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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 16, 1920)
TWO TIIK ALLIANCE HERALD. THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1920. . ax Aycwo w it in st v. av nr- ii ii f i I II L. Copyright by Rice Feature Service, 1919. Care of the Completion be surprised at the Improvement t . - rn.ni. H will make both In the texture and . , . , 4. appearance of the akin. loo lb.n II I. to mi, drtfeu 'M h01iW ta tAN brove a complexion that Is not Rood Often one application of an Injurious cosmetic or the misuse of one's face In attempting to conform to vague and misleading directions given by some unqualified person will produce a disfigurement that years will not remove. One girl wrote me that she had a number of blackheads In her fore head. Hefore I could reply to her letter someone advised her to pinch and prick them out and to use a small key to press down the surface skin around them. She fol lowed directions, first steaming her face. The blackheads disap peared, but her fore head remained discol ored In spots resembl ing moth patches. These became so pronounced that she consulted a phy sician. Various remedies were tried 'without avail. The brown spots be came permanent. As time passed, they seemed rather to enlarge than decrease. Their effect was much more unsightly than the blackheads. That, of course, was an unusual case, but It serves to impress one with the great need of carefulness. That which benefits one person's akin may produce altogether differ ent results when used by someone vise. Much depends upon what kind of a complexion one has to begin with and, as I have said before, upon the state of one's health. Bleaching lotions caiyiot make a bilious woman beautiful any more than dancing les sons will make a sway-backed, round-shouldered person graceful. Even sulphur and molasses, that simple, old-fashioned prescription which sounds so harmless and has always been so widely recommended, Is not infallible. At school one of the girls I knew cultivated a taste for the awful mixture, took It reg ularly and developed a beautiful' complexion. She recommended the treatment to a classmate afflicted with pimples. The latter tried the ' experiment and, to her horror, the eruptions on her face multiplied so rapidly that she was forced to con sult a doctor. A good treatment for a thick, muddy skin that needs softening and stimulation Is to bathe it occasional ly with very hot water in which- a spoonful each of borax and powdered pumice has been stirred. When the face has been well steamed and bathed In this solution, dry with a soft cloth, then massage with cold cream. Allow the cream to remain on the lace about ten minutes before -applying cold water. Use Ice water, If possible, or even a piece of Ice. Do not rub the face. The cold plunge Is merely to close the pores. Dry carefully with a soft clotti and dust lightly with powder. Those who try this method once or twice a week taken in the selection of face powder. The cost of the powder and the elaborate box In which it Is packed are no guar antee of Its excellence. From sad experience I have almost come to ex pect the contrary. There are excep tions, it Is true, but they are only apt to prove the general rule. Some face powders seem to dry up and absorb the natural oil of the nkin to such an extent that it looks dry and seamy, even thought smooth to the touch. Others are so heavy and greasy that they appear like a paste. Each individual should select the powder best suited to her skin. A powder that Is unpleasantly notice able on one woman's face may not be visible on that of another. The varying shades of brunette powders now obtainable make It possible to suit almost any complexion. In my opinion there Is no excuse for blackheads. Care and cleanli ness will prevent their appearance. Steaming and massage will remove them. The application of too much grease to the face will promote the growth 'of a soft down, not In the least beautiful and decidedly difficult to remove. A great fad at the present time is "eye-brow shaping." I am going to tell of this in a special article at some future time. There are many young girls who have their eye-brows shaped as regularly as they have their nails manicured. Of course, their appearance Is Improved. Some very charming effects are produced. Nevertheless, I do not recommend the practice. Once commenced, It must be continued. In time It will naturally cause tho brows to Increase In thickness, as well as to become stiff and coarse. Greasing the brows and lashes with cold cream or Vase line will increase their growth and brushing will keep them smooth. The continued use of cosmetics will, in any face, sooner or later leave traces which nothing will re move and nothing but more cosmetic and a veil will cover. Women who depend entirely upon artificial means of beauty are those who are veritable scarecrows when unadorned, . who shrink behind doors when unexpect edly Interviewed In the early morn ing and who cannot take part in any amusements or athletics where make up Is useless or out of place. A dry. scaly skin Is often caused by insufficient fat and poor circula tion of the blood. For such cases all lotions which contain alcohol or ether, borax, ammonia, mercury, zinc, or other ingredients of like na ture should not be used. A mixture of glycerine and rosewater, on the contrary, will be found beneficial be cause of Its smooth and soothing qualities. . Women of middle age who arr anxious to ward off wrinkles are now devotees of tho paddle. That ex pression may sound Btiange to those who have never heard of the custom. For their enlightenment I will tell of the strange, slapping sounds which startled an elderly man some eeks ago. He heard them always at night. They would continue with more or less steadiness for at least twenty minutes. Ills sister, who had come from the east for a visit, occu pied an adjacent room. Night after night the peculiar rhythmic slap, slap, slap continued. It made the man nervous. He decided to Investi gate. To his amazement he located the sound In his sister's room. "I threw open the door, when she called to me to enter' he said, when relating the Incident, "and there she sat, with a Jar of tissue-building cream beside her and a queer little paddle in her hand, slapping and paddling her face bo hard and so steadily that, for a moment, I thought she must be crazy. She in sisted however, that it was to pre vent wrinkles and stimulate circula tion. "And, by Jove!" he added, re flectively, "I'll say this much for the treatment, It Is actually doing her a world of good. I can notice the im provement myself." Then I asked him If he considered it a waste of time for women to give so much thought and attention to their personal appearance. "I do not," he replied, promptly. "I am a business man and speak from a business standpoint. A woman, to be successful In any busi ness or profession needs to cover her age as much as . possible. As soon as people begin to consider her passe, she might as well give up. I regret to say it, but I know It is true. People will contradict me, but facts bear out my statement. Schools and universities are turning out young, up-to-date graduates every year who have new ideas and great enthusi asm. They are fresh and youthful in appearance and the magnetism of their personality, when It is com bined with ability, connot help but attract. Naturally, the woman whose appearance conveys the Idea that she Is a few years behind the times, Boon finds herself In the discard unless she happends to be at the head of some department where experience in that particular line Is necessary. One of the striking things I noticed during the war when I vis ited one of the federal employment bureaus In New York city was the large number of women past thirty five years of age who were seeking and could not find positions. From fifty to a hundred such women were nearly always In the waiting room. They were capable, educated, experi enced women and every one I Baw looked her full age. One of these women, together with a young and Inexperienced girl was directed to the gas mask fac tory. They started off together. The woman returned alone. Despite her excellent character and' References she had been merely "placed on the lists for notification It her services should be needed later." The young and attractive girl had been the first one Interviewed. She had been told to report the following day for work. Such Is the value of personal appear ance In the business world. In this case, If the woman had spent a little time every day In preserving youth and cultivating beauty It certainly would not have been wasted." Velie $1,785.00 Skeltoe -4- $1,245.00 F. O. B. Factory An ideal combination for the Aggressive Automobile Dealer Catalogs and Dealers Information Furnish ed on Request SECURITY 2204 Farnam iOTOR Ob OMAHA It Can't Be Done I .4 t " ', You don't have to be told that yon can't put out a real fire with a cup of water. You know it can't be done, and it seems ridiculous to mention it. We agree with you, yet it is no more ridiculous than to attempt to operate the telephone company on rates that will not pay operating expenses. Also, the amount of money required to operate the telephone two or three years ago is not enough to pay for present day operation. 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