The San Francisco call., 1899-06-25
Dswers to CORRESPONDENTS.

NANITY-There really is no change
more difficult to bring about than thai OF
reducing the size of the hips. Electric
massage is, perhaps, the best way to
overcome the trouble. If you cannot get
the electric massage, then try the me
chanical. which should be followed by a
gentle rubbing down with alcohol. An
excellent exercise for this purpose is 10
stand with the heels close together and
try to touch the floor with the tips of the
fingers, without bending the knees.
NJ. P. W-.If you will use the orange
flower skin food regularly each night for
a while, you will, | am certain, see the
greatest improvement in your skin. Here
is the formula:
Spermaceti, Ope-half ounce.
Refined white wax, one-half ounce
Sweet almond oil, two ounces.
Lanolin, one ounce.
CocOanut oil, one ounce.
Simple tincture benZoin, ten drops.
Orange flower water. one ounce.
Melt the first five ingredients in por-
celain kettle Take from the fire and add
the bepZoin and the orange flower water.
beating 1t with an eggbeater until cold.
THERESA-Blackhead will usually re-
spond to a treatment of CASTLE soap and
hot water supplied with face scrubbing
brush. If, however, you have tried this
method and IL has not proved etticaclouS
you might give the following soft soap a
trial: Take half bar of pure CASTLE
soap-that is, about cents worth-and
dissolve it in three cupfuls of boiling
water When cold so that it is merely
blood warm add two saltspoonfuls OF
borax and one tablespoonful each Of
pure liquid ammonia and glycerine. Keep
in aglass jar. Scrub the entire body with
this and rinse well. In washing the face
use the soft soap, and after a thorough
rinsing in tepid water apply 4 good cold
cream or the orange flower skin food,
formula for which is given in foregoing
also: One-half pint rosewater. one-half
pint of orange flower water; add drop 10y
drop one-half ounce simple tincturc OF
benzoin, six ninims tincture myrrh and a
few drops OF glycerine. Sponge the sur
face Of the face lightly with the lotion
You will find that. it will clear the pores
from a slight form Of 6 eczema tii Brought 1t
about no doubt by indigestion of some
sort. Or It may be caused by too fire.
quent washings with soap containing
alkalf. The first thing to do is to regulate
the diet Avoid all highly seasoned
dishes, soups and alcoholic beverages, tea
and all hot drinks. The diet must be
such as will readily digest and an occa-
sional cooling laxative will be found bene-
fetal In place of soap use almond meal
or fine fiaxseed meal as a cleansing agent.
II Won desire a emolliert for the face use
the orange flower skin food.
GERALDINE X.-Iouching the eyelashes
with castor oil is said to increase their
growth. However. as your eyes are al
ready in an irritated condition I would
not advise you to use anything for this
purpose Oils. particularly If allowed to
get into the eyes. will irritate them. For
the inf1amed lids bathe several times n
day in a lotion made by rubbing one tea
spoonful Of pulverized boracic acid in ff--
pouring over this two-thirds of cup of
hot water. Stir and strain.
IN TROUBLE-Please read what havo
said to Theresa on the subject of black