The Republican journal., 1904-05-19

preparation which will whiteu and
soften the skin and this should be used
whenever the hands are washed. There
should be a lemon with which to take
stains from the fingers, bit of pumice
stone to remove those that are more
obstinate. The housekeeper should
know that the fumes of a lighted sui
phur match will take out the stains
made by hulling Strawberries, and that
one can restore hands that are sodden
after holding them in hot water by put
ting them in vinegar for few minu-
ties. There should be an orange stick
at hand to clean the finger nails and a
little powdered pumice stone for the
worst stains under the nails.
The woman who stays in the house
has really all easier time keeping her
hands in order than does the outdoor
woman, although the latter wins so
much by her fresh air habits that she
should be willing to have more trouble
for the sake of them. She, too, may
wear gloves, but she does not, as a
rule. On the contrary, the ambition of
the present day woman seems to be to
get not only her hands but her arms
and neck as brown as the circum-
stances will permit. 1t may be sens
ible fad, but it does not conduce to
charm. There seems to be no good
reason why woman should not keep
her complexion and her health at the
same time. 1t is not much of bond
age to put little cold cream and pow
der one ones face before one goes out
for spin or a game. and to make an
application of the same sort after one
| returns. 1t is certainly better than a
peeled nose and blistered cheeks
Now that every woman, practically,
| is riding wheel, it behooves woman
kind in general to give some thought
to the care of the skin if we would not
have a set of girls with much injured
! compilations.
There isn't complexion in the
State of Texas" heard stated one day.
The harsh winds, the hot sun, account
for that. But there is no reason why
girls in other parts of the Union should
impose upon themselves Texas condi-
lions. They must ride wheels, they
must take other forms of outdoor ex-
ercise. But why should they not at the
cautions which will enable them to
keep their good looks past their first
youth?
Suggestions have already been given
as to the protection that may be ac-
corded the complexion if the girl who
! is going to expose herself to the sun
and will apply a little,-a very little
cold cream to the face and then
dust it with powder before she mounts
! her wheel or starts for her other out
door sport. This application may be
wiped from the skin when she comes
home and with it will come the dust
that has settled on the face.
The girl who lives in the open air all
day should do few things to her face
and hands when she goes to bed at
night. She should wash them in warm
water, dry them with a soft cloth and
| put on some sort of a cold cream or
other good unguent. Not enough to
make the skin SO tender that it will
chap and burn the more readily. Three
are good preparations on the market
that will not soften the skin too much.
After the cold cream has been left on
few minutes it should be wiped from
the face with a soft cloth. With the
cream will come the dust that has sift-
ed into the pores during the day. Then
the face should be washed again, and
dried once more. The hands should be
covered with gloves at night, if those
are worn during the day. But there is
no use in going barehanded in the hot
sun all day and then sleeping in gloves
at night. 1t only makes the skin more
tender and more ready to burn and tan.
The nails should never be neglected.
1t is not enough to keep them merely
clean. They should be we'll trimmed,
the skin pushed down from the base of
the nail. They should not be allowed
to remain stained and if they are
blunted or broken in irregular fashion
they should be filed into shape. On
such little points as the care of the
nails and the hair depends much of the
charm and the ladyiike aspect of the
woman, young or old.