"A famous preparation with the Spanish ladies for removing the effects of the sun and making the complexion bright, is composed simply of equal parts of lemon-juice and the white of eggs. The whole is beat together in a varnished earthen pot, and set over a slow fire, and stirred with a wooden spoon till it acquires the consistence of soft pomatum. This compound is called Pommade de Seville. If the face is well washed with rice-water before it is applied, it will remove freckles, and give a fine lustre to the complexion."
Footnotes:
[A] For further particulars, see chapter on [Bridal Etiquette].
[B] "The Sick-Room," by Dr. A. T. Thomson.
[C] Dr. Combe.
[D] Dr. Combe.
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