Evening star., 1902-08-16

and diScreetly for your face is not covered
with parchment or cast iron. Learn how
to 'dabble' the face with a fine cloth as
method of drying. This preserves the deli
cate appearance of the skin
Beautiful Skin at Ninety.
Madame Bonaparte, the beautiful Ameri-
can who was married to Napoleon Bona
parties brother possessed a velvety and
peach-like skin, even at ninety, and used
to say that women treated their skins
actly as If they We're thick as that OF
a rhinoceros, and to this she attributed
premature wrinkles and loss of delicacy. OF
shape Of features and coloring of the skin.
She understood well the arts of the toilet
and always looked ten or fifteen years
younger than she was. When aged wo-
man her complexion was wonderfully fair
and smooth.
immediately after washing the face,
giving 1t a dash of rosemary or lavender
water will have a Frightening effect.
If the face has an oily appearance, wipe
1T off with a cloth dipped in the following
lotion: Rosewater, one pint; simple tine
ture Of benzoin. half ounce; glycerin. one
dram. Add the benzoin to the rosewater,
little by little. and lastly, the glycerin. 1t
is important to get the simple tincture of
benzoin, and not the compound tincture,
which is apt to diSeolor the skin.
Rock salt does not suggest anything
dainty, but if a pint or is allowed to
melt occasionally in the warm water for
the ldCe DdlH IL Will tone up the SKIN ana
thus help to bring dainty flush to the
cheek.
If the skin is inclined to be rough and
sunburns easily, there is nothing better to
use Tor Washlng 1t than mucilage, made
by boiling teaspeenful of ounce seeds in
pint of water for ten minutes, strain
this and occasionally use a little on the
face: it will not keep fresh long.
Thirty grains of pulverized borax dis
solved in two and half ounces of lemon
juice and one ounce of rosewater make a
lotion that is effective in keeping freckles
In abeyance. 1t should be applied at night.
Ready for Company Again.
The woman who has wept until her eye
lids and her nose are purple her eyes
bloodshot and her face swollen, always
feels trifie embarrassed when she has to
receive callers or go down to dinner i'm
mediately. She frequently makes a bad
matter worse by washing her face in cold
water If she will, instead, bathe It gently
with rosewater for few minutes and then
lie down for a few more, with a soft cloth
saturated in rosewater over her eyes, she
will be prepared to face any company
Ii wrinkles are appearing here and there
on the face it Is wonderful the effect gentle
rubbing has upon them. Make a little pad
with one end of the towel and smooth out
that incipient crows foot before 1t has be-
come more deeply indented. Rub round and
round and outward and upward and count
equal to it, count five hundred, still mas
saying that tormenting line on your brow
either side of the mouth. There is
nothing truer than the old saying, "A stitch
In time saves nine Beauty begins in girl
hood, and it is then that it should be taken
care of and boarded 1t is easier to hoard
than to try to win back what one has lost
But girls will not take the trouble to do
this. They think their fine compilations will
last as long as they do, so they are careless
and Indifferent until, one morning wrinkle
is discovered. They then go to work and
try to make amends for past neglect The
moral of this is, give daily certain amount
of attention to personal appearance.
Even better than a pad is flesh brush
A gentle rubbing of the face and neck
twice a week with it is equal to or better
than massage. 1t exercises every particle
Of flesh and stimulates the nerves If one
has gotten very tired a facial rub with a
flesh brush does away with that strained
look which one set of tired muscles and an
other of uneXerciSed ones give.
Make the Most Of Them.
The beauty who owns perfect neck and
shoulders, which she knows to be one of her
strong points, should discreetly make the
most Of them. Every night let throat, neck
and shoulders receive undivided attention
for a half hour The neck and throat
are first given bath with warm water
and soap. followed by dash of cold water
containing a few drops of some refreshing
aromatic vinegar.
This gives tone to the flesh and makes II
feel delightfully."- satiny to the touch. One
Is then ready to the flesh brush after
which wee bit of powder, soft and fine,
and delightfully."- fragrant, of rose or violet,
is applied.
All this is just so much to the credit side
of beauty's account Bear in mind when
performing any toilet rites that time is not
made for the beauty seeker; that she must
wholly disregard the lapse of time even
length of days in making herself so charm
ing, complete, that he
Who looks upon her Ioveliness
Looks surely to his hearts disaster.
Useful Hints.
Blondes should choose the turquoise and
coral Diamonds, too, can be worn by the
blonde as well as by the brunette. Indeed,
diamonds are adapted to almost all COM
pIexions, although perhaps best set off by
the dark+haired. Pearls lose much of their
effect when the hair is light or faXen and
the complexion pale or sallow.
To make orange-fower cold cream, melt
1 ounce each of white wax and spermacetti, |
add ounces oil of almonds, stirring con-
Stantly, then add enough orange-fiower |
water to make the cold cream of the con-
sistency required This must all be stirred |
constantly until cool: Keep it in poree-
lain jar well covered. For enlarged pores.
after washing the face with warm water
and drying it, massage with the orange
flower cream or camphor ice, or use the fol-
lowing. which is also good for wrinkles:
Powdered alum, II dram; rose water,
ounces. and the well beaten white of an
egg. Put this On at night, rubbing it well
into the flesh. Wash off in the morning
Water and every food which contains
water (all do), has both hydrogen and oxy-
gen in it. Phosphorus Is contained in all
meats, and In fish in small quantities, So
dium and chlorine are found In salt and In
and iron is found in lettuce spinach and