Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-19
HEALTH AND BEAUTY
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Use this astrineent wash for enlars-
cl pores: Take haif-pint bottle and
in it put one and one-half ounces OF
cucumber juice. half fill the bottle
with elder water. add one ounce of
eau de cologne and shake we'll Then
add one-half ounce of simple tincture
OF benzoin, shake slightly and fill
with elder flower water. Apply with
soft sponge night and morning. The
complexion brush, used every night
with warm and pure soap, will help
the pores of the skin to contract.
It's not an easy thing to tell just
what makes woman's heart grow
hard and her thoughts sullen. Some
times it's just foolshness: again it's
her liver: occasionally it is because
she is lazy. Certainly no we'll Wo-
man with work to do should go around
with a piclleized face and lemony
look. Things don't always go just
right in this world bui in due course
Of time they straighten themselves out
satisfactorily for all cOncerned-eX-
cept in unusual cases. Some of us
never acquire the knack of smiling
up and being joyous but toddle along
as if the march of humanity were one
long sad funeral. The way out of
this is the following out of few
Plain everyday rules of common de-
cency. To be glum and horrid all
the time is to hand actual misery
to those who are obliged to associate
with us.
As a general rule LIQUID powders
are not satisfactory. They are too
much like whitewash An excellent
recipe for powder appears in today's
department. Get the finest. freshest
materials: othefs will not do. and be
sure that the sitting is thorough. Wip-
ing the face with linen cloth which
las been dipped in alcohol will re-
move the oily secretions. Eat plenty
of oranges. apples and lemons. and
drink mineral waters Avoid pastries.
condiments. fat meats and strong cOf-
fee.
Olive oil is good application to
make tired eyebrows take new cour-
age and fresh growth. 1t can not be
used on the eyelashes, because it will
Initiate the eyes, as will any oily ap-
plication. Witch-hazel, applied sew
eral times aday, is harmless and ef-
fective. For the scars left by facial
eruptions try warm solution of boric
acid. Facial massage and electric
treatment would do you a heap of
good. Don't believe in using tar soap
On the face; try the imported white
CASTLE.
A tooth paste is generally more sat,
isfactory than powder. Here is a
good formula if you want to mix up
something YOURSELF Eight ounces OF
Lrecipitated chalk, four ounces of
white CASTLE soap. four ounces of
powdered orris root. forty drops of oil
Of sassafras, eighty drops of oil Of
bay. and sufficient honey to form
taste. Chalk. soap and oris must be
ground very, very fine. Go to dem
tist every six months and have your
teeth looked over carefully
A simple, old-fashioned skin-food
that is very good for wrinkles is made
b. beating to a cream two tablespoon
fuls of oil Of sweet almonds. and one
teaspoonful of rose water adding
three drops of camphor and two of
tincture of benzoin Apply at night
You are silly to lace so that you are
uncomfortable. The waspy waist is
no longer the ambition of the we'll
dressed woman. To have an equator
that is round and supple is the proper
and sensible thing.