Evening journal., 1901-06-13
!.s The Summer CirI's.CompIexiOn

The Summer girl is, as a rule, happy
hearted bit of femininlty. It's only when
sundry polkadots appear on her counten-
ance. or her face assumes fiery hue,
which refuses to leave, that her high
spirits desert her, and she takes 70 her
room to apply certain lotions warranted
TO cure sunburn and freckles in one sit
ting
A few simple precautions, and q little
local treatment when mischief has been
done. win give the Summer girl as fair a
skin when enjoying herself at seashore
or mountains as though In the middle Of
Winter.
First of all. she must under no circum-
stance omit her daily bath. Cleanliness,
especially in Summertime, is absolutely
essential to a good skin.
Then she must be careful of her diet.
This especially needs attention, If her
skin begins to break out in little pimples
or to get red and inhamed looking. Veg
etables. green salads. fruit, and fish should
constitute the main articles of diet.
During the early Summer days, plenty
Of fresh air is excellent for the skin. Sun
warmed air will not hurt the tenderest
skin If protected by a tip-tilted hat or
sunshade And the girl who will brave
a wetting and let a warm Summer rain
soak into her skin is on the way to a
peach-bloom complexion that will arouse
the admiration Of all beholders. The Eng
lish ana Irish girls have such pretty skins
on account of the rain and fog which they
are never afraid to encounter.
So much for the general care. If one
has enjoyed some vigorous outdoor exer-
Al. far F4fa1
work Battle the face well with soap and
warm water, rinsing the soap of well, of
course, and finishing with a dash Of cold
water Dry with soft towel and then
apply good cold cream. Rub the cream
I'm gently, allowing it to penetrate the
pores of the skin. and then wash off thor
oughly with warm water. One cannot be
too careful to get a cream that has no
hair-growing ingredients. So many Of the
creams cause a growth Of down that is
decidedly unpleasant.
When one has been exposed to h gh
wind and the skin is sore, a soap paste
is better to use for the time being than
even ones favorite soap. To make this
paste, take fifty grammes strained honey,
forty grammes pure white CASTLE soap or
any good white soap, shaved fine, ten
grammes tincture benzo.n. thirty grammes
white wax, ten grammes storax. Melt
the honey, white wax and soap. and mix.
Then add the benzoin and storax
For tan. freckles, and sunburn the fol-
4 lowing is excellent; Cucumber juice, eight
ounces; oil Of sweet almonds. two ounces;
essence Of cucltmbers three ounces; pow
dered CASTLE soap. one-fourth ounce; tine
ture OF benzo.n, fifteen to twenty drops
n Get The juice by slicing green cucumbers
(three are sufficient; do not peeD and boil
I'm a little water until soft and pulpy
then straining through muslin Combine
one and one-half ounces each of the juice
and alcohol, and you win have the cu-
cumber essence. Let stand over night
dissolve soap IN this. add eight ounces OF
Juice. then the almond oil very slowly,
and lastly the benzoin drop by drop Agi-
tate frequently and shake well for fifteen
minutes after mixing. Keep in a COO
place. A pinch Of boric acid can be added
with good effect
Tor persistent freckles, the following is
recommended Borax, 100 grains; zinc
oxide. l60 grains glycerin one and one
fourth ounces; bay rum, one and one
fourth ounces; distilled water. five ounces
Tho woman who is troubled with an oily
kin will nnd this helpful: Thirty grammes
alcohol, thirty grammes tincture benzoin,
thirty grammes strong white wine vine
gar. Mix and let stand for a week. and
then pass through altering paper