Show BEAU BEAUTY 1 1 1 WIT ral TALKS ya S by 51 MARJORIE A R J OR I 1 E DUNCAN COTTON FLUFFS space has been devoted to MUCH M sermons on sanitary mea measures ures in better bred families one finds indi vidual wash cloths combs and brushes but a rather light hearted attitude persists with respect to the powder puff seldom does it get its due share of cleansing and scrubbing and a soiled greasy surfaced powder puff can do more damage in a day than facial preparations can remove in a week take blackheads for in stance the bane in the complexion and life of thousands of women many are the causes of blackheads and not the least leist of these Is the soiled powder puff grinding powder into the oily shiny sur face cotton fluffs make excellent powder puffs they are very inex pensive obviate the necessity of wash ing and disinfecting and are vt of course more sanitary the other day I 1 visited the home of an acquaintance and was delight ed to see two small baskets filled with individual powder puffs as she calls them she trimmed the baskets herself purchased them very inexpensively similar to small sewing baskets they are she lined them with blot ting paper saturated with her favor ite perfume over that she used cot ton padding and stitched pale green satin over all over the satin she always has a cellophane or tissue pa pit per lining which can be changed as frequently as she pleases this keeps the satin from becoming dusty and soiled and also keeps the puts tree free from dust the puffs are made from small squares of cotton the to fo ir corners are gathered together to make a small handle tied with a wee ee bit of gay colored ribbon it you vy ah h and there you are these puffs may be bought read reads made in drug and department depart meat stores or you can make them yourself the lovely lady of my story tory keeps a few in her purse at all times she never uses a puff more than once then im mediately discards ani she always has a supply on hand for emer emergency geney purposes and for the proverbial friend who makes a habit of may I 1 use you your powder puff safer and infinitely more sanitary these little guest ballets of bals can also add a note of gaiety and prestige to your dressing table try it if your skin Is very delicate and sensitive before using any bleaching preparation on your face take this test apply the bleach you intend us ing to your arm above the elbow do this at night before retiring in the morning it if the skin shows no arrita tion you may feel confident that it can be used on the face safely if the skin does show irritation a milder bleach will be necessary BUDGET FOR BEAUTY T IS not necessarily the woman wv who has enough time and money to experiment with every newfangled new tangled novelty that achieves the utmost in personal P rhonal lovea love ness no more than the woman who mho clutters her home with a great many knickknacks or her person with furs and jewels we all know at least one wise woman who gifted with a jointing sense of values has hag achieved a charming home and an adequate I 1 and becoming wardrobe we all know many women whose incomes have been cut in the past few years but whose sense of proportions has in creased and essentials have not suf thereby there n lies the secret of successful budgeting of time or finances assemble your cosmetic wardrobe as you do your wearing apparel be systematic and sensible about it ex 17 peri perl ments are often costly therefore decide first just what it la Is you really need thereby eliminating any un nn necessary waste learn also the best methods for the use of your essen bials thereby insuring the best results in the shortest possible period now apportion your budget you cannot afford any novelties fine start with the essentials can veo von have just one two or three leets then choose the ones that will work best for you the most important step in any treatment Is proper cleansing therefore every woman should have the logical cleansing medium for her complexion what next for the dry skin a nourishing skin food for the oily olly skin an astringent for the blemished skin a healing prep and so on the wise woman will start with let us say a coat get a hat to har monize and then build around this foundation dress shoes gloves bag likewise w th the cosmetic wardrobe build on the essentials every fern fem anine heart delights in having the non essentials too but these can be filled in as her budget permits it Is very encouraging to know thit many worn wom en accomplish a lot on compi rat ply ely little by that I 1 do not mean tbt p finer beauty preparations can earl in t t for the asking t r for the arar a baw lau sut too many worn worp alish fill in IP mrs llod f t LL li h ildr |