Evening journal., 1900-03-07
THE AGE OF WOMEN
AS YOUNG AS THEY LOOK AND
AS OLD AS THEY FEEL.
Age Is a Matter Of Feeling and Not
Of Years--A Few Hints Concerning
Right Livlng--useful to Old As
Well As Young.

man Is the small amount OF thought
and care which she is willing TO be
stow on her person. If she should per-
chance spend an extra few minutes
mornings. manicuring her finger nails
or brushing her hair she considers
that she has lost so much valuable
time which She might have devoted TO
that table cover abe Is knitting or TO
busting the varnlsh on the parlor fur
niture. Yet II a woman takes such
pride In scrubblng and polishing ordi-
nary furniture and belongings that
can always be replaced R small
monetary outlay. how much more
pleasure and pride ought she not 10
take In beautifying and preserving a
perfect human body A woman can
always buy with a certain amount OF
money new table cover. but what
golden coin can ever restore youth
and beauty once they have fadedl
There are many ways OF combating
and preventing the havoc and inroads
of time on ones countennnce andfo
but the best OF all methods 10 adopt
| as well as the most natural. Is what
should be called the preservatye pro.
cess. How true 1t is that ian ounce
of prevention Is better than a pound
of curer' This process consists of care
fully and assiduously preserving ia
ones self, by minute and constant
care. the physical charms. gifts and
attractions which one Is lucky enough
to possess. while one may be at the
same time slyly approprlatlng TO ones
self many other little charms and ac'
cessories of which economical Nature
perhaps deprived one.
The foremost component OF wo.
mans beauty is undoubtedly a lovely.
clear. healthy, wholesome complexion.
A bad complexion is always an eye.
sore. and one 10 which ones deares,
friend can never grow accustomed. A
muddy. faccid skin and numerous
wrinkles and occasional pimples are
the usual enemies Of good complex.
ion.
These defects can In nine cases out
Of ten be remedied. They almost al.
ways arise from an imperfect method
of cleansing the skin and from poor
circulation generated by lack of prop.
er exercise and a mistaken idea OF
diet.
If you want good complexion you
must first of all have n clean skin.
Hot water. pure soap and canelt
hair scrubbing brush used regularly
every night will in the course Of a few
weeks work wonders toward cleans
ing and Frightening the skin. The
fine bristles of the brush thoroughly
cleanse and penetrate the pores of tn,
skin, while the friction causes th'
. blood to circulate freely and feeds th'
pale, withered skin back to rOunde'
curves and beauty. IL Is a good plal
after thoroughly scrubbing the face 4
bathe It first In hot and then In guam
titles of cold water. That hardens tn
skin without thickening II and inure
it to cold winds. which are then les
, likely to chap or roughen it. A littll
: cold cream of a reliable make Is M
excellent skin softener and beautlfier
1t is most benehcially applied afte
the facial scrub at night.
After q fine complexion, beautiful
hair is the next important factor II
making a woman attractive. "a VIC
mans crowning glory Is her hair
The care of the hair is much more
matter Of consequence than II used 4
: be, and milady's hair must be con
> stantly and carefully attended TO ii
order to obtain and retain that soft
glossy. fluffy appearance which de
notes. perhaps, more than anything
else the thoroughly we'll groomed VIC
man. fastidlous to daintiness about eN
cry little detail of the toilet.
3 A good shampoo at least ever
9 month or six weeks is a necessity. an
+ it is a good thing TO patronlze occa
. sionally-say, once each month-a pre-
! fessional hair specialist to attend 4
the ends and see that the scalp Is q
proper condition.
h Beautiful. well kept hands are an
!. other and most potent charm in
e woman
!. Not alone are they n charm. bu
they are an absolute necessity to tn
woman who desires TO be considere
well bred. There are men who can fOi
give q hOmely face and a squat figur
/, but never one who will excuse ugll
. i'll kept hands in a woman. And ther
n is no reason why he should.
n Every woman cannot have a Lowell
G face and a perfect form, but every W,
O man can always have n daintily keT
r hand. with soft skin and well groome
nails. A manicure set costs very littll
= and any one. with little practice. ca
i care for her own finger nails as we
as any professional manicure.
Il Given a beautiful face. fine con
K plexion, luxuriant hair and prett
q hands. a woman cannot fail TO be we
. set up so far as physical attraction
are concerned. Yet II she lacks a goo
= figure and an erect and graceful ca
riage. all the rest avails but little.
A woman who could only have OF
j, great physical charm would be bstt,
d OF with fine form and good carriae
than with any other one OF nature
n gifts.
h All women, unfortunately, are M
h endowed with beautiful figures. bl