MATTERS FEMININE.

Matamata Record, Volume II, Issue 98, 19 September 1918, Page 4

MATTERS FEMININE.

SOME BEAUTY DONT'S. | Don't be afraid of sunshine. Cur# «ve powers are in the chemical ray» bf the sun, and they give youth. Don'jt think of the complexion only and fear tan and freckles! They can be removed. The sun is one of the inost efficient of all surgical methods in the treatment of morbid growths, as warts, moles, and all parasitical skin diseases. Don't use borax and rosewater to remove tan and freckles without putting on a little cold cream afterwards* lor borax makes the skin dry. . Don't use soap on the face oftener than once a day., Night is the best time for a thorough cleansing. Don't use cold water when giving ihe face a cosmetic scrub. Warra Water, followed by a dash of cold water, is better. Don't try to put cold cream in i told skin, or the absorption will no» be thorough. LEMON AS A BEAUTIFIER. Lemons used externally will aid ia beautifying anyone. There is nothing more valuable for the toilet table thai 1 & solution of lemon juice; a little rub bed into the hands, face, and neck at night will not only whiten but soften the skin. A paste made of mag' nesia and lemon juice applied to th? face or hands upon lying down for 3 fifteen minutes' rest will bleach thf skin beautifully. For discoloured or stained fingernails, 3 tcaspoonful of lemon juice in a cup of warm, soft water is invalukble; this is one of the very best manicure aids. It will loosen the cuticle From the finger-nails, as well as re J move discoloration. In the West In' dies a lemon bath is almost a daily ; uxury. Three or four limes or le' ons are sliced into the water and lowed to lie for half an hour, in or that the juice may be extracted, remarkable sense of freshness cleanliness is given to the skin. Lemon juice in water is an excellent dentifrice. This i* about the only simple remedy fir removing the tartar, and is also -aluablc for sweeten- 1 ing the breath. Lemon juice and g pinch of salt wil remove the most obstinate stains. Never throw away lemon or orar.g* pcci, for these alond will often take away stains wiUiouf izsiag wat&r