Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 August 1911 — Milady's Mirror [ARTICLE]

Milady's Mirror

Dimple In the Elbow. Women who went to Paris this summer had the pleasure of seeing the Stephanie elbow. Stephanie is an actress, and the elbow is seen to best advantage when she Is dining or supping at a smart restaurant. Stephanie’s chief charm is her elbow. Your first impression is that It Is very pretty in shape. Then comes a glimpse of a shapely arm with a gleam of ivory white skin, and finally you see the dimple in the elbow. Whether her arm Is straight or bent or lying long and graceful in her lap. the dimple Is there. It Is not a thing that depends upon position. The dimple Is a fixture, and all who pass Stephanie’s table can see it. It is deep and pink, alluring and pretty. It was an American woman who first tried to get a dimple like it. “I must have the Stephanie dimple,” she declared to a French beauty maker. That was the beginning of the beauty makers trade. Now she has done hundreds of elbows, and Stephanie Is no longer the only one who has elbow dimples, though hers are still the most natural and the most youthful. “How do you do It?” asked a woman of one of the most successful of the French dimple makers. “My method is difficult,” was the reply. “I use the knife.” “Dreadful,” was the comment. “Yet not so when you come to think of it,” rejoined the beauty artist. “I merely make a cut, a sharp, not too deep little Incision, and when It heals there Is a slight depression. It is really a scar, but it looks like a dim pie.” “But isn’t It painful and dangerous?" “It might be. But it isn’t the way I do it, and therein lies my secret.”

To Boautify the Hair. When the hair begins falling out by reason of dandruff try shaffipooing without soap. A shampoo for this purpose is made of the beaten yolks of two eggs In limewater. Massage this well into the scalp, wash out with warm water and finish with a rinse of cold water to avoid taking cold. Make a lotion Of one and one-half drams of pure glycerin with two ounces .of limewater. Every fortnight make a thorough application of this lotion to the scalp by separating the hair in strands and putting the liquid on with a small soft brush. After the treatment the scalp must be carefully massaged with the finger tips, stimulating circulation and bringing nour ishmeht to the dry cuticle. After two applications add to the lotion an ounce of tincture of cantharides. Apply every night for two weeks. The treatment may be gradually left off as the dandruff diminishes. Wbfcn the hair is excessively oily limewater applied with a small sponge will improve the Condition. Only a small amount should be used, enough to moisten the scalp without making it damp. The business of curing dandruff is often a slow one, but patience brings about its Just reward In a glossy, silken new growth of hair and an incalculable improvement to such as does not yield to the inroads of scalp sickness. Under no conditions should dandruff be neglected, as sooner or later it will cause an uncomfortable itching atfd a most unattractive head of hair. Plenty of fresh air and sunshine are excellent tonics to be used In conjunction with the given lotion.

The Care of the Teeth. Fruit stains m’ay be removed from the teeth by rubbing them with salt or brushing them with a toothbrush that has been dipped In salt. The mouth should be well rinsed after this treatment. One often finds himself without a toothbrush when spending the day or the night unexpectedly away from home. In such an emergency a rinse of soda water will prove effective in cleansing the mouth and teeth. Borax water is also an excellent substitute, and one or other of these simple remedies is certain to be at hand. For dally use one of the most pleasant and beneficial washes is a weakened solution of cologne water. A tablespoonful of a favorite odor to half a pint of water is the correct propor tion. and this mixture should be bottled and kept;with the toothbrush where it is always handy.

Sleep as a Restorative. Any number of women who are cutting ruthlessly into their allowance to swell the cash drawer of the beauty parlors could solve the riddle of appearing fresh and animated if they would but make a practice of taking the proper amount of sleep. The value of sleep as a restorative and as a fountain of youth is unbelievable until one has bathed regularly therein. It almost seems magic in its effect, and many a woman who has discovered the secret is the envy and admiration of her beauty parlor friends. Eight hours for work, eight hours for sleep and eight for play is the old rule. Up to now no one has improved on this proportion. If yoiTVare more for the preservation of your youth and attractiveness than for your pleasure take not less .than the allotted eight hours of sleep from the twenty-four. ' 1 •-