Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-08
when Summer
Sums Burn
Ways to Avoid and
Ways to Lessen the
Penalty of Yachting,
Motoring, Bathing
and Playing in the
Summer Heal.
VIE red-skinned Indian maiden
Is extolled In poetry and her
praises are sounded In song.
but whenever the summer


Is extolled In poetry and her
praises are sounded In song.
~ but whenever the summer
grows hot and there seems To
he danger that modern American women
may grow tn look like her they run To
shade and shelter from the suns too
bright rays.
1t is impossible literally to stay in the
shade all summer and II is inadvisabe 10
let our fair skins burn brick red. There
are ways OF getting rid OF sunburn and
tan and there ways of taking 10
gracefully. and the woman who starts on
summer vacation should know how to
do both.
Hats are. many OF them. transparent
and most of the rest are small that
they give no shelter from the sun: para
soils made Of lace and chiffon and
the summer frocks are so thin they give
almost no protection to the skin. But In
one point fashion is on the side of the
woman who would protect her for
fashion favors red
Red, il is said. is the only color that
liz impervous to the electric rays ia the
suns light which cause the skin to burn.
So. long life to the red hat. the red para
sol, the red summer coat that suggests
fire and sizzling heat-for they all mean
white and comfortable skin,
Red wells are almost Impossible. even
IL they do help keep the skin unburned,
but reddish brown chiffon veil to wear
for motoring and yachting will prove
helpful.
There In really no way If YOU would
enjoy summer sports to prevent GER
tain amount Of sunburn and tan. II Noa
wish to be comfortable. OF course, II yoa
wish to cover the skin with cold cream,
then with powder then with a thick veil.
and then stay i'm the shade as much As
possible, yoL may come through the or
deal as white a lily.
Ii you wish to gain an even. dark COAX
of tan you can do So With comparatively
little discomfort If YOU battle the buried
skin, when il In first burned, with very
hot water for ten or fifteen minutes Then
rub it with cold cream or sweet cream
ANYTHING to soothe it, When the skin
is next exposed to the suns RAYS IL Will
burn little deeper and can he gwen
another hot water and cream tfeatnehl
In few days ii will be strongly tanned
This method OF treatment keeps the
skin from hurting while IL is tanning. but
II does little to lessen the tan. One Of
is cucumber cream. The arsenic I'm the
cucumbers il the bleaching agent. II
the cucumber cream is Irritating follow
it's use with the application OF a little
elder flower water.
A pure soothing aud easily prepared
cucumber cream is made In this way: Melt
in clean porcelain double boiler or a
bowl In pan of hot water. foui ounces
of almond oil. one ounce OF Speimaeett
and AN ounce of white WAN. The wax
and spermaeeti should be finely sctaIed
before they are put over the not water.
Blend them with wooden spatula while
they are melting.
When they are we'll blended add hair Q
dram Of violet extract and two ounces
of cucumber juice. The extract and Juice
must be added Very slowly and carefully
blended with the spatua The safest
way In to add II drop by drop. This IS
tedious-adding the juice drop by drop
and blending il with the fats with a
wooden spatula-and some persons who
are adept in the making Of creams anu
ointments at home do the work mucn
more quickly with small gg-peater.
fine. firm cucumbers. just such as you
would send to the table. Cut them ana
chop them fine then pound them 10 a
paste Squeeze the paste through Jelly
bag or square of cheesecloth.
FreckIes come more quickly tan tan TO