Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-07-28
COMPLEXION m SUMNER.
During the Days Of Persistent Sun,
Face Often Needs to Have Oils
Rubbed In Thoroughly.


The skin tans and toughens just -
leather does with each successive ex-
posture to the sun unless something IL
done at once to counterfeit 1t. The sun
and wind will dry out every particle
Of oil from the surface of the skin.
and q tanned skin Is one that needs
nodr:shment first of all, declares Mar
World.
If the girl who spends her days on
the beach would rub into her skin An
extra supply of soothing cream in the
morning the sun will have less effect
on 1t and she will suffer no burning
sensation.
Cola cream can be used for this
Uf c%ucumbers:
Almond oil, four ounces.
Spermaceti. one ounce.
White wax, n ounce.
Cucumber Juice, two ounces.
The cu%cumbers should be quite ripe,
cut and pounded to a paste and then
strained.
A little of this is rubbed welk/into
the skin and what is o absorbed is
wiped of with soft linen. II the face
Is then lightly powdered it will not be
noticeable to the eye and yet will keep
the skin from burning. After the
cream Is washed off in the evening the
washing should always be done with
warm water. Elf the face Is sunburnt
apply the following cooling lotion:
Tincture of benzoin, one-half ounce.
Tincture of vanilla, two drains.
Rose water, triple. n and one-half
pints.
Mix the tinctures and add the rcse
water very slowly, to prevent curdling.
1t should be milky white.
Where one does not wish to use q
lotion cucumber juice will be found
soothing. Dip a piece of linen in tle
juice and leave ii on the face as long
as possible. The natural arsenic in
the cucumber gives 1t wonderful
bleaching powers.
The above is all for cases of slight
sunburn. Where the summer girl has
tanned herself to a beautiful but sell
dom becoming golden brown and wish
es to change her color she has to resort
10 much more heroic methods. The
strong beaches all contain a certain
proportion of corrosive sublimate (bi-
chloride of mercury. When the bleach
10 properly made and used as directed
1t is perfectly harmless and will keep
the most sensitive skin fair and white
II constantly used. 1t is always best 10
pour out a little of the fuid-just
enough for use-into a china or glass
dish and use 1t out of this. Never ret
it touch metal Of any kind and keep 1t
away from the finger nails, as 1t is like
ly to discolor them II frequently used.
A good lotion of this kind which will
remove tan and yellow discolorations
Is composed of ten grains corrosive
sublimate, two ounces distilled witch
hazel and two ounces of rose water.
This should be kept out of the reach
of ignorant persons and children. A
little of this bleach mopped over the
face whenever the summer girl Is at
her dressing table will keep her COM
plexion white. and a compress wet with
1t and put on the neck at night will do
away with the wonderful tan decora-
tons the sun burns on her skin
through the laces of her lingerie
waists.
What the summer girl breads m )st
Of all are freckles-for, do what she
may, once she has allowed the dark
little spots to form on her pretty nose
and forehead. 1t Is the most difficult
thing in the world to get rid of them.
| know several young women who have
~resorted to the face-skinning process
merely to rid themselves of their too
affectionate freckles. AS everyone
knows, these discolorations can De
slightly bieached by external agencies
and the slight summer freckles made
to fade away, but the cold weather
freckles-alas! that is another story.
The longer a freckle has been allowed
to stay on the face the harder it is to
get off, and a good way to show them
how unwelcome they are is as follows;
Go through some calisthenics or any
exercise thai will induce free prespira,
ton; her massage the spots briskly
with an ointment composed OF oleate
q copper, ten grains; ointment of OK
Luz IF zinc, half an ounce. Leave this
oD I'll night
The summer girl suffers often from
an irritation or chapping OF the Skin
due often to the materials Of nel
clothing. For this light rash nothing
Il more soothing than the application