Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-11
Housewife Has Re.
quirementS w h i c h
Differ From Those
of 9th er Women.
Misses Regular Out.
door Exercise
Overheated Air May
Do Harm.
BY BETSY CALLIsTER.

TINE housewife has a special set
Of beauty problems that In many
ways differ from the problems
Of the girl who spends her
working hours in school room,
ONCE or store. -
weather she has, it would seem, an
easier time of 1t keeping her skin
smooth and soft And since she Is not
outside and can cleanse her face when
she chooses during the day she should
not, 1t would seem, have the same
difficulty that the girl who works in an
ONCE sometimes has In keeping her face
perfectly clean.
On the other hand, the girl who stays
home and does houSework has to put
her hands in water and strong cleaning
agents, and when she cleans house she
has to expose her skin to CRIME and
dust. She does not have to expose
herself to all sorts Of weather, but un-
less she does go out regularly she
misses the regular outdoor exercise that
Is so helpful in keeping herself in good
condition.
WINTER winds and frost may have
o bad effect on the skin, but
overheated indoor air may do much
more harm to the skin In cold weather
than wind and frost.
English women who are noted for
their lovely skins and good color are
especially fearful Of the effect of too
much heat and they firmly believe that
the reason why most Americans are
paler than they is because of American
steam heat. The effect of dry air when
cooking is also regarded as baneful TO
a nice complexion, making IL dry and
sensitive, and for centuries English girls
have been warned not to sit close to
the hreside lest they do harm to their
compilations.
Unless you do an unusually large
amount of cooking you need not be
worried about the effect Of heat on
your face II you take ordinary precau-
tons. Don't expose your face TO the
full blast Of the heat when you open
the oven door and, when cooking any
thing over the top of the stove, turn
your face aside to prevent 1t from be-
coming dried by the heat. II you
have to do several hours cooking 1t Is
q sensible thing to use cold cream and
powder on the face TO start with, Just
Is you would If you were going to be
exposed TO bright sunlight on Q Sum-
mer's outing Later rub of the cold
cream and battle the face with cold
water or some cooling lotion like witch
hazel.
EOR the benefit Of your complexion
as well as your health try to get out
doors every day in cold weather. This Is
even more important for the housewife
in Winter than in Summer, when the
windows are open and the air indoors
Is comparatively fresh. II possible get
| outdoors, for short time at least, be-
fore you start in with the work indoors
30 Is to stimulate the circulation in
| the skin of the face. II you have q
| hard days work ahead of you you
| need not attempt q strenuous walk
II you have a house Of your own you
viii ind it helpful to arrange q chair
In sheltered spot on the porch. When
| you have few minutes TO yourself in
the morning put on your wrap and
go and sit down outdoors, covering
| yourself with q steamer rug II the day
Is very cold You have no idea how
much good this will do you, and how
much It win improve the tone OF YOU
complexion.
harm to the hair, robbing it of tt
luster and vigor. The hot, dry, some
times grease-laden air Of the kitchen
certainly does the hair no good or Is
the dusty atmosphere that prevails on
cleaning day favorable to lovely hair
For the sake Of her hair the housewife
should have q lightweight cap to put
on when she cooks and when she doel
dusty housework, but she should not
leave 1t on when II Is not needed for
protection.
1 IS
HOU6EWORK and diahwashing do {
- lot Of unnecessary. harm to tn
hands. Unnecessary this surely Is be-
cause some women manage TO do al
their own work without impairing thu
shape or skin Of their hands, while
other women's hands are Q sight IN con,
sequence OF even very little housework
Something depends on a nature of thu
hands themselves. But much more or
the way the work 4 donA. care shoult