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Otago Witness, Issue 3197, 23 June 1915, Page 67

London's Beauty Writers. Weekly Selections from Noted Beauty Experts Writing for the English Prcs3. Simple and Effective Methods. By Olga Amsdell, Special Correspondent, London, JSng. Why Have Grey Hair? Few pcopla know that grey hair is not a necessary feature of age —that, it can ba avoided without resorting to hair dyes. A very old, home-made remedy will turn tiro hair back to a natural colour in a few days. It is only necessary to get from tha chemist an ounce of concentrate of tammalite end mix it with four ounces of bay rum. Apply this simple lotion to the hair for a few nights with a small sponge, end you will soon have the pleasure of 6ceing the greyncas disappear. This recipe is perfectly harmless, is neither sticky nor greasy, and has given perfect satisfaction for many generations to those in possession of tha secret. Blackheads, Oily Pores, etc. The new sparkling face-bath treatment rids the skin of blackheads, oiliness and enlarged pores almost instantly. It is perfectly harmless, pleasant and immediately effective. All you havo to do is to drop & stymol tablet, obtained from the chemist's, in a glass of hot water, and after the resulting effervescence has subsided dab the attccted portions of the face freely with the liquid. When you dry the face you will find that the blackheads come right off on the towel, the large pores contract and efface themselves, and the (rreasincea is all gone, leaving the skin smooth, soft, and cool. Ibis treatment should bo repeated ; few times at intervals of several days in order to make sure that the result snail be permanent. The Magnetism of Beautiful Hair. Beau'Diiui nair adds immensely to the personal magnetism of born men and women. Actresses and smart women are ever on tnt; icoii out for any harmless thing thai Will increase the natural beauty 01 their Pair. -Hie latest metiiod 16 to use pure staiiax as a, snampoo on account of the peculiarly glossy, huffy, and wavy effect winch it leaves. As suulax has never been used much for th.s purpose, it comes to the cnennst only in £id suaicd packages, enougii lor 25 or 6l> snampooa. A teaspooniuu 01 tno iragrant staimx granules, dissolved in a- cup of Hot water, is more than surheient for each siiampco. It is very beneficial and stimulating to the hair, apart torn its beautnymg effect. How to Keniove a Bad Complexion. Cosmetics never realiy neip a poor coniplex.on; oltcn they are positively harmful. ill© sensible, rational .way is to actually remove tne thin veil ot- milling, halt-dead ecari-ekin from the tace, and give the fresh, vigorous and beautiful young sk.n imderncacn a cnance to show itself and to breathe. j.rus is best done in a very simple way, by merely applying morcohsed wax at nignt, luce cold and wasmng it oil in tha morning. Good mercoliscd wax can be ob-. taint-d from any well-stocked chemist. IS absorbs the disfiguring cuticle gradually and harmlessly, leaving a brnhaiit natural compK.viori. Of course, this also takes with it aii such facial blexnisnea as< red blotches, tan, moth patches, eallownees, liver spots, pimples, etc. As a freckio remover and general complexion beautifier this oidfashioned remedy is unequalled. The Powder Puff Passes. Every normal woman is always interested in any plan by which sue can quickly enhance her beauty, provided the plan is perlectly saie and Simple. Ever since the discovery that ordinary ciemmite, such as any chemist can supply, is an and harmless beautiuer, there has been a growing demand tor it trom smart women everywhere. They usually get about an ounce and add just enough water to dissolve it. A little of this pcriectly harmless lotion gives a beautiful complexion to any ia.ee mstantiy. it renders iace powder quite uanocecsary. Moreover, its use cannot bo detected. Tne sKin is instantly beautmed, bus appears perfectly natural under the closest scrutiny. Tailing Hair. How often one hears the lament, "I havo tried everything on the market, and my hair comes out in handfuls." JNiot so surpr.sing either when yuu come to think it over. Hair tonics to bo effective must ba fresn, and there is no earthly reason why every woman should not make her own lotion at home. The finest vegetable tonio outumabk' is undo by mixing a packet of boranium with a quarter of a pint of bay rum and adding sufficient water to rill « half-pint bottle. Tins lotion rubbed briskly into the scalp sets the hair roots tingling with new life, and will, if persevered with, give you back your "crowning glory." 3.