The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-29
THE SECRET OF A
GOOD COMPLEXION

The secret of a good complexion lies
in thorough ablutions and keeping a
healthy body by means of exercise. If
the face is pale, battle it well every
morning in tepid water, softened by
| little oatmeal, and rub it brisl1ly with
! a soft towel. Washing the face with
very cold water in winter and very
/ warm water in summer is also good for
4 the skin. Fresh air is most conducive
4 to health, but it is very trying to
4 delicate compilations, bringing on not
| only sunburn and frecldes but leath-
cry wrinkles. Therefore the women
who Tide bicycles. and who row, play
! golf, or take long walks must oc-
casionally substitute oatmeal or boiled
| bread for soap. Potatoes, boiled in
milk, are excellent for softening and
whitening the skin. They should be
applied with a sponge or soft cloth
dipped in tepid water.
For Both Face and Hands.
An ounce of lemon Juice in a pint of
rose water is a good lotion for re-
moving tan and treckles; another OK
cellent one is made by using
| tumbler of lemon juice, two pints of
rose water and five drops of essence
of roses; and still another is COM
posed of one ounce of lemon juice, =,
quarter of a drachm of powdered
horaX, and half a drachm of sugar.
Mix and let it stand in a bottle three
days before using. 1t is equally good
for the hands.
The complexion will be much i'm
proved by peeling small cucumbers,
cutting them in small pieces and bring
ing them to a boil Strain when cold
and place in a bottle half full of
brandy Shake well before using.
Moisten d sponge, or cloth. and dab
the face. using afterwards a soft
towel. Another excellent lotion for
the face and hands is made by pour
ing boiling water on small bagful CT
oatmeal. As the water cools, squeeze
the bag so as to get all the good from
adding some bay rum.
A useful remedy for chapped lips is
made by taking three teaspoonfuls of
ounce seeds and boiling them in half
pint of wateC- Reduce by boiling to
a quarter of a pint; then add two
ounces of glycerine, and scent it
with two or three drops of oil CT roses.
This preparat ton is also useful for
chapped hands.
A Popular Panacsa.
The newest panacea for all COM
plexions is hot milk. If the face be
wrinkled. sallow, freckled, or in any
way afflicted, hot milk will effect
cure. Converts declare that the face
after being washed with milk at night
feels wonderfully refreshed, while the
skin soon becomes very soft and
white. Some people declare that
a generous quantity of milk poured
into the water for bath is magical in
removing fatigue. A bottle of cheap
red wine thrown into the bath is also
beneficial. 1t will be remembered that
3 IsiiZa-
beth used both milk and wine for Their
baths; and the Empress Josephine al
ways bathed her face in a bowl OF
milk and sweet violets. Soap must
never be used with toilet vinegar, for
the acid of the vinegar decomposing on
the soap has a bad effect on the skim
Any. essence or aromatic water must
be we'll diluted. few drops in a basin
Of water being sufficient and two
tablespoonsful are allowed for tub
a good recipe is made by taking half
pint of good vinegar, half pint OF
good brandy. one pint of rose water
and a te.aspoonful of essence OF per
gamot. Mix bergamot with brandy,
then add vinegar, then rose water, and
strain through a flannel or clean blot
ting-paper. and bottle. 1t makes no
difference in using it if this is clear or
cloudy.
A nice dressing for the hair is made
by dissolving half an ounce of the
best white wax in seven ounces of
almond oil When nearly cold add
twelve drops of essence of almonds or
twenty drops of essence of lemon, or
in fact. any perfume that you fancy
To arrest the falling of the hair and
to promote new growth mix two wine
glasses of deodorized paraffin with
three parts of a glass of rum. Rub
this into the scalp. A little sweet oil
rubbed into the hair of person whose
scalp has little natural oil is an excel:
lent occasional treatment One should
never allow the hair to get too dry, for
the hair becomes brittle, breaks at the
ends and loses all of its gloss.
To brighten the eyes take occasion
ally, just before going to bed, the
Juice of half Il lemon in small
tumbler of water without sugar