I hate to see girls with hard red cheeks and freckles." It was certainly not possible to obtain Mrs.Courtenay's lavender cream or any other toilet specialties at the Camp.

Beatrice and Mollie, however, impressed with the necessity of preserving their complexions, commandeered some of the buttermilk which was sent daily from the farm, and dabbed it plentifully over their faces before retiring to bed, following the application with massage to the best of their ability.
They were emulated in these toilet rites by Agatha James, Mary Payne and Olave Parry, who also studied the beauty hints columns, and liked to try experiments.

One day Agatha found an entirely new suggestion in a copy of "The Ladies' Portfolio." A correspondent wrote strongly advocating common salt as a hair tonic.

It was to be rubbed in at night, and brushed out again in the morning.
Apparently nothing could be more simple.

Beatrice, being on kitchen duty, had access to the salt-box.