The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-09
COmpIexiOns as Thgy Used 10 Be
When GrandTnothers We're YOUNG
Then No One Was Sallow for Everyone Thor
oughy Understood All the Feminine Arts
Of Preserving Good Skin

In days OF old when ladies were ali
fair and complexions were of strawber-
ries and cream, 10 one was saIlow, as
the majority of people are nowadays
and aches and pains were not 50 preTa-
lent as they are now.
How did those old folk, or the young
folk in the far-away days preserve their
conplexionS2 That IS the question
Well for one thiag. 10 woman who
cared anything for her complexion (and
IL was a mighty factor them ventHred
cut IN wind and =storrn or hard frost
without a veil Al present we pay
homage, as il were To wind and tan,
and cultivate freckles with sheer reck-
iessness Then we resort 70 cold cream
and lotions 10 eradicate the trouble.
after Inviting it in the first place
Wells Were Roe D;sdained.
Long ago. however. sunbonnets were
not disdained in summer. nor We're para
soIs seoffed at as being TOO girIy Tor
sensible women. and when winter came
apaee. the thick vel was donned TO
protect She face
Then again in the fong ago women
We're thoroughly feminine, and quite
content to remain so They did not roll
their shirtsleeves TO their elbows so as
to invite = fine crop or blisters after a
canoeing trip-and sigh and moan with
pain the next day Neither did they
play golf in all kinds of weather But
neX/understood thoroughly the use OF
good homemade mutton taIlow as a
complexion emehfent, and they had been
initiated into Tie mysteries of milk and
lemon washes and sweat baths Not
a very elegant man,, this latter, but an
effective process.
An 0ld-F Fashioned Beauty Recipe.
This was the WAY it was managed
(when dinner is in the evening", one
should undress and lie down in bed The
room should be well heated. and then
blankets and clothing should be piled
on until you become very warm. Pro-
fuse perspIration sets in. which is all
The better. and the object to be desired.
Then when it is time to dress for din
ner the skin viii be found much whittier,
and the complexion viii take on a rosy
tint which viii last throughout the even
ing OF course. after one of these
baths" you should not venture out.
lest you take cold. That was one of the
beauty recipes Of our grandmother
Mutton Tallow as Cold Cream.
Another was the proper application OF
the mutton tallow cure If you cannot
endure the tallow 'straight''-or as II
comes-meIt piece in a kettle with a
little almond oil and rose water; when
thoroughly melted beat it until colo and
place in little jars.
Steaming the face is another good
method which oar srandmothers resort
ed 10. but it was, done in this way: The
face should be thoroughly rubbed over
with some Of the mutton taliow face
cream. This is allowed 10 remain on for
a few minutes. and then it is wiped off
with a piece CT old linen. The amount
of dirt that will come OFF the face with
this treatment is amazing. This treat
ment, by the way, should be given be
fore going TO bed at night
Steaming the Face Necessary.
Next, soft towel should be soaked
in not water and laid upon the face. /
of course the water need not be so hot /
that II will blister, bur hot enough TO !
cleanse the pores. This not water APP
pIication should be used several tiraes, |