All Round.

Dunstan Times, Issue 2216, 12 January 1904, Page 6

All Round.

TO WHITEN THE HANDS. Bub a little of the following mix ture well in every night after washing Equal parts of glycerine, rosewater, and lemon-juice. If glycerine disagrees with your skin, use almond oil instead. TO STRENGTHEN WEAK EYB3. Bathe them every morning in a wineglasaful of cold water to which about twenty drops of hazeline have been added. If the eyelids are red and inflamed rub a little baseline cream well in every night after washing and thoroughly drying. A COLD WEATHER HINT. If you want to keep your skin smooth and velvety, be careful not to wash your face just after coming in out of the wind or just before going out. Both are equally bad for the complexion, causing the skin to chap and making it red and rough-looking, f A GREASY SKIN. To cure this you must improve the general health and oat green vegetables or fruit in some form at least once a day* Friction does wonders sometimes, so try rubbing your face briskly with a rough towel after washing, not hard enough to break the skin, however. As an astringent, a little white wine may be applied to tbo skin once a day after washing and allowed to dry in. If the wine is too strong mix it with an equal quantity of elderflower water. AN EXCELLENT GOLD CREAM. Put a teacupful of sweet cream—the thicker the better—into a lined saucepan, aud stir over the fire till it boils. Allow it to cool, and re-heat. Do this three times, and after the third stir in, while hot, the strained juice of two lemons, two tablespoonfuls strained cucumber juice, one tablespoonful glycerine, and one tablespoonful honey, Stir till almost cold, then add a few drops of any nice scent. Stir again, and store in pots for use as required, sealing down any not needed at once. This cream, rubbed well into the face every night after washing, makes tha skin like velvet. TREASURE TROVE. The latest ‘ find ’ of treasure trova in Wales is of very considerable interest. A boy looking for foxes on the Radnorshire hills discovered a ring of massive gold with an ant engraved on it; also an armlet and a> necklet, which are described as being of undoubted Celtic manufacture. In that case, the ornaments will probably be found to be about 1,200 years old. There are some beautiful specimens of old gold adornments of this period in the gold aud silver room of the British Museum, but it is unique in antiquarian annals for such specimens to be found in Wales, HALF-FLEDGED CRITICS. The conceit of some whipper-snap-per officials sometimes puts them in awkward predicaments. In the army rank is not always indicated by the rig an officer wears. i A story is told of a second lieu« tenent, recently graduated from hurst, who had just joined his regi« ment in South Africa and was standing near the market place in Durban, when a grizzled and unshaved old soldier, wearing khaki breeches, |a shirt and a campaign hat, stepped up and stood near him. The young sol dier fidgeted at the manner in which the trooper ignored his proximity, and then turned on him sharply : ‘ Here, you man, did any one ever teach you how to salute f’ * Yes, sir/ drawled the trooper, as he glanced at the youngster. ‘ Well, knock your heels together/ said the young officer;, and tha trooper came to attention’ with the precision of an old soldier. ‘Now salute/ hj«. said ; and the trooper’s gauntlet came to the rim of his hat and stayed there until the young lieutenant answered it, at the same time demanding ; ‘ Now remember this, and don’t iet it happen again. What is your name, what do you belong to ?’ Without relaxing his position from attention, the old trooper again respectfully saluted, and remarked, dryly : ‘ M> name is S- S——, and I’m of the cavalry brigade.’ TAKE CARE OF YOUR CLOTHE*! The care of one’s clothes has mucli to do with a well-dressed appearance, and a woman whose means are limited may, with proper regard for the care of her clothing, appear an unlimited number of times in the same bonnet, gown, gloves, and vaiL Instead of stripping her gloves off roughly, rolling them in a ball and tosssing them ..side, where she cannot find them the next time sh* wishes to wear them, she carefuMj pulls them off, fiugar bj • flag*?! stretches them full leagth and lava them In her glove case, where they remain until worn again. Her veil, instead of remaining pinned to hoi bonnet, is lightly rolled, the edges being pulled out as it is done, and is laid in a box large enough not to crush it, thus avoiding tho ugly wrinkles that throw shadows on tns face resembling lines of age.