The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-22
Journal Courier Fashions
ON OLD AGE
 AND BEAUTY
Life Holds Nothing for Me Now Save Memories" a
 Forgotten Adage.

The woman past fifty Is very apt to futile. In this view she Is mistaken Father Time will leave certain marks on the human figure and face, but modern invention and science have done much to soften those marks. The real difficulty lies not with the rem edy, but with the woman, who Is too easily resigned to her fading charms.
 Very often, too, the woman of fifty has more leisure and time to pass on her appearance than she had at thir- 1 ty-fve. To employ this intelllgently and systematically Is to her credit and not a proof of folly or vanity In fact. every member of her family will be the more proud of her if she aims to place herself in what Is known as the | Dresden class of elderly women, those dainty. distinctly feminine persons, whose faces look youthful beneath gray or white hair. whose hands are plump and dimpled despite passing years and whose manners are spright- ly.
 AS general warning to elderly women I should say never permit yourself to live in the past. This trick, more than anything else, will age you So often We hear women say: Life holds nothing for me now save mem- AFfgc I uftth i,, the past"
 That speech and crows feet are boon companions. Naturally the woman of fifty or more finds herself dropping into "reminiscences, but do | not indulge this habit even If 1t gives l you melancholy sort of pleasure. Find pleasure in those around you Force yourself to be interested in your interests Plan for the future. Never permit yourself to think that your | usefulness Is ended or your capacity for enjoyment dulled, If you cannot 1 play tennis you certainly can take brisk walks in the fresh morning air and play bridge later in the day And there is no law written or unwritten | u6uiist sSoui pityiDS BDll.
 Do not dress in what is known as q kittenish fashion, but do not think that because years are overriding you you must wear dun colored raiment Do not brush your hair back severely from your face and don an uncompro- missing toque. Fluff your hair on either side if you part 1t and under no cir I q r,,c tn uyao T unless you have classic features and a stately carriage.
 And right here l want to warn the lselderly woman who would be attrae- l tive against the use of hair dyes i Nothing will bring out the lines and | wrinkles in your face more surely than the application of a dye to your ! fading hair. It gives hard look to the entire face which is indescrlbable
 If your hair is the muddy gray just between the natural color and white, there Is no harm in hastening the whitening process and just now pure :, white hair Is considered very smart. This can be done by the use of per- oxide of hydrogen and ammonia, ap- piled with soft toothbrush to the hair. l which must be separated into small strands. Then the hair is thoroughly rinsed In tepid water in which a little bluing has been dissolved In wash ing white hair always add a little blu ing to the rinse water, as this prevents the ugly yellow look, especially with oily hair
 Do not curl your hair with the iron as this has a tendency to break hairs which you cannot afford to lose. Bet. ter far to use soft rags or patent curl CTS over night, and right here I want to speak Of the night cap which is en- toying decided revival Make this of very thin china silk, lnterined with fine sheet wadding in which you strew sachet powder. This gives charm ing perfume to the hair and wards off danger from drafts if you sleep near an open window.
 A very common defect peculiar tc old age is bushy eyebrows If your broWs begin to thicken and turn brist. ly consult surgeon or specialist and have the superfluous hairs removed Do not attempt to do this yourself as you are apt to break them near the root, not remove them, and they will grow out all the thicker There Is knack in pulling out roots and all and at the hands of a specialist 1t is not painful Keep the brows finely arched, and to do this use soft brush, dipped in alcohol or toilet wa ter
 Either learn to massage your face or have a specialist do this regularly, say twice a week, with the following astringent cream which is especially fine for a flabby condition of the skin: Mutton talloW 1 pound; glycerin, 5 ] ounces; tincture of benzoin, drams; spirits of camphor, 1 dram; powder ed alum 12 dram; best Russian isin. glass, l dram; orange-fower water : ounce. Try out the mutton talloW ir an enamel saucepan It should yielt about a teacup of fat about the same quantity as you have glycerin. In ( double boiler mix these two ingre dients and the powdered alum. IT another saucepan over a gentle flame
 dissolve the isinglass in the orang, { water and beat this into the mixtur,
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