THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 24, 1939.
Beware Of Poison Ivy
Days in far from the city noise and heat are just wonderful-if! If you do not get an insect bite, a nasty sun- burn or touch poison ivy!
If any person touches poison ivy he should immediately wash with naptha soap, and if the itchy rash breaks out on your skin, you had-bet- ter hie to a druggist and buy some calomine lotion to dab on generous-- ly. Baking soda packs also help.
If you get a truly serious dose of poison ivy, and it spreads rapidly over your skin, you should treat it like a severe sunburn. Dry the skin thor- oughly, coat it with melted paraffin (not too hot!) then lay a thin sheet of cotton over that, and paint
BY PATRICIA LINDSAY
How's Your Hair?
Hairline Important
BY HELEN HUNT
on a second layer of paraffin. Cover the whole thing with clean cotton bandages.
This girl's hair is naturally curly, we had straighten it out with
with it.
According to the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, the poison in severe cases should be neutralised so before the paraffin is applied. This a solution before we began to work is done by applying salts of iron which a good druggist will mix. Tell him to dilute a 5 per cent solution of iron chloride in a mixture of half alcohol and half water.
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Section the hair off in front, bring it back smoothly and tie it, then do the back the ends in ringlets. Roll
TO-DAY'S COMMANDMENT Should your forehead be too broad, keep your hair style from appearing too wide at the sides. Often a soft wave or curls at either side will detract from this effect.
of hair up on large rollers. This is
good want them very much it may be pos- "Not only gentlemen, but bees pre- especially good for girls with
and is nice to wear for sible for you to achieve them by elec- fer blondes," says Mr. Stokes of the hairlines
troylsis. I know one girl under con- Columbia Studios who is taken along tennis or sports. to treat the stars when insects sting When considering your own hair-tract at a studio who has had a whole
styling, remember that there are new hairline made by this them.
method. Mr. Stokes treats bee, mosquito and five points of beauty at the hairline. She had an inch taken off her hair- in line to move it back so that her fore- all insect bites: except those of spid-First, there is the, widow's peak
centre of the forehead,
and then head would show to advantage ers, by first washing with alcohol and the ?
temples and, she could have the coveted five points. then dabbing on a weak solution of the two points at the ammonia. If any fever develops from finally, the two points just above the It has improved her greatly, the insect bite, Mr. Stokes has his ears. wards drink many glasses full of fruit juice until the welt from subsides.
the sting
Keep the hairline clean and con- If you have all five points you can centrate on dressing the manage almost any sort of hair dress to exhibit the beauty becomingly. If you haven't them and points.
hair so as of your five
This particular hair dress has the advantage of being very easy to keep in order and of a type that will look well after a strenuous game or a long day in the open.
It is also a youthful style. If you feel you are beyond wearing u big bow on top of your head you can substitute a barrette or clasp:
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This is another of a series of articles on hair styles, a most important subject to all women. The series is written by Helen Hunt, famous Hollywood hair stylist and head of the hair- dressing department of Columbia Studios.
Ploking a few daisies might prove fatal to pretty SHIRLEY RO88
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