Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-17
From WASHINGTON shops.

A CIV oAAe DoeAA SNC1y "O1Ilhll Likes
. = to indulge In q dash or a dousing
Of toilet water, cologne or perfume.
We have just discovered something
new to try that is called skin per-
fume and in actual perfume oil con-
tent is halfway between cologne and
extract perfumes. This means that
at price that would not be possible
with full-strength perfume, you may
enjoy stable bottle Of a delightful
fragrance that Is more lasting than
the usual toilet water and comes In
excellent flower and synthetic odors
There Is bottle Of the gardenia
here on the desk, and some Of It
that we used on the hands earlier in
the day still gives of delicate and
pleasant odor very true to the flower
An unusual odor that is gaining prem
inence this season is honeysuckle
that fills the air with such a deep
sweetness on warm June evenings.
This IS faithfully reproduced In the
skin perfume.
The same firm puts out perfume
tabs In little packets to lay among
your hankies or your lingerie, In four
odors. The fragrance lasts for months.
These make attractive little gifts,
and, in fact, you will find them in one
Of our gift shops as well as other
stores.
NOV about that perfectly marvellous
idea that some one had In putting
out set Of three little Jars and
fitting them one on top Of the other
into cylinder. to give In the most
compact form three essential creams
for every skin at very modest price.
These creams are packaged for dry
and for oily skins, with a choice Of
colors in the foundation cream.
First there Is q rich, soothing and
softening cream for cleansing that
incorporates all the identifying ele-
ments Of milk and is pasteurized to
insure complete purity. Next is q
lubricating tissue cream, light and
fluffy that relaxes tense, nervous skin,
and banishes that tight, starched
feeling. Such . cream Is q daily, or
nightly. necessity for most skins.
The last step Is q marvellous make
up film that not only serves as
powder base, but acts as a protection
for the complexion throughout the
day. Such q double action cream Is
particularly useful at this season.
All three Of these creams come In q
set at 81.
NO DOUBT some readers skipped
down to this section first, to learn
If It Is really true that . permanent
wave may now be done quite easily
at home. It is true that there have
appeared on the market within the
last two weeks, little boxes containing
all the requisites for giving per-
manent wave without going to the
hairdresser and for the small sum
Of 81. It Is almost too good to be
true but here are the facts.
The little box contains 50 hairpin
curriers', a small bottle Of curling lotion
to be applied to the hair before 1t Is
rolled up, q pack of tinfoils to cover
each cur1er and q solution to be used
for rinsing the hair afterward. Full
directions for proceeding come with
the set, and it seems to vs. that the
greatest difficulty to be encountered
Is rolling up all those little curls in
nice even rows over the head. No
doubt there would be an interested
sister or friend to help with this te-
dious part OF the operation.
In contrast to the usual permanent,
this one requires much more time
before the hair may be unwound from
the pins. It takes from 8 to 10 hours,
and therefore the directions suggest
that you start your permanent before
you 60 to bed and finish it in the
morning, unless you have plenty of
leisure during the day.
Fur information concerning items
mentioned IN this column call Ma
ttonal 5000, Extension 3o5, between
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