
critically in mirror opposite her
chair.
You are great athlete, aren't t
your" asked the professional, whose
own complexion looked like that of a
fat pink and white baby
Yes, but how did you know?"
"Oh, 1 recognize the athletic COM
plexion. That is, the average athletic
complexion. We hear complaints sim
liar to yours every day. I can tell
you pretty well what your life is. You
get up in the morning, take a spin on
your wheel, and after luncheon you
play either tennis or golf After din
ner you do more wheeling if you have
nothing else on hand. Am I not right %
almost exactly" answered the
young woman in sprprise, 'but you
left out one thing. If the weather is
too threatening to wheel or If 1t is
raining I go out fishing. You know
most fish bite better.fn cloudy wealth
err"
There, now I have the whole secret
of your bad compIexion," exclaimed
the professional s"Fresh air in fair
weather and foul is very conducive to
health, but it is exceedingly trying not
only to thin, but also to thick skins.
All women who indulge In open-air
sports are forced to make a crusade
against wrinkles sooner or later. and
1t all comes of ignorance on their part.
They should havso the most beauti-
ful compilations IN the world, and can
If they will only devote a few minutes
to the care Of the skin every day"
"Oh, you are entirely mistaken about
that" interrupted the young athlete,
as she threw back her shoulders and
gave herself two or three thumps on
the chest by way Of emphasis. Now.
l have taken great care Of my skin
since went in for athletics two years
ago, and it is growing uglier instead
of prettier, as I expected it to do"
Tell me what your method Of treat
ing your face, neck. arms and hands
has been," asked the professional.
I've tried several was the quick
reply. 'T tried one, and that did no
good, then I tried another That also
was a failure, but 1 wasn't discour-
aged, and would try anything that any
body would suggest, and you know
there are as many remedies for a bad
skin as there are for a bad cold. 1t
was just this way. I'm a vassar girl,
and got my first taste Of athletics while
at college. First / did gymnasium
work. My complexion got better and
better every day, until 1t really was
so white and soft and smooth, and my
cheeks were SO red everybody remark
ed 1t. Next took to track athletics.
used to go In for hurdling and sprint
ing, and then I was fond OF basket
ball. The Vassar girls have as much
sand as the Yale. men. you know, and