Free press., 1907-01-12

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In OIden days our grandmothers used to
get uP with the TO bathe their faces and
hands in the dew. Every 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
boast OF all France. and who at seventy
WAS stiu the reigning beauty, always bathed
in oatmeal and milk.
For a bIotchy 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
Then bathe the face frequently with Gu
cumber milk. which you can make fol-
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 Y
The juice Of the cucumbers is obtained
by boiling them in a 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 large jar bottle-the larger the
better-for the mixture requires much shak-
dissolved, add the cucumber juice. Shake
until thoroughly mixed, then pour into
earthen bowl and add the oil and benzotn.
stirring constantly until you have creamy
liquid
Be sure the cucumber juice is strong. for
it is the arsenic in the cucumber that inn
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 mai ,a to give her - creamy SNmpie.i0n:
them carefully until every spot of yOik and
albumen is removed, and then she will
The coarse powder thus produced is sifted,
rubbed smooth with spoon. knife pestIe.
till 1t is very, very fine, and then resifted.
little pure cologne water is finally mixed
with ft. and when the mass is thoroughly
dry: it is run through sieve again
utes and from the last sitting comes out
soft. fine powder of creamy white tint
The following is excellent lotion for
oily hair, and it will also make. excellent
shampoo If it is not used more than twice
MIX the following ingredients thoroughly.
as this is the most important rule to be OBJ
served in preparing the lotion:
BicarbOnate OF sola IA ounce
Tincture of cOchineaI ...-!-2 ounce
Borax Ia ounce
Recnned spirits --... L ounce
OIsIllAeo water 1o ounces
FOR THE NAILS
Before retiring at night a little cotton
wool wrapped round stick, and dipped into
eau de Cologne, or diluted alcohol mixed
with gIycerine, should be passed round the
cuticIe of the nail when washing the hands
This gives the beautiful bIanched appearance
to the surrounding skin. which Is one of the
chief aims of those whose hands are reg
uiariy manicured.
To prepare an egg shampoo mix the white
and yellow thoroughly in about an ounce of
water. to which add 1-2 teaspOonfuI of
spirits of rosemary, then massage the scalp
with is. using rotary motion. Rinse the
hair thoroughly afterward with hot water
and then gradually cool the water until it
is rs cold you stand it. Nothing
equals this shampoo for giving the hair a
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 il threatens to
become double instead of single; she will
even eat onion before going to bed at