The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-11-10
COMPLEXION AND TRAVEL.
How Ones Beauty and Temper Can
&c Maintained in Spite Of tina
Dust and Dirt.


Even more important than kuowl-
edge OF how TO appear well eroomed
when at home Is the understanding OF
aow 10 make the best Of oneself when
travelling. II is al such a time as this
that even more care than usual is nee
essary. for what with dust and Crime
and perspiration 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 10 discover that she
4 resembles nothing even approaching
good looks when she alights from the
train 70 greet her loving though crlti-
cal friends.
Much OF the modification attendant
upon such a condition could be avoided
by the expenditure OF just a little ex-
ira effort For instance, a small case
! should he included In the list of neces-
sites, and this should contain six or
eight wide-mouthed bottles in which
the creams, powder and lotions may
be carried. II the journey is to he a
long one, the lotions may be carried in
a 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.
CRIME and tiny bits of coal and Gin
ders will fly about and imbed them
selves in the skin in the most DELHI
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 remoy-
ing these dishguring additions. In
fortunately, however, the use Of SO
much scrubbing and rubbing only
serves TO irritate the skin. makes the
face tender and thus renders IL 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
he use Of pure almond meal mixed
with 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 II desired.
Il is employed by mixing il with the
almond meal into a thin paste, and
then spreading it carefully over inc
face and neck and allowing il TO remain
for a 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 il TO remain while
the greater part Of the toilet is being
completed. This paste may then be
washed of carefully, a good powder
busted on. and the skin will look as
refreshed and improved as though a
good masseuse had been expending eff
forts upon it,
For those who have not the patience
TO experiment with the paste and who
persist in frequent additions. the al
mond meal itself. sprinkled in the wa
ter. will be found to be excellent in
place OF soap.