The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-23
Answers to Correspondents.

F. N. P-Here is formula for cold
cream that | think you will find delight
OF white wax and spermaceti, four ounces
OIL or sweet almonds and two ounces OF
orange flower water. Melt all together
very gently and pour into cups to cool.
and pour into jars to keep. Use the cam
els hair face scrubbing brush with tepid
heads, also put little bit of powdered
borax on bit of lime and rub it lightly
over the nose. An occasional glass of
lemonade is sometimes useful in correct
ing arrangements of the system that
nave tendency to tinge or spot the skin,
but would not advise you to take 1t as
often as you suggest, as it Trims and
cools the blood and is very apt to prove
facilitating. To massage around the
eyes, place the middle finger of each
hand in the middle of the nose between
the eyebrows, bring them down under the
eyes, across the temples and around
over the eyebrows to the starting point.
Continue in this way for some time. Use
cold cream when massaging and do not
stretch the skin. This is as near as /
can explain in print. Full directions for
facial massage were given in the beauty
talk of September 4, but really the best
way to learn is to go to a good maSSeuSe,
take one treatment, notice how she does
it and then go and do likewise. An occa-
sional steaming of the face is beneficial
rather than otherwise, unless there are
coarse pores. / can tell you nothing that
will make black hair blacker, unless you
Massaging the cheeks and neck we'll with
cold cream or some skin food will in
crease their firmnesS.
MRS. C.-The diagram referred to was
one that was sent me by a correspondent,
illustrating the method she had used in
massagings and asking II 1t was the prop
way of a skin food than the following:
Spermaceti, one-half ounce; white wax,
one-haf ounce; sweet almond oil, one
ounce; lanoline, one ounce; cocoanut OH,
one ounce; tincture of benZoin, ten drops;
orange flower water, one ounce. The
alum wash is to be used directly after
of fabbiness of the skin. l would not
advise its being used for any length of
time after the condition has been rene
died, as it will then be no longer neces-
sary. You can, if you like, smear very
little bit of cold cream on the face before
powdering, but L prefer rosewater. 1t
will make the powder stick just the same
and is not at all greasy.
E. There is nothing that will restore
gray hair to it's natural color but dye.
A good hair tonic is what you need. Here
is one that 1 feel sure will help you:
Eau de cologne, eight ounces; tincture
lavender, one-half dram; oil of rose
mary, one-half dram; Rub, into the
bpb qP6n too harsh TO use upo9
the hair. | do not care for face beaches
and have never experimental with the
purpose, however, the ingredients are all
right, and 1 have no doubt 1t is very
excellent formula
LITTLE ROSIE-The information you
ask 1 prefer not to print in the paper. If
you will send me a stamped addressed en-
Velope / will give you the name of an acid
that will accomplish what you desire.
UNE ANGLAISE-Do let me know how
you are getting along, and if the RENE
dies suggested were satisfactory. l am
so interested in my newspaper GORE
spondents that 1 like to hear from them
the results of my suggestions. They can
not write to me too often.
LUCILLE Try massaging the hol-
low places with equal quantities of cocoa
butter, lanoline and cocoanut oil melted
together. Watch the beauty talks and
you will soon find one about breathing
exercises The following oatmeal lotion
is splendid skin clearer and beautifier:
Two tablespoonfulS fine oatmeal, boil and
strain; when cold add one desertspoonful
of wine white Rhine preferred), and the
Juice of one lemon. Wash the face in