New-York tribune., 1905-07-02
HOW TO WASH THE FACE.
Discard Washcloths and Sponges-
Use Hot Water and Good Soap.

'oThe Fountain of YOUTH by Dr. Grace Peck
ham Murray (Frederick A. Stokes d Co.. New
York; is book which is sure to be welcomed
by the woman who sees the charms OF youth
slipping from her and has not the means to
place her case in the hands of an expert 10
many such the fountain Of youth, as it exists
in the art of the modern beauty doctor mas
seemed as unattainable as that mythical fount
for which Ponce de Leon sought in the glades
of Florida, but, according TO DR.. Murray, such
women need not despair. They can do for them
selves with no great expenditure of time and
money what their Weather sisters get others
to do for them
To begin with, several pages and series Of
pictures are devoted to that very homely and
commonplace process. washing the face. In
view of all that has been said against the use
of hot water on the face. it is somewhat of
surprise to find DR.. Murray, who is member
of the New-Yorl State Medical Society, the
Academy of Medicine, the New-York County
Medical Society, the New-York Neurological So
ciety the Womens Medical Association. pro-
fessor adjunct III women's diseases at the New
York POSTGRADUATE School and Hospital, ETC.,
recommending that the water must be hot
not warm. but hot Hot water does not wrinkle
ti.v face: on the contrary. it makes the Skin
soft and pliable and a good soap, such as is
free from scent and alkalies, should be used
As a general thing, mems faces show a clearer
better skin than womens. though naturally they
are of a coarser texture. This is due to the fact
that much soap in latherlng Tor
shaving and the shaving soaps are OF mucn
finer quality than most toilet soaps
Against sponges and face cloths, Dr. Murray
entertaing a bitter hatred. MANY compiexions
are ruined by the employment of sponges and
face cloths she says. Not that they are per
nicious in themselves, but they are not prop
erly cleansed after using. They are careessly
wrung out of the water in which they have been
used and hung to dry by the washstand. out of
the light The soap and the impurities of the
water remain in them and, as they are used
time after time, the decayed soap and collected
matter is applied to the face, and will occasion
the appearance of bIackheads and little pimp!es,
and the skin will become muddy. sponge is
well enough in itself, the washcloth is well
enough in itself. but even after being used once
the sponge or the cloth should be washed most
carefully, and after being rinsed in boiling
water, hung to dry in the sunlight and air..
DR.. Murray prefers to the most innoXious
sponge and face cloth, however, the hand ano
fingers. for the touch Of skin to skin has some
thing peculiarly beneficial in it.
ITO wash the face. then, let the water be
hot, and dipping the hands into the bowl,
make them soapy with the chosen soap; then
the hands should be applied to the face after
regular manner, systematically, using kind of
light facial massage. Dash the water over the
face at first then begin, using the four fingers
of both hands; pass them from the middle of
the forehead outward, with firm pressure and
let them rest lightly they are brought back
again; do this several times, thus smoothing out
the vertical wrinkles
Next, placing the fingers at the roots OF the
hair bring the fingers down to the eyebrows.
and as this is repeated several times let the
fingers rest slightly on the skin with the upward
stroke but exert considerable pressure on the
downward stroke, when the forehead is
wrinkled the muscles contract from above. Let
the three fingers slide up and down on each
temple. Supporting the hands by the forefnger
of each hand resting on each temple, use the
second and third fingers to pass around in
revolving fashion about the rings of bone which