Evening star., 1902-02-22
THE QUES{=0F BEAUTY
Diana's Debt to Waters
Many Virtues.
EARLY AND : LATE DIPS
BATHING IN CRUSHED FLOWERS
NOW.
Hints and Recipes for All Manner
Of Toilet
Needs.
EARLY AND LATE DIPS

Written for The Evening Star by Katherine Morton
The woman who takes a daily bath is ac-
tually born again into fre esher and fairer
womanhood.
No prescription that physician can give
will relax the wearied muscles soothe
quivering nerves. patch worn temper or
as quickly rejuvenate and beautify as the
morning tub" Besides being a tonic and
a stimulant baths are like exercise-they
set thin people on the way to accommodating
flesh and reduce the surplus of avoirdupois
for stout folk.
Soft water. pure soap, two towels soft
and rough one, and ten minutes of time are
the only requisites.
The moment Of rising from the bed is the
best time for bathing. The body is warm,
and therefore can withstand moderately
cold or cool water better than at any other
time. 1t is relaxed. and requires bracing,
and the nerves, deadened by the nights re-
pose, require gentle stimulus. If warm
bath is preferred. let it be followed by a
dash Of cold water. warm bath at night
is restfuI to many people, but if one is very
| tired the exertion of bathing is too ia.
| tiguing. and foot bath or hand bath
! will be more restful. To immerse the feet
or hands in hot water is always soothing.
An important STEP to be sure, to the at
| tainment of beauty is the night bath. and
| If possible one never should retire without
removing from face neck and hands, at
least the accumulated dust of the day; the
worn-out cuti,ie, which pees off the face
when not promptly removed, spoils the
complexion.
The muddy-brown look which the neglected
skin assumes cannot be removed by wash
ing the face and neck alone An ablution
of the whole surface of the body is neces-
| ~
the skin elastic and smooth as satin. The
skin also loses the tendency to shrivel and
contract on the application of temporary
cold.
complete without the shower bath, accord
ing to some sanitarians, who claim that it
has an invigorating effect on the system
unknown to the tub bath alone; that the
shock of falling water given by the shower
stimulates the surface circulation and pro-
duces a healthy glow that is not only very
refreshing, but cOunteractS the eneryating
effect produced by the hot tub bath, af-
fording a splendid means for rinsing the
body after the bath, and closing the pores
of the skin, giving the bather delicious
sense of renewed vitality.
If shower bath Is not possible, a good
substitute is a cold sponge bath. To be-
come accustomed to cold bathing begin
with a towel dipped in cold water, wiring
ing 1t thoroughly and rubbing the body Wig
orously. Gradually increase the amount of
will find yourself bathing in the coldest of
water. You can massage yourself by vigor-
ously rubbing, kneading and manipulating
with open or clenched hands. All this is
done after the body Is thoroughly dry
Today there is a different bath as a pan
acea for almost every Ill. II woman is
overwrought and tired, she has bath pre-
pared in such way that 1t soothes the
nerves Another bath acts as an invigo-
rating tonic, or there is a bath to make her
thin, to make her fat and the one whose
sole purpose Is to beautify.
The Marie Antoinette Bath.
To soothe the nerves and renew life try
an aromatic or Marie Antoinette bath. thus
named because it was prescribed for the
queen by her physician. She took it cold in
summer and tepid In winter.
This is the recipe: Take a pound of
thyme, sweet marjoram, hyssor, mint,
sage rosemary, botage, crushed rice, crush
ed barley, boil in two quarts of water,
adding a handful of salt. Strain and add
the liquid to the bath. Lait virginia. is a
preparation for the bath which is also
restorative and buoying. 1t requires rose
water four ounces; tincture Of myrrh.
two ounces; tincture Of benzoin, two
ounces; essence Of citron. two drachms.
This being the proportion for two quarts
| Of water.
When the Partisan takes an aromatic
bath the tub is lined with a linen sheet
gored SO as to fit the tub The bath bag
containing many aromatic ingredients
herbs, spices and perfumes, IS thrown In
and the tub being filled almost to the edge
the bather gets in and stays there until
she Is perfumed through and through A
cologne bath acts as an invigorating tonic
so does lavender bath, only in a lesser
degree. The lavender is crushed and left
for three days In white wine vinegar, then
strained and bottled and used as needed
Verbena leaves plucked and thrown into
Ff n % N tow tofk
for days and then strained and added to a
little alcohol in which rose leaves have been
stepped, is also refreshing preparation.
TO reduce flesh, there is the lemon or
lime juice bath, and nothing is more re-
freshing on a hot day. Indeed, the lemon
bath originated in the tropics Remove
the plps from three or four lemons and
the outer yellow skin, leaving the rest, cut
In slices and put into a jug of boiling wa
ter. Cover up over night. In the morning
strain and pour the lemon water into the
bath.
Rose water and milk Is the bath for the
woman who would take on a little extra
flesh. Queen Isabella of Bavaria bathed
daily In milk containing rose water. The
famous bath Of the beautiful Russian, Ma
rie Czewertinoska, was a cask of malaga
VINE, placed In silver tub. In this she
plunged herself every morning, after which
the tub was emptied, and a fresh cask pro-
vided the following day.
In cases of insomnia the hot bath has
Deen known to produce sleep when moth
Ing else would. 1t should be taken quietly
and with just as little effort possible
and the bather should remain in the water
just long enough to have the body thor
oughly warmed.
Exercise should always precede bathing
and IT one does not feel like going in fol
special athletics every day let her take III
the first thing at hand-a book, basket OF
vase, place 1t on the tips OF her fingers
ana walk about her bathroom in loose at.
tire. There Is nothing better If one would
cultivate correct poise Of shoulders an6
that attractive kind Of grace revealed by
! an erect, svelte figure.
The modern bath room Is luxurious to g
degree and invites to frequent use. There
IS the bath proper, the shower and needle
bath, with Its rubber curtain; the sitz
bath. the foot bath, the shampoo and the
lavatory, with all the appointments Of the
most attractive descr1ptfon-onyx, porce.
lain. glass, silver plate and mahogany.
Pedicuring.
Aside from the daily bath the feet should
| have their own particular bath three times
! a week at least. Her fresh complexion
and sparkling eyes one woman who is nc
longer young declares Is due In great
measure to her very carefully kept feet
The foot tub should be three-Quarters
filled with soapy water as hot as can be
borne; while the feet are soaking the toes
are gently rubbed and manipulated all the
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