TO-DAY'S TOILET HINTS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 81, 31 December 1919, Page 2

TO-DAY'S TOILET HINTS

INTERESTING SELECTIONS FROM THE WORLD'S SMARTEST BEAUTY ARTICLES—SIMPLE RECIPES MOST EFFECTIVE.

How to Discard an Unsightly complexion. "Toilot Club' Notes." How many women exolaim as they behold their ugly complexion in the mirror. "If I could only tear off this old skin! and, do you know, it is now possible to do that very thing? Not to actually remove the entire akin all of a sudden; that would be too heroic a method-and painful, too, I imagine., The worn out cuticle comos off in suoh tiny partiolcs, and «o gradually*—requiring about ten days to oomplete the transformation—lt doesn't hurt a bit. Day By day tho beautiful complexion underneath' oomes forth. Marvellous I No matter how muddy, rough, blotchy, 1 or aged your oomplexion, vou can svroly discftrd it by this simple prooess. Just get some ordinary mercolised wax at your chemists, apply nightly liko cold cream, washing it off in tho mornings. Why Have Grey Hair ? When a simple, old-fashioned and harmless recipe '."ill correct it Few pcoplo know that grev hair is not a neewsarp feature of age—that it can be avoided without resorting to,hair dyes.- A. rery old, homo-made remedy will turn tho hair back to a. natural colour in a few days. It is only necessary to get from the ohemist two ounces of concentrate of tammalite and mix it with.threo ounces of boy rum. Apply this simple lotion to the hair for a few nights with a small sponge and you will soon have the pleasure of seomg the grerness disappear. This recip® is perfectly harmless, is neither sticky nor-: greasy, and'bas given perfect satisfaction for many generations to those in possession of tho secret. A Strange Shampoo. "Cosy Corner Chats." ... I was much interested to learn from this young woman with the beautiful glossy hair that sho. never. wash« 3

it. with soap or artificial shampoo powders. Instead she make 3 her own shampoo by dissolving o teaspoonful of-etftllai granules in a cup of hot" water. "J iualio my chemist get tho stallax for me," said 6he. "It comes only in Jib. sealed packages, onouph to make up twenty-five or thirty individual shampoos, and it smells so- g<x>d I could almost eat it." .Certainly this little lady's hair did look wonderful even if she has strange ideas of a shampoo. lam tempted to try the plan myeelf. • Blackheads Instantly Go. The now sparkling face bath treat- . ment gives instant relief. ! A very simple, harmless, and pleasant process >s now used tx> remove blackheads and correct greasiness and large' pores'in tho' akin. You have only to drop a tabJet of etymol, obtained from the ohemists, into a glass of hot water and bathe tho face with the liquid after the efforvesoenoe' has subsided.. The blackheads will thon come right off on the towel. Tho enlarged pores immediately contract to normal and tho greaeiness disappears, leaving tho skin smooth, soft and cool, aid fred from blemish. But to make sure that, this desirable result is permanent, it is advisable to repent the treatment several times at intervals of, say, about four or five days. Is Powder Necessary? ' ' "Practical Suggestions." I; say emphatically, No! There is a simple lotion which can bo easily and cheaply made at home, and it is at tho eqnio time both effective and beneficial to tho complexion. Clemiiiite is a splendid substitute for face powder, which is.at tho bottom of many complexion troubles. Get about an ounce from the chemists and dissolve in four t-ablespoonfuls of water. The result is a fine clear liquid, •which' instantly gives ■ tho face,, neck or arms that peach-like bloom of perfect health. There is nothing to equal it for greasy skins, and the result'lasts all day long' under the most ■ trying conditions. .