Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-01-02
BEAUTY SPOTS


In olden days our grandmothers used to
get up with the sun to battle their faces and
hands In the dew. Every woman has many
simple remedies at hand In her garden and
kitchen for preserving her beauty.
The wife OF Nero, tradition says, bathed
in water thick with lettuce leaves; that
Ninon de IEnclos. whose beauty was the
boast of all France. and who at seventy
was still the reigning beauty. always bathed
in oatmeal and milk.
For a blotchy skin or 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.
Oil of sweet almonds, ....4 ounces
Essence of cucumbers. % ounces
Tincture of benzoin. ,2-3 dram ~
Fresh cucumber juice. 10 ounces
Powdered white CASTLE soap " OF.
The Juice of the cucumbers is obtained
by boiling them in very little water. Slice
them very thin. skin and all, and let them
cook slowly until soft and mushy. Strain
through a fine sieve and then through a
cloth.
Make the essence by putting an ounce
and half Of the juice into the same guam
tity Of alcohol. Put the essence with the
soap. in a large Jar or bottle-the larger the
bettcr-for the mixture requires much shak-
ing. After 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
Be sure the cucumber juice is strong, for
II 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
CREAMY COMPLEXION.
Here is a recipe used by the Spanish
maiden to give her creamy complexion !:
She takes a basket of egg shells. washes
them carefully until every spot Of yolk and
albumen is removed, and then she win
crush them vigorously with rolling pin.
The coarse powder thus produced is sifted.
till 1t Is very, very fine. and then resifted
A little pure cologne water Is finally mixed
with It. and when the mass is thoroughly
dry. it is run through q sieve again
The whole process only takes a few min
utes and from the last sitting comes out a
soft, fine powder Of creamy white tint.
The following is excellent lotion for
oily hair, and IL will also make an excellent
shampoo IL 1t is not used more than twice
u 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
Cologne water ...........2 ounces
Tincture Of cochineal ....1-2 ounce
Borax LII ounce
Rectihed spirits ..........:l ounce
FOR THE NAILS.
Before retiring at night a little cotton
wool wrapped round a stick, and dipped into
e0u de Cologne, or diluted alcohol mixed
with giycerine, 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
ularly manicured.
To prepare an egg shampoo mix the white
and yellow thoroughly In about an ounce OF
water, to which add LIZ teaspoonful of
spirits Of rosemary. then massage the scalp
with 1t. using a rotary motion. Rinse the
hair thoroughly afterward with hot water
and then gradually cool the water until 1t
is as cold as you can stand II. Nothing
equals this shampoo for giving the hair a
glossy shine.
The woman who experiments will try
rubbing her arms in olive oil IL they are too
thin: she will rest with her chin tied up in
a bandage of vinegar IL II threatens to
become double instead of single; she will
even eat raw onion before going to bed at