The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-01-03
Beauty Chats
ANSWERED LETTERS
BY Edna Kent Forbes

Interested Reader:-lf you have au-
burn hair you have a tendency towards
freakling that you will find hard, il
not impossible, to cure. Freckles are
supposed to come from iron in the
blood. The action of the sun is to
draw little deposits Of pigment to the
surface, which show up as freckles.
If the face IS shaded, not so many
freckles will appear, therefore wearing
wide-brimmed hats with a dark lining
is advisable in the summer time.
I A splendid shampoo for auburn hair
is made by mixing one ounce of henna
with three ounces of powdered CASTLE
soap. About heaping tablespoonful Of
this is used for every shampoo. This
/ is lathered on the scalp and allowed to
remain about Is minutes, then rinsed
off thoroughly. Ii your hair is oily, il
will be improved by being shaken out
and given sun baths occasionally. The
girl fortunate enough to possess au-
burn hair must be unusually careful
/ in her choice of colorS. She will look
wonderful in black satin and velvet, in
French blue or rose pink, soft greens
and rich shades of brown. She must
never wear any ordinary color. Pearl
gray or lavender will also look we'll ON
4 her.
Anxious IA 14-year-old girl it,
/ Az in. should weigh about l20 pounds
according to the tables of weights got
ten out by the insurance companies.
AS mater of fact she can weigh ten
/ pounds under that and be healthy. Do
not worry if the bust is too large, girls
of your age are often over-developed.
! When you are older the bust will un-
! doubtedly be in proportion with the
rest of the body
! l.. A. E.:-Many hair dressing par
lors buy hair to make up switches.
If not they would know firms that
purchased human hair
Blue Eyes:-A girl 16 years, #.
in. should weigh about III pounds, a
girl of IA years ft. ) in. about 123
pounds.
James C.:-Have the following hair
tonic formula made up, and massage it
Thoroughly into your scalp three times
a week. 1t will keep the hair from
falling out:
! Pilocarpine hydrochlorate, grains
4 Precipitated sulphur. .. 80 grains
i Creosol lily y..............3O 80 drops
castor oil ...............10 o drops
Alcohol (95 per cent? ... 4 ounces
TT. Cantharides .......4 drains
Farina cologne .......... drains
Rose water. ... to make ounces
This is a fairly expensive tonic, be,
cause pilocarpine is an expensive drug
but pilocarpine is particularly to i'm
} prove the color of the hair If you
wish you can have this made up just as
, it is but without the pilocarpine, and
| it will be as effective in keping the
hair from falling out.
Grey Eyes: Deep breathing will, oi
course, help any one suffering from tu
. berculosis. Any one with this trouble
, should be under the care of a doctor
: should live outdoors almost the entire
: "a hours of the day and should be fec
with a great deal of very nourishins
food, particularly eggs and milk.
: Tomorrow-Brush the Hair Glossy.
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Forbes in care of the Beauty Chats'
department will be answered in these
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, the great number received So ft &
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The Editor