The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-19
THE BEAUTY BATH IN SUMNER.
BY MEANS OF 1T TIE BELLE
CAN DEFY THE WEATHER.

Inc summer girl snouid De tne prettieS
OF all the year.
Winter has its girl, with her glowins
cheeks and spl rkling eyes; and spring hi
It's own girl, with the arbutus thits and
the violet glow; aud April has its girl
and Nay and June. with the rose colors-
all have their own.
Rut locelier than all should be to sum-
mer girl. For her there must he eyes as
clear Q the SCI. cheeks pink rs the shells
tina lie on the shCrc. lips IS ripe hs the
summer berries. and a forehe d rs softly
| tor cd Is the cre,m ~ the country girls
milking Pill. and figure that might lie a
composite Of all the graocs and all the
nysphs.
The summer girl must have no blemlshcs.
Though exposed to the sun all dly. she must
have no tan; though In the wind from morn
ing until night she must show no freckles,
though she dc noes from night until morn
Ing. she must never display wrinkle
though she swings the clubs and bowls
and plays croquet. tennis and what-not,
she must have fair, soft, white hands. a
perfectly moulded figure and he cultured
from morning until night and from night
until morning In the most approved style
1t Is Ike playing with fire. the summer
ca mps igu Of the summer girl. Though
exposed to the scorching re Us. she must
not show that she feels them; though in
every way tempted OF the elements and
enduring their rigors, she must show 10
outward visible evidence that they are
bothering her.
1t Is easier said than done. this keep
ing clear Of the suns touches, the sum-
mer girl will tell you. But she will add
that It Is a possibility. She will tell you
that she can keep the sun of her face in
the shape Of freckles and tan, and she will
show you her lily white hands-gloveless
all day-yet so soft and fine and pink that
you look upon them with wonder.
The hands Of the summer girl are her
chief wonder. You find them moist, yield
ing, beautiful In shape and alluring in their
gestures She keeps them 30 by the daily
treatment. she will assure you.
And then she will show you how equally
lovely she keeps the skin of her face, her
teeth, her hair and her very neck and shout
ders. which are the most difficult Of all
members to keep pretty, because of the
metallic stock and the colored Jokes which
are worn.
II is all a matter Of her beauty bath. 1t
is not the carrying OF sunshade; IL is not
the wearing Of q wide hat and gloves; IL is
not the staying in during the hottest OF
the hot hours: 1t Is not the dieting, nor
vet the daily care Of the skin.
1t Is all, or nearly all. the beauty bath.
And upon this the summer belle expends
more time than she would be willing to
admit.
But 1t is not beauty bath such as was
nor yet a beauty bath such as our grand
mothers took, nor a beauty bath of the
sort that was in vogue only a generation
ago.
soap and water were both considered ruin
Gus to the complexion and when great
bellies and famous professional beaut es
daubed the face with a wet cloth and called
it clean, and rubbed a little soft water
or melted snow over the countenance and
called the face cleansed.
Was II orly five years ago that the lovely
Spanish sehoritas touched the cheeks with
oil and massaged the body with garlic
scented grease, thinking in that way to
preserve the skin young and fresh forever?
Why, there was once legend that Mn,e
Patti washed her face in April 81 ow water
only, saving 1t in bottles from year TO year;
and there was tale that the Queen of Eng
land had not washed her face with soap |
for twenty years, ard that Largtry looked |
upon II as a foe to all good looks.
But, now, Patti and Langtry and Queen |
Alexandra all wash the face In hot soap |
suds, and they will tell you that they regard |
the beauty bath az one of the requisites
second 10 nOne-OI COCO looks.
The beauty bath of the belle begins with
hot water, which must be softeLed. Soft
water can sometimes be obtained in the
'orm of rain water. Ard distilled water can
De had If its cost Is no objection.
But for daily use take basin of clear
lot water and add TO it cup Of boracic
lcid. This is made by placing half an
,unce OF powdered borax in a bottle of
water. The bottle is then shaken until
he borax is dissolved. Borax must be
4 4 Il.
he bottle Is set aside for daily household
With the hot soft water, containing its
uota Of boracic acid, the face is well washed
nd 1t is beautifully lathcred with the Lest
{ soap. This need not he highly scented
ariety, but II must be a kind that agrees
18th the skin
There are soaps that irritate, and, In select
g proper soap. the seeker alter beauty
lust be her own Judge, There are. those
reasy look which they give the skin. Others
annot use glycern.e soaps. Still others
nd an oily glycerire soap the best thing
mt was ever placed upon. the face.
To get a good soap and very cheap
ne, you can take CASTLE soap and melt
in tablespoonful Of sweet oil. and then
he can add a little olive oil. and little s
luton tallow and little glycerinc, equal
iantities Of each. The whole is now
'ured IN deep jar and used for the face as !
In the beauty bath the important thing ]
TO get the skin clean and clear. TINS !
N only be done by rubbing IL and rubbing
with soap and water, properly prepared, q
course, or medcated, as the beauty doc
RS will tell you. When the face rs well r.
ated, and well soaped, and well rinsed, e
e pores will be open and each and every
g will be free and clear. V
But the beauty bath is a thing that does I,
I last long. Like any other KIND of bath
must be repeated as often as needed and q
OCCASIONAL beauties will tell you that they G
ed il every day.
For the bath of the professional beauty n
3 water is softened with borax, IL il be n
soft water, and a perfumed bag is thrown ="
o II. The bath bags, as now made, are
thumb size. They are filed with equal
antilles OF powdered soap, orris root and
wdered oatmeal.
A teaspoon Of each will make one bag ~
thumb size. This bag Is thrown into II
. tub and agitated In the water. II in o.
there until the tub is ernptied and the n.
sing water put In. Tine old-fashioned 1.
IN bags were large and SO expensive OF
II they had TO be used again before one f.
ones money worth out OF them. ~
The advantages Of the scrubbing brush z,
skin cleaner have been debated IL y,
brush be not too raw a tone. IL it be al
d with more discretion than vigor, d,
i be kept perfectly clean and pure in N
ture, then IL may be q good thing. But III