The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-03-23

ion than il is to remedy defects and
improve a complexion that Is not
good. Often one application Of an in
furious cosmetic or the misuse of
ones face in attempting to conform
to vague and misleading directions
given by some unqualified person will
produce a Disagreement that years
will not remove.
One girl wrote me that she had n
number of blackheads in her Fore
head. Before / could reply to her let.
ter someone advised her to pinch
and prick them out and to see a
small key to press down the surface
skin around them. She followed 6i-
rections, first steaming her face. The
blackheads disappeared, but her fore
head remained discolored in spots re-
sembling moth patches. These became
so pronounced that she consulted a
physician. Various remedies we're
tried without avail. The brown spots
became permanent. AS time passed
they seemed rather to enlarge than
decrease. Their effect was much
more unsightly than the blackheads.
That, of course, was an unusual case,
but it serves to impress one with the
great need of carefulness.
That which benefits one persons
skin may produce altogether differ
emf results when used by someone
else. Much depends upon what kind
of a complexion one has to begin
with, and as l have said before, upon
the state of ones health. Bleaching
lotions cannot make a bilious woman
beautiful any more than dancing les
sons will make a sway-backed, round
shouldered person graceful.
Even sulphur and molasses,. that
simple, old-fashioned prescription
which sounds so harmless, and has
always been so widely commended, is
not infallible. At school one of the
girls / knew cultivated taste for the
'wful mixture, tok it regularly and
developed a beautiful complexion.
She recommended the treatment to a
rlassmate afflicted with pimples. The
after tried the experiment and, to
her horror, the eruptions on her face
multiplied so rapidly that she was
forced to consult a doctor. A good
treatment for a thick, muddy skin
that needs softening and stimulata-
ton is to battle it occasionally with
very hot water in which a spoonful
each of borax and powdered pumice
has been stirred. When the face has
been well steamed and bathed in this
solution, dry with a soft cloth, then
massage with cold cream. Allow the
cream to remain on the face about
ten minutes before applying cold
water. Use ice water, if possible, or
even a piece of ice. Do not rub the
face. The cold plunge is merely to
close the pores. Dry carefully with
a soft cloth and dust lightly with
powder Those who try this method
once or twice a week will be sur
prised at the improvement it will
make, both in the texture and APP
pearance Of the skin.
Great care should he taken in the
selection of face powder. The cost
VI ehc ponNci anu the tldDOTdLc DO,
n which it is packed are no guaran.
tee of its excellence. From sad ex.
perience / have almost come to ex
pect the contrary. There are excep,
tons, it is true, but they are only APP
to prove the general rule.
Some face powders seem to dr.,
up and absorb the natural oil of tn,
. skin to such an extent that it looks
: dry and seamy, even though smooth
} to the touch. Others are so heav,
and greasy that they appear like
/ paste. Each individual should selec
/ the powder best suited to her skin
/ A powder that is unpleasantly notice
|. able on one woman's face may not b.
, visible on that of another. The vary