The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-25
Hints on Beauty.

New York Tribune
The true woman longs to be beautiful
and who can blame her? 1t is part of a
womans duty to herself and to mankind to
make her face and her figure as attractive
and lovely as possible; and when a we'll
tried and satisfactory recipe is found it
seems only fair to other women to pass
the good news along. 1 want to tell nv
women readers how a friend of mine re-
gained a smooth and beautiful complexion
from perfect waste of roughness, the chin
especially showing pimples and unsightly
red 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 deem
down under the surface. At first she did
nothing for the trouble, thinking it was
only temporary indisposition that would
soon pass away. But it grew steadily
worse, and from having a smooth. fine
complexion, her face became a "sight."
and she grew extremely sensitive about it
AT night She bathed her face in a bowl of
warm water in which a heapng teaspoon
full of powdered borax had been dissolved
She used a soft wash cloth of old linen and
a pure, unscented cocoanut oil soap She
did not scrub the sore, sensitive skin bur
rubbed it carefully and then poured out the
warm water and turned on hot-as hot as
she could bear it. 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
burying it in a soft damask towel not rub
bling it at all. Then she took a pot of per
tectiy pure cold cream, made up with rose
water, and rubbed it thoroughly into her
cheeks and forehead, reserving the chin 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 treatment up religiously for
two months before there was any appreci-
able result. To this night treatment she
added cold bath in the morning. She ex-
permented with this latter part of the
treatment until she was sure the cold water
was adapted to her system, then, no mat
ter how cold the weather or the water, that
arctic bath was never omitted. A month of
this had a wonderful effect Her face began
to suggest its former clear smooth appear-
ance, and the roughness on the chin began
to grow softer.
Her plan of diet was rigidly adhered to.
and this was what she lived on each day:
On leaving the cold morning bath she drank
a glass of hot milk. Then for breakfast she
ate, first, orange a small bowl of either
cerealine, breakfast food shredded oats or
cracked wheat, well covered with rich
cream. small slice of beef cooked rare
graham bread and milk toast completed the
meal Occasionally she ate a soft-boiled
egg. Every other morning she had a NUT
ton chop, so she would not tire of the beef.
For luncheon she ate fruit, a salad, graham
bread, unsaited butter, cup custard and
drank a glass of milk. Bouillon beef NUT
ton or fish, vegetables. stewed fruit a
pudding or an ice formed her menu for din
ner. She drank neither coffee nor tea, but
took a cup of hot chocolate just before she
got into bed-when she felt that she wanted
it. She took long, brisk walks every day.
no matter the weather, wearing a soft It's
sue veil if the wind was cold and cutting.
Ii it rained she wore waterproof boots and
a macintosh, and, with mans large UNI
brella, minded the moisture no more than
if it had been sunshine. If it showed or
sleeted it made no difference with her; that
daily airing was going 10 be taken.
She sleeps in room without fire, and
finds that her sleep is sound and refreshing.
In the summer she keeps every window up
in her room. AT night she takes a warm
sponge bath just before she goes to bed
A year from the time she began to treat
| herself she was Dre;tier than she had ever
| been in her life, and her complexion was
| simply beautiful. Her eyes were clear and
| bright, and there was a general air of elias
| ITCHY and vigor about her that she had
| never known before.
This Is a real case, and if one should see
| the young girls face it would be CitticuIi