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TRACES SOURCE OF ‘AMERICAN BEAUTY’ Geography of Cosmetics Seen to Be Shifting. Washington, L>. C.—“The geography of cosmetics is shifting," says a bul letin from the Washington (D. C.) headquarters of the National Geograph- , lc society. "Formerly the women of I the United States drew upon the more ! sophisticated countries of Europe for | the boxed and bottled substances that alter their appearance for better or for worse. Now they are coming more and more to use what might he called j 'made in America complexions,' and the country Is even exporting aids to j beauty to the ends of the earth. “The big three In the world of cos metics are powder, rouge and cream; and of these stand-bys of the feminine toilet table the United States exports about $2,500,000 worth annually. This probably Is close to the value Of the imports of these specific substances, for the greater part of the $9,U00,<)U0 worth of ‘perfumery and cosmetics’ brought Into the country each year is made up of perfumes and perfume ma terials. Many times the amount of the exports and Imports of . powders, creams and rouges are consumed in American boudoirs—and on American street corners—for the value of the products turned out annually by the perfumers and cosmetic manufacturers of the United States is between $75, <>00,000 and $100,000,000. “For the best rouge the consumers of the United States must still look beyond the country's borders. The original coloring material was dried red corollas of the thlstlellke safflower plant of the Near East. The plant is cultivated in France Rnd still is the source of the bloom on millions of rosy cheeks. Much of the coloring matter of commercial rouges is cHrinine, the red obtained from the crushed, dried bodies of the cochineal Insect, also a foreign substance. Face Powder*. “Fuce powders are made of ground and bolted talc and chalk, rice powder and corn powder. Of the last named ingredient America possesses vast quantities, but unfortunately the grains of cornstarch are about three rimes the size of those of rice starch, and therefore do not make as high grade face powders. Much rice is grown In the United States and home produced as well as Imported rice pow der Is metamorphosed Into the I’oudre de Riz of the cosmetic counter. “Tremendous quantities of talc and j chalk are used annually in the form : of talcum powder and in combination with rice and corn powders. I.ow grade powders are made from domestic j talc mined In several eastern states, i but for highest grade powders the man- j tifncturers Import their materials. An- j r>ual imports of talc and chalk amount ! to about 10,000,000 pounds from Italy and 5,000,000 pounds from France. “Cold cream Is the typical cream cosmetic and onp of the oldest of the beauty aids used today. Savages started the cold cream habit millions of years ago with rancid butter and salt. “Face powders and rouges are large ly for application to the cheeks, hut no other facial feature has been per mitted to escupe the cosmetic special ist. There are henna and other washes for the hair, eyebrow pencils, lipsticks, lush pastes, and ‘shadow’ coloring for eyelids. In addition the well appointed cosmetic shop offers hand lotions, and nail polishes and enamels, and such general cosmetics as skin foods, com plexion clays and sunburn removers. “Henna is extracted from the leaves of an Egyptian plant. The coloring matter of eyebrow pencils und lash pastes may be India Ink or coal-tar dyes. Most lipsticks are made of greases stiffened with beeswax and colored with carmine or safflower. The | majority of the hand lotions and van- j ishlng creams contain glycerin, of j which the United States produces , ample quantities. Nail polishes usual ly contain tin oxide and nail var nishes and enamels consist of resinous ! gums, mostly Imported. The Ingredl- ! ent par excellence for ‘skin foods' Is 1 cocoa butter, the fat produced as a by product in chocolate and cocoa man ufacture. The cocoa butter Imported as such comes chiefly from the Neth erlands and Germany. United 8tate* Halpa World Keep Clean. “Soap, the basic substance in the | toilets of men and women alike, is j made in vast quantities In the United I States, and more than $3,000,000 worth ! is exported annually. Various oils, treated with alkalis, are used In soap manufacture, Including our own cotton seed oil. Coconut, olive and palm oils are the standard fatty substances em ployed, however. Annually the Phil ippines contribute $16,000*000 worth of coconut oil, while $50,000,000 worth of olive oil comes from Italy and Spain, and $56,000,000 worth of palm oil is Imported directly from British West Africa and via England from other I tropical countries. “The history of soap la closely inter twined with the history of modern civ ilization. It is believed that the Phoenicians were the first to make soap and that they taught the art to the Gaul a. The Gaula in turn taught the Romans their rather crude method of treating tallow with wood ashea. The Romans Improved the method somewhat. ▲ cemplete soap factory whose product was doubtlaas highly prissd by tha beauties of ancient Rome, haa baan found among the rains of Pompeii. From P.c*ne the use of soap haa continually apreud farther and far ther. One might say that civilisation has sllppsd around tha world on a Mm at soap.” Draw* Civil War Pension as Bogus “Old Soldier” rantrr City, Mo.