Middletown transcript., 1903-04-25
USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW

Do not iron woven undergarments.
Use a warm, not hot, iron for hanne,s
and wool goods.
Iron table linen quite damp, and with
hot, heavy iron.
/ Repair table linen and all fine fabrics
before sending them to the laundry.
Lavender water is said to brighten the
complexion if dabbed on the face after
washing.
Iron embroideries OH the wrong side
over flannel, to have them look new, and
use very little starch.
Put meat to bake in very hot oven to
scar it over and retain the juices, then
cook more slowly until well done.
Bluing is poison, be very sparing of it
in underclothing and collars; clothes
look better without it and feel cleaner.
To remove fruit stains lay the cloth
over basin or bowl and pour boiling
water ever the stain until it diJappears.
Watch the kettles on the stove before
rain, as the water evaporates rapidly.
The air is lighter when filled with vapor
and the pressure of air upon water is
less.
Clear fresh water never gets hotter
than 2l2 degrees, no matter how hard it
boils. Salt water boils at 224 degrees.
Milk is thicker than water, and boils at
1876 degrees.
Powdered pumice stone is said to be
effective in destroying superfuous hair
on the hands and arms, if it is first
moistened and then rubbed on several
times day.
To extract the juices for soups and
broths put it in cold water and let it
come to boil, then cook very slowly,
but do not remove the scum that ALWAYS
rises, as it is albumen and nutritious.
For bringing fresh color to the face,
it is recommended to bathe it in tepid
water, then apply lotion made OF equal
parts of rosewater and glycerine, with
a few drops of spirits of ammonia added.
Rub it thoroughly into the skin, then
wipe with soft, fine towel.
Green liquid soap, which is recon-
mended by skin specialists for fine skins,
or for those which have the pores ex-
tended, can be made at home. Take
equal parts of glycerine. water, alcohol
and green CASTLE soap. Shave the soap
into the water, and stir over the fire till
the mixture is smooth. Add the glyc-
crime, and lastly, after the kettle is re-
moved from the fire, the alcohol. Add
tablespoonful of eau de cologne. if per-
fume is desired.
A little alcohol diluted with rosewater
is recommended by beauty expert for
removing the oily appearance from the
skin. "On the brow, chin and about
the nose, where the oil glands are the
largest and most active, sponge most
thoroughly" she advises. Two or three
times a day will not be too much for
an oily, fat skin, but with a dry, fine
skin once day should be enough. AL
cohol is drying, but stimulating. Rub
bed into the flesh, it increases the sur.
face circulation-something that is es..
sential if the skin is to work actively and |
possess healthy color. |
Cold cream makes a capital substitute |
for soap and water on chilly April day. |
Apply with soft cloth or wash rag.
Then. if one is in the habit of powder
ing, wipe the cream off with soft, clean |
Handkerchief and lightly dust the face
with powder. The cream will prevent
the powder from entering the pores and |
iniuring the skin. Women seem to for
get that ones face is, after all, part of
o res body, and that the general laws
which control the latter are equally at
work in the skin and muscles of ones
face. Many a woman who is otherwise
exqnisitely clean has dirty face, and
wonders why her arms and chest are go
beautifully white and fine, when her
face is coarse in the pores and yellow.
It is one of the ironies of fate that bill
freckles, pimples, nervousness
and dyspepsia pass the rest of ones ply
sique by, but leave their unmistakable
traces on what is supposed to be the GEN.
tire of attractiveness, the face. 1t some-
times seems impossible to please nature.
One may live hygienically. exercise and
Eat conscientiously, and yet have to ac-
that people who do none of
these things have clearer compilations,
nandsomer hair and rounder arms than
The. No woman, however, can hope to
nave a pretty skin who fills the pores
yith D0wder