Evening star., 1915-07-26

The freckles and tan so easily ac-
quired at the seashore are not the re-
suit of the bright sunshine, as is sup
| posed, but are occasioned by the light
from its electrical rays. Those sunless
days at the seashore during which the
glare is so hard on the eyes are provoc-
ative of the worst sort OF tan, and
as much care should be taken of the
| complexion during these as in brighter
weather.
| A veil would be a decided nuisance
to girl In the water but if she
comes out of it with her face wet she
must assume the covering at once for
going home or sitting about the beach
1t is also wise to wipe off the salt
water Immediately on coming from the
| bath. as the action of the light on the
skin is more immediate when the face
| is wet. Fair visitors to the beach who
| cherlsh the summer coat of tan as an
extra charm have only to get their
| skins in sea water and sit in the open
air to achieve a fine BROWNIES in two
days.
Neither blue wells nor white ones are
the least protection at the beach, as
the electric rays pass directly through
! them. Red rejects these rays which
are said to be blue and violet, and so
! the wells offered most for seashore
wear are in shade of brown deeply
| tlnged with red. An ALFRED veil might
do as well. but the color is not as be-
coming as the reddish brown shades.
I A careful preparation of the skin
before the bath is only helpful when
! the face is not to be wet, for the
moment the dancing waves get in their
| innings it is only natural for the make
up to wash off. If there is to be no
diving or dipping under the surf. rub
the skin we'll with good cold cream
ana then powder it thickly. Even if
some sunburn follows after this pre-
caution it will be far less deep seated
than if it had not been taken.
i ON going home give the face good
| washing with fresh warm water and
a bland soap, bathing the face ten or
hfteen minutes with very hot water
| II there is any indication of new sun
| burn Follow this with gentle mas
! sage, rubbing in sweet cream. vase
line or any good cold cream. Cucumber
and elder-fower creams are especially
| adapted to a sunburned state of the
skin, although their immediate use is
only to reduce the Inflammation. After
this bathing and greasing of the skin
wipe it off gently with a fresh. soft
cloth and then apply a little of this
| freckle lotion, which is equally good
| for tan:
! Lacuc acid ounces
sdse aseeria xa,er ounces
Use this several times daily, apply
| ing it with a bit of absorbent cotton.
| Freckles must be treated in the same
way as tan, with hot water packs,
massage, cold cream and freckle or
| bleaching lotion Steaming the face
! at once when coming in from a sea
bath, or from a boating or yachting
trip. and gentle and systematic
course of massage will be very helpful
! in warding off any serious hurt to the
| skin.
| Buttermilk and cucumber Juice
mixed together-mak ke a simple bleach
er anybody can afford. and if nothing
else is handy rubbing the skin with
| the cut side Of a fresh cucumber will
undoubtedly be beneficial.
An exquisite cucumber milk, which
is said to be a specific with sensitive
skins for sunburn or freckles, and
! which is most useful for the rough l.
ness following skin injuries at the
seashore or in the country, is made
in this way:
Oil of sweet almonds .............. ounces
Fresh cucumber juice. ............... 10 ounces
| Essence of cucumbers. Observation-Disclosures. 3 ounces
| Powdered CASTLE soap (white,. ..... /, ounce
Tincture of benzoin -............... 2s dram
| The cucumber juice is obtained by
boiling the vegetables in a very lit
tie water. Slice these, skin and all
anu ict tHeDi Cook III uOuDle DOlleI
until mushy: strain through a fine
sieve and then through cheesecloth
Make the essence by putting an ounce
and a half of the cucumber juice into
the same quantity of high-proof alco-
hol. Put the essence and the soap in
la large preserve jar with tight top
land shake the mixture good deal
After some hours the soap will be dis
solved, when 1t is time to put in the
cucumber juice. Shake the jar until
the two mixtures thoroughly blend
then pour out into a crockery bowl
and add the oil and benzoin, beating
with silver fork until the liquid IL
creamy. The cucumber juice must be
strong, for it is the arsenic in the
vegetable which gives 1t bleaching
power.
Put the milk in small bottles. cork.
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