Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-31
OLD-TIME BELLIES.
Son>s Famous Remedies of Their Time f4- --The Perfumed Unguents Used
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The beauties of the old days used powder-a very soft rice powder, says the Boston Budget and Beacon. They applied it to the face, especially to the nose and chin and forehead. The cheeks were left to their natural pink ness.
 A lotion for pink cheeks was found In wonderful milk of oranges, which was known throughout the south of Europe. It was composed of orange flower water, into which was shaken just enough of tincture of benzoin to make it milky. ..-... ,,aa Fl. They also had a cream mo of straw berries which tinted the cheeks beauti. fully. Into some almond oil there was stirred little strawberry juice. The whole was then heated. To this was added some mutton suet. When cold the whole was poured into big mouthed jar, and the water, if there was any. was drained off. An aroma of strawberries remained. This was kept ufor use upon the face after a ride in the hot sun. '.
 The mint cream of those days was wonderful thing for the healing of the hands. winter and summer, and it would be good even in this day. IL had for a basis an ounce of mutton suet, and into this was dropped sprig of mint.
 The whole was heated, and while 1t was still hot little sweet oil was added to it, about a tablespoonful of oil to an ounce of the tallow. It was poured hot into glazed jar and kept for anointing sunburned noses and rough hands. and for the preservation of the complexion.
 The familiar camphor ice, used in those days as now. was made of such good stuff that it never failed to heal the skin. The recipe called for two ounces of mutton suet. which was placed in 8 double boiler.
 Then, when 1t was warmed, there was added half an ounce of the best oil. Into this there was stirred about half a teaspoonful of canpher gum in Jumps as big as peas. These Jumps were ultimately taken out and the ma terial poured out to cool and become camphor ice.
 It was a pretty fad of other days to take eggshells and i'll them with the fee. Ribbons were then tied around them and the shells were swung from the side of the mirror with loops and ends.
 Scenting cold cream is not dihcult task. Take your cold cream jar to the druggist and let him drop one drop of rose altar into it. The cold cream can then be melted, stirred and al. lowed to cool If expense Is a con. sideration, one can use oil of geranium, lavender or bergamot. or any of the cheaper oils instead of rose.
 Some women take a two-ounee bot tie of the oil of sweet almonds to the druggist for the purpose of getting drop of the altar of rose added to the oil. The whole Is then taken home and set in bowl of boiling water
 Half the quantity of melted cold cream is then added. and the mixture is beaten with aC egg beater or with an egg whip, as it cools. This makes a nice creamy mixture for the skin. Bonzoinated cold cream is a thing that was once on every dresser. It was made by taking homemade cold cream and melting in a double boiler. To this was added a little benzoin in the proportion of six drops to an ounce ! of the cream, Into this also there was stirred a little powdered borax. The result was a cream which was very fine for the skin after bathing.