The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-24
q BEATTY TALK
The Woman Who Would Be Good Look
ing Must Learn Composure.

The first piece of advice a beauty
doctor will give YOU is to be placid at
any cost. Anxiety acts upon the nerves
and they respond in unpleasant lines
If we could all grow UP as did one
young girl. we might expect to be good
to look upon and nice to live with. She
was nervous mcomfortab BILE child and
her mother tired of it. She literally
compelled her TO placidity, and today
she is eighteen, perfectly healthy, I'M
commonly intelligent, Sweet-natured and
very attractive to the eye. Nothing
seems to move her deeply, although she
is devotedly attached to her family
She never hurries, but never seems to be
late. She takes life as 1T canes and
never signs for the unattainable. In
short, she is a rational young woman,
the best product OF the age, but SO rare
that she is often referred to as an eX-
ample of what women should be-
Bad complexions result from many
things Worry is at the head of the list
and probably is responsible, Tor bad
health, another hindranee to beauty All
diseases yield somewhat to fresh air and
sunshine Some are thoroughly cured
by them The first day of last May
family took a cottage at the seashore
by order of the doctor, who commanded
the man to get outdoors and stay there,
regardless of weather, for one month
and then report to him. The man ar
rived, pallid, pinched invalid, with just
strength enough TO crawl ABOUT seven
DAVIS scompanionship with nature worked
perceptible change The end of the
month found him well man, With cour-
age to take up his tasks and strength TO
perform them. He had not other meol-
cine-he needed no other.
Women in general refuse to believe
that maps are beautifiers, but those WIN
try them know that they soothe nerves,
rest the muscles, strengthen the eyes
and restore the balance TO the mind,
la longer
ten minutes
Morning baths are invaluable aids TO
beauty. not the soap and tub baths. but
showers or sponge baths. cold or tepio,
according to temperament. They VIII
make you literally a new woman, lInpef-
vious to cold and teemin6 with activity
One pretty woman never CONSIDERS her
face washed without cold QaSn, ana
another, whose skin Is like satin in tex
ture, never uses any but cold water Tor
her face Oriental women use the white
of egg TO clean the skin of the face, ana
wash it off later with whatever dirt II
has picked up Another woman uses
boiled starch and lets it dry in. washing
afterward, and another pins her faith
to cold water starch. Here Is the favor
lite lotion of another fair-skinned Wo-
man. Orange flower water. one pint.
EPSON salts one tablespoonful; witch
,, hazel, one tablespoonful Shake well and
apply with Il piece of fine linen. This is
fine for an oily skin. but will harm no
other.
No skin is so bad that it cannot be
improved with steady care. Pure almond
oil agrees wonderfully well with some
skins, and sweet milk sailed, is a skin
lotion used by English and Irish girls.
Indiscriminate steaming has ruined
many a good skin by taking out its very
life. and the complexion brush has done
worse Both are good in skilled hands
Massage is abused more than any pro-
cess.
| To massage the skin anywhere is a
| light. delicate process that brings the
| blood to the surface. To manipulate the
muscles is a different matter. They lie
| beneath the skin and are hard to reach.
| The skin of the face is delicate. and that
is one of It's reasons for wrinkling long
| before the body skin. Another is its un-
protected state Clothing creates a
! steady friction upon the body. keeping
| the blood near the surface and wearing
away the old skin to bring the new one
| to view. The daily massage does that
| to the face, but It must be gentle. Follow
the directions of common sense for a
full month, faithfully. and TO the best
| of your ability, and then see If you will
| need aid from anybody.