Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-17
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the eyebrows. A follower of Buddha dares
heaven to show him anything finer in its
way than the dusky crescents over his
lady's eyes. curved and soft butteNiys
pinions. He more often writes sonnets to
his mistress eyebrows than to her eyes
Finely arched eyebrows in a woman indi-
cate a character fond of music, artistic
pursuits. dress. pleasure and appreciative
of loneliness wherever IL appears
Eyes having the property of double re-
fraction are not common; about a pair OF
such eyes pretty story is told A man
who was devoted to astronomy, and. from
timid nature, seemed doomed to bachelor
hood. was asked one day by friend:
Have you ever observed Miss IS eyes,
They have the property of double refrac-
ton Dear me, that is very odd he eX-
claimed. Il should like to see that DO
you think l might venture to call?" And
call he did and begged permission to exam
Inc the young woman's eyes
The novelty of the situation fascinated
him. He begged the privilege Of a second
look at the eyes in a clear light. The prob
lem grew so interesting that he at length
came to the conclusion to make 1t a life
study. The holiness born of scientific curl
osity enabled him ultimately to propose
He was accepted, and the strange court
ship ended in happy marriage.
Hygiene of the Eyes.
There are very few women nowadays who
resort to the injurious practice of dropping
belladonna into the eyes to brighten them
1t is absolutely ruinous to the sight, and
gives the eye an artificial look. as unbe-
coming as that produced by hard, dark
line under the lower lashes
The paint used to darken the under eye
lids is often made up of injurious sub
stances, which in time make the flesh
around the eyes old and wrinkled.
Good digestion is the best aid to beautiful
eyes. for disordered stomach shows itself
in the yellowish whites of the eyes.
loft he ha loS he
firing and the first thing In the morning
Use warm water. If the eyes are tired
bathing them in mild. cold tea or weak
salt water or warm milk rests them. Sim
ply battle the outer skin, with eyes closed.
soft linen cloth, which is used for no
other purpose, is best for bathing the eyes
There Is a prevalent belief that a daily
cold water bath of the eyes-opening and
shutting the eyes under water-is beneficial
and tends to strengthen the eyes. 1t may
render the eye somewhat more resistant
to external influences, such as cold, but 1t
can in no way affect the sight itself
Close the eyes. once in every two or three
hours. for five or ten minutes at a time.
Always close the eyes when you have moth
ing to do. So long as they are open they
are to certain extent at work. II the
ewes are not rested now and then they will
look colorless, listlesS and expressionless.
One ought never to let the eyes get tired:
when they do battle them with warm water
and go to bed.
Useful Recipes.
To remove tan and whiten the skin, to
one cup of sweet milk add tive spoonfuls Of
grated horse radish: let 1t stand one hour;
st rain and battle the face and hands in It,
Rose water containing lemon juice is also
excellent for bathing the face to remove
tan; the proportion is one spoonful of
lemon juice to one-half pint rose water.
For dry hair which has lost all its nat
ural oil a lotion is needed containing OIL
Use the following: Castor oil, two ounces:
alcohol. one-half pint: tincture cantharides,
one dram: oil of bergamot, five drops. APP
ply this once a week by means of a clean
nail brush. rubbing well into the scalp.
Every alternate night, with the two fore
fingers dipped in sweet oil, go over the
whole scalp, rubbing slowly and thor
oughly.
For freckles dissolve two drains of bo-
raX. three drains of granulated sugar in
three drains of lemon juice. Dip a linen
cloth in water. wiring nearly dry, pour
some of the lotion on the cloth and rub on
the freckles Repeat this operation daily
until freckles have disappeared.
To color eyebrows and eyelashes a per
fectly harmless stain is made by melting
one-fourth pound of white wax with two
ounces olive oil and adding enough charred
cork to color il.
To reduce a fat face massage with a
downward motion will be of use. although