Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-09-06

Invitations for October weddings
are beginning to fly, and so also are
| letters to beauty specialists. They
are mostly from engaged girls and
bridesmaids, pretty pleas for "balms,"
| or pastes, or advice. Two of the fu-
| ture brides complain Of being worn
! out" and pale and nervous-that is,
| two who write to me, and here are
patients for that cheapest of medicine
| and that most rewarding of beauty
| moves-common sense
Being engaged is in itself thrilling
| experience, trying to the nerves, tenn
| per and mere muscles, if the girl does
much running around, and if she stays
| at home, and is entirely occupied with
| the subject of Jack or John and her
own Importance, she is apt to get not
| only pale, but extremely below par in
| physical fitness. Love is the most con-
suming emotion of which the human
heart is capable. and too much occu-
patton with the subject is far from
sensible now when two people expect
to join their destinies so soon for ali
time. Therefore, as a first specific to-
ward the relief of that tired feeling"
and as cure for Indifferent complex
ions, l would advise the bride-to-be to
have more long walks with her
young man" and fewer indoor confer
ences. Fresh air is the skins great
est reviver and the exercise freshens
the blood tones up muscles and brings
joy to the heart; but since young peo-
pie always want to drink cold things
summer afternoons and nights, must
warn the bride who wants a fiawless
complexion on her wedding day to
steer clear of the ice cream sodas ta-
ken so often during the rambles with
the beloved one and with girl friends.
Buttermilk, as I have said many
times, used internally and externally,
| is very beautifying to the skin, and
sometimes an entire buttermilk diet
is needed for toning up the stomach
after purging or a bilious attack. Mo-
lasses of the thick dark kind is con-
| sidered TO have a distinct beauty val.
ue when eaten with coarse bread, and
so are the fresh fruits, particularly
| oranges, grapefruit. grapes and pine.
apple. A daily salad of fresh green
stuff aids the digestion, and so is a
help in the banishing of pimples and
the sal!owness due to coarse eating
or neglect of the bowels.
Weddings coming in October entail
good deal more anxiety about the
| whiteness of the skin than do those
of the springtime, for vacations have
i,tc nj uir To
town disfigured to the alarming point
| with sunburn and freckles. For the
! dispersal of these blights massage is
needed. but it must follow a hot face
bath or good face steam and be
done with a bleaching cream. The
cream containing cucumber, lettuce or
iris are all whitening in their effect,
but much of the success with their
use comes with the massage. The
| rubbing gets down to the seat of
things, the pores opening and allow
ing the unguent used to penetrate be-
low the first layer of skin.
A cucumber milk. which is almost
a specific for redness, roughness and
sunburn, and which is very helpful
in the banishmen. Of freckles, is made
in this manner:
Oil of sweet almonds. ............. 4 ounces
Fresh cucumber juice ............10 ounces
Essence of cucumbers. ........... 3 ounces
White CASTLE soap. powdered. ~ ounce
Tincture of Benzoin .............2-3 dram
The cucumber juice is obtained by
boiling the vegetables in very little
water. Slice them thin, skin and all.
and let them cook slowly till soft and
mushy; strain twice through cloth.
The essence is made by putting an
ounce and half of the cucunber
Juice into the same quantity of high
proof alcohol. Put the essence and
the soap in quite large bottle, as
the mixture requires much shaking.
After a few hours the soap will be
dissolved, when it is time to add the
cucumber juice: shake the bottle till
these ingredients are thoroughly mix
ed; then pour out into crockery bowl
and add the oil and benzoin stirring
constantly until there is a CT eamy
liquid. Put the emulsion into small
bottles, cork tightly and keep in the
dark. Always shake the bottle before
using the emulsion.
This milk can be employed instead
of the cream for the massage and at
the same time it will act as an excel
lent cleanser.