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Show PRACTICAL TALKS BY THE APRIL GRANDMOTHER. however, that the lotions used do not con-Lain con-Lain glycerino, which some skins will not tolerate, and that they are not of a character char-acter which will stimulate tho growth of balr, as in the case of tbe creams chiefly composed of animal oils. "One of the best protections, from the effects of 6un and wind," added the April Grandmother, "is finely ground, puro white corn meal It will keep the complexion com-plexion white and smooth as ao Infant's if dusted over a damp face and allowed to dry upon it. One moat be careful, bow-ever, bow-ever, to keep the particles of meal out of the eyes, a rule which applies to auother exceedingly simple complexion aid consisting con-sisting of a solution of benzoin in rain water. I ) mitting your face to get deeply sunburned," advised tbe April firandmother as she glanced disapprovingly disapprov-ingly at her youngest descendant's scarlet visage. "The prettiest girl in the world cannot afford to take chances with her complexion, nnd the plainer ones should be exceedingly careful in that respect, as a scries of severe sun scorchings is not ouly ruinous to the cuticle but is apt to make the face look older. "Consequently, girls who have tbe thin, delicate skin bieh burns readily must be cuutious about exposing it while, sojourning sojourn-ing at tbe seashore. They should not venture ven-ture out of doors without the protection of a red-brown chiffon veil if a warm, damp "Freckles often tbe crumpled rose leaf in the existence of some multi-million-naire's heiress are apt to become richly, darkly brown under the influence of summer sum-mer suds and winds. And while nothing short of a scarfskln peeling opcratiou will even temporarily remove freckles they may be kept in abeyance and slightly bleached by regular applications of strained honey, a treatment which sometimes some-times relieves tboae coarsely textured cuticles that are so prone to scruff and crap dons. "Blackheads" tho April Grandmother shuddered delicately as she took tip the subject "are merely s polite term for dirt half buried In tbe pores of the skin. One reason wby they axe so obvious during wind is blowing, for the burn to be acquired ac-quired during the course of a sunless, murky day is more harmful thun all others. Neither should such girls iuiagiue because be-cause some of their friends do not wear huts while playing tennis that they may do likewise, for the sun that beats upon those unshaded courts of pleusure speedily plays havoc with a delicately textured cuticle Nor should tbey waste energy and tinio in learning to dive uud swim, for while they may adequately protect the complexion by rubbing cold cream into its pores before venturing into tho surf, obviously obvi-ously the face so treated must be kept perfectly dry. ' Tan becomes girls of the brunette typo, nmvlded thHt the coating is not loo deep. The trouble is that tbe 'nut brown maid,' "like tbe faded matron with the make-up (habit, doe not see herself as others 'see 'her, nnd by gradually allowing the dusky hue to deepen she insensibly acquires a scorched Irsther tint which may puss muster mus-ter on a golf course but certuiuly looks incongruous in-congruous above an evening gown. It is the part of wisdom for the olive com-plexlonml com-plexlonml girl to keep her cuticle of a normal nor-mal shade by regularly rubbing cold cream into its pores and lightly dusting it with rice powder prior to exposing her face to tho sun's rays. She should take care. a seaside season is because so mnch sand and dust is blown upon faces which go unwashed un-washed from morning until night lusttad 1 of being scrubbed with a soap lathered j brush several times during the coorse of ' tbe day. Lf ignored for a few weeka tbesj , unsightly particles become so deeply I in- bedded In the skin that they can only be soaked out by continued application of ; hot water end cold cream, followed by j linger pressings. This treatment, while it cleanses the cuticle, Induces those large j j pores' which lend a permauenlly coarse j appearance to the face." ' i |