Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-10

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iace bath. The cold cream fnce bath
NJ night Is Indispensable rhis last
may be II skin food instead at an ordl
nary lace cream. &c preferred LanolIn
Is an excellent skin TODD.
ais coid cream softens and clcanscs
inc akin: cocoon butter. 80 grams; spnr-
,naceti. 80 grams: oil Of sweet nlmonls.
! ~" grams. white WAX. lG grams.
This. more elaborate and expensive
cream. is Il skin food rs WELL lanolin.
~ ounces: Spcr.raceti. /, ounce: oil
oi sweet almonds. 2 ounces: fresh NUT :
ton tallow. 2M ounces: coconut oil. 2
ounces: tincturn of benzoin. l. dram:
Portugal extract. ounces; oil or ncroli.
10 drops.
Almond milk is -. oiti fashioned IA
vorite still in use in some Of the best
.ofmulac for complexion cmollients and
nieaches. a good ast:inScnt cream that
ooth Dleaches and Softens the skin
Is this: almond milk from nifty crushed
almonds: rosewatcr. ono pint.
II not smooth. il should be strained
through II checsccluth or soft silk be-
iore using. In this form il Is soften.
ing and whitening. With tho aGGi.
non OF half ounce of alum it is strong
~ astringent besides.
Always Brush Hair.
With the cold cream or The skin food
II
hard day. with rotary motion, mas
sage away from the corners OF the eyes
10 the hair line. In the same way. with
the tips OF the fingers. iron on, the
lines which concentration mas written
between the cyebrowa With the tips
OF the middle fingers, massage tho lines
upward from tho corners of the lips
To the noStrils, and try to eradicate
the ugly little lines In front of the oars
by rubbing gently upward
Never retire without brushing your
hair. The nar is dust trap, ana no
dainty woman would retire without re
moving tho days accumulation Of dust.
The brush tells its own story of tho
DAYS catch OF dust, if you take the
trouble TO examine 1t.
After brushing the hair, loosen tn.
skin from the scalp by slow firm mas
sa=". pressing the skin toward the
crown
This is the best time to apply a hair
tonic.
Don't Neglect Feet.
The feet should be ,bathed in tepid
or warm wrte: every night. Nothing
should be allowed to interfere with
this habit. The dust Of the day seems
to choose the two extremes as n gath
trins place-thc hair and the feet Ii
should not or any account be allowed
to remain on either. The feet may be
kept IN q foot tub of water while YOU
az" hrushin.. your hair
If YOU take q hot bath, the night
is the time to take It. a tepid water
bath is cleansing. Neither of them
should be taken If you are exhausted
after the days work OF play.
Not only the outward, but the in
ward body should DO cleansed at night
To thoroughly cleanse the lungs,
stand at nm open window and, with
arms appraised, breathe deeply, pack
night ENhale to the very bottom
of the lungs and breathe in the fresh
air as slowly and deeply as possible
IL the night is cold or even chilly,
protect the shoulders by wrapping
them with Il heavy shawl or blanket
There are many who find II neces-
sary to use htomizers for cleansing tho
throat and nasal passages For this
there il no better time than Mt night
before retiring. There are many
preparations in vogue, most OF which
are healing and soothing for irritatcd
mucous membrane. but unless the ir-
ritation has become chronic, this old /
fashioned remedy cannot he excelled:
Hot water, pint.
Table salt ounce
Draw the salt water far into tho |
nasal passages by deep limitations |
tSx:gle the throat
Read before Retiring.
Tho stomach should not be nc lccted
in the night toilet. Two or three !!
glasses OF cool and fresh water, but
not ice water. should be drunk. pre-
ferably slipped. before retiring. IL aids
the stomach In its self clcansing
30 not neglect the night toilet OF
the eye. The eyebrows and cyelashes
like the hair, are dust trans, and at
might are weighted down with their
accumulntions OF the day. They should
he freed from these by two methods:
hrst by bi ushing the eyelashes and
eyebrows thoroughly with an eyebrow
brush Second, by n bath of the eyes /,
in an eyc-cup. Turn the eye upward |
ana open 1t into TIE cup filled with |
one of the following:
Roscwatcr. l ounce.
Witch hazel ounce.
Roscwatcr, ounce.
Roracic acid. Il ounce
Warm water, | ounce.
Table salt, u ounce
Unless this he done the dust that |
has intruded beneath the cyelids dur ,
INK the day will work it's way into |
the lining Of the cyclid cause irrita- |
'ion OF the lids. inflammation of the ,
eyes and lead the way to disiigurinc
ana painful granular lids.
While composing yourself for tho
night. it is well, If there he a good
light in your room and YOU are not
100 tired, to read for quarter or
half an hour before retiring This |
VIII wash away the dust OF the days
ares from the brain and send Won to
led with pleasant thoughts