The Washington herald., 1921-12-21
BEAUTY. ANSWERS
By ANroINErrE DoNNELLY.


e. MICKEY: Blackheads require ex-
ira attention daily in the face
washing process. Get a good soap.
cleansing cream Gf you haven't
knowledge OF such 1 will send you
a formula for a good one). Then, |
with warm water and a camel's hair
scrubbing brush, scrub the face
thoroughly. Rinse with warm wa
ter; then rinse OF with cold water |
or rub ice over the face to close
the pores. Before the cold rinse
press out as many blackheads as
you can. 1t takes time and pa
thence to correct this kind of facial
blemish. Drink three pints Of wa
ter a day. And avoid rich. greasy,
and fat foods. substituting green
vegetables and fruits as much as
possible.
CHARLES: Powdered sulphur ap-
piled to a jumping soft corn
for three days or a week will take
the jump out and the corn along
with 1t. busted between the toes.
It prevents soft corns. You had
while you are in the corn remedy
ing business, Jake. and IL you'd like
a little booklet on care of the feet,
send me a stamped, addressed en-
velope and repeat your request
MOTHER: Round shoulders spoil
the appearance of a girl: more than
that, they crowd the internal or
gans. shut up the chest capacity,
and lower the resistive force. A
round shouldered man or woman.
boy or girl presents a lack of
strai of position,
character. and certainly charm.
An employer, for instance, will turn
down a round shouldered appli-
cant for one who carries himself
or herself with a confident bearing
1 hope the round shouldered pose
you speak OF among the young
girls in daughters crowd can be
nipped In the bud. Rather than
tell them its health dangers. tell
them to search for a round should
cred heroine among the leaves of
their popular novelist.
SUFFERER: Why girls are SO
silly in this modern day as to
CTo"u HuInDtr SKIES into numDer
fours and nves is beyond my COM
prehension. Short shoes contribute
nothing to the peace of mind or
body. And, besides, IL one must
have short looking shoes, in order
to be happy, there are plenty of
short vamps on the market. And
again. one is not credited with an
abnormally large foot in a size six
shoe anyway. So throw away the
short shoes and keep your feet
straight and shapely. The bruise
on the nail OF, your toe undoubt-
eddy has the short shoe to blame
| for it.
| Eleanor. - l suppose of you've
made up your mind that it is going
to be dye, dyed it will be. But, re-
member, to keep up the subterfuge
l. you are going to spend consider
able time and money. The initial
fee is quite high, the hair needs
to be touched up every few months
and every nine months a complete
immersion is necessary. All can
advise you is to go to the best per-
son in the business. to be sure of
a job that will look well.
| Billy. - If you enjoy the cold
bath and feel refreshed and invig-
Grated afterward, it will be bene-
hcial. If there is chilliness or de-
preston after the bath, 1t will be
injurious to your health
Ruthie-The eruptions that as
you describe are commonly known
as whiteheads. They are hard
1
under the surface of the horny
skin, and occur more frequently
on the upper part of the cheeks
around the eyes. Despite their
color they are really kind of i'm
prisoned blackhead. protected from
the surface dirt. To remove them
first soften the skin by Applying
hot cloths until the skin Is family
pink, then prick with a sterflixed
needle, and press out contents
Wipe the spot with peroxide and
follow with a gentle massage with
skin food. They do not recur as
4 often as blackheads.
N. M. C.-Yes. have a set of ex.
ercises for week arches which
will be happy to send you IL you
Will send me a stamped. addressed
envelope.
Danny.-Most persons stop grow.
ing at the age Of 81. General exer-
else employing most Of the muscles
of the body conduces to growth
Walk. run, play games and use the
horizontal bars and flying rings IL
they are available.
Helen D.-Indigestion will cause
a red nose, also disturbances of the
inside Of the nose, and poor circu-
latfon Is another reason for the
trouble. Again, 1t may be heredi-
tary or the result Of chronic ache
| Avoid the use of hot towels on the
face, as they tend to enlarge the
/ blood vessels. Build UP the circu-
lation by the morning cold water
sponge or plunge and the daily
walk. Be careful to keep yourself
free from constipation by drink
ing lots of water and eating plenty
Of fruits and vegetables. Keep the
feet dry and. do everything to avoid
colds.
Query.-vegetsbles supply salts
and acids to build bones and It's