The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-10

I the strawberries lasted. and ths color
stayed with me all the year"
! But here. again. one must be more eau
| tiouS than energetic.
The strawberry juice formula. while it is
excellent for the deep brunette. the olive
skinned beauty and the sallow complex
Toned girl. is not so good for the pale.
| blonde. and for the silver blonde IL may be
| positively disastrous.
Strawberry juice Is a well known stain.
and. while the heayy-skinned' brunette
comes out of the ordeal deliciously pink in
the cheekIa veritable Spanish beauty-the
silver-skinned girl may be stained far too
rosy red.
For the silver blonde It is better to make
4 solution Of one-haf distilled water and
| one-haif strawberry juice. say half a pint
| Of each.
To this Is added a teaspoonful OF lemon
| Juice.
This makes a nice bleach for the skin and
imparts a pretty pink glow.
BLEACHING THE ARMS.
In treating the arms a great deal OF care
is necessary. as well as a great deal OF
skill.
Pure alcohol is good for the arms In that
It tends to whiten them. But here. again.
| one must take care. Be sure that the skin
will bear alcohol.
If possible. amply it twice . day. using a
long rubbing aforementioned 4 pinchins mo-
| tion.
l. Cologne water also whitens the arm. and
/ applications Of acids are sometimes good.
Vinegar, followed by cold cream. has been
known to be effective.
But. after all. there must be article en-
| ployed before the work is complete: and
this must be found In the shape OF cold
cream and complexion powder.
The skin after it has been bleached.
should be well rubbed with a good cream.
l and this Sh0uld hA Sm0Orbad on Until fhera
Is none OF 1t on the surface.
Very little cream Is needed. but Il should
be applied warm. so that 1t will sink into
the skin.
II applied with the palm of the hand the
| heat Of the hand will be all that is neces-
sary.
The arms the hands. the wrists. the
| shoulders. the neck and the throat should
| all have their application of cold cream.
| and over this should be applied a little
complexion powder
| Very many professional beauties. besides
| any number OF pretty society women. are
fastidious in the matter Of face owders
| preferring to use q pink or rose colored
powder on the face. while they apply a
| cream powder to the neck and shoulders.
and e very white powder to the arms.
1t is all a matter of taste. but the woman
| of discretion Will understand that the re-
suits quite justify any means which she
will take to be pretty, and that each min
| ute she spends upon her toilet will be re-
warded with an increased Improvement in
her appearance.
| Time spent upon the treatment of ones
| self is never wasted. and an hour spent be-
| fore the dressing table will show itself in a
| conspicuous Improvement in ones looks.
ANSWERS TO LETTER WRITER'S
No Namely skin Is poor. and there are
spots upon It
VIII you kindly advise me? 1 use q great
| deal Of soap and water.
You should take better care of your skin.
| Begin by washing 1t well with vaseine.
/ This Is preliminary treatment.
Then baths It with glycerine, cut with
| rose water, II your skin will stand slycerine.
Over this you can apply q little powder.
NrA X-Pleass Etys me directions for
J Ra,dng q rough. 1skI lktn waQsh