The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-17

0tflctly speaking, any agent uscu
upon the skin as curative agent is
Q cosmetic, and there is no woman
whose body will not be the better for
some Of them. II the skin never re-
ceives any special care 1t becomes
parched and not only wrinkles, but in
many instances really pains. Through
the summer when the sun is burning
the skin there is the greatest need Of
simple remedial agents as well as
those which are preventive.
Two very old applications to the
skin are, first, May dew, which the old
chronicles tell US must be rubbed up
on the face out of doors at five in the
morning. July or August dew will
be found equally efficacious II ap-
piled at the same time and place. There
are few greater beautifiers than the
morning air II taken after one has had
= good nights sleep. The second rem
sdy is for removing stains from the
skin and is SO pleasant thing as the
Juice of freshly crushed strawberries.
this is rubbed into the skin before go
ting to bed and in the morning wash
I'd on. 1t may happen that all the
tint does not come off, but the pink
ness left Is not unbecoming and will
soon wear away.
81 Cold water for Flabbiness.
1t is a fortunate thing that the best
remedies are the simplest, though
women are more likely to refuse these
and try those no better and harder to
prepare. II ones body is fiabby 1t may
be made firm by slapplng with fold
ed towel dipped in cold water. This
will make the bust firm, and also pre-.
vent a sagging, scraggy neck undeI
the chin. One application will not do
this, but II the treatment is taken ev-
cry night and morning for six months
or a year 1t will work wonders in the
nrmness OF the flesh. 1t makes the
skin feel like velvet, and the woman
as IL she had been newly created.
There is no skin which will not be-
come delight to it's owner II this is
done. Then a salt bath may be TAX
en-, or this may come first, and then a
rub down with cold cream. Some per-
sons do not need the latter, but a dry
skin loses it's small amount of natur-
al oil sometimes by salt baths and
needs oil rubbed in to take its place.
1t will take half an hour to treat the
body after this plan, but 1t Is time
well spent.
Salt Baths and Cold Cream.
Suppose you begin with the salt
bath. For this you have sea salt in a
crock with only enough water to make
O slush. You take up some of this in
your hand and use 1t as you would a
flesh brush, going over your body quite
thoroughly. Then slap yourself all
over with the folded towel wet in cold
water and wrung until there is no drip.
Do this quickly and then rinse the
body with water and wipe dry. Work
the moisture Off with the hands-it
will do for the skin what currying
does for the horse. After the rinse
you are ready for the cold cream,
which you may use on all the body or
only on the face, neck, bust and arms.
Not much Is necessary, but 1t must be
thoroughly worked into the skin and
allowed to remain upon 1t for a few
minutes before being wiped off. After
SOU have oiled the face, be careful how
sou lie while you are sleeping, for you
can make wrinkles come by lying with
your face wrinkled If you have time
In the morning 1t is better to begin the
day with this bathing, for one feels
% fresh and flexible after it. The
woman who is afraid of cold creams
may substitute sweet oil or any veg
etable oil. The constant use of sweet
or olive oil will darken the skin.
though in all other ways it improves
the body.
No compound of the chemist will do
more to remove sunburn. tan and
freckles than win buttermilk allowed
to remain on for a night. 1t Is whit
ening to the skin. as Is lemon. but
Ats action is not so drastic as that of
the latter. which should never be used
without being diluted with glycerine
or rose water. or both.
Cucumber Cream.
Cucumber cream is an excellent cos
metic and may be made at home at
less expense than it can be bought.
while 1t will remove sunburn. it is
one of the best toilet aids for all
times of the year. To make
It, put six ounces of sweet almond oil
into the inside receptacle of a double
boiler. When the oil is thoroughly
warmed through add to 1t four good
sized cucumbers which have been pre-
pared by washing thoroughly, then
Wiping dry and cut into small squares.
Leave the peeling on the cucumbers.
Cook very slowly for three or four
hours, or even longer, and then strain.
To six ounces of the strained liquid and
PINE ounce of white wax. the same
pf spermaceti and two of lanolin. Heat
until all are melted and blended. then
remove from the fire and beat with an
1gg-beater until cold, adding, while
doing this, two teaspoonfuls of the
simple tincture of benzoin. This is
such perfect cold cream that 1t plays
for the trouble of preparing it. Let
tuce cream may be made after the same
formula by substituting four heads. but
It Is not advisable to make this unless
pne can get fresh lettuce as 1t is the
milky Juice which does the good, and
that is not to be found after the let
fuce has been pulled for half a day.
Tar and Olive OIL.
preparation which is healing and
very efficacious is made from one teas
poonful of refined pine tar added to a
pint of olive oil and both heated in a
double boiler. after which a little per-
fume is added. This is placed on a
linen or kid mask, as it will soil the
pillow. 1t is rather a heroic treat
ment and must not be tried unless one
can get the tar which has been refined.
She who tries the other will have
much to say which is not suitable for
publication.
Almond Cream.
It is no secret that baths of milk are
beauty preservers. and If taken before
wrinkles come they will keep them
away. Almost equally good are baths
of rain water, to which enough simple
tincture of benzoin has been added to
Svhiten the water. This has a delicious
fragrance. 1t is astringent and better
Cor oily than for dry skins.
An old French recipe directs how to
make an almond cream that cannot be
sold in the market because 1t spoils too
soon. When using it the pillow should
be protected. Take four ounces of
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