Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-11-17
COMPLEXION AND TRAVEL.
How Ones Beauty and Temper Gan Be Maintained in Spite of the
 Dust and Dirt.

Even more important than knowi- edge of how to appear well groomed when at home is the understanding of how to make the best of oneself when travelling. It is at such time as this that even more care than usual is nec- essary, for what with dust and grime and precipitation the average woman soon loses all claims to beauty. Lack of proper sleep Is also often added to the already long list of discomforts, and so, unless my lady is really very clever, she is apt to discover that she resembles nothing even approaching good looks when she alights from the train to greet her loving though criti- cal friends.
 Much of the modification attendant upon such condition could be avoided by the expenditure of just little ex- tra effort. For instance, a small case should be included in the list of neces- sitfes, and this should contain six or eight wide-mouthed bottles in which the creams, powder and lotions may be carried. If the journey is to be a long one, the lotions may be carried in concentrated form and used by add ing an extra amount of water on the train.
 Of course it goes without saying that the wise woman of to-day is sufficiently informed to avoid the use of soap and water entirely for the purpose of clean ing her face at such times. True, grime and tiny bits of coal and cin- ders will fly about and imbed them selves in the skin in the most delib- crate and tantalizing fashion, and natu. rally the first impulse of the afflicted one is to vanish in the direction of the lavatory for the purpose of remov- ing these disfguring additions. Un- fortunately. however, the use of 50 much scrubbing and rubbing only serves to irritate the skin. makes the face tender and thus renders 1t impos- sible to keep the complexion in any thing like pleasing condition.
 The use of the lettuce cream for cleansing has been so often described that it will not be necessary to repeat the description. but there are other methods with which the readers are not so familiar, and one of these is in the use of pure almond meal mixed with a simple solution, the formula for which has often appeared before. This remedy is made by adding to six ounces of rose water the juice of one lemon, one dram of borax. and one-half dram of glycerin. A few drops of tincture of benzoin may also be added if desired
 It is employed by mixing it with the almond meal into thin paste. and then spreading it carefully over the face and neck and allowing it to remain for few moments This can easily be arranged even when travelling by first of all cleansing the face with the lettuce cream and then applying the paste, and allowing 1t to remain while the greater part of the toilet is being completed. This paste may then be washed oil carefully, a good powder dusted on, and the skin will look as refreshed and improved as though a good masseuse had been expending ef- forts upon 1t.
 For those who have not the patience .toiaxperiment with the pasterand who persist in frequent ablutions, the al mond meal itself. sprinkled in the wa ter. will be found to be excellent in place of soap.