The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-08-09
SATIN BATHS FOR BEAUTY
AN Old IDEA REVIVED BY THE
SHEATH SRTRP FASHION.
Vigorous Treatment OF the Skin Resulting
In the Slender Figure Now Modish
"A Rose Lear Complexion Aise Sc.
enred-WireB "a 9oothe ma Ne.,ce

Vigorous Treatment or the Skin Resulting
In the Slender Figure Now Nodlsh
"A Rose Lear Complexion Also Sc.
cared-Wire Brushes soothe mo Nerves.
The satin bath is the most popular now
and also the most expensive. But IL could
be taken at home at little expense. IT'S
merits are that II reduces the weight and
makes the skin like satin.
The idea Of the satin bath Ia as old as
the hills. said the owner Of an establish
ment which gives satin baths. #The beau
ties OF the Nile have taken them since be-
fore Moses was found In the bulrurhes.
But II 10 only within a few years that tho
prescription has reached the Western
world. ~
I'VE give them In regular order, one day
one kind Of bath, he next day another,
until the patient has been through the
course. Then we begin and give them
all over again.
"The results are highly satisfying. Tho
patient goes away pleased, pink and smil-
Ing. And in a few days her friends begin
to arrive, all asking for the Same treatment.
Our materials are inexpensive. Wo
use very finely powdered pumice stone
and fine sandpaper, plenty Of very rough
brown bath towels and quantities OF brushes
OF all kinds. These are to smooth the skin.
We also iron II.
Most women these days are bothered
with rough elbows. The trouble is that
! the elbows are exposed and they become
, hard and shapeless. For these there 10
nothing but fine sandpaper.
"We sandpaper the elbows until they
are smooth. They may be red after the
process, but we massage them with COCOA
butter and we cover them with silk to keep
them soft until the skin has had time to
recover II we'll treated the elbows will
never become hard again.
"For q tired out skin and soft muscles
We AVE a pumice stone bath. The patient
takes q soft complexion brush which has
been soaked in warm waterover night
until 1t Is very pliable, and with this che
cours her skin. 1t takes of the dead
complexion and wakes up the muscles.
We also give the Eaglish beauty baths
which were much used in the Princess
OF Wales set som fifteen years ago. They
are simply massage baths, but the massage
is given with rough towels. They are
and left to hang in the sun to become tough
and thoroughly seasoned.
with one Of these towels q woman mas
sages her skin until she Is as bright az a
pCdCn III buIIy WcutHcE. Du6 I66lb tho
IMMIGRATION Of this treatment for hours
afterward.
.The wire brushes are for the nerves.
There are women whose nerves are 70 ir-
ritable that It Ii almost impossible 10 keep
soap to make a lather will rest the nerves.
There Is something 50 invigorating about
the wire that the victim Of nerves forgets
that she felt nervous, and 80 her nerves
are cured. e.if.,
1.-THE satin beauty baths are taken by
women Of much social activity when they
have an ordeal before them. A woman
who knows that she must stand for hours
at a reception will take a satin bath and
as possible. Her muscles wiI be firm
and her skin will be rosy. Perhaps also
she will take q Violet bath, which Is very
stimulating to the nerves. -, gaa
.The violet bath 10 moro and mare In de-
drops Of ammonla In a tub Of boiling hot
water. Then We stir In a teaspoonful OF
powdered borax and to this We edd nearly
q u OF home made violet perfume. This
gives the famous violet bath which society
women are taking. Its mixture is usually
kept secret, but IL simple when you know 1t.
If the patient asks for a violet and milk
bath we add q little bsnDoin to the water.
which makes 1t sweeter. softer and miliier.
liked by most patients.
} w take q little -four and water and mix
1t together In q. paste to which we keep
adding cold water until there h half q pint
perfume until it smells very sweet, We
stir this slowly into Q. tub Of hot water.
adding twenty drops Of benzoin and stirring
until the water cools sufficiently TO permit
the patient to take a bath. The skin is
very fine after this bath. which is Il followed
by q masss re with cream of milk.
"Se tin baths clear the skin ard give the
complexion q chance to glow. The woman
whose face il sallow will be surprised rt
results IL she will take p kot satin bath,
heavy soap lather. We mike a sop jelly
out OF q she we'd soap. and when il Is stif
we perfume it hea vilv. A tablespoonful OF
this perfumed jelly in c, tub OF water will
Der all day.
-'The beginning OF the popularity Of the
satin bath was the sheath skirt. When
this skirt came in style women realized
that they must be slender.
The woman who Ia in earnest csn lcss
seven pounds O week with these baths, and
In her own home too. But she mist follow
a certain regimen.
-She must have bathroom scales tt tell
her how she is progressing. As we'll try 10
to try to get thin without scales to tell you
o are getting 8long. You may be
getting fatter insteed OF thinner. You may
be eating something that is fstteping and
Joui ~ viii III you vi tiiib iuCt ~ Outt.
.In Vienna they insist upon =. spray b tn.
Many women now have such batbs in this
The apparatus is easily fitted up.
A spray in connected with the BIZ thtub
and insteGd Of taking q beth inn
mersed in water one takes a spray or shower
For the thinning bath. II taken a. in
many things must be provided.
There Is the jar Of pumice. for instance,
which must be large and the pumice fine.
By It's side. encased In a glass jar. Is the
flesh complexion brush. The brush Is
.oistened. dipped in the pumice and
on the skin until the flesh Ia awake.
This Ia the first step in the satin bath,
"A bottle OF peroxide Of hydrogen In
Kept handy for bleaching the skin.s There
IS the little tin containing COCOA butter.
there is the big open mouthed jar of skin
lood and there are all the massage creams.
Milky lotions must be made fresh every day.
The woman who takes the satin baths
Tor reduction purposes must have plenty
10 do, She Is reducing not, by vigorous
or any outdoor work. but simply
W the satin baths. And she must devote
N much time to the work as though she
we're In q gymnasium with two or three
lours a day OF steady exercise before her,