The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-28
Days of Reckoning
For Summer Girls
Paying the Fiddler for Outdoor Dancing--How She Re-
moves the BIemishes Left BY Sun and Wind

/ mixture will prove most healing: Ian
| olin, one ounce; almond oil. one
ounce; simple tincture of benzoin. one
half ounce. Mix the three ingredients
thoroughly together and rub into the
skin at night before going to bed.
The most permanent injury to her
beauty If she has been much in tbs
water has probably been done to her
hair Sea water and strong sunlight
do not bleach the hair evenly, but
streak 1t and give it a heavy, matted
appearance.
Injuries to the Hair.
The appointments of the AVERAGE
summer girls room in a hotel or
boarding house do not afford hep the
needed opportunity to care for her hair
and Immediately on her return to town
she should take it in hand. If her
hair is oily and streaked she will
probably find more dandruff than us
ual on the scalp. For this, let her
beat one egg thoroughly and add it To
a pint of tepid water. Strain through
a fine bag or sieve so that no particles
of the egg can stick to the hair. Rub
this into the scalp thoroughly, SO that
the dandruff will be loosened; then
shampoo the head with warm water in
which has been dissolved a tablespoonful
of powdered borax and plenty of prre
white soap; rinse the hair thoroughly
and dry by patting it with warm soft
towels and by tanning.
Do not dress the hair until it is thor
oughly dry, and even when it seems
free from moisture lift it from the
scalp apd shake it constantly. The
more air you give the hair and the
more ventilation the scalp has, the less
oil there will be in it. If the hair is in
very bad condition, two shampoos dur
ing the first week are not too much:
after that a weekly shampoo may be
given.
On the other hand. if the hair has
become dry and harsh, rub vaseline
into the roots and brush the hair the
proverbial one hundred strokes before
retiring. Scalp massage is an impor-
tant factor in reducing the hair to it's
normal condition. 1t will really paw
the return summer girl to visit first
class scalp specialist and have her hair
treated for several weeks
If this is a luxury beyond her purse,
then let her massage her own scalp
each night. Loosen the hair from the
scalp by shaking it lightly from the
ends. Then, starting where the hair
joins the forehead, press the finger tips
in circular motion toward the crown
or imaginary center of the head This
should be an alternate movement with
the fingers, first light. then deep. The
second movement starts from the
junction of the hair with the scalp, lust
above the ears and working towards
the same central point and the third
starts at the nape of the neck. In
this way the entire scalp is worked
To Reduce the Waist.
A very simple exercise for reducing
the size of the waist is this:
Stand with the baalC he
toes pointing out slightly, the body
erect, the chest high, the head
straight and the chin in. Hands are
at the sides, palms forward. Now
count seven, inhaling through the
nose and swing arms up at the side
until they are the width of the chest,
apart and above the head, palms for
'ward. Hold this position through
four counts and then, eXpelling the
breath through the mouth, swing
down until the finger tips come as
close as possible to the floor. The
arms are stiff and the bending is done
at the waist, not at the knees.
The first time this exercise is tried
the hands will be several inches from
the floor. When the summer girl can
touch the floor with her fingers she
may depend upon it that her waist
measure is going down.
Another and more strenuous exer-
else for accomplishing the same pur-
pose is thus: Lie face downward on
the floor with the arms doubled under
the body, the elbows at the point close
to the lower ribs, the finger tips on a
line with the shoulder and the palms
downward. Now very slowly raise
the body, keeping the palms down
ward on the floor and using the mus
cles OF the arms as a propellng pow
er. Then rock from side to side, still
Keeping the palms on the floor.