THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 18, 1939.
Beauty and You
by PATRICIA LINDSAY
Indulge In Luxury Cosmetics
You know the type of woman I After a lovely bath our little
a
refer to when I say "she is
friend should sit before a mirror mousey women!" Usually a sweet, facial with well-selected products (not stand) and give herself B timid being who is very meticulous for her type of skin, and its colour- about personal and home cleanli-ing, and what wonders she could ness, but lacks even a speck of do with a flattering lipstic shade "dash" when you see her in her and face powder! Perhaps if she best Sunday-go-meeting clothes. is not young, she needs a bit of You may feel as I do, that you rouge nicely blended to bring would like to take her in hand and greater depth to the colouring of introduce her to her own beauty her eyes. possibilities!
There I would luxurious bath products!
Ex-
I'd like to take such a woman first to a good cosmetic counter. purchase for her quisitely scented, quickly lathering bath soap. An immense box or jar of bath salts, oil or other water softener. The most handsome box of body powder available and a big bottle of the nicest smelling cologne the store carried. If she hadn't lovely bath towels and brushes I would suggest she get those too. Then I would send her home for a bath which should take her at least one-half hour-providing she would relax in the tub as I would want her to do.
AFTER THE BATH
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ther it is turning colour or not!
Groff
A luxurious bath with fragrant aids has revived woman's tired body and spirts for centures! It also adds to her beauty!
Timely Tips For
Homemakers
over a
Now her prettied face needs a becoming halo. Her hair should be brushed and pampered so that it
For cleaning silver fill a large clean rag and warm water. If the may shine with natural beauty whe-china pie-dish with water contain- fabric can be tretched And the style of dressing it is going three or four spoonfuls each of frame during the process, so much important. She may change that salt and bicarbonate of soda. Keep the better. Remember that it is the this always handy, so that it can juice of the tomato and not the mousey personality at once into one
be used whenever required. Place flesh and far more attractive, by combing her
seeds which has the as large a piece of zinc as possible cleansing property; therefore, hair in a becoming fashion!
in the bottom of the dish, then im- select a fully ripe tomato, merse the silver articles. After two or three minutes they will be quite soft lighting, a good bed, ample bright and need nothing more than drawer and closet space. The de- rinsing and wiping. When not in corations should express the per-use, remove the zinc from the dish. If orange boxes are set on end sonality of the beauty she would like to be, rather than the woman and covered
with wall-paper, or she is! Such surroundings inspire other disguising medium, they make
excellent book shelves.
Her boudoir should be beauti- fully feminine, boasting of those things which are conducive to rest
smartness.
And with Spring poking it's head out of the ground, every mousey woman needs a new bonnet and a If that little mousey lady could resist beautifying herself after new outfit to meet it! So when she
finishes such a bath I miss my guess! For with luxury cosmetics, she may slip her luxurious grooming what woman, who has been delight-into new duds and show a new and fully bathed, relaxed and annointed, interesting self to an appreciative wants to get out of the tub into a
world! What joy will be hers dowdy looking house dress and screw her hair up on her head in through freshly gained poise and what a pleasing impression she will any old fashion?
make on all who meet her!
• Woman's natural instinct is to make herself more attractive than she is or in other words, to dramatise her individual beauty.
Buying beauty aids is the first step, so if you are even the least bit mousey, put on your old hat and go shopping!
MOPSY GLADYS PARKER
MOPSY WHAT'S THE HEIGHT OF YOUR AMBITION?
OH, SOME- WHERE A-
ROUND
SIX FEET!
Fresh fruit dipped in boiled sugar and allowed to dry makes a pretty garnish for sweet dishes.
corres-
Attractive garden chairs can be made out of old barrels sawn half through the middle, and pondingly from top to middle, thus cular seat is then nailed in place, leaving the lower end intact. A cir-
and the barrel attractively painted in some bright colour. A charming chair for a bedroom or a nursery, may be made in the same way by padding and covering with an at-
tractive cretonne or other suitable material.
If ink is dropped on to a table-
a delicate shade, take a juicy to- cloth, a light dress, or a carpet of
When lining beefsteak pudding mato, and rub the part affected. basin, cut, a piece of pastry from Leave the wet pulp on the stain for the bottom as large as a 2/- piece, a day, then light scrape fleshy matter,
and wash
off the place meat in, and the meat will' with a take 1 hour less to cook.
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