The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19

for the excellence of the English skin It fs moist climate all through Great Britian and the faees of the women have the soft. clear. unwrinkled sur face that the skin should present
 The American climate. except the New England coast, with its salty fogs. has the effect of drying out the oil of the skin and burning up the cuticle until It ig as tough as leather.
 The American Is not an indoor wom- an. Her whole creed of life concerns the open. In the South the women keep out of the blazing sun, but in the North and West open-air sports and up as constantly at though 1t were winter. Yet the Southern skin is not whitsr or healthier than the skin of the Northern woman.
 what can one do to protect the skin from the drastic climatic effect of our summer7 It is absnred to think of saerihcinS the pleasures of open -air life for the sake of . good complexion: even the dolls of life. whose one aim is to be pretty. won't stand for this, because It puts them at once out of the fashion.
 The woman who doesn't indulge in outdoor sports must look on if she ex- poets to be with the rank and file of fashion, This is the argument the dolls make. All the other women sacrifice the face to the fun.
 One cannot sit stand and walk swather in chiffon veils to keep on the disastrous effect of sun and light. A noted beauty did this once. as her face was her fortune. but when in an emergency 1t was exposed to the blaz- ing sun for whole day the entire complexion underwent such a disas trous change that is was never re stored.
 The one thins to do. therefore. Is to use the simple aids to good skin that are known. but not often practiced. Cosmetics may serve Oh . dull winter afternoon or in q brilliant ball room on . cold night. but they are absurred in summer. because they are so easily detected. Even powder. which is nsces- sary to every women's nose. if not to her whole face. must be put on very carefully when the face in exposed to the sun.
 --that 1t 10 less harmful and mor' necessary in summer than in any other season.
 It is not necessary to use the expen- slve French makes. We have in Ann erica fragrant and dainty makes of rice and talcum powder which every woman should use to keep her face from having the moist and flushed look that heat produces.
 In winter powder IS apt to cake on the skin and clog the pores. but in summer the natural moisture of the skin prevents this action. The pers- piration keeps the pores and glands healthy and 1t should be encouraged. Moisture Is necessary to good skin.
 When one must be out in the open or quite hot days or in binding glare one should always coat the face wtth a little cold cream to make slight sensitive cutiele through which the burning rays will not penetrate.
 Over this should be dusted violet talcum powder or the fne rice powder Care should be taken to wash -. powder. the cream, and the dust, whicf the cream catches. from the face. This should be done when one goes indoors for the day or evening. Tepid water should be used and little almond meal instead of soap.
 The latter is not a good thing to rub on the face in summer unless one is quite sure it Is pure. As . rule the cheap brands of white soap are the best for this purpose.
 One cannot speak of the skin with out touching on the health. unless the system Is thoroughly cleansed out every QAy Et bb QuttH ubDtooo " ACRc @NA clear, white complexion. No, part o the body shows more quickly and In more uglH manner any interual diser' der or carsiessness than the skin o the face.
 A moderate amount of good drinking water Is essential to the. purity of the skin. Iced water is ruinous nat only to the skin but to the stomach. wate. that has been placed in the refrigerator q A1 Tan1r the country and has the glorious chance of drinking pure spring water.
 Very hot water is excellent. summer and winter. If one Is inclined to in- digestion from eating fresh fruit and vegetables then a glass of hot water with a pinch of bicarbonate of soda taken on arising and retiring, Is a won derful aid to the skin.
 Next to the hot water treatment nothing Is better than orange juice taken before meals and through the afternoon. Remember. 1t should not have cracked ice In 1t. Ice is habit with Americans. not a necessity.
 The whole nation would be better for never having anything with Ice in it. That latter should be used to keep everything sweet and fresh and pure, but 1t shouldn't be cracked and put in anything.
 It is often said that the Marqufse de Crequy kept her complexion uptil she was 9S years old by eating three dozen oranges a day. This amount di- vided by three would probably be more correct This fruit does possess a re- markable effect upon the liver. East ern occulist attribute to 1t mysterious qualities. They say a diet or oranges has a benencent influence upon char acter. That 1t makes for sweetness and force.