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Otago Witness, Issue 3327, 19 December 1917, Page 56

By MILLICENT BROWN Illustrated by PENRHYN STANLAWS f NOTICED a curious thing recently in "Oh, that's very easy," she said; "I a railway train. A nicely-dressed remove my skin." "I'ou whatl" I ex- ' woman entered, and took a seat claimed, horrified. Again she laughedT and beside me. I saw that everyone was look- replied, "Sounds shocking, doesn't it? Ing at her—staring, in fact. But not But I will explain. Instead of using face Offensively, you understand. I caught my- creams, I use only pure mercolised wax, »elf doing the same thing. It was procurable at any chemist's. The wax has impossible to help it. Certainly it was a gentle absorbent -action which takes up hot her beauiy of feature that held the and removes the soiled and weather-beaten Ttyee of all, nor was it her costume. But outer film-skin, without pain, irritation, or 1 there was something about her face and expression—l risked it, and spoke. "Would you mind telling me," I said, '*how you keep your complexion so ilazzlingly pure? You won't, think -me t to be over t you haven't line in your face, and your cheeks are quite peach-like. Do tell me how you do it:" She laughed, quite good-naturedly. StanIAWS discomfort, thus revealing the real complexion fresh and clear underneath. Every woman has a beautiful complexion underr ath, you know. Then, to keep my face L.;n and free from wrinkles, I merely indulge' in a sparkling face bath two or three times a week, which'l prepare bydissolving a little stymol (obtained at the chemist's) in a bowl of warm water. This also keeps away those unpleasant little blackheads, and prevents 'shine.'" REMEMSER! will OUTWEAR the HEAVIER MAKES OFFERED AS SUBSTITUTES "HORROCKSES"' ON SELVEDGE , (BRITISH-MADE) 'Gbe Scent of JJrdby. This fascinating Eastern perfume has the blended fragrance of the rarest flowers of the Orient. .It is An Inspiration Perfume and imparts to delicate distinction. Ttie Perfume of €ejfCon Exquisitely charming and typically Eastern, WanaRanee is a queen among perfumes. It is indeed A Dream < Oriental Fragrance j Wonderfully ■efreshing and i rare delight to the lover of sweet scents? i! Both perfumes ace supplied in the following series: Perfume, Soap, Hair Lotion, Face Powder, Xuilet I t Cream, Dental Cream, Brilliantine, I Shampoo Powders, etc. OF ALL CHEMISTS AND STORES, re of worthless imitations. Insist on having the original. J.GROSSMITH & SON, LONDON Sole Proprietors and inventors of the Celebrated Oriental Perfumes PHUL-NANA and HASU -NO - HANA, also of "Golden Still" Eau-de-Cologne and "Old Cottage" Lavender Water. Wholesale Representative : W. TOD MARTIN. 16. Wyndham Street, Auckland.