New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-19
HINTS ON BEAUTY.
HOW ONE WOMAN CLEARED HER FACE o.
BLOTCHEs-vIRTUEs OF HOT WATER

HOW ONE WOMAN CLEARED HER FACE o.
BLOTCHEs-yIRTUEs OF HOT WATER.
The true woman longs to be beautiful. and who
can blame her? II Is cart OF a womans duty TO
herself and to mankind to make her face ana her
figure as attractive and lovely as possioie' ana
when a well-tred and satisfactory recipe Is fouho,
II only fair to other women TO pass the gooo
along. I want to tell my women readers nov
a friend OF mine regained smooth and beautitui
complexion from a perfect waste OF roughness. the
chin especially showing pimples and unsightiy req
blotches.
She had naturally the clear. white skin that goes
with light-brown hair and gray eyes AFTER
awhile the complexion became cloudy and the SKIN
hard; small pimples appeared on the chin, seeming
to lie deep down under the surface At first she
did nothing for the trouble. thinking II was only
temporary ndispositon that would soon pass away.
But 1t grew steadily worse and from having
smooth fine complexion. her face became sight,
and she grew extremely sensitive about 1t.
At night she bathed her face in a bowl Of warm
water. in which heaping teaspoonful Of powdered
borax had been dissolved. She used soft wash.
cloth Of old linen, and pure unscented cocoanuS
oil soap She did not scrub the sore. sensitive skin.
but rubbed 1t carefully and then poured out the
warm water and turned on hot-as hot az she could
bear 1t. She threw the water up on the face. using
no CLOTH simply hot water softened with powdered
borax to which she added ten drops OF spirits OF
camphor. After this she dried her face by buryinP
Then she took a pot OF perfectly pure cold cream.
made up with rosewater, and rubbed l. thoroughly
for the best and longest rubbing. The little hard
bumps under the skin seemed at first TO withstand
all coaxing and softening but she kept this treat.
ment up religiously for two months before there
was any appreciabe result. To TINS night usat-
ment she added n cold bath In the morning snc
experimental with this latter part OF the treatment
until she was sure the cold water was adapted 70
her system. then. no matter how cold the weanet
month 1"e Of this i had wonderful effect Her face
h.ga IN -
ance. and the roughness on the chin began 10 gro"
softer. =, . -. 40.
what she lived on each day On sl hn, nil, III
Then for breakfast she ate. hrst; an orahss
small bowl Of either eerfa.,ne' wel soyersd with
rich cream, A small slice OF beef cooked rare
graham bread and milk toast completed me MAJ MA
Occasionally she ate a soft-boiled egg Every otnet
morning she had a mutton chop, 80 she would hot
tire of the beef For luncheon she ave irut,
salad, graham bread unsaited nuIer cup u,,on A.
and drank glass Of milk Bouilon beef, mu,,o" os
fish vegetables stewod fruit. pudding or an zee
formed her menu for dinner Sne drank nst t,ss
before she got into bcd-when she felt that she
wanted IT, She took long. brisk Walks every 1ayy
no matter the weather, wearing soit ussus Se' ~
the wind was cold and cutting II u raihen ~
waterproof boots and maekihsos n,,. snu
with m ,bas qTgf bad bssn SUNSHINE II
or seeted II made no difference WIN "''' '"s'
daily airing was going to be taken en- and a,ds that
She sleeps I'm a room without nre ana nhus ,mss
her sleep is sound and refreshing In me SUNNY.
she keeps every window up In her room a, n,s ens
she takes warm sponge oath just oe'''e '"'
wear from the time she began to treat her ,,s
she prettier than she had sver oSen,,,f Her
and her complexion was simply oed as u u ncrerai
eyes were clear and bright, and there was kehs,a
air of elasticity and vgor about her mat '"e n""
This is real case. and II one should see sins
young girls face dtc %o OF any kind had ever marred
its roseleaf tint ard fneness