The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-20
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= y the days OF our gJeat-great-
grandmothers the woman who
4 powdered was ciassed with The
woman who painted. Now wc
have gone 90 the other extreme,
and the woman who powders is ram
pant and ubiquitous. There is a happy
medium. however, and the woman who
is particular ana who wishes 10 appear
al her best should make careful
study of this art. which is apt 10 de-
generate into a disdguriug practice If
IL is not properly applied.
II is certainly true that iu these
strenuous and athletic days she would
be a foolish woman, indeed, who did
not count a powder pun among her
toilet necessaTies, as heat and eNsruon
and exposure 10 'al sorts and couai-
lions OF weather" are apt TO produce "a
most unbecoming snininess. which only
a judiciOus use OF powder can el.mL-
nate
Japanese women excel in the art of
powderiug, and the creamy appear
ance OF their skin is tle result OF
much care and Thought indeed. quite
as much attention Is paid 10 powdgrius
The face as IN painting "a picture OK
decorating a piece Of china, aud IL Is
This innate care and appreciation OF de
tail, coupled with scrupulOus cleaull-
In producing Velvety skins and perfect
complications From their methods We
can extract at least one principle.
which is the FIRST step in poWderlng-
that of vigorous cleanliness.
Never use soap To excess On the face.
Instead use moderately warm water
and give your skin thorough cleans
ing by steamiUg IJ5 or you can use
chafing dish half filled with boiling
water. being careful however. not 10
bring your face too close and thus open
the pores too quickly Throw heavy
Turkish towel over your head IN order
10 concentrate the steam. and continue
this for at least five minutes.
This treatment must be regulated dc-|
cOrding 10 quality or your skin. II
YOUR skin is coarse and oily nothing Is
better for 10 than frequent steamlug.
Too much steamlng Is bad FOR uue
skin, and Is apt 10 produce wrinkles
and cause irritation and rouEhness.
Cold cream should, or course be applied
after the steamIug. with gentle mas
sage Leave the cream on Tor ten or
fifteen minutes and then rub on with
a soft cloth You viii be- surprised 10
see the amount of dirt extracted from
the omen pores. Another light appllCa-
ton Of cream should then be used, and
after a few moments carefully rubbed
on.
The face should always De steamed at
night, because the face is very tender
afteTward and must not be exposed. In
the morning wash the face thoroughly
use OF rough Wasncloth OF coarse
brush Follow this with an application
OF cold water 20 close the pores, and
dry the face with soft towel.
The cold cream should then be ap-
Piled, sparingly, as an adhesive for pow
der Avoid those tinted and scented
COnCOCJiOns sold I'm fancy boxes ana
adhere 10 the plain, pure variety. The
following formula. which has been SO
frequently recommended on these pages,
is most desirable for the purpose.
MASSAGE CREAM
IanOln. ~ ounces speTmaCetl, q
ounce. white VaselIne, 2lz ounces. cocoa
nut oil, ounces, sweet almond oil,
ounces. tincture OF beuZOlu. y dram
Melt the nrst five ingredients together,
beat until the mass cOuCretes. adding
the benzoin, drop by drop. during this
process.
be added. If agreeable.
A Jar OF the foregoing can be filled by
your druggist at less cost than jar
already prepared can be purchased. and
YOU viii thus be sure that YOU have a
medicated preparation.
Common taleum powder is always
safe preparation. and is the basis or
many OF the powders sold under allur-
ing names. Rice powder, however is
much better. as u is inner I'm quality
and less APT 10 be adulteraJed White
powder is much safer than the tinted
although Tor very pale persons and for
those who rouge tinted powder Is ad-
Visable. A light busting OF IL on face,
neck and shoulders is desirable when
one Is going 20 an evening affair and
hard, aItincial lights must be taken in
20 consideration.
Standard lycopOdium. which is a deep
cream powder, Is sometimes used. but
q must never be left on the face. A
busting OF it Is efectual in removing
the shine from the skin.
Use a ohamois skin and a pun IN This
last stage OF your pOWdering, busting