By MILLICENT BROWN Illustrated by PENRHYN STANLAWS NOTICED a curious thing recently in "Oh, that's very easy," she said; a railway train. A nicely-dressed remove my skin." what? I exwoman entered, and took- a seat claimed, horrified. Again she laughed, and >eside me I saw that everyone was look- replied, "Sounds shocking, doesn t it? iff at her—staring, in fact. But not But I will explain. Instead of using face Pensively, you understand. I caught my- creams, I use only pure mereohsed wax, : the same thing. It was procurable at any chemist s. Ihe wax ha - possible" to. help it. Certainly it was a gentle absorbent action which takes u c * her beauty of feature that Tield the and removes the soiled and weather-beaten iyea of all nor was it her costume. But outer film-skin, without pain, irritation, or 4yw v ' "-Tew^. gLf Stan i*w>» there was something about her face and discomfort, thus revealing the real comrisked it, and spoke, plexion fresh and clear underneath. Every "Would you mind telling me/' I said, woman has a beautiful complexion undertow you keep your complexion .so neath, you know. Then, to keep my face dazzlingly pure? You won't think me firm and free from wrinkles, I merely , ~ J , v , , ± n v a rtTr/aT . indulge in a sparkling face bath two or impertinent .but you seem to be over a eek> hich x prepar6 by thirty, aren't you? And yet you haven t dissolvin a little s t ym ol (obtained at the a line in your face, and your cheeks are chemist's] in a bowl of warm water. This quite peach-like. Do tell me how you do a ] so keeps away those unpleasant little it." She laughed, auite eood-naturedly. blackheads, and prevents 'shine.'"
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Otago Witness, Issue 3336, 20 February 1918, Page 50
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