The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness

"Liquor of potassa 1 oz. Cologne 2 oz. White brandy. 4 oz. "The warm water and friction alone are sometimes sufficient." "TO REMOVE FRECKLES.--The most celebrated compound ever used for the removal of freckles was called Unction de Maintenon, after the celebrated Madame de Maintenon, mistress and wife of Louis XIV. It is made as follows:-- "Venice soap 1 oz. Lemon-juice 1/2 oz. Oil of bitter almonds 1/4 oz. Deliquidated oil of tartar 1/4 oz. Oil of rhodium 3 drops "First dissolve the soap in the lemon-juice, then add the two oils, and place the whole in the sun till it acquires the consistence of ointment, and then add the oil of rhodium. Anoint the freckly face at night with this unction, and wash in the morning with pure water, or, if convenient, with a mixture of elder-flower and rose-water. "TO REMOVE TAN.--An excellent wash to remove tan is called Creme de l'Enclos, and is made thus: "New milk 1/2 pint. Lemon-juice 1/4 oz. White brandy 1/2 oz. "Boil the whole, and skim it clear from all scum. Use it night and morning. "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."