Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-21
Ethical
Talks
FIRST-AID TRICKS
Interesting Hints TO Help Neg
lccted Looks.
cry AVril.D

NO matter how pretty she Is. or how
much she scorns any artificial aids to
beauty n normal times. there arc some
! occasions on which every woman wants
to make the most of her lookc---or per-
hapS little more.
"But what about those emergency
hints you will be asked What are
we 10 do when we have to get ready
for some important meeting place in
a hurry and we want to look rather
better than our best
Well, first OF all. comb Your hair we'll
out of the way. ana then smear your
face and neck with Il good cold cream.
Let this stay on long as possible
YOU might. perhaps, attend to your fin
GcrnailS in the meantimc-and then
only wipe off the surplus with soft
clean rag SO that il does not come IN
contact with your hair while YOU are
putting II up in the most becoming
way.
Ice VIII bring Color.
You may not have time TO give your
hair thorough brushing. but brush
as long YOU can. and Just for this
once, because spirit IS too driving to he
used reculnrly on the hair. put few
drops Of Eau-dc Cologne or your "a
vorite perfume on your hairbrush. II
YOU yourself will feel better groomed
and your expression will gain accord
incly.
The couture complete. take the rest
OF the cream off very thoroughly. You
Will find that your skin is now soft and
clean. but requires n dust Of powder to
remove the shine Put on Just as little
powder as possible. so that IL does not
show ~ all: paying special attention to
the nose. If your cheeks are too pale,
try the effect OF a little rougc--hut try
IL in a strong light. When see women
on the streets with obvious dahs OF
rouge on their faces which makes them
look like Dutch dolls ] always want TO
tell them 10 put their dressing tables in
a better light. Rubbing with lump Of
ice for few minutes Will bring nat
ural color TO your cheeks that will last
for quite while.
.E'irSt Aid" Trick.
If YOU do use colovinC on your cheeks.
however. YOU must attend TO your lips
rs well. or YOU VIII have an obviously
faxed look Such lp-pencils as the
woman who doesn't usually bother
would have by her are usually very.
crude. but rub with Eau de Cologne
viii produce n smooth redncss that may
asst for an hour or more. II must not
be done regularly. or 1t Will harden
and coarsen tho texture of the lips Re-
member this is only a FIRST aid" trick.
Before YOU pu, away your perfume or
Eau-d Cologne dab q little on Your
neck behind Your ears. This is a
French woman's trick. The little mus
cies OF these parts are almost constant
" in motion during a conversation. and
consequently the perfume is dispersed
and seems TO cmanate from the speaker.
OF course il must be very slight
EGGS Remove Wrinkles.
Having got so far, perhaps, YOU find
that your face stiN looks unsatsfac-
torily insignificant. That may be be-
cause your eyebrows and lashes are
scanty and faded Perhaps YOU never
use an eyebrow pencil and do not pos
scss one. but YOU can use the black end
OF n spent match or burn piece OF
cork and mix the resultant black with
glyccrin.
After applying this carefully you
may take an ordinary blue pencil and
draw II across the edges OF your eye
lids-hut only so as 10 mark them
fnin,ly-"as Il some sky of dreams
shone through" a Rossetti has it.
Wrinkles may be smoothed away for
a time By applying raw white of egg
with the finger tips. ana this is n fact
worth remembering ~ the women who
suddenly discovers that she has got a
:, orried face.