Las Vegas optic., 1912-07-17
"A CONSTANT READER." :"


end of my days.
"A CONSTANT READER"
Mothers beauty and healthi Could
there be more endearing subject
for discussion, one nearer to the heart
Of every sympathetic human being
who is blessed with = mother7 Then
in these days of fine dress and well
preserved appearances beauty talk
for women Of fifty and sixty is really
necessary once in a while.
Let me begin with the hair Of the
elderly woman, the mother and young
grandmother who wants to look her
best. Dear woman, or women. drop
the notion Of dye, for there is nothing
more aging than hair artificially col
ored Nature makes provision for the
changes in the face by grazing OF
blanching the hair, so when the false
brown or black is used every line in
the face is doubly emphasized. One
of the reasons for this is that hair dye
makes uniform color and the natural
coloring Of the hair is made up Of
many shades. So dyed hair frames
the face like a cap, fiinging the in.
formation in the teeth of all that It is
dyed. In fact, it is impossible to hide
the subterfuge even in the case OF
very young women.
Gray hair and white hair are both
fashionable now, as woman herself
has learned the folly and ugliness OF
hair dyes, But, Of course, both gray
and white hair need to be very ten
derly treated to look well; in other
words, not to add to the impression OF
age
A stylish couture, becoming to the
face, with pins matching the color OF
the hair, is always reiuvenating to ap-
pearances. and as false pieces are
worn by even the Oldest ladies' hair
combings should be kept for these. II
there are no combings for the false
pieces, and the head needs more hair
always match the natural grayness as
much as is possible in the bought
piece. For silver-gray locks there are
celluloid pins and other ornaments ex'
actly in the same color; there are also
white ones properly shaded for white
hair.
The condition of the complexion has
a great deal to do with general health,
but at any time much benefit may be
gained by sour milk washes. Take
pint of buttermilk, or sweet milk turn
ed sour, and put tablespoonful Of
peroxide in it, applying the wash ia
the face with a small, clean sponge
after the soap and water bath. Leave
the milk on the face for half an hour
and then wash it off with tepid water
This wash is bleaching to the skin
and It is often used for the removal OF
the brown discolorations commonly
called moth patches which appear Sc
often with middle age on the face
throat and hands. But one application
of the milk and peroxide is not enough
to bleach the skin, and there is no tell
ing whether the moth patches would
entirely disappear with number OF
them. With any beauty formula one
can only say that in the majority OF
cases the means advised have brought
good results.
Much stress is laid on light diet
of carefully chosen foods. No rule
can be laid down for general follow.
ing, as constitutions differ, but every.
body tells of the usefulness of milk
with middle age and old age, and OF
the great need to cut down quantities
of food when the digestion has begun
to impair, as 1t always does. Milk.
cream, eggs. cream cheese. fresh
fruits, cereals and boiled fowl and
boiled fish are everywhere spoken OF
as constituting some Of the right diet
for the middle-aged and old. The milk,
sour and sweet, holds the Tactic acid
needed to fight the army Of destroy
ing germs which invade the intestines.
and by boiling the meats they are
made more digestible and less harm
full. Meat broths are not bad when
taken to tone up the stomach before
other eating, but as they are not nour-
ishing they cannot possibly take the
place Of other foods Soups of all
sorts are considered hard on the kid
neys.
So mother must go back little now
to the food of her childhood days If
she wishes to keep her health and
looks She must be much in the open
air, sleep vel, but not too much drink
an adequate quantity of pure water.
take her warm baths. look after her
digestion and above all, see to her
hearts JOY and peace.
She must beware Of the "tired" mo
ment stopping everything in time to
avoid it.
She must try and dress with taste
and cultivate interest in all passing
events.
KATHERINE MORTON.