HOW AN ENGLISHWOMAN KEPT HER BEAUTY.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 154, 10 March 1916, Page 3 (Supplement)

HOW AN ENGLISHWOMAN KEPT HER BEAUTY.

C<LMPLEXION ECOXOMIES. "Oli. Phyllis!" I exclaimed rathe" roproat-lifully as 1 saw the usual array ol wcll-ii!lotl pots and bottles upon her dressing-table, "you don't mean to say you are still go ; ng in for all these tilings—now, of all times I" Phyllis laugucd gaily and did not seem at all ashamed of lion-elf. "My dear Elizabeth,' she replied, pointing to the collet ion of cosmetics before her, "1 need these things more than over now that I am out in ali weather? and haw all sorts of additional worries. I do not intend to look a perfect scarecrow when George comes homo aga'n. Hut I'll tell you a secret; all my cosmetics nowadays are practically costless. Most of them are things onewould have to have in tlu* house anyhow. WATER. "'To begin with there is water. Yoc look rather surprised! .Many woin.cn have given up using water for their fates under the mistaken impression taht their i-kins won't stand it: whereas a woman doctor tells me there is nothing better for the face than to give it a good soap and hot-water wash every night at bed time, and a cold sponge in the morning. This tones up the skin and helps it to resist \vinc. and weather. OLIVE OIL. "Olive oil is a wonderful skin food I wipe a little over my face with a piece of an old handkerchief every night after my ablutions, and also <i>c ij when I come in after driving the nr. •SI'ET. ■'The id.- 1 a of rubbing a piece of ordinary suet over one's face and hands is rather repugnant. 1 must confess, though, there is nothing more wonderful for taking away weather irritation and roughness of all sorts from the skin, so I usually melt down a couple of ounc.es. and when it is liquid strain it and heat onto again, and then pour it for future uso into one of the dainty china pots you deride so much. "In order to give it a delicate perfume T pop n crushed lemon, verbena or sweet-scented geranium loaf or twr into the pot while the suet is melting LARD. "The suet cosmetic is hard and for rubbing over, and not into, the skin , a much softer cream for rubbing into my face, neck, and arms T prepare from unsalted lard melted down anc? perfumed in the same way as the other preparation." SUGAR. Phyllis here took up a sugar dredger from her washstand. "This," she said, shaking it. "is ordinary castor sugar, the very best tiling in the world for keeping one's hands like velvet. L shake a mere suspicion of sugar into the palm of one hand after washing and l< tot e drvng, and rub one hand over the other for a second or two tilt the sugar has dissolved. Then I rinse inv hands and dry them very thoroughly LEMON. "Everyone uses lemon for toib-t purposes, I suppose, for removing stainsfrom one's hands and neck, and so on. >o 1 always keep one on my wash-hand stand. EGGSHELLS. " I feel its rather wicked to use egg* as cosmetics at present, but they areso splendid for removing tired line* round the eyes that I hit on the expedient of getting cook whenever she uses them to save th.e shells for me "There is usually enough white letr adhering to the inside to serve my pur pose, which is to paint the white of egg with a small camel-hair brush all ovei the lines—having lir-t of a'l bathed them with warm uater —and leave it there front ten to twenty minute? when I wash it off. YIN EG VP. "When mv skin ne«d- bracing, instead of using the lovely expensive lotion my soul loves, I put a couple oi teaspoons of pure white vinegai jutmy washing v.ater. GOOSE GREASE. "A gipsy whose hair wa« black as r. raven's wing once told me that if 1 would follow her example and use goes.' grease for my hair it would never go grow 1 must confess that I havf never had the courage to try, but I do occasionally rub a little i-astor od taboniinable smell hidden, of eouii-e—----well into the parting of my hair. "There are numerous other thingfound in every store cupboard and pantrv which are invaluable as eosmot.es lnit I think I've given you quite a nspvetablo list and," Phvllis ended triumphantly, " you cannot reproach in. with being extravagant over my personal appearance any more. >' f ney Sunday Times. '