Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-01-11

In olden days our grandmothers used to
get up with the sun to battle their faces aLd
hands in the dew. Every woman has many
simple remedies at hand in her garden ana
kitchen for preserving her beauty
The wife of Nero, tradition says, bathed
in water thick with lettuce leaves; that
boast of all France. and who at seventy
was still the reigning beauty, always bathed
in oatmeal and milk.
For blotchy skin sunburn, try the
following which is guaranteed to clear the
skin of red spots and pimples Eat freely
of green vegetables, especially spinach and
cooked fruits.
Then battle the face frequently with GU
cumber milk, which you can make as fol-
lows:
Oil of sweet almonds - ounces
Essence Of cucumberS. 3 ounces
Tincture of benZoin .2-3 dram
Fresh cucumber juice 10 ounces
Powdered white CASTLE soap " OF.
The juice of the cucumbers is obtained
them very thin, skin and all, and let them
cook slowly until soft and musly. Strain
through fine sieve and then through
cloth.
Make the essence by putting an ounce
and hal4 of the juice into the same guam
tity of alcohol. Put the essence with the
soap in a large ia bottle-the larger the
better-for the mixture requires much shak-
ing After a few hours, when the soap is
dissolved, add the cucumber juice. Shake
until thoroughly mixed, then pour into an
earthen bowl and add the oil and benZoin,
stirring constantly until you have creamy
liquid.
Re sure the cucumber juice is strong for
it is the arsenic in the cucumber that i'm
parts the wonderful whitening power.
Put in small bottles. keep tightly corked
and in the dark. and always shake before
using.
CREAMY COMPLEXION.
Here is a recipe used by the Spanish
maiden to give her creamy complexion:
She takes basket of gg-shells, washes
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albumen is removed, and then she Will
crush them vigorously with rolling pin.
The coarse powder thus produced is sifted,
rubbed smooth with spoon, knife or pestle,
till it is very, very fine, and then resifted.
little pure cologne water is finally mixed
with it, and when the mass is thoroughly
dry. it is run through sieve again:
The whole process only takes a few min
utes and from the last sitting comes out
soft. fine powder of creamy white tint
The following is an NE excellent lotion oaa lof
shampoo il it is not used more than twice
a month.
Mix the following ingredients thoroughly,
as this is the most important rule to be OBJ
served in preparing the lotion:
,Bicarbonate of sola .......1-4 ounce
Tincture of cochineal LIP ounce
Borax .....I-4 ounce
Rectified spirits .......... L ounce
Distilled water .........16 ounces
FOR THE NAILS.
Before retiring at night a little cotton
wool wrapped round a stick, and dipped into
eau de Cologne, or diluted alcohol mixed
with glycerine, should be passed round the
cuticle of the nail when washing the hands.
This gives the beautiful blanched appearance
to the surrounding skin, which is one of the
chief aims of those whose hands are reg
uIarly manicured.
To prepare an egg shampoo mix the white
and yellow thoroughly in about an ounce of
water, to which add IL teaspoonful of
spirits of rosemary, then massage the scalp
with it, using rotary motion. Rinse the
hair thoroughly afterward with hot water
and then gradually cool the water until it
is as cold as you can stand it. Nothing
equals this shampoo for giving the hair
glossy shine.
The woman who experiments will try
rubbing her arms in olive oil if they are too
thin she will rest with her chin tied up in
a bandage of vinegar If it threatens to
become double instead of single; she will
even eat raw onion before going to bed at