The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-09
THE GIRL YOU WOULD
LIKE TO BE.

Out in California rich spinster has
built herself house In the middle OF
the house is large apartment designed
for bathing purposes. 1t is a sumptu-
Gus bathroom, and the house is built
around it just as Swiss cheese is built
around hole I'm the middle. This Cal
ifornta spinster is crank I'm the mat
ter of cleanliness, and the walls of her
bathroom are hung about with clean
ing, scrubbing and bathing instru-
ments, including almost everything
that has been invented along this line.
The place really looks like the show
room of large department store. But
TO me it is one OF the most fascinating
places. so particularly attractive are the
different kinds of baths which the
spinster> INDUCES in. These baths con-
sist Of various ingredients which are
put into, the water and change ii either
INTO an aromatic or invigorating bath.
or what we just call a plain beauty
bath You can take your choice and
out Of the largs Jars select the source
tor emollient which will change the wa
tier into a semblance of sea bath, or
pure milk.
The milk bath stands in a jar by it
self 1t is not made of milk, but of
marshmallow flowers, one-half pound,
hyssop herb one-quarter pound and
bran flour four pounds. All these ma
terials are thoroughly mixed together.
and then put into muslin bags which
are thrown in the water and diffuse a
milky substance. The bag is used to
rub the body with and. of course. is
thrown away after it has been used
once. The quantity of materials given
above should make enough for ten diff
ferent baths.
For very warm day you would not
choose the milk but would prefer a
camphorated bath. which is more cool
ing to the skin and more stimulating i'm
Its after effects. This is made of two
ounces of tincture of camphor. one
ounce of tincture of benzoin and four
ounces of cologne. Just enough is used
In the water TO give ii a milky look.
None of these baths is intended for
tubfuls Of water, unless the person has
at her command large, enough income
to disregard such trifes as expendi-
ture. Just enough water should be
used to make the ingredients sufficient
ly diluted TO be pleasant to the skin
The hot water, Of course. brings out
Doth the perfume and the beneficial
qualities of the herbs better than the
cold water. but whether one INDUCES in
hot or cold water bathing rests entire
~ upon the lndlVldual and the way he
or she reacts after cold or heat.
The hot bath is vastly superior as
cleansing agent. and both hot and cold
stimulate the circulation of the blood
to about the same degree when the
temperature is moderate The effect of
the cold bath. however, is to Increase
the circulation at a greater expense Of
vital energy. Where there is a predis-
position to skin diseases the cold hath
increases the tendency to them and
usually aggravate any form Of eczema.
For all skin troubles a warm bath. with
the softest Of cloths. is advisable In
case of very acute eczema lisht bath
ing with antiseptic or oil over the af-
fected part is preferable to water. In
regard TO the warm bath. It is a tonic
of ITSELF and one of the simplest and
most natural ones.
Sarah Bernhard. who is such a phe-
nomenal woman so far as looks ard
health go, that I have always TO come
back TO her, is a great believer in the
hot bath as a restorative. She has been
accustomed for so many years to
plunge into piping hot bath before
undergoing the strain of an evening
performance after a hard days work.
that she hardly considers it as being
sufficiently important to mention to her
press agent Being a woman past go,
who retains all the vitality of a girl of
%, her methods of conserving her