Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-30
BEAUTY CHAlS BY EDNA KENT FORBES

dog, discouraged expression. Keep II
waved and turned under at the ends
until long enough to catch under a
net, with pins, for a regular knot at the
back.
Francis D.-You may easily substi-
tute olive or almond oil for creams tC
be used on your skin, and they answer
the same purpose as those for cleans
ing, for massage, and even for times
when powder base is required.
Bertha N. F.-The effect of a reduc-
ing lotion that Is TO be rubbed into the
skin would be to dry out fatty tissue
therefore it should not be used on the
face or on any part of the body where
flabby or roughened skin would mat
ter. A simple lotion, like gum camphor
dissolved in alcohol, could not cause
any lasting Disagreement, but there
would be some fabbiness to the skin
until it recovered its tone.
Katharine G.-Mrs. George H. k
shall be glad to mail you the form
ulas for making creams If you send a
self-addressed, stamped envelope with
your request.
Face Steaming.
Face steaming is a very valuable way
Of getting clogged, dirty matter out OF
the pores. 1t also has the advantage OF
bringing the blood up into the skin and
stimulating and nourishing all the tiny
cells. But its disadvantage Is that ii
makes the muscles relax, and also, by
relaxing the pores, makes them course
and visible. And too much steaming
makes the skin dry.
Here is the best way to steam the
face:
Rub the skin full of cleansing cream
Then put a large square of Turkish
toweling about the size of a guest towe
into a basin of hot water. Wiring Out
and hold the hot, steaming towel ove1
the face. When it cools wiring from the
water again and repeat.
This has two advantages. BY opening
the pores 1t lets the cleansing cream gel
| deeper into the skin. BY its heat il
melts the cream and gives it better
chance to mix with and soften the
hardened matter In the pores. Then
as you use towel after towel, the wet
the heat, the rubbing Of the towel
gradually take all the cream from thu
skin, and with it an immense amoun
of dirt and foreign matter which your
complexion Is better off without.
| Also this cold cream rub keeps thu
steaming from making the skin dry, fol
| the moist heat removes, not the natura
i oils OF the skin, but the oils OF thu
cream, Even SO, at the end of thu
cleansing, you should wiring your towe
from cold water and use this as com
press, renewing the cold as you renew
the heat. An ice rub is good thing Il
| follow this also.
And then use powder. But if you
skin seems dry after the ice use a ittl
fine oil or fine cold cream. Wipe of
with dry cloth and then use the pow
der. Do this after the cold, becaus
you want the oil or cream only on tn
surface Of the skin. I'd not advise
foundation or vanishing cream at thi
point.
Mrs. George N.-If your shampoo
correct, your hair will be more gloss
directly after 1t has been washed thai
before. Try an egg shampoo. IL neve
fails to give very pretty sheen 10 tn
hair, and 1t is one Of the methods tina
will agree with any ones hair and scalp
All that is necessary is to beat up al
egg and rub it into the scalp all owe
the head, with the surplus distribute,
through the hair. Let it dry fully, evel
though 1t takes several hours. Wash
of as you lather with any kind of soal
that you prefer. although CASTLE or
soap that is similar will be best.
Mrs. j. K.-Counting your calories
about the best method when reducin
the weight, because you may eat what
ever you like, but 1t will be consider
ably lesSened for quantity.