Beauty Secrets Revealed,

Otago Witness, Issue 3309, 15 August 1917, Page 50

Beauty Secrets Revealed,

Hair Culture. A DISTRESSING lack of hair will mar tho most beautiful face, and, after all, there is really no need to have poor or impoverished hair if a few commonsenso rules are observed. First of all, hair tonics must be freshly-made in order to obtain the best results, and thousands of women, and men, too, are now making up their own lotions with most satisfactory results. For this purpose they obtain from tho chemists one ounce of boranium and mix this with a quarter "pint of bay rum; quite a simple formula, and, according- to all accounts, remarkably effective. This simple homemade lotion quickly removes all dandruff, and creates a .growth of new healthy hair which will gladden the heart of any woman. One word in conclusion. Do not experiment with your hair, long suffering though It may be. Nature will surely revolt if you continue to subject the hair and scalp to all kinds of fanciful treatments. Employ a tonic by oil means if such is required; but, having found a satisfactory one, use no other. Good Shampoo Important. THE hair should be allowed to breathe, and the greasy film around each strand must be removed with a mild nonalkaline shampoo. Soaps should be tabooed. The very best solution for the purpose can bo made by dissolving a teaepoonful of stallax granules in a cup of hot water. It stimulates the scalp to healthy action, and at the same time leaves the hair in that soft, fluffy condition so much admired. Any chemist can supply you with an original packet of stallage, sufficient to make twenty-five or thirty shampoos. Magic for Superfluous Hair. IT is astounding the number of women who suffer from unsightly growths of hair on the face, and it will come as a piece of good news to know that there is a simple substance, known as powdered pheminol, which will remove it immediately and permanently. Mix a small quantity into a thin paste with a little water, and apply to the objectionable growths. In two minutes all trace of the hair will have entirely vanished, and your skin will be as soft and smooth as a child's.

By "MIMOSA."

Renewing Complexions. THE average woman of to-day is usually satisfied if her complexion is passably pretty, little knowing that an exquisite skin is now within her reach, providing she has tho good sense to stop using cheap made-up preparations, and adopt wiat has now become known as the mercolised-wax habit. It is a pity that every woman in the land cannot be apprised of this simple method. The few to whom its virtues are already known have complexions that are tho envy of all their friends, and, as is usually the case, the majority of them refuse to divulge the secret. However, the formula has now been verified, and is known as mercolised wax. Inquiries at several chemists' shops have resulted in ascertaining that this substance has been known to the select few for some years as a complexion beautifier; but it is only until qviito recently that it has been used to any extent for this purpose. It was also explained how mercolised wax renews the complexion; but, as this is rather technical, it is not proposed to repeat it here. It will be sufficient _to say that through some peculiar action the wax absorbs tho dead and discoloured outer cuticle, revealing the fresh young complexion which every woman has underneath. The process occupies about ten days, and the change is so gradual and imperceptible that no discomfort whatever is caused. The treatment is perfectly harmless, and the wax may bo used as often as desired. Blackheads Fly Away. A PRACTICALLY instantaneous remedy for blackheads, greasy skins, and enlarged pores, recently discovered, is now coming into general use in the boudoir. It is very simple, harmless, and pleasant. Drop a stymol tablet, obtained at the chemist's, in a tumbler full of hot water. After the effervescence has. subsided bathe the face in the liquid, using a small sponge or soft cloth. In a few minutes dry tlie face and the offensive blackheads will come right off on the towel. Also the large oily pores immediately close up and efface themselves naturally. The greasiness disappears and the skin is left smooth, soft, and cool. This simple treatment is then repeated a few times at intervals of four or five day» to ensure the permanence of the result.

daughters of tbe house. Mrs Rathbone wore uiack, the corsage of which was relieved with deep blue veiled with black, Mrs Cplbcck's soft black frock was linislied with white, and Mrs Brown also wore a smart black frock. Amongst the guests we-o Mrs George Bloomfirld, Mrs Norton (Chris;church). Mr and Mrs Stewart, Mr and Mrs \V. Lloyd, Mr and J.lra H. Marsack, Mr and Mrs C. Nathan, Mrs George Roberts, Mr and Mrs Kemp, Mrs F. E. JBaume, Ur and Mrs Scot* Watson, Mr and Mrs David Jiews, Mr and M-rs Sydney Thome George, Mr and Mrs George Kent, Miss Bcresford, Miss M. Fraler, Mr and Mrs George Niccol, the Misses Buckland (2), Mrs Kinder, Miss A'. Upton, Mr and Mrs Gillies, Miss Pascall (Palmerston North). and Mrs Field Porter, etc-. Mr and Mrs R. C. Gillies are staying at Cargcn Miss Noel Pascall and Miss Johnston (Palmerston North) are the guests of Mrs W. Lloyd (Otahuhu). General regret has been felt all over Auckland at the death of Mr E. D. Benjamin, which took place on Monday last after an operation. The sympathy of all friends lies with the widow and the young son and daughter. The interment was at Waikumete. The war picture, " The Battle of the Ancre," which is being screened under the auspices of the New Zealand Y.M.C.A. at His Majesty's Theatre, is having crowded houses. From start to finish the pictures, which are real, and not '* faked," command <hc keen attention of the audience. The Hon. J. D. Connolly (who has been appointed Agent-general in London for West Australia) is at present, with Mrs Connolly and family, visiting Auckland.