The Calumet news., 1912-07-30


A well supplied vanity box, which
is still light enough to be carried
about in the suit case or hand bag, is
about the most precious thing the
woman traveller can take along with
her. "
Many young ladies who have learn
ed the economical tricks of beauty
buy theatrical makeup boxes for the
holding of the cosmetics and soft lit
tie rags that they will need, the girls
getting these empty and fitting them
up as they see At. One will buy
charming little celluloid boxes--the
sort called "Parisian ivory" for pow
der, rouge, nail paste. forehead plas-
tiers. and so on, putting the liquids
she will require into bottles as dainty.
Another will make use of any small
cardboard boxes in convenient sizes
she has on hand, employing ordinary
Walls. old or new, for the liquids. For
the makeup rags, which are indispen
sible. tops OF old white stockings are
used fine old handkerchiefs, bits of
silk undervests, etc, and the maid
who understands travelling will never
fail to fasten all the tops OF the boxes
on with a rubber band.
Now travelling by land and sea have
differing consequences, but both meth.
DDS OF transportation threaten enough
hurt for the complexion to make a
complexion cream and a skin wash
most valuable things to have in the
vanity box. Then as many young
women are unaware OF the fact that
the soap supplied travellers is never
OF the best sort, and that sometimes
there is none at all, would advise In.
cluding a cake of some familiar sort.
Grease paint Is better, too, for travel
ing use than the dry sort, this hurting
the skin less and keeping on better,
and for powder would suggest lit.
tie scented talcum, which could be
sewed up for convenience into little
cheesecloth bag. Or If one is used to
powder leaves. and knows that the
face must first be cleansed with one
and then powdered with frcsh ones, a
book OF these would be still more
convenient.
Dust Is inevitable with travel by
train, and as IL is not always possible
TO obtain the means of a face bath,
and II left on long the dust will seri.
ously hurt the skin. the face should be
cleansed at least twice a day with
cold cream and a little of the wash
carried along. For the last benzoin
will be found excellent, teaspoonful
OF this In half cup of water supply
ing quite a good face bath. Pour the
diluted benzoin on a soft bit of rag
and go over all the face with wiping
movements. doing this after the skin
has been first cleansed with cold
cream. After the face has dried, pow.
der as usual.
In place OF the benzoin II Is posi-
BILE to employ orangefower water or
alcohol-or any good cologne or toilet
water-for taking off the grease after
the cream cleansing, or even for the
soil itself, but 1t is never wise to use
too much of any of these things, as
they all scorch the skin after a while.
Upon arrival anywhere the face
should be washed Immediately with
warm water and bland soap, and
since one cannot count always on soft
water small box of borax would be
another precious adjunct for the van
ity box. Dust. by the way, is curious
ly destructive to the delicacy of the
skin. inflaming It and sometimes set
tling so deeply into the pores that
blackheads ensue. The hygienic soaps
OF French manufacture are all good,
these being healing as well as cleans
Ing to the skin. Old CASTLE Is an
other good soap more easily procur-
able, as II can be found in every drug
store and In many little country
groceries.
The injuries OF the sea trip come
through the influences of salt air and
wind, many compilations taking on
sudden eruptions or tanning badly.
Sometimes the pimples come from
neglect OF the powels, as salt air is
constipating to some constitutions; so
a little box OF some mild laxative
could be included in the supply of
beautifiers. Take one OF these every
night as long as Is necessary. and
help the good work along by taking a
warm sea bath every day. II your
eyes are used to glasses keep them
on, for you will be more susceptible
to seasickness II you leave them of.
For protecting the skin from wind
burn, prepare II before putting on the
powder with cold cream, rubbing this
well down into the pores and wiping
on the surplus. Wear red-brown
veil on the ships deck, or when TAX.
Ing the little boat sail. as this colorsis
about the only one that will resist the
tanning agents Of Dame Nature; but
if you can go without the veil without
serious injury to your skin. do SO, as
air, Just air itself. Is one Of the body'a
most important beautiHers. fr