Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-27
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The proper way to take care of tooth
brush is to rinse well in clear water after
tooth mug. too. must be kept Immediately
| clean and often have "a scrubbing with
soap and hot water to destroy any germs.
For the eruption on your arms use
| sulphur lotion made of
| Sulphur precipitate. 2 drains
Camphor gum. s.............IO drains
Lime Waterr.. ......................... ozs.
Rose Wdeer....... ...s................. U.s.
Battle the arms twiths warm water and
soap and rinse with clear water before
applying the lotion.n Wash off in the morn
| ing with warm water. SIS
| Cucumber lotion DIS cooling, healing and
whitening to the skim One receipt calls
| for
Fresh cucumber juice ozs.
Powdered borax. ......................1 dram
Tincture of Benzoine drains
Rose water. .~........................l pint
To obtain fresh cucumber juice, take half
| dozen green cucumbers, cut them INTO
small pieces, but do not peel. Inc arsenic
in the peel is whitening to the SKIN; tut
the pieces of cucumber in double poller
then strain through a collander, and after
| wards through thin muslin Dag ms
lotion Is applied by means of linen clotn
to the face and hands. and should be USED
about three times a week. 1t Will remove
tan and sunburn.
Broad chins signify nobility of character
and square chins executive aplnty.
pleasure-loving person has small, We'll
rounded chin; If dimpled, 1t belongs 10
coquette, one who lives to be petted and
admired. A retreating chin shows weak
ness-mental, moral and physical.
To remove dust and redfess from the
face and hands after travelling use 10
ton made by mixing well together
ounces of glycerine, ~ ounces OF rose
and IL grains powdered DOrdX.
A little rubbed on the face and hands a1ter
washing and before drying Will De OF help.
For promoting the growth of hair and
the removal of dandruff, use oil of quinine
made by mixing l. ounce of bay rum and
3 drains each of spirits of ammonia ana
tincture Of cantharides; when Thoroughly 4ealts
mixed add 2 ounces of glycerine, shake
we'll and add ounces of bay rum Apply
once day, rubbing we'll into the scalp,
after which give the hair good brush
ing with a clean brush. Another receipt
for falling hair calls for:
Glycerfne Observation-Disclosures. oZs.
Sublimated sulphur. " OF.
Tincture of cantharides.... II OF.
After these are well mixed add them to
1 pint of rectified spirits.
A good lotion for sunburned hands is
made of:
Pure honey.............:......2 ozs.
GlyeeTlne s,,;r;ts o. oz.
Citric acid ......... 8 drains.
Essence Of ambergris.... drops.
Mix the honey and glycerine over gen
tie heat: dissolve the citric acid In the
spirits and add the ambergris. When the
mixture is cold put the two together ana
shake well till mixed.
To make heliotrope sachet powder take:
Rose petals. ozs.
TOnka beans. oZS.
Orris root, powdered. ........ ID.
Musk ......................e Dram.
Oil Of bitter almonds. 10 grains.
This powder should be kept two or three
weeks in tightly closed box or bottle. in
order to blend and fully develop the odors
good nail polish is made of one-half
ounce of talcum powedr well mixed with
two ounces of puverized pumice stone; add
ten grains Of carmine to color and rev
drops of oil of rose, If perfume Is de-
sired. Sift through silk boiling CLOTH
An accordian-pleated skirt Of china silk
is pretty for fencing costume. Knicker-
bockers are worn. The cost of a fencing
outfit is not great: Fo1s, "a: mask, 300;
doeskin gloves, 81 shoes, IS; plastron. IS;
q leather belt-of scarlet leather, II you
want to be smart-$2.5O
A brunette, with gray blue eyes, eye
brows a shade lighter than the dark brown
hair, a fair complexion and pink cheeks
can wear light shades of blue, yellow, gray,
rose and any shade of green.