Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-10

improve the color use this lotion: Twelve
ounces elder flower water. y of an ounce
glycerine. drachms powdered borax.
To massage the shoulders and chest use
the skin food prescribed above and work
| with circular movement of the finger ups
held together. To increase the flesh, al
! ways use as much of the food as the skin
will absorb If you can work in all of the
first application, apply more.
Superfiuous hair on the arms Is often
treated with peroXyde of hydrogen, but this
merely bleaches the hair and does not re-
move it. You can easily rub it off with a
cake of pumice stone. If this should cause
irritation apply camphorated cold cream 10
Soothe.
Useful Suggestions.
For irregular eyebrows, purchase an eye
brow brush and smooth them daily with
the brush dipped in glycerine and rose
water. Massage the hollow cheek with
skin food. puff it out and slap it gently,
exercise it by thrusting the tongue into it.
Enlarged pores must be treated to a hot
water and CASTLE soap scrub with the face
brush every night. The bagginess under
the eyes may be remedied by massage with
skin food, gently stroking the flesh out
ward with the finger tips; but it may need
a physicians advice. for it is often a symp-
tom of some disease.
Gray hairs at twenty-five can almost al
ways be checked if one is in good health.
Begin a vigorous course of scalp massage,
daily treatment, applying first the follow
ing tonic, then rubbing it In: Two ounces
alcohol, ounces witch hazel 1 ounce dis
titled water, 40 grains resorcin. This will
correct the oilinesS When Shampooing,
first rub the roots of the hair with mix
ture of an even teaspoonful of borax and
glass of warm water. This will have a
tendency to keep the hair from darkening.
Sun it as much as you can. Shampoo with
green soap or soap bark.
For dandruff and itching of the scalp
massage daily with this lotion: Six ounces
rose water, one ounce tincture cantharides,
one-half ounce glycerine one drachm liquid
ammonia, one-half drachm rosemary oil,
one-half drachm thyme Oil. Green soap is
the best shampoo for dandruff.
Peroxide of hydrogen is the best eyebrow
bleach.
If your hair is dry use vaseline in
stead of any other tonic. Apply it to the
scalp twice a week and massage every
night. Brush the hair great deal The
best thing to whiten your skin is probably
the juice of one lemon in a half glass of
water. Wash the face with this, then rub
In cold cream, leaving the whole on over
night.
If your hands are not chapped their red
else more, and be sure that none of your
clothing Is tight-stays, shoes or gloves
Mrs. H. c. Has your hands chap SO
easily, substitute glycerine soap for CASTLE
You can fatten the hands by means of
gentle massage with a skin food just as you
can fatten other parts of, the body. The
best skin food is made by melting together
four ounces sweet almond oil. two ounces
cocoanut OIL two ounces lanolin one ounce
white wax, one ounce spermaceti. When
melted. remove from the stove and beat
until cold, adding while beating three drops
tincture benzoin drop by drop and finally
two ounces orange flower water. This
cream has a tendency to Increase flesh and
do away with wrinkles and dryness Work
1t into the skin at night after washing the
hands with warm water and soap. It will
very likely be all that you need in the way
of lotion to heal the chapping. but If this
Is not the case you may occasionally SUBJ
stitute a dose of camphor cream made as
follows: Two ounces sweet almond oil,
two ounces spermaceti, two ounces white
wax melted together. Add one ounce
shaved gum camphor, keeping the whole on
the stove until camphor dissolves, then re-
move and stir until cold.