The Care of Towels. — Never put a new towel in the wash until
you have overcas': the fringed edge. The use of this is obvious the
moment one is told of it, though a dozen towels might be worn out
before one would discover it. If, when towels are washed, the fringe
is shaken well before they are hung up to dry, che fresh appearance
will be preserved for a long time. If vigorously shaken, that is all
that is necessary ; otherwise it is best to have the laundress whip the
fringe over the clean back of a kitchen chair. This is much better
than any combing process. Besides, it does not wear the fringe so
much. Towels with handsome, bright borders should never be boiled,
or allowed to lie in very hot water ; they should not be used till they
are so much soiled that they need vigorous rubbing to make them
clean. A gentle rubbing in two suds and then conscientious rinsing,
m warm water and then in cold, ought to be all that is required.
Boiling Water will remove tea-stains and many fruit-stains ; pour
the water through the stain, and thus prevent it from spreading
(hrough the fabric. Ripe tomatoes will remove ink and other stains
from white cloth ; also from the hands.
THE TOILET.
"A thing of beauty is a joy forever; its loveliness increases; it will never pass into
nothingness."
^HE old and trite saying that beauty is but skin-deep and
ugly is to the bone is not true of the higher types of
beauty. It may be of that ephemeral type that lives
^k through the flush of youth and passes away before
the sunrise of life is passed. But beauty worthy of the
name is found in the perfect outline of contour, in expression, in
shapely lips and handsome eyes ; and these do not pass away with
the first years of life but live on, if their possessor wills it so, even
until old age. The complexion is the one tell-tale feature that must
needs be watched to keep it young, but with good health it can be
kept attractive. Its deadly enemy is ill-health, and the standard of
health is so far below par that women seldom have handsome com-
plexions after their youthful days. Abundance of out-door exercise
and frequent baths will be the best cosmetic that can be used for it,
and these, with an even temper and plenty of occupation, will tend to
keep it young. There are external remedies that will assist nature,
and some of the best are here siven. Madame Recamier was a
woman so renowned for her beauty that its fame has made her historic.
Her strongest point was her blooming complexion, and this she kept
fresh by constant attention to it, never washing her face in cold
water, and using none other than rain-water. It will repay any one
who desires a good complexion to use buttermilk, the best bleacher
ever known. It is not always possible to get it, but when it can be
had, it is the first of cosmetics. Next after it is recommended a com-
position made of the following ingredients: Three ounces of ground
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The Care of Towels. — Never put a new towel in the wash until you have overcast: the fringed edge. The use of this is obvious the moment one is told of it, though a dozen towels might be worn out before one would discover it. If, when towels are washed, the fringe is shaken well before they are hung up to dry, the fresh appearance will be preserved for a long time. If vigorously shaken, that is all that is necessary ; otherwise it is best to have the laundress whip the fringe over the clean back of a kitchen chair. This is much better than any combing process. Besides, it does not wear the fringe so much. Towels with handsome, bright borders should never be boiled, or allowed to lie in very hot water ; they should not be used till they are so much soiled that they need vigorous rubbing to make them clean. A gentle rubbing in two suds and then conscientious rinsing, m warm water and then in cold, ought to be all that is required.
Boiling Water will remove tea-stains and many fruit-stains ; pour the water through the stain, and thus prevent it from spreading (hrough the fabric. Ripe tomatoes will remove ink and other stains from white cloth ; also from the hands.
THE TOILET.
"A thing of beauty is a joy forever; its loveliness increases; it will never pass into
nothingness."
^HE old and trite saying that beauty is but skin-deep and ugly is to the bone is not true of the higher types of beauty. It may be of that ephemeral type that lives ^k through the flush of youth and passes away before the sunrise of life is passed. But beauty worthy of the name is found in the perfect outline of contour, in expression, in shapely lips and handsome eyes ; and these do not pass away with the first years of life but live on, if their possessor wills it so, even until old age. The complexion is the one tell-tale feature that must needs be watched to keep it young, but with good health it can be kept attractive. Its deadly enemy is ill-health, and the standard of health is so far below par that women seldom have handsome complexions after their youthful days. Abundance of out-door exercise and frequent baths will be the best cosmetic that can be used for it, and these, with an even temper and plenty of occupation, will tend to keep it young. There are external remedies that will assist nature, and some of the best are here given. Madame Recamier was a woman so renowned for her beauty that its fame has made her historic. Her strongest point was her blooming complexion, and this she kept fresh by constant attention to it, never washing her face in cold water, and using none other than rain-water. It will repay any one who desires a good complexion to use buttermilk, the best bleacher ever known. It is not always possible to get it, but when it can be had, it is the first of cosmetics. Next after it is recommended a composition made of the following ingredients: Three ounces of ground (304)
THE TOILET. 305
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