Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-31

poses. valencia almonds are the next quail
ty. To blanch almonds, soak in warm
water until the skin can be removed easily
by pressure between thumb and forefinger.
They are then peeled. rinsed in cold water.
drained and dried by wiping with soft
CLOTH or by exposure to the air and sun.
unblanched almonds are not used for toilet
purposes.
One dollar and a half will purchase all the
manicure tools and supplies necessary, and
these will easily last year or two Five
grains OF chlorinated lime. dissolved in a
pint of warm water will whiten hands.
IL your hair is oily. you must use little
alcohol once or twice a K. Dilute the al
cohol with two-thirds water and rub on the
scalp
Eyebrows should be brushed with a firm.
sweeping stroke until a perceptibe glow is
produced on the skin beneath the eyebrow.
The smoother which is part of an eye
prov set. resembles in shape a mans shay
ing stick On top is chamois or kid pad,
similar to the polisher of manicure set.
The smoother is for the final touch and is
used with light stroke. A soft and a hard
brush are also part of the set; use first the
hard, then the soft brush. To stimulate and
thlcken the brows apply a lotion made of:
C,i oi rosemary. ........... 10 drops.
Chiorlde OF ammonia. ....... 10 grains.
Campnof. .............. . grains.
Alconol. 1 dfam
common SAT-. Dram.
water ......... .......... ~ grains.
There is nothing so fatal to youthful APP
pearance as settling down to the conviction
that one is growing old-"too old to dance"
too old for this, too old for that. Don't
do it. You grow old by thinking yourself
old. while you may keep young by being
young in thought and feeling, Not kitten
ish, but just cheerful and lively and not
odd"
A good shampoo liquid is made of:
Sesquicarbonate of ammonia. Il dram.
Bicarbonate of potash. L dram.
Distilled water. .................l pint
Dissolve and add the solution to a mixture
CT:
Tincture of cantharideS. .......1 dram.
Alcohol. ................. ......4 ounces.
Jamaica rum. L pint
Mix the whole well together and add and
perfume. Put little of this in the water
with which the hair is washed. Always rinse
hair with clear water.
a good LIQUID dentifrice is made by dis
solving one ounce of CASTLE soap in one pint
of water, and then adding three drains of
powdered borax. drops of oil of nutmeg
and two grains of honey water little
powdered CASTLE soap added to campho-
rated chalk makes cleansing powder
A dressing comb should have its teeth
equally divided into two sets; the one rather
large and open for loosening and disentan-
CLING the hair. the other smaller and finer,
but not with very fine teeth. This is to be
used in the final adjustment. along with
the brush. Handle comb lightly, so as not
to cause any drag on the roots of the hair.
The best material for a comb is a tortoise
shell, and it pays to buy a good one.
GOODNESS of the feet indicates delicate
health and a feeble state of the circulation.
Friction and active exercise are the RENE
dies. An effort should also be made to inn
prove the general tone of the system. Walk
ing. dancing and running are to be recon-
mended for cold feet: also walking around
the room on tiptOes.
To make lavender smelling salts, cut
in pieces two ounces of carbonate of
ammonia and put it in a bottle Pour
over it the following oils, after rubbing
them well together: One-half ounce
oil of cloves and one-half ounce each oil
of lavender oil Of bergamot and oil of cas-
STA. Then put few bits of the carbonate
OF ammonia in the vinaigrette.
To make camphor ice. melt four ounces
of paraffin: then add one ounce of spirit of
camphor, and stir slowly until cold Keep
in porcelain jar. Camphor ice is used for
many ills-for roughened hands, for an
eruption on the face. or for any other irrita-
ton of the skin.
The reason why you must not use hard
water for washing the face is that the eX
cess of lime in hard water neutralizes the
oil in the skin pores, and thus hardens the
cuticle. Better not wash the face at all
than hard water. Try always to get
rain water for the entire bath. but certainly
for the face. Rain water is. in fact. the
only water fit for washing the face Always
rinse with cold water. after using warm
water on the face, to prevent chapping and
roughening of the skin. After using soap,
rinse carefully with clear water, because
you don't want any soap left on the face
to clog the pores.
Coral and turquoise be worn by
blondes. Pearls lose much of their effect
when the hair is light and the complexion
pale. Diamonds. too. can be worn by
blondes as we'll as by brunettes, although
they are perhaps. best set off by the dark
haired