Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-22

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harmless rouge is made by crushing
"a rose petals in a little eau de cologne
y rose extract. Let the mixture stand
r. several hours. then strain through n
49, ~ fine muslin. Bottle the liquid and
irniv il TO the cheeks with a small piece
n absorbent cotton
orange flowers placed in hot water and
,,nnlenented by oatmeal or bran make
4 wonderful lotion for whitening and soft
enlng the SKIN
,,y,ne herbs which grew In the gardens
~ avery southern belle In the long ago.
take $50 grams each of these herbs and
sdd three quarts OF boiling water Steep
one hour and strain. Add one-hah pint of
sau dc cologne for preservative purposes.
The mixture is an excellent skin tonic and
half.plnt should be added TO your bath
rho flowers Of tho ederberry bush have
softenlng effect upon hard water. Toss
several handfuls of the blossoms into a
hasln OF water and your skin will not be-
conc dry and scaly from using hard water
There Is scarcely a person who does not
know that sage tea possesses the excellent
virtue OF restoring hair to its natural color,
and Il a wonderful hair tonic besides. II
must be remembered, however, that sage
tea will darken the hair so It is not recon-
mended for blond or Titan tresses. But
for those with dark hair II Is one OF the
test tqnics known II applied regularly. A
little packet of seeds planted in your gar
den will furnish an abundance of the
plant. Sage pluCked directly from the gar
den is much stronger and better than when
Il IL purchased at the druggists. When IL
Is necessary to buy the sage try to pro-
cure the green sage at the market The
following formula for making sage tea Is
the favorite, and can be made Of fresh or
dried sage
Ssrgeh, sSse '''''''''''' otnces ounces
To make the liquid steep the tea in
eight ounces of water, and In n separate
vessel add eight ounces of water to the
sage. Let each stand for several hours.
then strain and take two ounces of each
and mix with the bay rum. Keep the
mixture tightly corked to prevent evapora-
ton. only the leaves Of the sage are used.
II your skin is In need of softening and
whitening, there rs the homely cucumber
in your vegetable garden. Cucumbers
have been known as beautifiers long be-
fore pretended to delve into beauty secrets.
My grandmother tells me that she had
unbounded faith in their magic qualities,
and that her mother before her believed
the same, There are several methods of
using this friendly vegetable, the simplest
Of which is to pare IT, cut In thick slices
Z and rub II over the face without further
preparaton. The cucumber juice Is left
tofdry into the skin. Later the face is
washed In warm water Apply before re-
tlring and allow the cucumber juice to re-
main on the skin all night.
There is splendid cucumber lotion that
Is made in the following manner: Mash
one or two cuctSnbcrs into a pulp, place
4 the pulp in a saucepan with tablespoonful
Of water and set the whole upon the stove
TO simmer for flve minutes, Cool and
strain. A half-pnt of cucumber juice is
required as the basis for the cucumber
lotion. The entire list Of ingredients is
printed below:
Ess 5Ss,f q ,}S5SS SSlSSPS oil ::y Il SSRsss SHRsss
Shaving urea cream a. Cor melted CASTLE % oO''''
BlsncRed almonds '...................g. IL drams
Apply this lotion at night or during the
desire to improve the texture and clear
ness OF your skin
Ivy poisoning is both dshguring and
painful. There are several well-known
remedies for It, but none better. so I have
been assured by many persons, than the
desplsed plantain leaves which we seek.
often vainly, TO exterminate from our gar
dens and lawns. PIantain-leaf poultices are
said TO kill" ivy poisoning in twenty-four
hours. To prepare the poultlce crush and
bruise the plantain leaves so that they are
a pulpy mass, First take the precaution
TO wash the leaves thoroughly so that there
VIII be no danger of further infection. Then
spread them upon q layer of antiseptic
gauze and apply the poultice 10 the poi
soaed skin Change the poultice every hour.
ms despised weed Is said to relieve ivy
poisoning when other remedies fail
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