The San Francisco call., 1905-03-05

astringent lotion helps a great deal
Use this one daily.
Pulverized alum. .....115 drachms.
D1Stllled water. ........1 pint.
Glycerlne ..................1 ounce.
Rose water ......-.........4 ounces.
TREATING COARSE, FLABRY
SKIN (Bertha).-A face that is shiny
and dark with coarse fiabby skin in
dicates poor condition of the blood
and imperfect circulation, especially
the latter. Facial massage will prove
very beneficial in reducing the
flabby condition, and a mild as
tringent lotion should be used to
assist in closing the pores and
giving tone to the skin. AS the
skin Is shiny this indicates that
it does not need feeding. Every night
before retiring battle the face and
neck with warm water and use
plenty of pure soap; rinse thoroughly
to remove all traces of soap, using
cool water for the purpose; dry and
then massage carefully. Rub on a
small quantity of cocoa butter or pure
concentrated skin food. In your
case you need only enough to prevent
the fingers from irritating the skin,
not to supply fat, as the skin is al
ready over-supplied- The face will be
glowing red after the massage; then
sponge off with lukewarm water and
a second time with cold water.
Pour fifteen drops Of simple tincture
of benzoin In a pint of cold water and
sponge the face and neck. Apply the
following aStringent lotion the very
last thing and allow 1t to remain on
over night Take two ounces of violet
water, one-half ounce of glycerine and
one dram of powdered alum and mix
thoroughly. In the morning use cool
water to battle the face and add ben
zoin to the rfnsing water as before di-
rected. Cucumber juice is a product
of the vegetable obtained by distil-
latton- The following are brief direc~
tions for massage. Begin by placing
the finger tips of both hands in the
middle OF the forehead and give a
firm upward stroke to the temples.
Place the finger tips at the middle OF
the chin and perform rotary action
to the middle of the forehead, follow
ing the jawbone and near the edge OF
the hair; then begin again at the
corner of the mouth and go to the
corner of the eye, start again at the
temple and end in the middle of the
forehead Use the finger tips only
with light. firm pressure and rotary
action in each movement. To further
strengthen the muscles Of the cheeks
place the finger tips on the jawbOne
and stroke the cheek upward and
backward, finishing with the palm OF
the hands. Place the finger tips on the
sides OF the nose and give upward ro-
tary exercise. Place finger tips at the T..
inner center OF the eye and draw
lightly outward under the eye to the
temple Repeat each movement
twenty times rather slowly. These
directions are peculiarly applicable to
those whose skin is coarse and habby.
LUCY (weddings).-Yes. caterers go
any distance and serve quite as daintily
and as nicely as they do here. OF
course they charge little more. but I
know of several cases where breakfasts
have been served out OF town and the
price was very reasonable. You asked
about the price. 1t all depends. For
instance, I know Of one supper where
creamed oysters and sandwiches,
block ice cream and fancy cakes and
black coffee were served for a dollar
a plate. The fruit punch was made at
home and was not included in the ex-
penses. This means all the tables,
linen. silver and dishes generally. And
as many walters as are necessary to
properly serve the number of guests.
/ have an excellent fruit punch recipe
and will send II to you IL you think
you can make use Of II. I would not
use place cards. They are an expense
and reallyAare not in the least neces-
sary. Let the guests find their own
seats and make such little gatherings
as please them best
EVELYN (Buying)--If you do not
care TO send directly to the stores for
your materials or your frock, why not
let some professional buyer do it for
you? There are any number Of them
and they are very much up to the
times, as it Is their business to be-
They get a commission from the shops
on what they purchase, so 1t does not
affect the price so far as you are con-
cerned-
NJ A. il cannot answer your
questions through the medium OF the
paper, but will do so very gladly IL
you will give me your real name and
address.