Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 June 1884 — How to Be Pretty. [ARTICLE]
How to Be Pretty.
A tablespnoonful of surphur taken every other naorning for a. week, then omitted threemornings and taken again, will clear the complexion in a couple of months, budt will probabSy make the black specks more numerous for a week or two A mixture of powdered brimstone or sulphur in diluted glycerine,, rubbed on at night, in connection with the other treatment,, will soon cause them to disappear. Wash off carefully in the morning with soap and water in which there is a little ammonia. After this, if the face seems oily, wash it at night with spirits of camphor, reduced with half as much glycerine and a few drops ol ammonia. In the morning bathe the face as before with a little ammonia in it, and after wiping it carefully, sponge it over with camphor and water, and in a short timb the fairness of your skin will delight yourself and surprise your friends. —Lilly Langtry.
