The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-03-03

kin. Danger OF Cosmetics. Aids to
he Complexion in Rational Outdoor o.
nations.
dis. CHRISTINE TERHUNE HERRICK, j..
-r,,r of Cradle and Nursery" "First Aids |
The Young Housekeepers," "Housekeep- |
ia. Made Easy" what to Eat" "In City |
att~." Etc
wight, 1904, by Christine Terhune Herrick.)
VAS there ever woman who did |
wish to be good looking? If so,
must have been, in the childish
aSe. too good to be true" That
. unless she was already so pretty
i. she felt she had nothing more in
lal line to ask of Fate.
wen the beautiful woman must take
ale of her good looks. Nature may
t,Low these but she does not under
IKE to keep them in order. Once in a
Inc season one finds woman whose
.tlplexion seems to take care of it.
but she is such an exception that
IS hardly worth while to bring her
So into consideration. The majority
women have to work to keep their
Tbs in order and their efforts must be
more strenuous if they have been
ess of them in youth.
len | speak of care of the COM
Non | do not mean that one must
tie herself too constantly to this
X, Very few busy women can af-
10 give the time that complexion
lalistS declare essential to the
ryation of beauty. When one
"a woman who does all demanded
rr in this line, she is not likely to
leisure for anything else.
know one such woman. In her
nod she was the acknowledged
Of her native place. Her com
-.ou was like Il rose leaf, her figure
exquisite. her features were regu-
Having won the reputation of a
lty she felt she must live up to it.
LAS done SO and it has taken all
time At forty-hve she is still en-
rd III preserving her charms. She
&c rises until eleven O'Clock. She
most diigent in the care of her diet
time she spends upon facial and
tly massage leaves her little for
thing else. Verify she has her re
II. Her golden tre5ses are plenti-
and smooth, although there is a
lrh OF something not entirely due TO
are in their cOloring. Her rose leaf
of skin is Stlil to be seen, although
nay not be as lluctuating as when it
altogether home made Her fig
Sine has been able to retain by aint
exercise and she is still beautiful
man. But has it been worth while?
re are very few women who would
Tx so, or who thinking SO would be
e to give the time to achieve the re-
e. Too few find it feasible to follow
" rules by which Patti declares she
rs held her youth with her so long
nee square meals day, eight hours
ep at night and three hours exercise
.ly in the open air. 1t would be a
ed thing if every woman could allow
eIself this treatment, but it is not for
.hSe who must work in their homes or
rWhere.
The benefit to the skin must be
fought from within outward, not
IN without alone. That is, the body
asst be kept in good working order by
gorous exercise and proper food and
en- the foundation will be laid for a
sod complexion. Not all the external
ppllcatlons in the world will help
without these fundamentals. But
AZ zen these are secured, there are other
-ngs to be done to preserve the COM
.eXlon in order to make the face at
active.
i'm the first place, the face must be
pt clean, Not only by mere wash
with water and cloth, or even by
use of soap and water, but by
WethIng more thorough than these.
80 surface soil may be taken from
skin by the ordinary washing, but
ret the dust from the pores more
ilcaI course must be followed. An
Suent must be selected that will
Ten the skin and coax the dirt from
nterstices.
loo much care cannot be given to
selection of the cream or skin food
whatever it may be that is used for
is purpose. Cold creams by the score
av be purchased, but large proper
II Of these do more harm than good,
recially if applied to delicate skin.
her they make it so tender that it
-ps and scales readily, or else they
"mote a growth of hair, or they
risen the skin. But there are good
ii creams and if one will take pains
not hard to make choice.
In order to get the best result for
'e face, it should be cleansed at bed
me. First, it should be washed with
x soft cloth dipped in warm water and
-"obed on good soap, or dipped in
tmond meal. To some skins the lat
Ter is unsuited and their owner would
Ie well to confine themselves to good
zap, Highly scented soaps should be
'olded. A sponge should not be used
9f the face, pleasant as is the touch of
d! 1t. The best judges say it is i'm.
'osSlble to keep a sponge entirely
can, whereas the cloth can be made
'Htiseptic. When the face has been
'aShed-and the cloth should 60 into
III the corners and be applied again
'ud again-the face must be rinsed in
warm water and patted dry with soft
oWel. In washing or in Wiping stroke
face upwards.
Now comes the cold cream. A little
ould be taken on the finger tips and
obed into the skin, with outward and
ward strokes from the middle of the
eee. The rubbing should not be too
ard and yet there should be enough
lessure brought to produce a glow and
Emulate the circulation. Each part
II the face should be treated in detail.
1e forehead should be stroked from
ne middle towards the temples and up
wards the hair. The temples should
" rubbed and the corners about the
IS where the first wrinkles display
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