Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-07

Minerva that the Greeks called the 'blue-
eyed maid, and Neptune, the God of the
azure yes" Venus too, had blue eyes.
Blue eyes make warm friends, being ami
able, truthful and affectionate.
The complexion brush viii not irritate
the finest complexion. 1t gets down
into the tiniest hooks, where any dust has
been deposited, and for biackheads 1t
comes as near as anything can to posi-
tive cure. After dashing clean warm water
over the face, the brush must be gently
applied back and forth. up and down, until
every inch Of the skin CLOVIS and tingies.
A perfectly harmless stain for eyebrows
is made by melting " Id. of white wax
with two ounces olive OIL and adding
enough burned cork to color it.
One of the best balms for skin irritated
by exposure to wind Is pure, sweet cream,
rubbed gently into the skin at night. The
face should be first washed In water as
hot as can be borne. Use little soap OF
oatmeal After the skin is thoroughly
clean, apply the cream, using the finger
tips In the morning wash on IN warm
water, followed by dash of clear, cold
water to make the muscles firm. If few
drops of violet water are added to the
rinsing water, 1t Is most refreshing.
For a slight eruption on the face. the
following lotion will help you: One dram
powdered borax, two ounces tincture ben
Zoin, and six ounces rose water, or distilled
water. Use little of this on the face, once
daily, until relieved.
To color q cold cream pink use cochineal
AS much as you can take up on the poin'
Of q pin will color about an ounce of cream
To make your hair curly so that you viii
not have to wear a wig for theatrical pur-
poses use curling fluid made Of gum ara
bic, / dram; sugar, / dram; alcohol,
ozs Moisten the hair with this and put II
UP In papers, which will be more trouble,
fancy, than you will care to take.
A shampoo mixture to add to two quarts
of warm water, calls for ozs. alcohol,
OF. glycerfne. and dram ammonia. After
using this rinse the hair with clear water
either cold or warm. A careful brushing
should preeede shampoo.
For glycerine jelly for the hands to ozs
gfycerine add 80. grains OF gum tragacanth
dissolved In four ozs. water. Perfume with
drops of rose or violet extract Another
receipt calls for ozs. OF glycerine, 1-2 OF
of glucose and 1 dram of gelatine, dis.
solved In 3 ozs. OF water. Add some per-
fume.
For q polish for the nails, take one-hali
ounce of pure oxide tin, thirty drops OF oil
OF lavender, and carmdne enough to color
Rub on the nails with q polisher. To pre-
vent nails cracking, rub in cold cream a.
night; 1t will soften and nourish them and
remove the dull look seen on nails Of in
vaHds. It IL often sign OF Ill health whef
nails crack and split
For an oily complexion, battle the face
twice a. week In warm water containing
powdered borax. the proportion being one
dram (Which Is about a teaspoonfuD to one
quart Of water. Rinse in clear water. Toe
constant use Of borax makes the skin very
dry. Once during the day wipe the face
with a cloth wrung out Of water, containing
q little alcohol.
To increase the growth Of hair you mus
use tonic. A good one is made of alcohol
one pint: castor Oil, half ounce; tincture OF
cantharides, one dram. Use this on the hal,
once week, and once a week give it ar
alcohol shampoo, by going over the whole
scalp with a small brush, dipped in water
containing alcohol. This will make the hail
less oily.
An excellent exercise for Strengthening the
muscles OF the waist and back Is the fol.
lowing: Stretch both arms sidewise, palms
down, or. in other words make a windmill
Of yourself. Twist the body. or trunk, f1rsi
to one side. and then to the other, and re.
sumo normal position. Repeat several
times. Keep the knees stiff during this ex.
erctse. For another movement, bend the
trunk forward and the head back. The
bending must be from hips, not the waist
Keep the knees stiff and elbows well bach
in order to throw the chest forward. This
also helps to expand the chest.
When the face Is large and your nose tip
tilted, comb your hair back from your brow
bringing down few curls or waves Curl
ing locks were never more in vogue than
at present.