Evening star., 1909-06-27
BEAUTY'S PICNIC SECRETS
long day spent outdoors is the
hardest OF all days on looks. Hair

= long day spent outdoors is the
~ hardest OF all days on looks. Hair
= artificially crimped has a hateful
way of losing Its pretty curl at once.
rouge will show nine times out Of ten,
and unrouged cheeks frequently grow
pale and wan before the day is over
this is, If they are not burned lobster
red by the summer sun. which also has
nasty habit of giving not a few picnick-
ing daughters of Eve lot of horrid
freckles.
What is the remedy? Simply that
beautys picnic toilet must be begun sew
eral days before the important one. 1t
is not a matter of brief hour or SO,
but one for a good half week.
Let me begin with the hair which
needs to be we'll washed, beautifully bur-
nished and carefully curled. that 1t may
be at it's best when It's owner so longs
to look her best In the sight Of her fun
seeking companions.
For almost every head two raw eggs
and four tablespoons of CASTLE soap pow
der make the best shampoo l can recon-
mend. Eggs are nourishing to the scalp.
CASTLE soap the least harmful of all kinds
of. hair washing, and If rain water is
used and the tresses are dried in the sun
they will be left soft, bright and beauti-
full Blond hair, however, is slightly
darkened by the egg wash, and very oily
hair may need something more drying.
In this case try the following formula for
the shampoo:
Bicarbonate of soda, u ounce: borax, II
ounce; cologne water, ounces; rectihed
spirits, ] ounce; tincture of cochineal, 12
ounce; distilled water. l6 ounces.
Mix and agitate thoroughly. and use
like any shampoo. Also dry the hair
III, n ta1y a &
for continued dampness spoils the texture
and encourages disagreeable odor.
For hair that flies about wiIlfully after
a wash until the natural oils are renew
scalp. will bring becoming order and
burniSh:
l. Almond cream, / drachm; chloride
of pilocarpine, II drackm; glycerin. 1
lanoiine, 1 drachm; ottar of roses, s
drops. 3. Tincture of cantharides, :
dra chms; elder flower water, ounces
Mix separately the first two lots, add
No. to No. l gradually, stirring in
cessantly; then pour III No. in d slow.
thin stream. stirring again In the former
way. 10 prevent the emulsion from sep
arating.
This cream is as healing and cleansing
as IL is softening, but unfortunately the
formula calls for considerable expense.
Short purses. therefore, should tarn to
glycerin and rose water or a little melt
cd and perfumed peer marrow Tor the
emollient. Both of these simple things
especially the marrow-are excellent for
the nair.
good curling fluid, which Is especially
adapted to dry. stiff hair. Is as follows:
Gum arabic mucilage, IL ounces; gly-
cerin. III ounces, carbonate of potash,
~ ounces: rose water. pints. Portugal
extract, ounces.
Dissolve the carbonate in the rose
water. add glycerin to the Portugal ex-
tract. shake thoroughly. then put in the
mucilage. After further shaking, put
everything together, and let the mixture
stand "a week before using. q
This will fluff and slightly wave the
hair without other curling, but IL a deep
wave is desired use kid curriers' or strips
of rag with It, The fluid keeps the
curl in for several days, often a week.
And now the matter next In import
ance-the comprehension In these days
of magnificent heads the beauty of the
hair comes before that OF the counte-
nance even.
The fipst chapter I'm the book for the
skins treatment begins with the words