The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-07

Many a girl whose beauty is marred
by some small facial defect gives her
self up to despair or the firm convic-
tion that nothing viii relieve her af-
Fiction save a severe and expensive
surgical operation. Then she proceeds
to render herself even less attractive
by grieVing or fretting, when perhaps
some simple remedy is right at hand
For instance there is the woman with
prominent cheekbOneS. Nothing makes
woman look less gentle feminine and
youthful than this defect. But it can
be sOftened, almost hidden. This girl
should wear a particularly broad Golf
feur, fiuffed out above her ears in
large loose waves. Her hat should al
ways give the effect of a background
and frame combined. That is, it should
drOop we'll around the face. with a
soft brim and feathers. She must give
particular attention also TO her eyes.
that they may divert attention from
her unfortunate cheekbones to their
own charm. There is no reason why
she should not have good lashes and
eyebrows, whatever the color and size
IF her pupils. Here is formula for
an ointment to improve scant eye
brOws:
Red vaseline, two ounces; tincture of
cantharides. one-eighth ounce: oil of
lavender, fifteen drops: oil Of rosemary
fifteen drops. Mix thoroughly. Apply
to the eyebrows with a tiny toothbrush
once day until the growth is suf-
fciently stimulated, Then less often.
This ointment may be used for the eve
lashes also. In this case it should be
very carefully applied. It will inhame
the eyes, as any oil will, if it gets into
them.
The eyebrows should be carefully
trained into a graceful bow or arch
y This is accomplished by brushing night
land morning in the right direction, and
IF they are very irregular they must
be shaped by removing struggling hairs
with razor. The Ions. unsightfy
hairs which sometimes appear above
the bridge of the nose should be re-
moved with tweezers. Never allow
anyone to induce you to drop bella
donna into the eyes to make them bril-
liant It Is dangerous TO the sight If
the eyes are red or look swollen. en-
Pioy thIs simple lotion to reduce in
fammatiOn:
Distilled witch hazel one ounce: pure
water. one ounce. To be used especial
ly for eyes irritated by cold. Battle
the eyes frequently with the wash.
You can buy an eye cup at any drug
Store Tor 10 cents. Fill the cup with
the lotion. fit the cup firmly around
N-'C y < elltu Ut DdCk the head. If
your eyebrows and laSheS are color
less use the following stain, which is
entirely harmless:
Gum arabic, one dram; India ink
one-hah dram; rosewater four ounces
Powder the ink and gum and trit1rate
small quantities Of the powder with
the rose water until you get a uniform
black LIQUID in a powder. and add the
remainder of the rosewater to II. If
should be applied with a very +inv
camel s-hair brush
When you have treated your ewes in
this simple but effective fashion and
dressed your hair properly. Won Will
be surprised to find how little those
prominent cheekbOnes obtrude on voJr
improved ensemble. The woman with
what is known as the sagging face can
relleVe her haggard and old appearance
by persistent treatment before her own
mirror. This can be done either nv q
combination of skin food and massage
or by the use of a suction cup. The
best skin foods all contain lanoIine and
many women fear to use il because If
has the reputation of growing hair.
This danger can be avoided if the skin
food is properly used. First wash your
face thoroughly. and dry il more than
thoroughly. Leave not a speck of nois-
ture upon it. Now apply the skin food
and massage well, using upward and
outward strokes, never downward.
Then wash out the skin food with pure
Soap and water and dry Thoroughly.
The reason a growth of hair follows
the use Of skin food is that the pores
are damp and the oil sticks in the
pores. The following is an excellent
formula for skin food:
White wax. one ounce; spermaeetf.
one ounce: lanoline,- two ounces: sweet
almond oil. four ounces; cOcoanut oil,
two ounces: tincture Of benzoin, thirty