Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22

DEAR MISS LEEDS-Q) Have brown
hair, gray eyes and fair COM
plexion. What colors are best suited to
my type? (2) I am 18 years old, s
feet Az inches tall and weigh 100
pounds. How much underweight am
I? (3) How can get rid of black
heads on and around the nose? Do
you think I will outgrow them? ca
Is there anything that will remove
freckles? Will peroxide remove them?
go How often should the face be mas
saged? co Will putting on night
cream soften blackheadS? Cd If the
hair has a natural tendency to be wavy
will having 1t curled with hot irons
ruin it? 90 Should the face be washed
twice daily with soap and water? (9)
Is soap good for the skin? BONNIE.
Answer.-You will find the follow
ing colors becoming to your type:
Medium and dark blue, turquoise,
Wedgwood. delft, midnight, sapphire
and electric; nut browns, warm browns
amber, mustard, capucine, ivory, egg
shell, rust and dull brick, light and dark
shades in dahlia, pink violet, plum,
prune, pale coral, dove gray, garnet,
ruby, pale pink and rose; dark and
medium shades in green, bottle, bronze
anu IeSeOd, DldCk TGIlGVeQ WIFI touches
of bright trimming.
CD The ideal weight for your age
and height is between 125 and 135
pounds. You are nearly 20 pounds
undeweight and I would advise you
to consult your physician to see if you
have any symptoms that may indicate
disease. 1t is serious matter for a
girl of your age to be so much under
weight. Try to build up your weight
to as near normal as possible. Ask
your doctor If cod-liver oil will help
you. Drink plenty of milk and eat
nourishing foods. I shall be pleased
to mail you my leaf1et on gaining
weight, which gives several menu sug-
gestions that will help you. Inclose
Self-addreSSed, stamped envelope for
mailing. See that you have suficient
sleep and rest every night. Spend an
hour or more In the fresh air and sun
shine each day. Learn to relax before
ana after eating. See that you maSti-
cate your food properly so that your
stomach can digest it thoroughly It
IL useless to eat great deal of nourish-
ing food II 1t is not digested and aSsim-
lated properly. Avoid constipation.
Drink from six to eight glasses of water
between meals.
80 Blackheads are DISTRACTED oil
glands (pores). They need friction.
stimulation, softening and afterward
refining. At bedtime after washing the
lace with warm water and mild soap,
wiring out Turkish face cloth and
hold 1t over the parts affected After
sCeaming the skin for several minutes,
cover your fingers with sterilized gauze
ana press out the blackheads, but do
not bruise the skin. After pressing
out the ripe blackheads, battle the skin
with hot boric-acid solution, which is
MADE by disSolving one teaspoonful of
porlc-aclo powder in one pint of boiling
water, Allow it to cool so as not to
burn the skin. Blot the skin dry and
apply little Of the following salve and
leave 1t on overnight: One teaspoonful
precipitated sulphur, teaSpoonfulS
powdered starch, teaspoonfulS pow
dered zinc oxide, 4 teaSpoonfulS petro-
latum. Mix to a smooth salve. This
will soften the stubborn blackheadS.
In the morning wash the face with
warm water and a mild soap. Rinse
in cooler water and finally with cold
water. Dry the skin with Turkish
towel, using a little friction to stimu-
late the circulation Of the skin. Pat on
a soothing cold cream and massage the
face for a few seconds, then wipe off
and pat on mild astringent such as
witch-hazel and finish the makeup.
Blackheads should be treated regularly
and removed from the skin, as they
are apt to become infected and cause
pimples. Antiseptic treatments re-
garding cleansing the skin, as given
above. should be observed to prevent in
lection.
a. Freckles may be bleached to a
certain extent, but 1t Is impossible to
remove them from some skins Do not
use undiluted peroxide on them, use
one part peroxide to three parts witch
hazel.
(5) The face should be given a
thorough massage or special treatment
at least once a week or every 10 days.
A few minutes massage every night
with a reliable cream Is very helpful
and keeps the skin smooth and the
muscles firm and supple. The nightly