Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-23
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Dear Folks: Quite a while ago l
had a request for a lotion made
from the Juice of the cucumber. or
at least combined with this juice. |
! hunted everywhere for a good rule
and could not find one. The other
cay L came across the one [ am Civ
ing today and [ am sure, coming
from the source it did, that 1t is
good, so am going to give it here.
Then everybody cam clip it out and
keep it for future use. Cordially
yours, AUNT JULIA.
Cucumber Milk
Three or four cucumbers 0arce).
slice with the skin on, add one.half
pint of water, boil and stir to a soft
pulp, and strain. Mix ! IL ounces
of 50 per cent grain alcohol and IA
ounce CASTLE soap. Let stand in a
warm place over night. Next day.
add ounces of the cucumber Juice,
l ounce of oil of sweet almonds, 20
drops of tincture of benzoin and 5
grains of boric acid. Shake we'll be.
fore using and apply two or three
times a day to the face with a soft
cloth. 1t is likely that you will have
TIC have this mixed for you, at least
the first part, at a drug store for
you may not be able to get the
pure grain alcohol
Jenny Lee: The above is the Gu,
cEmber milk, and the cucumber To-
ton is much simpler, so am giving
you that as well. Soak slices of GU
cumber in J. pint of sweet milk for
two hours, then use to battle face
hands and arms. OF course, you
realize that this has to be made
flesh whenever used; it will not
keep.
Mary Ann, Alabama: Stuffed
eggs are so nice for Sunday night
supper. Try this rule for making
| them. Boil eggs hard, cut in half,
lcngthWise; remove the yolks, mash
yolks with a fork, add finely chop
ped sweet pickle salt and pepper
and a little melted butter or mayor
naise if you prefer. Mold into balls
of a size to fit the cavity in the
white of the egg. You can lightly
dust these over with paprika, and
stick bit of parsely upright in the
middle, if you wish to have a dressy
dish
Jean A.: 7 do not really like very
high heels for the street, but in
honesty I am Obliged to tell you thar
the girls are wearing the cunning
est little soft tan kid slippers, quite
plain, but with high Spanish heels
Now you know there is vast differ
ence between the curved in French
heel and the Spanish. I like the lat
ter best
Mrs. J. M. KIuttz, of Georgeville
n. c., is asking news Of her son,
jackson S. Kluttz. She says he Is
seventeen years old, a good-looking'
red-headed boy. She last heard from
him in Dudley, Mo-
EIoise l.. T.: Frankly, I do not
think it will hurt your hair to boo
it. In fact think that bobbing the
hair is purely a matter of taste
Take my advice on this, however;
DO not have your hair cut in any
extreme style. That will surely go
out, while l believe that the conserV-
ative bob is here to stay for qure