The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-23
ideas for l5Women.


The very latest cosmetic is the lemon.
In countries where they grow as freely as
apples do in the temperate zone. this fact
H. appreciated and theiT virtues are
xorthy of wider knowledge. Lemons are
not so costly, even in the coolest coun-
tries, that women may not easily afford
to use this tropical aid to the toilet.
In the care OF the complexion 1t Is in
valuable, particularly in summer when
q few drops squeezed into wafer in which
the face is washed removes all greasiness
and leaves the skin fresh and veivety. A
little lemon juice rubbed on the cheeks
before going to bed and allowed to dry
there will remove freckles and sunburn
and whiten the skin, besides giving 1t a
charming smoothness and softness to the
touch. This should be done about three
times a week, both winter and summer.
and is of the greatest aid to such COM
plexions as are afflicted with enlarged
pores and blackened pores. These en-
larged pores are due to deficient circula-
ton of the blood and are 10 be greatly
aided by vigorous rubbing with a coarse
towel every time the face is washed
Those who lead a sedentary life find
the circulation feeblest about the nose,
lips and temples, and those parts of the
face should be energetically rubbed and
kEeaded several times a day. When the
pores become distended the fine invisible
dust in the air enters and clogs and
blacken them. Mere ordinary face wash
jrg. even when warm water and soap
are used. is not sufficient to remove this
dirt in the pores. but The vigorous acid
of the lemon will cleanse and carry eff
all such u%nsightly blemlshes.
In the West Indies a lemon bath is al
most a daily luxury. Three or four
lines or lemons are sliced into the water,
which is drawn half an hour before using,
so that the fruit juice may nave a chance
TO permeate. and the deliciousness of
such tubing must be felt to be appre-
ciated. The sense of cleanliness and
freshness it gives and the ~suppleness and
ssmoothness it imparts to the skin is an ex-
perience not soon to be forgotten. The
lemon is more than a substitute for the
bran bath bags which are inserted by
the French and which exquisites think sc
necessary to the toilet.
Half a teaspoonful of the juice of the
lemon squeezed into a glass of water ana
used for brushing the teeth gives the
mouth the same feeling of cleanliness
that the lemon bath gives to the skin, 1t
is particularly grateful when sickness rem
ders the mucous and salivatory excretions
of the mouth unpleasant. Not more than
a half teaspoonful should be usei, as a
powerful acid is bad for the ename.. but
on occasion the proportions may be IN
creased. as the lemon is an active deo-
dorizer and will remove the smell CT
onions or tobacco from the mouth.
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rival. For the former purpose a large,
juicy lemon should be cut in half, the
head dipped into a bowl of water, from
which the chill only must be removed,
and the water made of the same tenn
perature as the air-and the lemon rub
bed and squeezed among the roots and
along the lengths of the hair. Soak
rub the head well in this bath, and then
rinse throughout in fresh water of the
same warmth. If well died at once
with energetic toweliing there will never
be the smallest danger of cold. No soap
is needed; the acid of the lemon abso-
lutely removes all grease and dust, and
the hair, after such a bath, is soft, glossy
and clean. This lemon bath once a
week will have the most beneficial eff
feet upon the hair; stimulating its
growth, delaying the coming of grayness
and making it beautiful, pliable and pol
ished.
F-ormanicuring the lemon is absolute
ly indispensable. tablespoonful of the
Juice in a eupful of tepid water whitens
and supplies the nails and removes all
grease and dirt, making them much
more easy to polish. This should be used
every morning, and by dabbling the fin
gers a few moments it is possible to
make the nails perfectly clean and tran
sparent, without the use of any metal
cleaner, by simply rubbing under them
with a towel. 1t is also most beneficial
in removing the skin around the nail
edges, which should never by any chance
be cut with scissors. Rub the towel firm
ly all about the nail, pushing back the
skin; do this regularly every day, n
after a few weeks the skin growth will
disappear and never return as long as
the treatment is continued. The compar-
ison of nails kept in this way with those
subject to the barbarous method of skin
clipping will at once show the advan-
tage of the former manner of treatment.
Finally, the lemon on the toilet table
is a great aid to health. The juice of a
lemon squeezed into a large breakfast
cup of water, drunk without ugar, and
immediately before rising and as hot as
can be borne, is the most admirable tonic
and Alternative. No one should form the
habit of taking even the mildest aItera-
tive, but if the head feels drowsy and
dull, or one is conscious of languor and
discomfort upon rising, the lemon
draught is one of the best and simplest
methods of clearing out the system and
restoring its tone.
A bookcase should, If possible, find a
place In every room of the hpuse, unless,
perhaps, we except the dining room, usu-
ally kept for the purpose of dining, as it
at once adds the charm of comfort and
LONELINESS, besides being a most useful
possession.
Without books a room lacks its best
ornaments, and to ill an odd corner there
is nothing SO nice as q pretty, well-de-
signed bookcase. Naturally, we should
not use the same design for the different
rooms; in this as in all things appropri-
ateness has to be considered. 1t must suit
the style of the room and be in keeping
with the other furniture.
For the library is as usual to have fitted
bookcases in oak or walnut, which are
sometimes carried from fioor to ceiling.
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