The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-09-17
WHAT THE SUMNER GIRL
MUST DO TO RENOVATE HERSELF
Rigid Rules She Must Follow if She Would Clear
Her Complexion for Winter

When the sunshine. heat and reelection
from the water have done all the dam
age possible TO the fair skin Of the
society girl. she returns TO the city and
hides behind one or two walls for a
month before she can boast again Of q
respectable nose. chin, and fair cheek
to reveal 70 the world.
The four first weeks arc devoted 20
more thought and care than The use OF
cosmetics would require.
One OF the most important consider
ations IS the stomach. It IS as impossl-
bic 70 have a good complexion II the
food IS indIgestible ana without nour-
fshment as Il would be to expect ar
open, good COUutenance from a person
whose thoughts were always evil and
harsh.
That IS one reason the simple life pro
duces the freshest, faiEest skins ana
often the country folk who live on plain
viauds have rosy Inns and cheeks.
healthy nair and bright eyes. Pure air
and simple diet IS the cause. They live
like the birds of the air close 20 nature.
After the late hours at the shore ex-
posure 20 sun and glare of the water
the bonbons. pastries. ice cream sodas.
and frlyoHty % the vacation girl, Il IS
small wonder she returns frecHed.
burned brown rs a berry, and IN many
cases with eruptions on her face.
To remedy this condition OF affairs.
first Of all there must be the regular
plunge in the morning OF cool water
and at night the warm sponge bath.
which opens the pores and at the same
time induces sleep. a glass OF warm
milk, slipped leisurely, gives the stJm-
Fer ~flir frar
Inc system, drawing the blood from
the brain at the same time.
After the face Is scrubbed at night
with red rubber sponge and soap a
cleansing cream Is used and skin FOOD
massaged into the CutiClc. In the
morning IL is washed of. first with hot
water and then with many rlnslngS or
cold mixed with few drops Of panzoin.
rms VIII act as an astriugent ana
bleach ar the same time
beIore going out of doors the cream
~ again applied TO the skin and the
80 rs busted over with a good talcum
powder 20 protect IL from any further
iou6n usage from the elements.
Ntt away rom the city streets ami
t.ie heaNlneSs Of q sOrdid atmosphere.
20 OUT INTO the fields or woods and SIT
in the shade, breathing i'm am the oxygen
PpSStuLe ID long. deep breaths The
bloou becomes thereby purified and en-
LtTAeu, when VIII prove a friend and
alI5 70 me girl who is ambitious for q
complexion. Thin. poor blood gives a
sallow skin. muddy and fun of erup-
llons. Which are simply the impurities
being thrown or by nature.
That is why the daily ablutiyns are
so necessary They carry off IN ich of
the effeJe matter of the system which
We are leaving for the face d d0 alone
Enough cannot bee said of the diet
Hark back 20 the good old davs of +re
grandmOtneTS, when less meat WIS
eaten. and vegetables. fruits and cereals
formed the malnstay of their meals.
For breakfast take one small clID of
coffoe OF chocolate and one soft b5IIed
egg, with roll. Fruit is always healthfui
and advisable. il OF the right sort
Should your stomach be acid YOU Will
have 10 forego lemon Juice ana SOM
oranges. Eat pears. grapes. bananas ana
cream apriCots and all fruits that have
Nttlo acid iu them
AZ lunch. a dish Of broth OF SCUM win
be refreshing. easily digested and viii
tone the stomach Tor the viands 10 fol-
low. Potatoes creamed, rjced, or French
fried( even potato bails), with broied
sardines, creamed chicken or shrimp
salad; any light dainty dish that viii
satisfy and be easily digested is better
than greasy meats. Croquettes. from