Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-14

illness. mere bath is only a drop in the
bucket. You can take two baths a day and
still the pores of the skin be clogged, for
instance.
And so, as we have mentioned that par
ticular subject, We may as well begin with
the complexion brush How many of you
use 1t every day of your lives? Hands up!
What does this mean, you in the corner
there, with hands down? Can't you man
age to do without the next box of sweets
for the sake of the 40 cents that complex
Ion brush will cost?
Make Sacrifice.
The sweets are good but the brush is bet
ter. One box of candy is SO little in a life
time, and a beautiful complexion is so
much. The woman who can't make a sac
rif1ce for the sake of her beauty does not
deserve it and all the happiness it brings.
For beauty is no more a matter of luck
than are the other good things of this life
To be sure, a straight nose is a gift of
the gods, and so is a Cupid's bow mouth
but these are unnoticed unless their owner
is well groomed. graceful in motion and
healthy. And these latter qualities are in
her own power to win or lose. So when
ever you see a really beautiful woman, de-
pend upon it she makes some effort to be
SO and Is not entirely the blessed child of
fortune as an envious mind believes.
The complexion brush should be used
every day, and some of you may find it
to be washed with warm water and soap
and rubbed with the brush. If you have
blackheads, you will find small red pimpleS
appearing as result of this treatment
Do not be alarmed The brush has slim
ulated the action of the skin, causing the
clogged pores to free themselves, and they
are throwing off the foreign matter they
ccontain in this way. The pimples will
soon disappear and the constant use of the
brush will keep the pores open so that no
more will appear.
In this winter weather the brush is
blessing to those who are troubled with
red nose or paleness. Brush the face with
1t before going out and you will find that
rosy cheeks are the result. A red nose
and pale cheeks usually go together and
If the circulation is stimulated by the
brush the color will be put where it ought
to be.
As to the Teeth.
Now for another common form of I'M
cleanliness. Very few keep their teeth
clean, although they may resent this ac-
cnsation and assert that they use tooth
brush every day. Yes, but is it properly
selected and properly used? You must
choose one with bristles of different lengths,
else it will not find its way into all the wee
crevices. Decay comes as result of ac-
cumulated foreign matter. The front teeth
last longer than the back ones, because
they are more easily brushed There is a
soft material, and so decay readily. A
dentist recently told me that this is entirely
a fallacy. They are of good material as
their predecessors, but, owing to their posi-
ton, they are seldom properly cleanSed.
Be careful to find them out with the bristles.
Brush the teeth lengthwise, otherwise the
ridges in them will prevent thoroughness.
Teeth brushed Immediately after each
meal have better chances of lasting than
others; such process is inconvenient to
most of US, but no one should neglect a
cleansing morning and night. Use a good
tooth powder both times You can make
sone for yourself by this rule: Mix half
ounce powdered orris root, two ounces pre-
pared chalk, one-quarter ounce carbonate
of soda. Pass through a fine sieve.
A good tooth brush cannot be bought
for less than % cents. 1t is better to
economiZe somewhere else The tooth brush
must be well made to accomplish its work.
Replace 1t with a new one before the bris-
ties become soft and shapeless; it should be
moderately stiff when new. Clease it thor
oughly of the powder after using and once
q week wash it out with very hot water and
CASTLE soap.
For the Eyebrows.
You are not thoroughly well groomed un-
til your eyebrows have been smoothed, and
in the matter of an eyebrow brush, you
can economic. Dainty brushes sold es-
pecially for this purpose often cost much
more IL purchased from some fashionable
establishment, but the tiniest tooth brush,
a baby's tooth brush, will do quite as well
for the purpose. If the eyebrows are thick
enough, you need only smooth them with
the brush, taking pains to draw them into
the curve that is considered beautiful. In
this way they can be trained to grow we'll
To add luster, dip the brush into a mix
ture of glycerine and rosewater, equal
parts. If they are scanty in their growth
the brush should be used at night in con-
nection with yaseline or the following tonic
ounce tincture cantharides, drops oil
rosemary. Fifteen cents is enough to allow
for the brush.
The hair makes the heaviest demand upon
the pocketbook. 1t must have at least two
brushes for itself and another for the tonic.
Tonic Is applied with what Is known as
ncalp brush and sold by many hairdressers
&os 20 cents. It dt8fsrs scarcely at all