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To Thiclien tUe Hair. — One quart of white wine, one h&ndfol of rose- 

 mary flowers, one-half pound of honey, one-quarter pint of oil of sweet 

 almonds. Mix the rosemary and honey with the wine, distill them together, 

 then add the oil of sweet almonds and shake well. When tising it, pour a 

 little into a cnp, warm it, and mb it into the roots of the hair. 



Crtmping Hair. — To make the hair stay in crimp, take fire cents' worth 

 of gnm arable and add to it just enough boiling water to dissolve it. When 

 dibsolred, add enough alcohol to make it rather thin. Let this stand all 

 night and then bottle it to prevent the alcohol from evaporating. This put 

 on the hair at night, after it is done up in papers or pins, will m&ke it stay in 

 crimp the hottest day, and is perfectly harmless. 



The XaiLi. — Great attention should be paid to keeping the nails in good 

 order. They should be brushed at least twice a day, and the skin round the 

 lower part should be kept down by rubbing with a soft towel. The sides of 

 the nails need cUpping about once in a week. If they become stained, waah 

 them well with soap, and after rinsing off the soap well, bmsh them with 

 lemon juice. 



Toilet Soap.- Take two pounds of pnre beef tallow, two pounds of sal 

 soda, one pound of salt, one ounce of gum camphor, one otmce of oil of ber- 

 gamot, one ounce of borax; boil slowly an hour; stir often, let it stand till 

 cold, then warm it over, so it wiU run easily, and turn into cups or molds, 

 dipped in cold water. This is very nice for all toilet porpoeefl, and is greatly 

 improved by age. 



Almond Paste. — Take of bleached almonds four oimces, and the white 

 of one egg; beat the almonds to a smooth paste in a mortar, then add the 

 white of egg, and enough rose water, mixed with one-half its weight of 

 spirits of wine, to give the proper consistence. This paste is used as a 

 cosmetic, to beautify the complexion, and is also a remedy for chapped 

 hands, etc. 



Hair Wash. — Take one ounce of borax, half an ounce of camphor pow- 

 der—these ingredients fine— and dissolve them in one quart of boiling water. 

 When cool, the solntiou will be ready for tise. Damp the hair frequently. 

 This wash is said not only to cleanse and beautify, but to strengthen th« 

 hair, preserve the color and prevent baldness. 



To Make Ean de Colugne. — Rectified spirits of wine, four pints; oil of 

 bergamot, one ounce; oil of lemon, half an ounce; oil of rosemary, half a 

 drachm; oQ of neroli, three-quarters of a drachm; oil of English lavender, 

 one drachm; oil of oranges, one drachm. Mix well, and then filter. If these 

 proportions are too large, smaller ones may be used. 



Careof the Halr—To keep the hair healthy, keep the head clean. 

 Brush the scalp well with a stiff bnuh while dry. Then wash with castile 

 soap, and mb into the roots, bay mm, brandy, or camphor water. This done 

 twice a month will prove beneficial. Brush the scalp thoroughly twice a 

 week. Dampen the hair with soft water at the toilet, and do not use oil. 



Pearl 'Water tar the Complexion. — Take castUe soap, one pound; 

 water, one gallon. Dissolve; then add alcohol, one quart; oil of rosemary 

 and oil of lavender, of each two drachms. Mix well. 



