The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-02-15
The Toilet Table.

When a woman becomes a guardian
of the heritage of beauty. or concludes
to wrest it from nature. she must make
up her mind to give a large percentage
of her spare time to the study and
pursuit of the necessary tactics.
Nothing retains its perfection or i'm
proves in its quality without an eX-
penditure of more or less care and at
tention.
AS she who wears or wins the prize
of beauty will of necessity be obliged
to expend much time, she may as well
be as comfortable as possible while do
ing SO, and while being comfortable,
hoard her strength, thereby prolonging
her beauty.
The first step toward comfort is to
arrange all weapons of warfare against
time and ungenerous nature, where
they may be reached with the least eX
ertion and used with no unnecessary
outlay of strength. and there could
possibly be no better place than on
toilet table or cabinet planned for this
express purpose.
This piece of furniture need not be
| in the least suggestive of toilet ba-
zaar or a chemists shop. 1t should be
made as pretty and luxurious as in
! genuity, taste and means will allow.
If a search were made in the attic
/
you would doubtless find an antique
| desk or table, or possibly an ancient
| bureau, which the inventive woman
could transform and press into serv-
! ice, with the result of having a cosy
nook in her own room, where, to her
entire satisfaction, she can study her
face and figure, apply remedies for de-
| fects or tonics and lotions to sustain
existing charms, with no tax nuon her
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TEN.
If you are not fortunate in your
search among the family relics, or your
purse will not permit you to order
what you want from the cabinet max
er, then you must get into the good
graces of your brother, or get an mex
pensive carpenter and explain to him
very clearly and plainly what you
wish. Let him make the foundation
from well seasoned boards. The most
useful table can be as follows:
Have a wide, fat board for the top,
as wide and as long as you wish. The
top of a plain bureau is a good guide
as to proportions. Set the top upon
upright boards at it's ends, then have
three shelves underneath.
Cover the top with felt such as used
on the dining-room tables for a, silence
cloth; then upholster or drape the ia
monies with the furnishings of the |
room, arranging the curtain portion to |
open in the center. thus placing within |
easy reach any Of the jars you may |
wish to put out of sight upon the |
shelves behind it.
In making the foundation for your |
table a back can be made on which to |
put shelves or brackets. with sufficient |
space in the center for a large triple |
mirror This is draped each side with |
material same as the lower part of |
your table.
1t is important that this table be |
placed jim that part of the room where |
you will get a good light at both sides |
of it, for light is necessary to a thor
ough inspection and also to a proper |
application of remedies.
On the top of this table arrange the |
lotions and creams prescribed for the
preservation of beauty. These may be
placed in attractive bottles and boxes
of china, silver, or glass, according to
the taste of the individual, and 1t will |
be woman's own fault if the toilet /
table does not conceal its real purpose
by showing dainty bottles, jars, and |
boxes to hold its arms of war.
On the shelves beneath your table |
keep your large jars and boxes. Be
sure to have spirit lamp or a tiny gas
stove for the hot water, which is some
times hard too procure and which will
be required for your facial steam
baths. Have a large jar of oatmeal,
almond meal, and grated soap-a little
Of each to be in the bath bags for the
all-over bath as a cleanser and for
softening the skin.
The curtains of these shelves may
hide the curling tongs and the steam
er with which you steam the face, and
the bowl you use for mixing your egg
shampoo.
On top of the table have the face
cream, toilet water, powder box, eye
brow brush, manicuring instruments,
comb, brush, and all the articles nee
essary for the daily toilet.
If lines are appearing under the eyes
on the forehead, give this part of the
face special attention. Stop raising the
brows if this is causing the wrinkles.
Take your hand mirror which should
be of good quality, so as not to hide
or accentuate defects, and study your
honestly, and work with a view to i'm
proving each defect. Don't cover them
up, btu try to correct them before they
become pronounced.
If the pores are large good steam
ing and massage must be INDUCED in
once each week with special care every
day
Never neglect to brush the eyebrows.
The triple mirror will allow you to see
the head at sides as well as at the
front, so that you can see that all the
lines are good and pin up the little Of
Tending short hairs carefully. Each !
a little thing in itself, but all evidence
Of good grooming.
AS sitting is fstrongly advised as
much as possible while making toll
ct. select a chair which will permit $
you TO use the accessories necessary as
as if you were standing, I
have 1T adjusted to the exact height J
and then you can make this throne I
from which you command your forces
as ornate as you please.
Seated before your table your toilet '
may be arranged with none of the t
strain of which standing entails. L
Make a schedule of your daily life, i
and see how much Of it you can de- Z
vote to your personal improvement, q
and when you have decided, formu- il
ate your order Of exercises in the care U