Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-11


When a girl comes to the love of
cosmetics, those supreme luxuries of
womankind, she may be called grown
up. Her delight in delicate powders,
fragrant perfumes, creams, toilet wa
ters. fine soaps and scented baths d.
vides her forevermore from the care
less. habits of childhood. Henceforth
| the prettiness of her skin and the
glossy softness Of her hair are sacred
| trusts, and all she asks is that she
may be able to replenish her little
store of beauty materials every now
and then. This is normal and per-
fectly legitimate state Of things, and
therefore 1t behooves parents to sup
ply young daughters who have no
money of their own, with the simple
mediums required for beautifying the
| complexion and hair.
Good Powders.
In the matter of powder, good taste
demands something very simple for
| the schoolgirl, pure white powder,
such as talcum or rice or wheat
starch. very lightly perfumed. The
| talcums for nursery use, prepared as
they are for the tender bodies of baby.
hood, are the best Of these powders,
but girls should keep their powder
boxes and puffs free of dust, for the
soil that gets it will help to encour-
age blackheads. However simple the
powder Is, too, it should be taken off
at night with cleansing face bath.
for, If left on the face. 1t is bound to
stop up the pores. A French nursery
powder of indescribable fineness is
often used by women as we'll as young
girls. this being almost impalpable
when put on, and possessing the frag'
rance of lilies-of-the-valley. This
elusiveness of scent should be fea-
ture of all beauty materials used by
young girls. for strong odors do not
aeem to 60 well with the modesty and
freshness of girlhood.
| Face Bath Needed.
But far more enhancing than the
powder Is the cleansing face bath,
which is required to free the skin of
I'D cuticie, stale oil. dust and perspir.
"tion. So when you come to take a
face bath remember all the wastes
you must get rid CT, and don't make a
| pretense Of things with little dabs of
| cold water and an indifferently clean
face cloth. Hot water and a bland
soap must be used, several rinsings
must be done with plain water, and
in the event of any eruptive condition
wash rags and towels should be kept
apart from those used by the rest of
the family, end be washed by them
selves and sterilized. That apparently
innocent thing the wash rag, by the
way, is responsible for many a bad
state Of things with the skin. 1t is
only safe to use 1t once, and IL exam
ined by strong microscope when
very dirty the reason for this will be
discovered. Wash rags should always
be hung In the sun after using, as
the shady corner of the bathroom Is
the very place for the developing OF
the germs that infest them, and sun
is death to germs. Never use a
sponge for bath of any kind, as the
sponge holds the body soil and so cap
never be cleansed properly. A sour
bit Of bathroom linen of any sort is
an abomination and very injurious to
the beauty of the skin, conveying to
1t sometimes a little fungus growth
caught from the invisible mold on the
rag or towel. Ringworms may be
propagated In this way, and If the Of
fensive linen is used by other mem
bers of the family this really dreadful
skin affiiction may spread through the
whole household.
In many a bathroom not yet educat-
ed up to the elegancies of the toilet
common laundry soaps are put for
toilet purposes. and these the girl of
the family often uses on her face and
hair, entirely ignorant of the fact that
she is doing her looks incredible
harm. Such soaps are strong with al
kali. and if they do not bite the skin
to the point of torment they yellow
and roughen 1t. When washed with
them. the hair is robbed of every drop
Of natural oil, made brittle and color
less, to say nothing Of the great diff
Guilty Of getting the strong adhesive
suds out of the locks and from the
scalp, where the hard soap seems to
love especially to cling.
! Soap for Toilet.
Fine toilet soaps and shampoos are
dear, Of course. but liquid soap can
be made of twenty-five cent cake of
CASTLE which would be Just as def
cate for washing the face and hair as