The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-08-24
JEANETTE VAN REYPENS
HOUSEHOLD LETTER.
The Beauty Specialist and Her Work
"A Well Groomed Appearance
What Can be Done by Intelligent
Care--Comfort for Plain Women.

New YORK, August "A, 19O6.-Eyery
woman, if she could, would like to be
beautiful; and failing that TO be possessed
of what, for want of better term, we call
"charms'' or ''facination.' -
In these days, when belleship is SO often
obtained by cultivating the few good points
that girl is born with until the ugly ones
are lost sight of, it is no wonder that
"Beauty Specialists flourish and grow
prosperous, until there is hardly hamlet
that does not contain at least professional
manicure or similar improver of natural
charms.
PRETTY HANDS THE RULE.
Those who remember conditions decade
since cannot fail to be impressed with the
revolution that has been wrought in the
appearance of women's hands. Twenty
years ago it was the exception to see well
kept hands, and manicured nails outside
of the small circle of women who used
their hands only for embroidery, or other
light needlework; now such 'lady hands"
are the rule.
Even the woman who works at the most
trying Of household tasks has found that
with the aid of rubber gloves she can pro-
tect her hands and keep them as dainty in
appearance us if her tasks were of a less
iaoorious nature. Everywhere women
have come to realize that it requires only a
very little intelligent, persistant care to
accomplish this desirable result. and that
while manicure's services are desirable
they are by no means necessity.
A GOOD COMPLEXION.
Nothing Is more characteristic of mod
ern belle than her thoroughly we'll groomed
look. 1t is here that SO many women
make failure. Take an average crowd
OF we'll dressed people, men and women,
and the men as a rule have much the
clearer, better looking complexions There
Is reason, as a we'll known advertiser is
fond of remarking. Men of this class
shave every day, and cover their faces with
a smooth lather made from the purest
soaps. This is allowed to remain for some
little time, and is than scraped off remoy
ing, not onl y the growth of beard, bnt also
every sort OF impurity that may have OBJ
tained Judgement in the pores of the
skin. There is wide spread belief among
women that soap on the face is a thing to
be avoided. Never was there a greater
mistake. Pure soap is the best cosmetic
made, but it must be of the purest most
delicate sort, and there are of course, al
ways exceptional skins that are injured by
soaps that the ordinary person can use with
impunity.
FOR SUNBURN.
Nothing is better to relieve sunburn or
other irritations produced by exposure, than
to mask the skin in lather such as men
use for shaving. Let this remain for ten
minutes and wash off with water as hot as
you can bear; than apply cooling cream
or lotion that is known to agree with your
skin. Creme Simon is one of the best and
has been used for generations in Europe
and here. A cool toilet vinegar is desir
able, but as rule the woman who INDUCES
promiscuously in cosmetics ruins her skin,
even if she escapes worse results.
BEAUTY BATHS.
The best beauty bath is the one that
cleanses the pores most thoroughly. If
the water is hard it is well to add little
mollient ammonia, borax, or even common
washing soda; though if the latter is used,
care must be taken not to overdo it. A
piece the size Of a pigeons egg will usually
be enough for bath tub full of water.
Bran bags are also good for the same
purpose, and are simply cheese cloth bags
filled with bran, used as wash cloths.
After warm bath, before one drys off it
is well to rub the skin either with the tips
of the fingers fat-or with rubber
bath brush using considerable pressure.
To anyone not familiar with the Turkish
bath, it will be surprising to find that after
the skin has been seemingly perfectly
cleansed with soap and hot water, it Yields
rolls of solid material to this massage.
These disturbing and surprising rolls are
made up largely of ''old skin," the outer
cuticle that nature intends should be rubbed
away and replaced by the newer layers
which are constantly building in a healthy
skin.
The gentle massage aids this natural
function, and goes long way to securing
rosy, delicate complexion.
CARE OF THE HAIR.
In an article like this it is impossible to
more than indicate a few of the points that
go to make a woman look we'll groomed,
healthy and happy, for happiness is in a
large measure dependent upon these two
qualities, especially feminine happiness.
1t may be set down as an axiom that nc
part of the body will be in healthy con
dition unless it is kept clean. The hal
is no exception to this rule, and brushin:
with clean brushes and washing at leas
once month is in most cases necessar,
if this distinctively womanly ''crown'' is t.
be kept looking its best and preserved afte
youth is past.
A good tar soap, one that is standard
is best for shampooing, and gentle mas
sage of the scalp with reliable hair toni
is the proper way to finish up the process
One of the important features of a shampo
is the rinsing. Use the soap generously
scrubbing the roots of the hair thoroughly
but when this is done rinse out every par
ticle of the soap and its Accompanying,
CRIME.
THE PLAIN WOMAN
The plain woman as well as the prett
one should use her glass to find out he
defects, and take account of her goo
points.
In these days when it is possible to oh
tain reliable information for improving tn
physique from sources that are unques
tionable, it is not difficult to set about
systematic improvement of ones defects
and cultivation of ones good points. w
all know women who though they al
really not beauties outshine and outran
in charm and attraction those of more pei
feet natural gifts; so even the plainest gi
may take heart of grace and adopt tn
philosophy of the old rhyme to her profit
For every evil under the sun
There's remedy or there's none,
Ii there be one try and find it,
If there be none never mind it.
JEANETTE VAN REYPENs.
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