Evening star., 1902-02-22
Answers to Correspondents.

| We not be more amiable. and therefore more
beautiful, if we wore soft soleS, at least,
when at home?
Answers to Correspondents.
H G.-For freckes of long standing use
! the following lotion:
Rose water. ..........................3 oZs.
Ny 6i .ei '. ol
Bitter almond er--..---..-...-l drachm
Ilncture benZoln ....................1 drachm
| Powdered borax. ax.....................h Grachm
! Rub the borax with the glycerine, gradu-
| ally add the rose water and almond water,
| lastly the tfncture of benzoin, stirring con-
stantly. Apply every other night, by means
| of a camels hair brush to the freckles.
] II M.-You seem to think that it is not
! lack of sleep which causes the dark circles
| under your eyes. Perhaps 1T is worry.
| Take an extra hour of sleep at nighttime
] every afternoon, either in an easy chair. or
| reclining; close your eyes, relax every
muscle and think of nothing.
G. and B. T.-Your recipe for hair tonic
| may be good, but / think the following
| better one.
| Sulphate of quinine. grains
| Tincture of canthardes. ...........2 drachms
Glycerlne ................. .......l or
bay rum. ......... .......o ol
Elder flower water enough to make. i pint
| Let a friend give you a scalp massage
| once a day. rubbing until the scalp is in
| glow and has a healthy tingle Twice a
! week, before massaging, use the tonic. The
| reason the skin has that stretched" feel
| ing is due to the cold, and lack of natural
Oil in the skin. Almond meal, purchased at
a chemists, should be panacea. At night.
rub the meal well into the skin, rub deeply
and with a circular motion. This will also
remove the tiny wrinkles of which you
complain. For enlarged wrists, l fear that
| can offer no remedy; if the enlargement
is caused by swellings tincture of iodine is
used, applied with camefs hair brush.
| >I,~ nln,~ot tinr off he c in CaI
the iodine is only temporary.
Mary S.-Blackheads and frequently pim-
pies are due to the retention of sebaceous
matter in the skin, because of careless
bathing The remedy is to cleanse the
pores thoroughly Every night before go
ing to bed the face should be steamed for
fully ten minutes with cloths Wrung out
of water, as hot as can be borne. Lay the
cloth over the face letting it remain only
a moment and dip frequently SO as to keep
it from cooling. Then apply emollient
made by mixing together one ounce oil Of
sweet almonds, one drachm rose water,
twenty drops tincture of benzoin and twen-
ty drops orange flower water. After the
bla ckheads have disappeared reduce the hot
water treatment to two minutes and follow
| 1t by copious applca tions of cold water to
face and neck. This will restore elasticity
to the skin. If your face is tan color, per-
haps you are drinking too much strong
coffee or are suffering from constipation.
Give up coffee, for a time at least. Take
a glass Of hot water night and morning. If
a little lemon juice be added to the water
it makes it more palatable Eat figs,
prunes and apples.
Lucy S. P.--I do not know what you can
do for the smallpox pitting now. 1t can be
prevented at the time Of the disease by
| covering the face and neck with olive oil
| and starch, fifteen parts each. and one part
! carbolic acid, and the body is covered over
| with mixture of three parts salicylic
| acid, thirty parts starch and seventy parts
| olive oil.
| Elsie-To make "eyelashes long and
sweeping" care in infancy Is necessary,
| when they are carefully clipped occasional
| ly. This causes them to grow long, but it is
Of little avail to cut them after one has
| grown To rub them now and then with
! cocoanut oil will improve the growth
Brushed over the eyebrows, it will also i'm
prove them. Alcohol, one ounce, and sui
phate Of quinine, five grains will stimulate e
growth Of eyebrows.
Anxious Annie-An eff1cacious salve for
| chapped lips is made by taking equal parts
! Of olive Oil and the best white wax. Melt
| the wax in clean saucepan and then stir
| In the oil, adding few drops of some per-
fume.
| A. L.-For fabby facial muscles. devote
! ten minutes daily to the following exer-
| cises: Contract the laughing muscles by
| smiling as broadly as you can. If you will
| look in the glass you will see that the
| muscles punches up under the eyes.
Place the tips of the fingers high upon
| each muscle and press down slightly with
| the fingers while you are contracting them.
necessary to rapid development of the mus
! cular tissue. Do not practice this long at
| one time, but often during the day. The
paper on facial development appeared No
vember 23 l am pleased to hear that you
| have improved your neck by the exercises
prescribed.
r. A. M.-Massage will remove wrinkles
| IL they are not of long standing. Follow
| advice given to G. and b. T. about almond
meal.
| Miss A. G.-For your hair, which seems
dead and falls out badly and has split
! ends" clip the hair twice a month, and,
| whenever you have time, take a strand Of
| hair In one hand and with scissors in the
other cut every hair with split end which
| you can find. Brush the hair daily; once
! a week massage the scalp with hair tonic
made Of:
Castor oil. ........................ts or
| Tincture Of cantharides. ...........1 drachm
Oil Of lavender. - drops
Anxious Inquirer-The right weight and
| height of a woman who has a perfect fig
| ure Is feet 51a inches height and 125
| pounds weight. In regard to the long coats
| it Is never safe to make predictions for an
| other season; l should suggest, however.
! If you are now about buying new coat/le
| 1t be short one.
| Modesto S.-To remove tartar from the
| teeth-"the yellow substance to which you
refer, consult a dentist. After 1t is re-
fully, both inside and outside, and twice
or thrice each day, you will not be trou-
| bled with tartar to any great extent. II
| your finger nails do not grow, perhaps the
| work you are engaged in keeps them worn
| off. II this Is the case, can you not wear
gloves when doing heavy work? At night
| soak the nails for five Or ten minutes in
warm olive oil. Never cut the nails with
out first washing and soaking them in
| warm, soapy water. using a nail brush.
After cutting the nails dip the hands In
cold water.
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