Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-12-03
COLD WEATHER GLOW.
How the Winter Girl Keeps Rosy Cheeks
and Tncracked T.ips.


Now that winter is here. with its cold
Winds, lis showers Of snow or sleet ana
lits freezing temperature il behooyes tha
winter girl to look into the matter az bn.
lcyulpeNion These fcathery snowstorrns
winch wiiten The world into a yeritah;o
ithrIstmas picture, and which warns
one $ heart 10 all sorts Of good cheer ara
Idecidcdiy nard on the skin.
u ven rs a necessity for the girl who
w"iId Keep her face soft and fine in rev.
tufc ana free from the pinched wrinkIad
appearance which too often follows av
p"siire To a skin naturally dry. some
sort 81 cream or unguenL is necessarv
IN winter weather, and the less soap usad
the better. "P uSea
ind the greatest difficulty in persuad.
llH siris 10 discard the use of soap NOT
one In ten Will admit that she ca, taan
her race clean without a plentiful I,sa ~
soap and there is even n less nronort.a-
! WILING 10 make the endeavor. A single
week $ trial will convince any one "a
| surely in this weather, when soan ie !
positive injury to some skins. II h wor,s
whilc 10 try. If pure hot wafer-ve,.y 70,
ana used pientifully with a thick turs:sh
tloth-iS not satisfactory, then /: handfu
ot almond meal may be used with heue
! iit. | received a letter recently savinp
thAt almond meal did not seem to cleanse
rs wen rs soap, and asking for fItrtbar
directions about its use. saws JIlle do
Mnnto ~ the littsburg Press.
! think the reason why the pure water
or the almond meal does not act s,tjc
and partly because the water is NOT nsrd
long enough or pientifuIiy enough
lhere IS certain amount of stimula-
ton given by soap, which freshans
temporarily. making The checks LOOK ros,-
and the eyes bright. This same effec,
comes from the use of hot water. II the
iattcr be used freely enough A mere ain
'"f the cloth into Il basin OF hot water y
quick rub over the face and tb-n =
dashed handful or water 10 rinse IL nnr
enough This might answer where soap
I'm "a ~ gI..r.. l. :.
fort is required The water must b.. very
hot. as long rs il does not actually burn
me skin. Then the face must be bent
over the bowl. or better still near rho
hot water tap. turn on to full force. and
the water aipDed up again and again in
the soft cloth, the latter being held
against the face, something like a poul-
uce. until the heat has left il ana then
wet again.
With cold water rinse dashed on. ana
an immediate drying with n soft towel. /
would cot yield TO this. Moreover the
stimulation impaired by the hot water Is
Infinitely preferable To that afforded by
soap, and brings no i'll effects in its train
TO lse the almond meal, sprinkle it
ihickly in the heart of the hand and aft
or the face has been thoroughly wet with
hot water, rub the meal over. just as yon
some time, around and up and down,
briskly. but not too hard lest ii make a
sensitive skin sore, then rinsed away
Win not wafer followed Dy cold and the
face dried. This almond meal is an ex-
cellent cosmetic for the hands. Used in
stead of soap, il prevents that painful
condition called ''chapping and make
the skin smooth and fine. The perfectly
plain meal, unmiNed with any other in
greuitnt. ineF h. used on the hands with
equal benefit. only with the plain meal
the hands must be washed ana dried first
then rubbed through bowl Of dry meal
until every partice of moisture has dis
appeared.
Oatmeal wet with water soon sours, bu.
Il prepared in the following way, IL keeps
for ans length of time: Take three cup
tuls OF oatmeal ana five Of water Mix
ana let stand over night in cool place
I'm the morning stir We'll and strain. Let
the strained liquid settle and then pour
off the water. Add enough bay rum to
make the sediment thick as cream
This is To be applied To the face with a
soft cloth. When almost Dry, it should
be wiped OF and the face rubbed gently
with soft flannel.