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Show (ryy&bjsN7c? yy&tsyeb- JPa&esS- TCfOSY girlhood!" How tho poets jjL havo sung of It, from tlmo lm-jdVjh lm-jdVjh memorial! "A Juno roso of u Q ghl,' sings one; "My roso of tho rosooud garden of girls," says another. anoth-er. Girls themseHes glvo very llttlo thought to tholr llkonoss to roses; it Is after the forty year mark has been passed and tho roso flush has faded from a sallow, sluggish middle-aged skin that woman looks back -aKh yearning toward that wonderful, brilliant, bril-liant, altogether unappreciated complexion com-plexion of girlhood. It la safe to say that thoro Is no living, civilized woman, to whom tho thought of "make-up" doos not occur at ono tlmo or other. Sometimes the thought Is put sternly away as Immoral Im-moral and worldly; sometimes tho temptation lu resisted because of Ig-noianco Ig-noianco of tho wajs and means of acquiring that roso-flush of prottlness through artificial means. Tho tlmo Is past when a llttlo becoming be-coming "make-up" was considered a "disgrace to a docont woman." Dvon tho debutatfto touches up now after a wearing season of lato hours; tho chit of seventeen has her vanity kit of poudro do riz and lipstick and uses them, unashamed, In tho dressing dress-ing room at ball or restaurant. Tho only heinous crlmo about maklng-up, theso days, Is tho sin of being found out. A falso and artificial appcor-anoo appcor-anoo 1b In execrable taste. Mdko-up that Is apparent robs a face of beauty and of charm; but thoro seems no valid reason why woman should not "help out" hor faded completion and mako It moro youthful, juat aa sho "helps out" hor faded tresses by adding ad-ding artificial bialds and puffs. Flosh colored powder should bo used for daylight unless ono Is a very swarthy brunotto. For dark complex-Ions complex-Ions thoro is a special brunotto powder. pow-der. Tho puro white or roee-tlntcd powdor is for gaslight uso only, and oven then Is safo only for tho blond beauty with a naturally clear, dazzling daz-zling skin. After tho powder has been applied evenly all over the face, smooth It down with a bit of chamois. Thon apply the rougo with a piece of lambswool or tuft of absorbent cotton cot-ton and finally blond It Into tho powdor pow-dor with tho bit of chamois. If tho faco Is plump and rounded tho rouge should bo applied high on the cheeks and near tho noso; If thin and narrow, tho faco should bo touched with color lower on tho cheeks and toward tho choekbono. Tho removal of tho make-up is as Important as Its application. The miW x fmm A pinching maisngo to stimulate circulation. cir-culation. j faco must be gone over with puro cold cream and then bathed In warm wator and soap and rinsed in several waters, the last ono rather cold. The bits of chamois and lambswool with which powder and rougo aro applied must also bo kept scrupulously clean. If thoy aro not, grlmo and dust will be rubbed into tho akin each tlmo thoy aro used. If the comploxlon is clear and fine-textured fine-textured It may bo induced to show a pretty natural color, even though ordinarily or-dinarily rathor pallid The color will not last long, of course, but while it lasts It w 111 bo charming. Ca.ro should bo takon, howovor, not to roughen or coarson the skin by too much pinching and pulling in order to bring up the color. Tho tiny blood vessola undor tho skin of chooks and nose aro vory dellcato, and constant pinching and stimulating of tho complexion may bring about a rosult moro unbecoming unbe-coming than sallownoss or pallor. Alcohol, sprayed on tho skin every night aftor the careful face bath with warm wator and then cold wator, will help to mako tho skin firmer and moro youthful in toxturo. A looso skin sags ovor tho muscles and puckers puck-ers Into tiny wrinkles around tho eyes. Bo ory careful, howovor, to keep tho eyes tight Bhut while you use tho alcohol al-cohol spray. Next, pat tho checks, brow and ohln lightly with tho palms of tho hands, going ovor tho entire faco with light, quick llttlo taps This will bring tho blood to tho surface Then with a very little massago-cream on the fingers, go over tho face with a light, firm, pinching motion, picking up every inch of tho skin between thumb and forefinger and rolling It around slightly beforo lotting go. Be caroful to pinch tho muscles undor tho skin as well as tho akin Itself You will bo all In a glow by tho time B9MMBHH m 4 ?f1 I i $, . H Jt x .v S$ &$ '' Judf ''' UfrnfRA ll A sens! the skin will respond to tho nl- H coliol spraw with a rose flush H of pretty color. H you finish, H If you havo strong scruples against IH tho uso of cosmetics, try this simplo IH vegetable treatment sometime, when H you wish to appear especially well and H wish you possessed a little of that H rosy girlhood look you used to have. H Massago tho fuco and neck with H crushed strawberry pulp and juice. H Follow with a massago of thick, swoot H cream, pinching a wholo half pint of H tho cream into the skin Allow this H to dry in for half an hour or moro H you will be surprlsod to noto how IH youthfully pink and whlto your com- H plcxlon has grown! Now sllco a raw H beet and apply It lightly to your H cheeks. You will be rowarded by a H delicate roso flush of color. Last of H all uso a verj' llttlo powdor, ordinary H talcum will do If you havo objection H to poudro do rlz. H |