The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-02

to avoid hurting the child or injuring the
eye that L hesitate to advise it. The
child might result in its losing its eye
sight. which is much more important than
the length of its, eyelashes isn't it? e,
DIANA-For the eyebrows l would adj
wise you to get one ounce of alcohol and
in it dissolve five grains of quinine. Apply
this every other night, and on the nights
in between times massage very gently
with the fingers dipped in pure olive oil,
slightly warmed. Yes, olive oil used on
the face is very likely to promote the
MOTHER~An iron tonic taken when the
hair first begins to turn gray will some
times arrest its progress If the hair is
dark rubbing a little claret into the roots
VIII also assist. know of nothing else
but dye, and this. you say you do not
weight avoid fattening and faFinaceous
foods drink lemonade and mineral
hours and exercise to the utmost fullest
limit. TrOusseau, a celebrated French
physician, advised two grams OF 6i-
are three excellent rules for the proven
ton of wrinkles. They are:
Don't worry.
Don't fret.
Don't cross bridges.
Massage with a good skin food is also
helpful. No it doesn't stretch the skin
if properly done. However, if improperly
done it will certainly do more harm
than good. 1t should meyer be d1ne WITH
cold cream or skin food. Thank you for
your kindly thoughts Of me g..
ton you will find fully answered
in last Sundays Beauty Talk Gently
pressing the thick no ft VII
delicate. Equal parts, of cocoannt
oil and vaseline melted together will
make the .eyelashes grow, but should not
be allowed to get into the eyes. While it
is not harmful at all, any foreign matter
of the sort will irritate the eyeballs: Try
the following astringent wash for the
large pores and blotched skim. Take a.
half-pint bottle and place in 1t three ia
blespoonfuls Of fresh. unc9}oked cuGgm7
flower water and then add two table
spoonfuls of eau de cologne. Shake WE'LL
and add very slowly half an ounce OF
simple tincture of benzoin. shaking the
mixture now and then. Fill the bottle
with elder-hower water. Be sure that
there are no settings in the benzoln' else
ii will be apt to curdle the lotion. Uses'
two or three times day, letting 1T dry
AGGREsSIVE D.-Please read forego-a
ing replies to Mother and Ardent Admirer Q
for answers to your first two questions
1t is exceedingly difficult to describe the
movements for facial massage, but / VIII
do my best. First of all, after the lace
has been thoroughly cleansed. cover 1t
thoroughly with the orange flower skin
food. Rub always upward and outward,
using a rotary movement rake the
nose as central point, rubbing always
away from this feature. For the wrinkles
in the forehead, place the thumbs on the
temples and the first fingers at the top
this way and with the second and third
fingers rub up and down across the lines:
For the little lines about the eyes, hold =
the flesh with the fingers OF one mana
while YOU rub with the other. using cir
cular upward and outward motion. This
is as near as L can explain in writing.
There is nothing better than orange flow
er skin food for beautifying purposes.
TAM OSHANTER-Suppose you try
lemon juice on that red skin. II you ma
that the pure juice irritates the skin, dl-
lutte it one-third with rosewater Before
it has quite dried on the SKIN apply a.
pure cold cream. II TINS does not help
TYGIA BIN the Call of Feb 10 1. gave
formula for q lotion that is particular
ing Did you see it? A number OF my
correspondents have written me that
they used the prepared cream you men,
ton and thar it had caused CROWN 81
down on their faces An excellent colo
cream that is not at all lrkely 70 Cau cause
hair to grow is made. from the foIowlns
formula: Spermaceti, one-haf ounce
refined white wax, one-half ounce; OIL ot
sweet almonds, two and a halE OUNCES
roseWater three-fourths ounce; poWder.
ed borax, twenty grains; sf essence is ,,er ~
dry. omit the borax. t 81
w H-Add two tablespoonfuls OF a.
cohol to a quart of sage tea and use as
you would any tonic, applying 1t TO me
roots of the hair just before going TO pea
TO TF6O 51TSsTSY the goose flesh" on
the arms, treat with flesh brush ans
a coarse towel once or twice "a udy'
After thus bathing, apply a small a quand5
titv of cocoa butter softened with almond
oil and rub in until the skin has thor
oughiy absorbed it, This is the only
thing that will help that granular aP-
pearance of the arms at the same 'uIhe,
as the growth of hair on your arms is
so abundant. the oil is likely I? increase as.
IT, Bleach the hair with. peroxide OF ny
drogen, to which little ammonia mas
been added-one teaspoonful of ammonia
to three tablespoonfuls of peroxide lis
he I1rODer proportion.
TOISANSuperfuou hair when removed
nv the electric needle will not grow again
unless the needle has failed to reach &C the the
,,oos+ certainly return The formula for
cold cream given in reply to Lygia' B IS
excellent for chapped. rough skin: In
viii eend me a stamped addressed en-
velope 1 will send you the address Of
some one who uses the electric needle
quite slzillfully.