Evening star., 1901-04-27
RAIN AS A BEAUTIFIER.
An English WOman's Recipe for
Perfect Complexion.

A
Perfect Complexion.
From the New York Sun. g.
The English woman In the Jersey suburb
kicked off her rubbers. threw aside her rain
cloak and felt walking hat and entered.
with her face bright and glowing.
"Gracious," gasped her friend. Aren't
you drowned? Why didn't you have an
umbrella"
More mist than rain." responded the
English woman. hopping her face with a
mans handkerchief. Besides. I don't
carry an umbrella on this sort Of trip.
I've been taking the complexion cure. I
always do, every spring"
Complexion cure?" echoed the friend.
'Is 1t a new one2 Come right In and tell
me all about 1t. If that color you have Is
permanent I want to take that cure my
self. You're a walking testimonial"
IT'S the Oldest cure In the world. my
dear remarked the English woman, set
simplest. It's also free. Anybody can take
it for nothing. but I'll guarantee that It's
just good as those you pay dollars and
dollars for in New York.
THE materials are one nice drtZzly or
misty day, which nature will provide, one
good country road. of which there are
plenty around here, one pair Of easy
shoes. light rubbers, golf skirt and a
won't wilt.
Take one hour for it anyway, two II
you have good legs, and walk-just walk.
It's simplicity itself. You may knead your
afterward If you like, but the chief things
are the rain and the walking. 1 present
you the recipe and If you'll try it and keep
1t up guarantee its success"
'It sounds we'll" said the friend, "but
how about taking cold?'
"Bosh!' responded the Englishman. Fol
low my directions and don't stand around
and you yon't take cold. On the contrary
you've taken. That's part of the cure.
you see, it's as plain as the nose on
your face. You American women envy the
poor Irish and Scotch servant girls who
come over here their red cheeks and clear
compilations and you spend most Of every
twenty-four hours for six months in the
year in rooms heated by hot air and won
der why you don't have complexion like
Bridget's.
When you go out you ride In heated
car. You have hot biscuits and ice water
for breakfast. drink more ice water
throughout the day, yet when you go out
you are ever so careful that a little good
wholesome rain water doesn't touch your
face.
I'm summer it's little better, but the
air is dried for you then. Now look at the
difference in the life of Kate and Mary
and Bridget in their native heath In the
first place the air Is nearly always moist
ana coof, ana 1t rains or Is m1sty-foggy
you might call 1.-two days out OF three
for nine months in the year.
Kate and Bridget probably worked out
doors in the fields Whether they did or
not they weren't slaves to umbrellas, and
while you take car to walk to 20 three
blocks they would walk three miles and
think nothing about tt.s ,In,cthe winter in
the house they have an open fire in the
kitchen, and the living Hoons ii they have
two and cold bed rooms. SO there ia no
warm, dry air to dry their skin and fade
the color In their cheeks,
Of course you can't salter climatic con-
ditions, but that isn't Necessary. If you'u
except when it is really very cold. and
walk out when it's goad and damp and
healthful and let the rain beat on your
face and the moisture soak into your skin
you'H be all the healthier and look all the.
better for it. ". - ''-0
"Aprils good month to begin in and
you can begin at once. You'll find It pleas-
ant enough after awhile. and you'll learn
to like wet weather-that is. when it isn't
too wet. Try it. my DEAR and IL you don't
fnd the experiment success I'll never
preach again.
1T seems reasonable" remarked the
friend. guess 1 will. Now about that
dress" And the complexion cure gave
way to other important subjects.