The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-05-23
CARE OF COMPLEXION
IN SUMMER.

who is not pretty.
The pretty girl, besides being pref
ty in face, is attractive in figure and
form. And particularly is she attract
i've in complexion.
COMPLEXION. in the summer time,
does not mean the skin of the face
merely, nor the texture of the hands
and arms. But it means the shoulders
as well; and the throat and neck and
all the pretty curves of the bust line
The summer garb, as it is worn this
year, leaves the neck and throat and
shoulders exposed, not to mention the
hands and arms. And, talk as you
will, prate as you may, denounce as
you please, and dress as you will, it is
a fact that the dresses of the season
are transparent, and that all women
wear these transparencies.
That the face must be kept nice and
smooth and OF pretty color is under
stood. But that the throat must also
be well shaped and of fine, nice tex
ture, is not always so well known.
And the shoulders must be CORE
spondingly nice and the back of the
neck and the back itself, if one is to
go decollete.
The summer girl who is getting in
to the beauty swim will find quite
serious task before her, for not only
will she be confronted with the COM
pleXion problem, as applied to her
face, but to a great deal more.
The beauty rule is that the complex
ion of the face shall be a peaches and
cream. Of the neck the color shall
be a deeper cream, while the throat
and shoulders must be lily white.
The ears may be red, redder than the
cheeks, and the lips are, of course,
scarlet AS for the arms, they should
be marbelesque, absolutely white, and
almost glistening in their perfection
of snowy beauty.
What Sea Air Will Do.
Once having whitened the arms and
neck, they must be treated again and
again, for they do not hold their new
color Like the face, they become
tanned, and particularly does the neck
grow darker in color; and as for the
shoulders, they are apt to take on a
pimply, blistered look that is far from |
being pretty.
The elements, in the summer time, i
are all against the preservation of the |
neck. And this is just at a season
when thin gowns demand that the
skin shall look nice. But what is one |
to do when there are mountains and |
country walks at daybreak, and when |
the sea, beating upon the throat,
makes the skin as sensitive as that of
a young child? Then come the cold
blasts of evening, and the neck and
throat get that clouded look which is
the despair of the pretty girl.
There was once a theory that the
throat would be pretty if it were left
exposed all the time to the air. But
this does not work in the summer
time, for the air will tan it and leave
distinct brown mark, where the low
collar leaves off, and the summer girl
will find herself looking for a throat
bleach long before the season is over
The freckle problem is one that
must be grappled with also, for freck-
les come in the summer, and nothing
so encourages them as the delicate
skin OF the neck and throat, made
raw by sea air and winds.
In caring for the complexion of the
shoulders the summer girl must go to
work great deal as she would upon
the face, But the treatment can be
Tnore strenuous. The face will not
stand great deal, for at slight provo
cation the little red lines will come
upon the nose and in the cheeks, Civ
ing tie face a dissipated look.
BTt the throat and neck can stand
more than the face; and a great deal
can be done for them; indeed, great
deal must be done for them in order
TO keep them in good condition.
The recipe which calls for lemon
juice and water is one that is not to
be despised. The summer girl should
keep upon her washstand a cut lemon,
which can be used nightly. But she
must use it correctly, or instead of
nice, clear skin she will have much
beruff1ed cuticle.
Treating the Skin.
To treat the skin with lemon juice,
take one pint of hot water, and add
to it a teaspoonful of powdered borax.
To this add the juice of half lemon.
Use as a sponging lotion for the skin.
Let it dry on, but wash off after fif-
teen minutes or so. This will prove +;
whitening. If there are deep yellow
spots the clear lemon can be applied, !
but it should be tried first with eau '
ton, as every skin will not bear the
clear, strong lemon. A certain sum-
mer girl, who could not usesclear lem t
on juice, found that she could use a
mixture of lemon and oil. {
Another lotion for whitening the {
neck is found in a cucumber applica-
ton. Take fresh, ripe cucumbers and
cut them in long strips Bind them
On the neck and shoulders and arms
and let the juice dry on. This has a [
bleaching effect :
There is an old lady in the south i
noted for her beauty preparations. t
She does not sell them, but gives |
hem away to a few favored friends.
And one of her most priced formulate f
IS for the preservation of the summer !
She advises those who s
would have a pink skin-and this is '
particularly for pale people-to rub t
The face with cut strawberries, using
as many of them as one can get. &
When l was a girl" says she, Il 9
bathed my face with strawberry {
Juice as long as the strawberries last S
ed. and the color staid with me all the
year" IL