The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-06
CARE OF NECK
AND SHOULDERS
Owing to Prevailing Styles Milady
Now Finds 1t as Important a
Matter as Looking Out For the
Summer Complexion.

putboOA Jul bht hdo Oht
or two tritiing Ills 10 guard against II
she wishes to preserve her complexion
In perfect condition.
Ii Is an important matter that neck
and shoulders should be pretty and
that arms should bee white and round
ed. The seasons styles demand il with
their low cut collars, diaphanous fab
rics and short sleeves.
Late In the summer, when the sun
Is especially hot, tan and freckles are
hard 10 combat, yet IL care is taken
they may be kept in check.
Most girls like the low blouse, and
II one has a neck that Is at all present
able this season she Is showing IT,
When a girl possesses beautiful
skin and we'll covered bones there is no
reason why she should hide such
charms when the weather Is suit
able. On the other hand, the girl
whose "saltcellars" are noticeable and
whose skin is not as smooth as Ii
ought TO be should never draw peo-
pies attention to the fact. There is no
need to cover oneself with thick cloth
lug. The filmiest ninon or double chif-
fon or lace may be used for the pur-
pose OF hiding the protruding bones
and will still leave one cool In the hot.
test weather
Even the shape OF the blouse need
not be altered at all, the 'N'' can still
be as pronounced as before, and il
chiffon is used the coveted bare APP
pearance may still be preserved.
The plump girl is undoubtedly the
fortunate girl ut the present time Her
thin sister may. however, do great
deal to improve her appearance by at
tending 10 just one or two little things
First she must spend at least hye
minutes night and morning in mas
Saying the scraggy parts. particularly
the neck. chest and arms.
Massage the neck and chest with
any good massage cream or with olive
oil after having bathed them thor
oughly with very warm water. This
opens the pores and makes them more
susceptible to the treatment
Secondly, she must exercise her neck
by turning her head slowly from side
To side, then forward and backward,
repeating from five To ten times each
way, every night and every morning
Breathing exercises are excellent for
strengthening and broadening the
chest
The woman who freckles should not
wash her face In hot water or use soap
in the morning Hot water aud soap
should be- used To thoroughly cleanse
the skin at night. but for the morning
additions milk and water should be
employed. Half pint OF milk 10
wash hand basin OF lukewarm water
will be the correct proportions. After
washing II lotion such as glycerin and
rosewater should be rubbed over the
entire face aud neck.
Those who live in the country have
the very best cure for freckles at hand
-buttermilk. Were it possible to OBJ
tain this in large towns in perfectly
fresh state no other remedy would be
required; but. as this is seldom the
case, here is recipe which will often
remove them:
Take the white Of one egg and beat
ii to stiff froth. To this add an equal
quantity of sweet almond oil and rub
this over the freckles several times a
day.
To bleach freckles use diluted per-
oxide of hydrogen lone part Of peroxide
to ten parts of water. applying 1t with
fine camel's hair brush and allowing
it to dry on the skin. Another excel
lent lotion can be made by mixing one
ounce each Of peroxide OF hydrogen.
eau de cologne and glycerin and rose
water. This should also be applied
with a fine camel's hair brush to the
freckles, and only the quantities given
here should be mixed at a time, as the
peroxide loses Its strength after expo
sure to light and air.
A fact which is often forgotten by
many women is that hot winds burn
the face quite as much as the actual
rays OF the sun. In fact, this form OF
sunburn, or. to be exact, windburn, is
far more difficult to deal with. AZ Ii
tends to make the skin peel. Now,
when this is allowed TO go on summer
after summer the skin begins to look
old and witbered, although its pos
SCISSOR may be still quite young, so
guard most carefully against this Be
low is a recipe for cream which will
not only soothe the skin, but make IL
soft and white:
Take one dram zinc oxide, one and
one-half drains precipitated sulphur,
one-quarter dram violet extract. two
and one-half drains almond Oil two
and one-half drains lanolln. Mix and
form into cream. Rub lightly Into
the skin
When the skin smarts and is inclin
ed 10 peel water should not be used on
It. MIX and water should take the
place of pure water and a light dress
Ing of good powder given after wash
Ing No womuns dressing table should
ever he without box Of good rice
powder. for. although II in little
known fact. many. IL not all. OF the
coarse, shriveled skins one sees are
due TO the fact that they are not prop
erly dried. Now. the application OF
little powder finishes the drying of the
skin most daintily and leaves the face
soft and smooth.