—For 12 years Pater Branan haa llvad under the name of bis brother, Wmiam Branan, who Mad many yaara ago. patar Branan draw a pension from tba government as William Branan for tbs aarvtca af tba lattar In tba Union Now, eighty years old and almost blind, he Is a prisoner In the Wyan dotte county Jail, charged with de frauding Uncle Sam of almost $5,000 by the falsehood which government officials say is one of the most unusual cases on record. ‘‘William Branan, my brother, served in the war as a Union soldier,” Peter said. “1 didn’t. 1 needed money and 12 years ago the Idea occurred to me of presenting his discharge. After some delay I received a pension of $1!) a month as William. "I obtained admittance to the sol diers’ home by showing the pension papers." “Busting” Balloons New Sport at London Dances London.—The latest stunt at Lon don society dances is ’’busting,” which has taken like wildfire. Men dancers tie four balloons to their partners’ ankles, and as the dancing proceeds the men attempt to burst as many of tlie balloons as pos sible while keeping those of their partners intact. A good ileal of skill Is necessary for this latest craze, and it is said polo players have come off best, probably j because they are used to quick turn ing and Breathless rushes. It makes j also for a considerable Increase ir noise, because of the popping of bal I loons and the excited shrieks of the women. _ Shell-Shocked Soldier Wild Man in Swamp Honolulu.—Private C'yrll De Freest missing from Fort Kamehameha since ! October 27. has been found living as a wild man on raw fish and crabs in a swamp near the fort. He apparently 1 tins been suffering from amnesia. De ; Freest, a member of the Fifty-fifth i const artillery, was shell shocked In j France. His home is in Jacksonville. Fla. TTTTT I I i rn » rTTTTTTTTTTTT I! Eskimo’s Marriage Fixed in Infancy • ■■ New York.—Shortly after an " Eskimo liaby is born It Is prom ■■ ls«d by Its parents to the little •• ” child of some of their friends or .. neighbors held in high esteem " !! This pledge Is mutually binding .. •• and hardly ever disregarded, so *’ .. that an Eskimo's destiny as to .. "■ wedded life Is settled from the ' ■ • tieginning. says Christian Leden. " By sixteen or seventeen the ]' • • Eskimo girl has reached matur- - Ity. and then she prepares for ‘' • • herself her first long-hooded coat, or amaut. the kind her I! ■■ mother wears. This is a sign - " to tier affianced sweetheart she I! ■■ is ready to marry. Perhaps he •• I! Is away at the time, but word .. •• reaches him of her step, so he .. starts forth to claim her As a matter of form he shows ’’ .. little impatience in getting to ■■ " her. He does not tell his errand '' • ■ to anyone, and out of courtesy ■ ■ no one mentions It to bint, but • • the purpose of his journey is ” thoroughly understood ], !p.p H-l-H-i-i-H-! I 1 I ! ■? M l-H ■I d MOFFAT TUNNEL CALLED GREATEST Stupendous Engineering Task Is Well Advanced. Denver, f'oln.—The MnfTtit tunnel, piercing the Continental Divide of the Rocky mountains west of here, and one of the world's greatest railroad bores, is nearly one-third completed and Is 10 per cent ahead of the time schedule set by the builders. To date the pioneer, or water, tun nel lias been bored 6,500 feet from the east portal and 5,490 from the west portal, or more than one-third of the six-mile distance. Tlie main heading has penetrated James peak. 6,316 feet from the east portal and 4,700 feet from the west The cross-cut tunnels connecting the main and water bores at intervals of from 1,300 to 1,500 feet have reached a total of 520 feet. Each of these cross-cut tunnels is approximately 75 feet in length. The full-size railway tunnel lias penetrated 3,094 feet from the east and 531 feel from the western portal. At present the work of enlarging the ronln heading, which is being drilled 7>4 by 9 feet, to the full-size tunnel, which will be 16 by 24 feet, Is proceed lng twice as fast as the work at the front. At this ratio, tunnel engineers estimate, within a year this work will be abreast of the main heading. The slowness of progress on the western end Is accounted for by tin fact that builders have encountered soft shale and dirt rather than solid rock. This necessitates timbering every foot of the way at a cost of more thar $100 per linear foot. At the east portal soiid rock was found after the first few hundred feci and enabled the contractors to speed up the work materially. ■H-tl M i l I I I I I I’H I'I I Hill I I ; Aircraft Hook Up, Unhooked in Flight ■ > Belleville, III.