Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-02

A Five-Minute Plunge.

A Five-Minute Plunge
To aid in the reduction process. plunge
into a hot bath for five minutes Get into
bed immediat ely and cover with a warm
comforter. By no means try to complete
any part Of the toilet after the bath. for
j the pores are all open and there is danger
of taking a severe cold.
Annoying is the acquisition of flesh to
the stout girl. the thin girl. too has her
troubles caused by the same round OF sum
mer pleasures. She regains her normal
condition, however, by less strenuous meth
DDS. Exercise No. !. given above for re-
ducing the hips. is also good for the thin
girl, but it should be practfced not more
than five times each day. and then slowly
and deliberately. Here Is another exercise
for developing the thighs: Lift the leg out
at the side as far as possible, using first
right and then left leg, and allowing the
movement to come from the hips.
Chest and arms can be developed by
bending over with arms outstretched.
Straighten gradually to an erect position
while lifting imaginary weights: that Is.
put the same tension into the arms that
lifted from the floor. Increase the imagi-
nary weights each day. The shoulder ex-
ercises given for the stout girl may be used
also, minus dumbbels. Slow movement.
however, Is essential breathing deeply with
each motion of the arm.
Many baths are a luxury not to be In
dulged in by the thin girl. Sponge off the
chest and under the arms each morning
with water as it runs from the cold-water
faucet. A hot bath before retiring once or
twice week-not more-is sufficient for
cleanliness. On the night Of the bath a
girl should drink glass of warm, not boil
ing, milk just before going to sleep.
A Restoring Process.
And now for restoring the ravages Of sun
and wind. The exercises given, especially
those for deep breathing, will greatly i'm
prove the general appearance of the skin
by increasing circulation. Superficial blem-
iSheS such as freckeS, Sunburn, ETC. re-
quire external treatment.
No better face bleach can be found than
cucumbers These should be applied to the
skin In congresses. One woman, whose
face becomes a mass of freckles as soon as
the sun shines very hot. sleeps with thin
slices of cucumber bound tightly on face
and arms. After several weeks Of this
treatment her skin is as soft and pink as a
baby's.
When fresh cucumbers cannot be obtained
the following prescription will prove inval-
liable: 10 grams oxide zinc; 10 grams tai
cum powder; GO grams powdered CASTLE
soap; grams lanoline: 10 grams tincture
benzoin; 92 grams water: 10 grams glycer-
Inc. At night before going to bed wash the
face in very hot water and apply the po-
made. Wash in hot water again in the
morning
Many faces lose their beauty because the
cheeks become pudgy or bloated looking
and seem to crowd out the eyes. A Partisan
remedy for this trouble is to wash the face
each day in lotion made from one gallon
of hot water in which has been dissolved
enough of the best scented soap to make a
thick suds. Add teasponful of borax and
a handful of bran. Lather the face. allow
ing the soap to remain on five minutes
wash off in seven waters with few drops
of tincture of benzoin in the last water.
For Sun-Kissed Hair.
If girl has been out in the hot sun
without hat. the hair is apt to have had
some Of it's natural oil dried out. This dry
ness Of the scalp may be largely overcome
by thorough brushing with good stiff
bristles night and morning
If the hair has to be curled in this dry
condition. II Is best to use patent curriers'
rather than tongs. Before putting on the
curriers' wet the hair with the following To-
ton: Three-fourths OF a dram of ounce
seed. one-fourth of pint of hot water, one
fourth of an ounce of cologne, three drops
each Of Oil of cloves and lavender Mix oil
and cologne. and soak the seeds over night
In hot water. Then strain and add to the
cologne.