The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-07


 pears, marring the most beautiful face seriously--all the more so when one realizes that the spot Is really a mark of uncleanness. Of course many wo- men who are the pink of neatness in every other respect have these marks. I do not mean to accuse them of any thing worse than ignorance as to the proper care of the skin.
 The steaming process relaxes the skin and puts 1t In a willing mood to throw off its impurities. It is soften ed. The natural moisture is coaxed to
 appear by the warmth and this mois-
 ture exudes. through the pores. help ing them to throw off the matter which is hardening in them.
 This process is merely auxiliary to !, the scrubbing, which actually rubs the | dirt from the skin, brushes off the dead and diseased skin and leaves the l face clean. This Is the bedtime treat ment, and it would be safe to say that not one pretty face in a hundred gets l it in anything like a regular way. Some skins act so perfectly of their l own free will that very little effort need be expended on them. but as soon as the danger signal appears, the tiny black spot on chin or forehead or tenn. pie, go to work with your scrubbine brush and treat the pretty face as | thoroughly, although not as strenu- ously, as a good housewife treats her | floor.
 For half a dollar, more or less, | good face brush can be bought. There l are many pure soaps in the market. but unless you know them well 1t is best to stick to castillo, for that soap. sold by reliable pharmacist, is sure | to be harmless. Let your first water I be as warm as you can bear comfort ably provided you are trying to cure | bad complexion. If you merely wish to keep good one, the water need not i be so hot.
 Soap the brush thoroughly and scrub You may begin somewhat gently, but you should soon be using the imple- ment with vigor. Mind, this system
 is not recommended for a face seri-
 ously afflicted with pimples. If you
 are troubled in this way, use a lotion for the pimples and heal them to some extent before you try anything so drastic.
 After the scrub, the face should be washed thoroughly in another water to get rid of all the soap. Let this be cooler than the first. but still warm You should go to bed with the skin relaxed and the pores open. A cold dash is recommended by some, but this is a great mistake. as it is desired that the pores be open overnight and the oil of the skin be freed instead of clogged. A cold bath closes the pores. and this is desirable in the morning when the face is to be exposed to out door air.
 Finally, dry the face thoroughly with towel and do not worry as to the kind of towel, so long as 1t be clean. Turk ish, huckaback-they are not too harsh for the face. I have visited in homes where the face towel offered by a we'll meaning and ignorant hostess was so delicate and limp an affair that 1t seem ed little more than a handkerchief and my face missed the stimulation of the stiffer towels scrub If your skin is inclined to lack nat | ural oil you may rub in a cold cream after the face bath, wiping away all the cream that will come off with Il dry cloth. It Is not best to leave the pores clogged with the cream over night In rubbing the face, whether in wiping it dry applying the cream. or scrubbing with the brush, always re- member this injuncture-rub up. The tendency of the facial lines is to droop with every added year of your age. No woman keeps her youth so well as the one who keeps the lines of her face up-t tilted.
 The following receipt makes a de- |lightful cream to be used at night The camphor gum called for Is especially suited to a skin that suffers from chap ping, and now that he winds of the late year are biting. 1t is time to be prepared to fight them:
 In two ounces of almond oil dissolve one-fourth ounce of camphor gum. Add one ounce of white wax, spermaceti and benzonated lard. Melt the whole together. When the ingredients are thoroughly melted. remove from the stove and beat as you would whites of eggs The process will be a long one, for the cream should become really creamy before you leave it.
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