The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-20

closed when steamine the face. If, how
ever, the steam seems 70 affect your
lungs as well. then | think you mad bet
ter give it up. You can get the same re-
suits oy using not appHcallons. Ilits 4
towel out of boiling not water and mold
it to the face until it begins TO cool;
Then repeat. In this way you can avoid
inhaiing any steam. and you need not
put the cloth over the eyes Then if YOU
will give your face a thorough scrubblng
with your complexion brush and CASTLE
soap and finish with a smearlng OF coId
cream. / am certain those norrld little
hlackheGds will become utterly dlScoUr-
aged and soon cease 70 flourish. No, my
dear, the cold cream VIII not make the
skin more sensitive. l think ! should try
the strawberry cream if / were YOU, now
that straw berries are in market. IL IS
delightful. and looks good enough 10 eat.
OF course you can use another cream IN
connection with the one you are using,
only l think il is better TO find cream
that agrees with ones skin and then
stick 70 that one My dear little girl, X
you never put anything more objection
able on your face than a little pure,
homemade cold cream, no one Will ever
accuse you Of making up The made
up LADY IS she Of the blOndined treSses.
the rouged checks and the penciled eye
bro"S, OF whom l. dtsapproVe quite as
heartily as you do l have never advo-
Gated that sort Of thing and heaven for
bid that I ever shall. Here is a recipe
for shampoo that will make your hair
fluffy and nice: Take half q pint Of al
cohol and in it shake up the yolk Of an
egg. Strain, and you will have clear
fluid that Will keep indefinitely. Pour Two
tablespOonfCls OF this in the water in
winch you wash your hair and rub il
well into. the scalp and through the long
ends. Rinse in warm water wipe with
warm towels and fan until dry. 1t Ger
talnly Is not the sponge bath that dis
agrees with you. You must be ailing in
some way. You really ought 10 be able
in half an hour TO give your toilet all the
care that is necessary If you are sys-
tematic about Il. l mean that in that
time should he able take
sponge bath. brush your hair, care for
your nails and cOddle your complexion.
So 'iOnt be discouraged, but go along
in the way you have begun and-my word
Tor it-you viii come out winner in the
THERESA-ffory very sweet Of you 10
send me the little piece Of lacewOrki Be
Heye me, am more than grateful. Am
pleased that my advice was helpful 10
than those pertaining 10 beauty Yes,
II they happen TO be upon a subject with
which l am conversant; can gre you
the information on good form which you
desire. II certainly IS very bad form 70
wear snowy clothes 10 church. Your
walking dress and street hat or any Of
the quieter costumes in your wardrobe.
would be more appropriate than the one
you describe. That should be kept for
proper thing for a young lady 70
lunch or dine at a restaurant with
a man unchaperoned. There are, Of
course, circumstances OF convenience
that make il permissible, but these
conditions should be imperative. for
il is not an elegant thing to do. and dis
regard Of the rules along this line
cheapens girl depIOrably. II you have
no mother then go TO some older woman
friend and get her 10 advise yOu-and fol-
low her advice even If by so doing you go
against your impulses and sacrifice q Few
good times II you have any further
questions along this line l shall be more
than pleased 10 answer them. In any cir
cumstances, write 10 me again.
DAISY -Ihe little, warts can be entirely
"A
Touch the center of the wart lightly with
the caustic pencil once a day II will turn
black and gradually disappear Be very
careful not TO get the caustic on any
n \. M cannot. give addresses
through the columns of the paper
could not give the one you ask for through
any medium, as I understand the person
named in your letter has gone out of bust
FLOSSIE HIT was pleasure 10 read
your very appreciative letter II you OBJ
1ect TO the lanolin in the skin food. omit
II do not believe a real skin food can
be made without grease" as you call it
that IS. without any oily ingredient Here
Is a formula for a simple skin food that
spoonfuls OF oil Of sweet almonds and one
teaSpoonfui OF best rOsewaIer. Beat 10 A
cream and add three drops Of camphor
and two drops simple tincture Of benzoin.
The preparations you mention know alb e.
solUtely nothing about. never heard OF
them. If your skin food gets rancid in q
short time IL must BE because the fnRredi-
ents are not pure. Iuse fright along Mine
never gets rancid but keeps for months
If you will use a few drops OF oil Of lilac
IN the cream you will find that ii will re-
tain It's fragrance. Following Is the recipe
for strawberry cold cream: Spermacetf
one-half ounce; white wax. one-half
ounce; sweet almond oil, two and a half
ounces strawberry juice, three-fourths OF
an ounce; benz0in, five drops Take large,
fresh berries. Wash and drain thorough
~ Macerate and strain the juice through
q piece OF muslin. Heat the white wax.
the speTmacet and the oil of almonds in
& porcelain kettle Remove from the fire
and add the strawberry Juice very
quickly. Beat with an egg-beate- until
aufIy adding the five drops OF benzion
just as the mixture begins to cool Pur
In jar and keep in q cool place Please
read foregoing reply 10 Restorer
RESIORER-Tne article referred 70
vas not written by me. The only advice
car give you on the subject is the ia
nous advice Of Punch to people about 70
marry-'D Don't The only treatment that
VII o6hterate wrinkles is manipulation OF
the retaXsd muscles with the aid OF a good
skln 1000 mere VIII be an illustrated
article on the subject OF facial massage in
next sundays Call. which will give you
al the information on that subject that
you can possibly desire. There is TO such
thing as a hair ''restorer.'' They are all
dyes, pure and simple. I viii venture 20
say tnat the person who used the So
caiIed reStorer' had 70 apply II gain and.
again and that as the hair grew out from
the roots il was the same old color. Your
last question / have handed over 70 the
edtGen 81 the regular Answers 20 Core
spondents' column which appears on the
editorial page Of the daily paper. You
Will find il answered as soon as those
aaeaa Of you have been disposed Of
SUPERFLUOUS HAIR
- % 49, A W TRAVERSE. Donohoe