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Title: American etiquette and rules of politeness
Year: 1883 (1880s)
Authors: Houghton, Walter R. (Walter Raleigh), 1845-1929
Subjects: Etiquette
Publisher: New York : Standard Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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egins to cool add the glycerine and oil of roses, andstrain through a piece of muslin. Beat with a silverspoon until cold and snowy white. TO REMOVE WRINKLES. Mix thirty-six grains of turpentine and three dramsof alcohol. Apply and allow it to dry on the face.The wrinkles will be made less apparent, and possiblyremoved. TO REMOVE STAINS FROM THE HANDS. Stains made by fruit may be removed by washingthe hands without soap, and holding them over thesmoke of burning matches or sulphur. When the hands are stained with nitrate of silver,wash them in a solution of chloride of lime. FOR CHAPPED HANDS. Half an ounce of rice flour, three ounces of sweetalmonds. Melt these over a slow fire, keep stirringuntil cool, and then add a few drops of rose oil. Apply freely at night a mixture of one ounce ofglycerine and ten drops of carbolic acid. An excellent remedy for chapped hands is puremutton tallow. Rub the hands long and well with a thick mixtureof vinegar and Indian meal, dry them near the fire
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TOILET RECIPES. 411 without washing, and rub them thoroughly withglycerine. Cold cream is good for chapped hands. TO WHITEN THE HANDS AND ARMS. Melt together, in a dish over boiling water, fourounces of honey, two ounces of yellow wax and sixounces of rose water. Add one ounce of myrrh whilehot. Before going to bed, rub this thickly over theskin. A good way to keep the hands white is to wear atnight large cloth mittens filled with wet bran or oatmeal, tied closely at the wrists. A lady can do a greatdeal of house work, and by wearing bran mittensevery night, may keep her hands white and soft. TO WHITEN THE FINGER NAILS. Mix in a bottle four ounces of spring water, twodrams of dilute sulphuric acid, one of the tincture ofmyrrh. Dip the fingers in the mixture, after washingthe hands. Before using this mixture, remove ringswith pearls or stones in them. A fine color may be given to the nails by latheringand washing the hands and fingers well with a scentedsoap ; then rub the nails with e

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