The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-23

hlbaeu 10 u Nut-DrOWn I'M ny the
Summer Sun, the Demand of the
Hour Is "a Good Face Bleach
Milk Beaches and Fruit Beaches
"A Clear Complexion the Aim
Lettuce and Cucumbers - The
Value of Cold Water-The Hint
Taken in Time-Wash the Face
Much and often.
The craze that overran these United
States of ours a few years ago for tanned
skin and sun-bleached tresses has about
died out, and good thing 1t Is for
womankind in general that 1t has. Any
thing more Cemorallzing to even the av-
erage skin and hair could not well be
imagined, much less invented. Fine
skin and fine hair were recklessly ex-
posed to the sun and the wind, and the
result has been ruin.
There are just a few secrets that the
beauty specialst-aDd there be many of
them-try to make quite a mystery of,
but they are Just the things that every
woman should know, and knowing, fol-
low out religlously.
Not one woman in a dozen knows how
to wash her face. In this she may
well take leaf out of her brothers
book of experience. The ciean-shaven
man is usually noticed to have quite a
good complexion. Pimples are unusual,
blackheads are rare. and a muddy skin
Is seldom seen In the barber's chair.
And the secret is that he uses
good soap In liberal quantity. brushes 1t
In vigorously, and then rinses 1t off
thoroughly.
The tint of the complexion is not SO
much matter for comment as Its con-
dition clear olive skin Is considered
fully ms pretty as n clear pink or white,
but even a white skin, when muddy, Is
not SO attractive as is clear brown
one.
Where the skin Is at all thick or muddy
It needs to be Weakened up with good
purgative, externally applied. For this
there Is nothing better than plain soap
and water to start with. specialist
uses the green soap Jelly that Is fur
nished for surgeons use, q soft camePs
hair brush and a fine needle bath spray.
First of all, flannel cloths wrung out of
hot water are laid ION the fact, and
when the steam from this has well opened
the pores. the soap Jelly Is laid on with
brush. Allowed to stand for few
minutes, then the bath spray Is called
into order. The tip of this Is especially
fine so that there Is no shock from too
strong q spray or water u1SnlnB on the
now sensitive skin. Two, three and
sometimes even four times are the sonp
and water alternately applied. and then
very mild application of tonic electric
ity is applied. All this Is merely to wake
up the skin to its proper functions. for
muddy skin is a sick one, and Is
merely the outward and visible sign of
wrong conditions within.
Next n good skin food is gently rubbed
in, this to restore the natural oils of the
pores that have been robbed by washing
so harshly. The finger tips are used for
this, and 1t Is left to soak In for some
20 minutes or more. The excess Is
washed off with flannel cloth and tepid
water, the bath spray is applied once
more, this time with hot at the start
and gradually toned down to cold, and
the finish is a rubbing all over with
tiny block of Ice wrapped In a soft linen
CLOTH This restores the relaxed muscles
and tissues. and Keeps the contour OF the
face from sagging.
After all this comes the bleaching pro-
cess and this Is the easiest of all. In
strawberry time one can bleach the face
every day 1t requires merely cut
berry passed over the face, the acid juice
left on long enough to accomplish the
desired result. and then washed or with
n mild soap and tend water. The bellies