BEAUTY HINTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 238, 13 November 1909, Page 3

BEAUTY HINTS.

Don't sleep with the hands under the face, as it tends to produce wrinkles,

liathing the chest with cold water will develop the bust and make it firm ail shapely,

To prevent the tired lines forming round the eyes, bathe the skin about the lids with water as hot as can bs borne.

Peaches are almost as effective as oranges for preserving and beautifying the complexion. They improve both the texture and tint of the skin.

A glass of hot water with the juice of half a lemon added keeps the liver in good order and the complexion clear.

Hot milk is tlie sovereign remedy for most complexion ills, and never fails tl improve it, whether taken internally or extornallv.

Massaging with almond oil has a wonderful effect in filling-out salt cellar* and improving the roundness of the arms and neck,

If the hair is inclined to be oily, wash it with an egg beaten up in a basin of warm water in which a dessertspoonful of borax has been dissolved.

Now that tight sleeves are in vogue, those who have thin arms will wonchr how they can render them plump, llassage with olive oil is really efficacious, and so also is exercise with the aid of Tnuuin clubs.

Lovelier treses would lie less rare if women realised that frequent shampoos cause the hair to retain its glossiness and youthful appearance long after 1h.3 time when most women have given up all attentive care for their heads.

Skipping is undoubtedly beneficial in getting rid of superfluous flesh.

Massage puts on and takes off flesh according to whether it is vigorous or gentle.

If you desire a shapely nose, massage it from time to time, but be careful not to bruise that delicate organ.

Hot compresses applied to the no e will banish the unsightly redness with which so many woinen arc troubled.

To improve a yellow neck, rub it three tinlas a week with, a mixture Of one ounce of glycerine and the juice «f a fresh Joiuoh.

Now thjit the warm weather is 'here, many win be troubled with sand-ily bites. To ensure their rapid disappearance massage the spots gently with cold cream,

Whenever possible, dry the hair in the sun. Not only will it dry quicker, but it will have a marvellous effect upon the color, especially fair hair.

The thin girl should lake all the rest she can and never fatigue herself. She should drink milk and cream in abuudlance, and eat plenty of starchy 1001J4.

A little brilliau,liuc dropped on the hairbrush will, Iciut a pleasant gloss to il, but it should be used sparingly, a,s 100 much will make the hair uimleiCsautly sticky! ...

A of- can do. Cologne aAM to, the water iu, which the face la washed 'wip produce a feeling of exquisite freshness, and will help to eliminate the shhliflt'ss which is the bugbear to. mast complexions.

When glycerine is used unfln tlio face, it should lie used very -much diluted, as it ha,s a. tendency to produce superfluous hairs.

1.0 remove the flue, )hm about tile eyes, generally failed by excessive hmglltei', massage them in "a crossways direction with a good f ilc e cream.

A glass of hot watev drunk between meals will lielp to prevent that unsightly llusWug of (.he face and cure the indigestion which W the root of the trouble.

Always keep a lemon 011, the wasustand. ft w in prevent the skin forming round the h.«|jf<liiooiis „t the base of the huyw.mills, and keep the latter in i»ood. condition. "

~. Henna powder will give the hair a delightful Milium tint if used for a I little time. Dissolve half an ounce if ■ it iu the last rinsing water, and dry the hair, if possible, in the sun.

Oranges are valuable aids to beautifying the complexion. The Spanish women who. are credited with liaviii" the loveliest faces in (be world, oftenViet themselves on this fruit with nuts and cereals for nutrition.