The Washington times., 1905-10-01
To Bleach the Hands
Of Tan and Freckles

FreckIes and burns on the hands ieft
over from the summer make them
homelier than the roughest kind Of
work To whiten Is at best a matter of
time. and none should be lost in set
ting about it Any heroic treatment In
the way OF bleaching is not to be con-
sidered other than in the light oR
foolish, for new skin is so sensitive
that it will be marred again immedf-
ately.
The manner OF washing and emolients
should be attended TO Immediately, the
water being softened and a bland soap
or powder being used for cleansing. For
this nothing is better than almond meal.
recipe for which has been often pub
lshed. 1t win be repubIished, howevet
on request.
II one does not wish to go to the ex-
pense of having almond meal. common
oatmeal will be found a substitute. Use
one of the prepared or cooked" kind
and keep it in a jar or on the wash
stand. When washing put a handful
of meal into the water. 1t is softenlng
and cleansing BOTH
Wiping should be done with soft
towel each finger treated separately,
the flesh at the base of the nail being
carefully pushed back to improve the
shape. Then wipe the entire hand with
piece of cut lemon That done dip
them into a basin containing about
teacup of cool water. in which are
twelve drops of benzoin. Then wipe gent
~. This is one of the best of gentle
bleaching systems.
Always after IA final wiping something
to prevent any roughness from moisture
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For this nothing is better than glycerin
and rosewater. in the proportion OF one
third glycerin- Glycerin itself is one Of
the best bleachers. and in those cases
where it seems to disagree With the skin
it is because the slycerin IS too strong
1t should be further diluted. and it's
use continued
When the burn or tan is deep butter
milk is good wash to use during the
day and at night slices of cucumber
should be bound on. Wash the yegeta-
bic and cut off the peel in long strips
Place the inner part next 20 the skin
| Several applications of this will work
wonders
Cosmetic gloves are. of course, the
best thing, in that they not only
| whiten the skin, but continued use
renders it finer in every way- The
gloves are made by taking white kid
several sizes too large. and punching
holes in the palms and finger tips to
| let in air. The finger tips should not
be cut Off, however, for they help to
bring the nails in good condition An
elaborate way of applying, the cos
metic is to cut the gloves open.
spread the inside with a paste, and
then sewtogether again. This is q
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end will be accomplished by smearing
the hands literally before putting on
the gloves. After several wearings the
gloves themselves wili be so saturated
that no more paste need be applied
There are several different cosmetics,
but one OF the best is made with a
basis of ground barley. With the
white of a small egg mix half tea
spoonful of olive oil and half a tea
spoonful of giycerin, and an ounce OF
strzined honey Mingle this well and
then stir in enough barley ground 10
make a moist paste Spread this over
the hands when going to bed, and
draw on white kid gloves.
This will keep only for three times
of using-that is to say, that not used
the first night should be kept In a re-
frigerator and until needed. But it
will not keep beyond three days The
glover then must be thrown away a
composition that keeps indefinitely is
made of half teaspoOpfuI OF refined
pine tar, one gill of olive oil, and one
gill OF almond oil Melt the tar in a
sScyTI set in a basin of hot water and
stir in the oils previously mixed. Per-
fume with a few drops Of oil of fav-
ender. Use as directed for the first
Wash off with warm water in the
morning