The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-12
Milady's
Mirror
Oatmeal For the Skin.

Oatmeal For the Skin.
Never wash the face just before go
NJ out into the fresh air or just after
coming In. Nothing IL more injurious
% the skin. Washing the face with
,atmeal takes on the greasy look and
leaves the skin like velvet. A few
asops Of ammonia in the water with |
which the face Is bathed il also excel
lent for an oily skin and gives a fresh
BY bringing the blood to the
surface. II the skin has already too
much color borax should be used In
place Of the ammonia
When the face IL constantly pale
bathe it In cold water, rub briskly
with q soft towel and apply daily the
following preparation: Two ounces OF
glycerin, one ounce Of diluted liquid
ammonia and four ounces Of water.
Rub well into the skin. then wipe
carefully. II any irritation is felt the
glycerin should be increased.
The following lotion will be found
the most satisfactory and the least
harmful Of any of the preparations
for softening and whitening the skin:
Boil two tablespoonfuls Of fine oat-
meal in sufficient soft water to make
q thin Cruel and strain carefully.
When cool add lemon with a des-
sertspoonful Of wine. Keep on the
toilet table. making free supply
once In about ten days. Battle the
face with this every night before re-
firing. Do not wipe entirely of. but
leave the skin a little damp. In the
morning wash in tepid water and oat-
meal in the proportion of tablespoon
full of oatmeal to quart of water
Dry the face thoroughly and put on
thinly little cold cream.
Care Of the Face.
Daily attention to the face is the
price of beauty. With the tips OF the
fingers massage the forehead from
temple to temple with a rotary motion.
then glide down to the chin and work
upward from the chin close to the side
of the nose to the eyes. Glide down
again, each time a little further back.
and repeat the motion until the face
has been covered. Next work under
the eyes with the middle finger from
the nose outward to the corners of the
eyes. Remember that the movement
should be rotary and always up and
out toward the ears.
A good cleansing cream should be
used ON the face ut least once q day
Water and soap do not remove the
dust sufficiently well. Such q cream
may be made as follows: Take and
combine oil Of sweet almonds, foul
ounces: white vaseline. one ounce
white wax. one ounce. and extract Of
vioiets, ten drops
To prepare IN excellent massage
cream take oil Of sweet almonds. three
ounces: lanoline. one ounce; cucumbe
Juice, two drains. white wax. tw'
drains: spermaceti. two drains; tine
ture of benzoin. thirty drops, and Of
of rose, ten drops.
Mechanical massage Will reduce
double chin.
Lemon Juice a. . esautifisr.
To bleach the skin and nails of sun
burn, to refine coarse pores and softer
the skin. lemon Juice is invaluable
Where the juice is too astringent. a
is the case where the skin Is very sen
sitive. add little glycerin. rosewa
ter or witch hazel. See that the pro
portions are not over one-third strength
Dip the finger tips In the juice ant
rub over the hands. or take bit o
absorbent cotton. allowing 1t to dry o.
for Eve minutes; then wash on Il
warm water and soap containing
bleaching astringent, such as elderfow
er, benzoin, boric acid or similar spe
cifics.
Direct application of the lemon juic
IL more effective. Do not remove a
the Juice. Slice the four sides Of tn
lemon so that it lays dat and readil
reaches all crevices in the nails. Whe
the wrists or arms are also In need q
renovation apply the same treatmeu
there. otherwise ring Of tan b sur
TO show.
Hoiiows Under the Eyss.