LOTION FOR THAT “TIRED” FEELING
Take one-quarter pint of alcohol—the recipe can be doubled or tripled if desired—one ounce each of spirits of camphor and ammonia, two and a half ounces of sea salt and one pint of boiling water; mix thoroughly and always shake before using. If a woman comes in tired from a day’s shopping, a long walk, or any other wearying exertion, apply the tonic to the face and arms, and it will magically remove all of that “tired” feeling and put one in fine condition for the evening.
Another delightful and refreshing bath water, which is said to come from Portugal, is made from two and one-half ounces each of eau de rose and eau fleur d’orange, one and a quarter ounces of eau de myrte, one-half drachm of essence of ambergris and one-quarter drachm of essence of musk. After thoroughly commingling the ingredients, keep closely corked in a bottle for a week in the dark—it were better if it remained even two weeks—then pour off the clear liquid. A little poured into the basin of water in which the face is washed will revive and freshen the complexion wonderfully.