A barber recommends ladies to have: their hair shampooed once a month. This will bring out the natural luster, soften it, clear it of dust, and rob it of that musty smell which comes of having long hair wound up closely for any length of time. It will also remove that itching of the head which some ladies find so troublesome. | For CompLexion.—Blanch one-fourth pound best Jordan almonds, slip off the skin, mash in a mortar, and rub together with best white soap, for fifteen minutes, adding gradually one quart rose-water, or clean fresh rain-water may be used. When the mixture looks like milk, strain through fine mus- lin. Apply, after washing, with asoft rag. To whiten the skin, and remove freckles and tan, bathe three times a day in a preparation of three quarts water, one quart alcohol, two ounces cologne, and one of borax, in propor- tion of two tea-spoons mixture tg two table-spoons soft water. Bathing the face in pure buttermilk, clear whey, sour milk, new or sweet milk, is sooth- ing and healing after walking, riding, driving, rowing or sailing. Do not plunge the face into cold water, neither dash the water over the face when suffering from sunburn or exposure to wind or water; the sudden shock is not only injurious to the whole system, but has been known to permanently © deface the complexion by a species of tanning which left a brown or yellow tinge impossible to efface. ‘ cal _ Queen Ress Complexion Wash.—Put in a vial one drachm of benzoin gum «t powder, one drachm nutmeg-oil, six drops of orange-blossom tea, or € Pe Peace hopes Saree Gime ee US nr Ae RS De a A PCD © Mi tee Tae ay 19 Tbe Lh ost Ey kd a BS be Lene, 5 pile ROMY AE Laem heey ale oe MS Rake, uty nee sr O RO ey OaHray Testa Bap “Titer galt Adi sho RMN BIAS A a YS PRP ey it, caalaly : a 490 THE ARTS OF THE TOMET. | 000 come apple-blossoms put in half pint rain-water and boiled down to one jea- spoonful and strained, one pint of sherry wine✪ Complexion Wash. Bathe the face morning and night: will remove all flesh-worms and freckles, and give a beautiful complexion. Or, put one ounce of powdered gum of benzoin in pint of whisky; to use, put in water in wash-bowl till it is milky, allowing it to dry without wiping. This is perfectly harmless. ‘THE Hatr.—Combs of tortoise-shell, bone, or rubber, with not very sharp te:th, should be used. Sharp teeth injure the scalp and produce dandruff. Two brushes, one hard, to clean the hair and scalp, and the other soft, to smooth and polish, are best. Clean brushes by rubbing them with bran, or wash with one part ammonia and two of water. Combing or brushing should be done in the natural direction of the hair, and never against it. In the proper way it can not be brushed too much. To keep the scalp clean wash in tepid soft water witn a little pure soap in it, rinse in pure water, dry with towels and then in the sun or by the fire. Oily hair may be washed once a week, light hair less often. Some occupations require that it should be washed much oftener. All preparations for the hair are more or less injuri- ous. Healthy hair has enough oil of its own, and the application 6f foreign oil destroys its vitality. Preparations containing alcohol fade hair and make it brittle. The only time when oil is admissable is after washing. The best preparation is one part of glycerine to three of rose-water. Pow- ders made of starch, when used, must be washed out of the hair to prevent injury. Those made of colored glass are very injurious, cutting and other- wise damaging the hair. At night, the hair should be loosened and left free. Night-caps are a relic of barbarism. “Hair dyes are very injurious, as they all contain more or less sugar of lead, nitrate of silver, and other ingredients, which affect the brain, produce paralysis, inflammation of the eyes, and impairment of sight. Gray hairs are an indication that the hair- producing organs are weakening.

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A barber recommends ladies to have: their hair shampooed once a month. This will bring out the natural luster, soften it, clear it of dust, and rob it of that musty smell which comes of having long hair wound up closely for any length of time. It will also remove that itching of the head which some ladies find so troublesome. | For Complexion.—Blanch one-fourth pound best Jordan almonds, slip off the skin, mash in a mortar, and rub together with best white soap, for fifteen minutes, adding gradually one quart rose-water, or clean fresh rain-water may be used. When the mixture looks like milk, strain through fine muslin. Apply, after washing, with asoft rag. To whiten the skin, and remove freckles and tan, bathe three times a day in a preparation of three quarts water, one quart alcohol, two ounces cologne, and one of borax, in proportion of two tea-spoons mixture to two table-spoons soft water. Bathing the face in pure buttermilk, clear whey, sour milk, new or sweet milk, is soothing and healing after walking, riding, driving, rowing or sailing. Do not plunge the face into cold water, neither dash the water over the face when suffering from sunburn or exposure to wind or water; the sudden shock is not only injurious to the whole system, but has been known to permanently © deface the complexion by a species of tanning which left a brown or yellow tinge impossible to efface. ‘ cal _ Queen's Complexion Wash.—Put in a vial one drachm of benzoin gum or powder, one drachm nutmeg-oil, six drops of orange-blossom tea, or € Pe Peace hopes Saree Gime ee US nr Ae RS De a A PCD © Mi tee Tae ay 19 Tbe Lh ost Ey kd a BS be Lene, 5 pile ROMY AE Laem heey ale oe MS Rake, uty nee sr O RO ey OaHray Testa Bap “Titer galt Adi sho RMN BIAS A a YS PRP ey it, caalaly : a 490 THE ARTS OF THE TOMET. | 000 come apple-blossoms put in half pint rain-water and boiled down to one teaspoonful and strained, one pint of sherry wine. Bathe the face morning and night: will remove all flesh-worms and freckles, and give a beautiful complexion. Or, put one ounce of powdered gum of benzoin in pint of whisky; to use, put in water in wash-bowl till it is milky, allowing it to dry without wiping. This is perfectly harmless. ‘THE Hatr.—Combs of tortoise-shell, bone, or rubber, with not very sharp te:th, should be used. Sharp teeth injure the scalp and produce dandruff. Two brushes, one hard, to clean the hair and scalp, and the other soft, to smooth and polish, are best. Clean brushes by rubbing them with bran, or wash with one part ammonia and two of water. Combing or brushing should be done in the natural direction of the hair, and never against it. In the proper way it can not be brushed too much. To keep the scalp clean wash in tepid soft water witn a little pure soap in it, rinse in pure water, dry with towels and then in the sun or by the fire. Oily hair may be washed once a week, light hair less often. Some occupations require that it should be washed much oftener. All preparations for the hair are more or less injurious. Healthy hair has enough oil of its own, and the application 6f foreign oil destroys its vitality. Preparations containing alcohol fade hair and make it brittle. The only time when oil is admissable is after washing. The best preparation is one part of glycerine to three of rose-water. Powders made of starch, when used, must be washed out of the hair to prevent injury. Those made of colored glass are very injurious, cutting and otherwise damaging the hair. At night, the hair should be loosened and left free. Night-caps are a relic of barbarism. “Hair dyes are very injurious, as they all contain more or less sugar of lead, nitrate of silver, and other ingredients, which affect the brain, produce paralysis, inflammation of the eyes, and impairment of sight. Gray hairs are an indication that the hairproducing organs are weakening.

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