Evening star., 1902-01-18

till quite dry. If the skin is at all rough
ened it has been rubbed with moistened
oatmeal just before drying, the oil of the
oatmeal being most beneficial
Seating herself at the toilet table milady
spends ten minutes massaging her face; the
process is never reversed that is face
washing always precedes face kneading.
Between thumb and forefinger Just the
right amount of flesh and muscle is mas
saged or kneaded. the process being deep
enough to start the blood well to circulat-
the muscles quickly harden under this
treatment, and as the muscles support the
tissues, the firmer they 6he muscles) are
the firmer is the flesh; when the muscles
relax, lines and wrinkles follow A cold
cream is used, as it facilitates the deep
kneading. A good cream is made Of:
Oil of almonds, ounces.
Lanoline, l ounce.
Glycerine ounce.
Tincture of benZoin, 20 drops.
The Oil Of almonds and lanoline are put
over the stove until hot while cooling the
glycerine and tincture of benzoin are added
slowly, stirring constantly.
Ten minutes are devoted to the brushing
of the teeth, three brushes being Necessary
to the operation. They are brushed both
inside and outside, the upper teeth down.
ward, and the lower ones upward Know
ing that hurried and imperfect manner
of brushing has been the cause of many q
decayed tooth, the ceremony Is a deliberate
one. The tooth powder contains no acid or
gritty substance, but is of mild character
and in connection with the gentle friction
of the brush keeps the teeth beautifully
polished without injuring the enamel, and
helps to remove those daily Accommodations
which at first are only of pasty charac-
ter, but If neglected, soon become hard and
form tartar This friction is also invalua-
Bile in giving strength and a healthy tone
to the gums.
The first step when preparing 10 brush
the hair is to sit down. The wise woman
eXpends no extra strength in standing, but
calmly and deliberately and at her case
combs, brushes and arranges her hair
Scalp massage, which should be accompa-
MED by good tonic, has been a part of
the evening toilet program. Dividing the
hair at the back of the head, coarse comb
is used. If entangled, the hair is freed
from knots by beginning little way up
from the ends of the hair and gradually
comblng from above. care being taken not
to break the hair. The brushing should
also be performed carefully, the brush hav-
ing bristles long and Stiff enough to cleanse
thoroughly the scalp, and st timulate the bulb
at the root of each hair. Using a brush
that is not absolutely clean is worse than
not brushing at ALL. Brushes collect dust
unless kept in a bag or drawer, and they
should be often washed.
The Care OF the Hands.
The care of the hands comes next. The
night before they had been well washed
even soaked-in basin Of hot soapsuds,
with spoonful of sweetoil stirred in: af-
had been rubbed on, and then gloves were
worn. -tAit - --a.s
Before commencing the manicure opera
ton the hands, to make them supple, have
been opened and shut, slowly and without
jerkiness, ten times. On the table before
her lies a pair of curved scissors, an
orange-wood stick well pointed, a velvet
nail file, bit of chamois skin. and tiny
box each of rose-colored paste and Of nail
powder. In the bowl of slightly soapy,
tepid water, the fingers of one hand are
soaked for a few moments. Then the sell
wedge or border around the outside of the
nail is pressed gently back to display the
halfmoons. 1t is never cut unless there
happen to be hangnail. Il would as soon
think of cutting the borders to my eyelids
or the edges of my ears, says one author
ity on the subject of hand culture, "as to
cut the selvedge around the nall" The
nails are then cleaned with the orangewood
stick, which can be used quite as effective
ly as any steel instrument, and will not
scratch the inside of the nail The result
Is that, as the under surface is not rough
ened by scratching, it will not attract dust.
With the curved scissors the nails are cut
In pretty oval-not like sharply elongated
claws; with the file any irregularity OF
shape is corrected. The rose paste is used
In the most sparing way, the tniest little
bit being applied to the nail merely to aid
the polishing process; then the nail powder