The Indianapolis journal., 1903-04-12
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN
ELABORATE '|BEAUTY RULES" FOL-
LOWED BY THE GRANDMOTHER.
Simplicity in. the Household One of
Woman's Needs-ShOrt Dresses and
Common Sense.

She was English in accent and dress and
her complexion was as near to the tabled
milk and roses as compilations get nova
days, says writer in the New York Sun.
But she wasn't exactly young, and the
other women in the hotel decided to find
out, If 1t could be done, how she had kept
her face that way. 1t didn't seem difficult
for she was very friendly. so they held
session of inquiry with the new guest un-
der examination.
You never had your face skinned, did
your" began the woman who, after reading
the advertisements was thinking about try
ing it. 'It must be terrible"
The Englishwoman disclaimed having un-
dergone any such barbarous treatment.
Then how do your countrywomen stay
so young-looking?" asked the woman who
wanted to know the most 1--WE try every
thing here. you know. Is it the climate?"
Perhaps If you didn't try so many new
things, and studied the secrets of your
grandmothers' toilet as we do, it might be
better" said the Englishwoman. "They
didn't take electric treatment and the other
things. and they kept their beauty.
II remember an old lady whose complex
ion at seventy was as clear and fresh as
that of any girl of twenty. The roses in
her cheeks and the creamy softness of the
rest of her face were things to marvel at
when one looks at the sallow old faces now
adays. She had charming personality and
beautiful features, too. That wouldn't in
terest you; but know her treatment of her
complexion. and I'll tell you the things she
did.
'She had been great beauty, as her
daughters and granddaughter are to-day,
and had always taken the greatest care
of her good looks. Good health undoubt-
edly, was the secret of much of her success
put she mad some little aids to beauty which
she used to concoct. All were prepared by
herself to avoid adulteration.
"A cold cream and skin food she made in
this way She boiled down and clarified
suet and put 1t away to cool till lukewarm.
Then she poured in sufficient olive oil to
make Ii of such consistency that when cold
II would spread on the face with ease
few drops of altar of roses were added to
give pleasant perfume and the mixture
having been stirred thoroughly was poured
into pots fitted with screw tops
"A great point was to have fresh mutton
suet-from a sheep that had been killed
say, three days, not from mutton that
had been hanging in the icebox for two
or three weeks, it is likely to be now
while travelling from the slaughter house
10 the consumer
rms preparation she made for summer
use For winter half the olive oil was used
and instead was substituted palm oil. The
altar or roses was also omitted. and finely
powdered pow camphor took it's place, because
this warns and invigorates the skin.
This cream she rubbed well on her face.
neck, hands and arms at night three or
four times week during the winter and
summer. Having always fed the skin rem
dering il soft and the flesh beneath firm
her wrinkles were few. In fact there were
hardly any. Fine lines there were, caused
but they only seemed to add to the char
acter OF her face and no one would have
wished her without them.
During spring and summer she bathed
her face In fresh buttermilk once every
day This is especially cooling and whiten-
ing for the skin and eradicates all ravages
made by hot sun or rough wind. And she
always insisted on having rainwater to
battle in. On her visits TO the city-for as
you may imagine, she lived in the country
this was a matter of difficulty. but she
she happened to be where IL was impos-
isble to get, Ii took her many days after
her arrival home to eradicate the havoc
she believed 10 have been made In her
complexion by the hard city water
"One way she had OF lessening the evil
Of the hard water was to have her maid
pour scalding water on oatmeal over night
and let it stand till morning. The water
from this was then poured off and added
to that in her bath.
''Disfguring blotches were never seen on
this old lady's skin, probably because she
was especially careful TO keep the interior
mechanism OF her body in good order |
believe that in this lay the secret OF all
| her good looks. clear complexion and bright
| eyes. She would take half a wineglass OF
senna tea in the morning. about three times
a week. with piece of orange apple
afterward TO take away the taste The
| old-fashioned recipe OF sulphur and mo-
| lasses was also great remedy of hers for
| the spring. She always doled IL out TO her
| children and ended with a teaspoonful for
herself.
lone of her attractions was her hair,
which was rich In color, soft wavy and
luxuriant. Her favorite hair wash was
borax and camphor-two ounces of crushed
| camphor and one ounce of powdered borax
put In a quart bottle and filled with rain