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Otago Witness, Issue 3148, 15 July 1914, Page 25

HOW OUR GRANDMOTHERS MANAGED TO LOOK YOUNG AT SIXTY. “It is strange,” remarked an old chemist the other day, “that so many women nowadays persist in trying all sorts of injurious patent systems and complicated treatments, hoping to restore ruined complexions, of improve the appearance of their skins, when they might easily do so by the simple home remedies of their grandmothers. In olden times a woman looked comparatively young at 60, while now most women have blemished complexions long before they are 30. Yet nothing new has been invented anything like so effective as the old-time lotion used by famous French Court beauties, such as Recamier and Du Barry, to preserve their youthful appearance. The recipe was so simple: just 2oz rosewater, 1 dram tincture of benzoin, and 2oz ordinary flowers of oxzoin, which any chemist will supply. Mix the lotion well, then apply with a soft cloth. If you apply it regularly it will not only keep the skin free from wrinkles, but will quickly restore • the dullest complexion. My own daughter is nearly 50 years old, and in this way she keeps her face looking so young and fresh that most people think she has not reached the age of 35.” The above advice indicates such a simple, harmless means to rejuvenate the appearance that it is published for the benefit of lady readers.—Advt,