Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 292, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 December 1920 — BEAUTY CHATS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

BEAUTY CHATS

A DAINTY SKIN A BEAETYfUL skin will do more than any one other thing to make a wdman beautiful. For a beautiful skin Is the barometer-of health and well-being, if it is clear with a soft coloring, it shows that digestion is good, that exercise, bathing, right living, have all helped to build up a

Never Let the Skin Become Harsh or Coarse in Texture. healthy system. No* amount of external treatment can overcome internal neglect. Of course, many skins are too oily; these need to be washed at least once a day with soap and hot water, they need occasional steaming to remove superfluous oils; they must not be treated with cold cream. At least, tjjey must have only a greaseless cream, if any. Other skins are dry in texture; these need a cream dally, and care just before exposure to sun or wind. ’ One of the daintiest things, to use upon the skin is a lotion made by

by Edna Kent Forbes

shaking together equal parts of glycerine and rose water. The glycerine softens the skin, prevent* it drying or chapping, helps to prevent freckles, makes the skin feel; wonderfully soft The rose* water is simply a fragrant medium treed! to dilute the glycerine. The skin feels delightfully dainty after it is.rubbed with this mixture. Keep the skin dean, keep the digestion right—and forget your complexion. More harm is done by overusing cosmetics than by not using them at all. » (Copyright)