The San Francisco call., 1899-04-09
Answers to Correspondents,

MISS MANILA-Two of the formulas
that you ask for were published in the
Beauty Talk of February 10. AS you say
you read the talks every week you must
have seen them. Scrub that nose every
night with complexion brush tepid wa
ter and CASTLE soap until the pores are
emptied of their secretiOns, and then use
the following astrngent wash: Take
half-pint bottle and in it place three
tabespoonfuls of fresh uncoOked cucum-
Der juice. Half fill the bottle with elder
flower water and then add two table
spOOnfuls of eau de cologne. Shake we'll
and add very slowly half an ounce of sim
pie tincture of benzoin, shaking the mix
ture now and then. Fill the bottle with
elder flower water. Use two or three
times a day, letting it dry on the skin
The condition that your friends eyes are
in often arises from cold. If the intlam-
nation comes from this cause a wash
made from camphor water and boracic
acid will help them. The druggist will
give it TO her in the proper proportion.
If the lids are granulated an alum paste
made by rubbing a small piece of alum
into the white of an egg until a curd is
formed, and then applied to the lids upon
retiring at night, tying piece Of soft
linen over the eyes, will often entirely
cure the trouble. Battle the eyes care
fully with warm water each morning and
the WaXy substance tQdt gamers on the
lids may be removed without disturbing
any of the eyelashes. That "chum of
yours can Whiten her neck with peroxide
of hydrogen. CASTLE is the best soap for
shampoong and the brand you mention
is the very pureSt and best made. The
milk can be left to dry on The face, or it
can be wiped off. / really doubt if it will
have much of fattenlng effect
MISS A. BU-I cannot imagine why the
massage should have had such an effect
on you. Are you sure your oils were o.
the very best quality? l should not use
the treatment any longer if l were you.
If the eruptions come to a tiny white
head they must be carefully opened with
a fine needle and the contents very gently
pressed out. After which battle the parts
afflicted with listerine, diluted in three
times as much boiled water. This is very
healing. sincerely hope 1t Will help you
You must be careful in manipulating the
breasts, as the glands are very sensitive
and the least little bruise is likely to re-
suit in an injury.
MARY Alt is exceedingly difficult to
find a genuine Gamer hair complexion
brush. Most of the brushes sold under
that name are made of badgers hair, and
are really better, as they do not mat
down when wet, as do the cameIs hair
brushes. The proper way to use one is
to wet it thoroughly in warm water, rub
on a little CASTLE soap and scrub the face
as you would any other portion of the
body. 1t starts the circulation and really
refines and beauties the skin. L cannot
give addresses in these columns, but if
you will send me a stamped, addressed
envelope will be pleased to give you the
lent lent fa: brush is kept
FUTURE, r. S.-Bathing your nose in
weak alum water and gently pressing and
pinching it from time to time will help
to reduce its proportions. Have you tried
the complexion brush and maSsag1ng with
the orange flower skin food? Your skin
probably needs nothing but little nour-
ishment, which the skin food viii supply.
Here is the formula: Spermaceu, one
half ounce; refined white wax, one-half
ounce; sweet almond oil, one ounce; Ian
oline one ounce; cocOanut oil, one ounce;
tincture of benzoin, ten drops, ana orange
flower water. one ounce. Melt tho first
five ingredients in porcelain Kettle.
Take from the fire and add the benzoin
and the orange flower water, tuning IL
with an egg-beater until cold. Massage
the face with this each night, after 1t
has been thoroughly cleansed with warm
water and soap. Vaseline will make the
eyebrows grow, but will not darken them
very materially.
NORA-You can continue the massage
Just as long as you like
ELSA have sent you by mail the ad-
dress that you wished. ind upon re-
reading your letter that you asked for
another address that l quite overlooked.
Send me another stamped addressed en-
velope and 1 will send it to you. Baby
powder or any powder if it is pure will not
iniure the skin. No, cream is not skin
food Do not use olive oil on your skin;
1t is very apt to make the hair grow.
Cold cream certainly, will not cause
blackheads. 1t is excellent in helping to
get rid of them. However, If, as you say,
Tour skin is worse under treatment of oil
of any kind 1 should not use 1t; II sweet
cream agrees with 1t use that instead.
do not know of any one who has used
the electric rollers, so cannot advise you.
A tea made from senna leaves is lax
ative and is perfectly harmless. little
alcohol in the rinsing water makes good
astringent If the pores are very gaping
use the following lotion: Precipitated
sulphur l dram, ether drains and alco-
hol 31b ounces. Use as wash and shake
well before every application. This must
not be used until every blackhead has
disappeared and the pores ere thoroughly
emptfed of their secretions.
ABBIE MI think the following tonic
is what your hair needs. 1t is splendid
cure for dandruff and is also good for
falling tresses; Forty-eight grains resor-
Gin, one-half ounce glycerine and alcohol
enough to fill a tWo-ounce bottle. Apply
every night, rubbing it into the scalp An
excellent shampoo is made by adding to .:
pint of warm water one ounce spirits or
rosemary and the yolk of one egg beaten
to froth Put in a bottle and use as
You would any shampoo, rinsing the hair
afterward in several clear waters. Soap
is not necessary when using this sham
poo, as the egg will cleanse the hair
thoroughly.