—The double ■1 \) feat of an airplane booking It • • self to an airship while both • ’ were In full flight and then free- ! ; lng ttaelf to sail away again, ) ! waa accomplished for the first ! ; | time at Scott field, near here. | [ < • The ebip uaed waa the army ■ > | | dirigible TC-3, and the plane | < > waa a Sperry meeaenger, a • > | email type. A metal hook at- ) < • tachad to a frame over the mo- • ■ ! tor of the plane waa need to ! ; catch on to a small trapeze, * swinging from cables along on- ! ; der the bombing rails of the *1 > ship. The feat was accom ; ; pushed at an elevation of 1,800 ; < , foot Lieutenant Frank McKee '• ; bad charge of the TC-3 and ] • , Lieutenant Fanner of McCook • ; Hold, Dayton, piloted the Sperry. ; ..limit » m—— a imsw—wwn For Rent BOOMS FOR RENT — Rooms, reasonable with kitchenette. Adults.— WEbster 5188. ROOMS FOR RENT—Strictly modern. Rents reasonable. 2133 Franklin street. 41-12-26 FOR RENT—Neatly furnished rooms, 2536 Patrick avenue. Two blocks from car line. FURNISHED ROOM in modem home one block from car line. 2875 Wirt St. Web. 4285. FOR RENT—3 and 4-room modern apartments, 1547-1551 North 17th S\ References required. Call at 1549 North 17tb St. or phone ATIantic 6863. FOR RENT—Modern furnished rooms. Steam heat. Close in. On two car lines. Mrs. Anna Banks, 924 North Twentieth street. Jackson 4379 FOR RENT—Neatly furnished room, one block from North Twenty fourth and Dodge car line. WEbster 5652. FOR RENT—Three-room apartment and two small rooms in strictly modern house. 2024 Burt street. ATIantic 6126. FOR RENT—Nice furnished rooms. Strictly modem. Two blocks from car line. WEbster 5731.—5t-12-19-24 FOR RENT—Neatly furnished rooms in private home. Home privileges. HArney 1263—4t-l 1-21. FOR RENT — Neatly furnished rooms for single parties or couples. Rental reasonable. 2102 North Twen ty-eighth avenue. WEbster 1365. Mrs. J. McLendon—tf. FOR RENT—Light housekeeping rooms. 1 block from car. All mod ern conveniences. 1712 North Twen ty-fifth street. WEbster 5450.—tf. FOR RENT — Nicely furnished rooms in modern home, with or with out board. 2429 Parker street. WEb ster 5354. Mrs. Lucy Leveree.—1-16 FOR RENT—Four-room apartment, telephone, electric light and water bill paid. 2629 Seward St. Web. 1825. Rent reasonable. 3t-12-12 FOR RENT—Furnished light house keeping rooms, 2210 North 26th St. Web. 2097. 4t-12-12-24 FOR RENT—Two rooms. Strictly modem. Webster 3069. FOR SALE—Lloyd baby carriage in good condition. Will sell cheap. Web. 4769. FOR SALE—A Harris visible type writer for sale cheap. 2528 Blondo Teet, WEbster 2789. OR SALE—Dorsey’s Famous Chick en Shack on West Center street. Help Wanted WAITED—Colored men to qualify >r Bleeping car and train porters. Ex •rience unnecessary, transportation irnished. Write T. McCaffrey, Supt., t. Louis, Mo. Miscellaneous Use DENTLO for the teeth. Large Ho 26c.—Adv. LOOK—Fine Social Stationery. Two hundred sheets and fifty envelopes printed with your name and ad dress. A dollar bill. Register Press. Hannibal, Mo. E. F. MOREARTY, Attorney NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION In the County Court of Douglas Coun ty, Nebraska, in the Matter of the Estate of Marie Lee, Deceased. All persons interested in said estate are hereby notified that a petition has been filed in said Court alleging that said deceased died leaving no last will and praying for administra tion upon her estate, and that a hear ing will be had on said petition be fore said court on the 10th day of January, 1925, and that if they fail to appear at said Court on the said 10th day of January, 1925, at 9 o’ clock A. M. to contest said petition, the Court may grant the same and grant administration of said estate to Harvey Ray King or some other suitable person and proceed to a set tlement thereof. BRYCE CRAWFORD, l-2-26-3t. County Judge. ’KK <• <• 4M0"fr+<fr4MOl4N9MSM^<&M8MSM^wv*.' •• • i EMERSON’S LAUNDRY & The l.aundrv That Suits All •*• 1301 No. 24th St. Web. 0820 g — | HILL-WILLIAMS DRUG | }. COMPANY $ t FOUNTAIN PENS—STATIONERY ? X * CIGARS and CANDY Y I . Y f. Eastman Kodaks and Supplies y •i 2402 Cuming Street '£ V / B When Y ou Are In Town 8 EAT AT ; PEAT’S RESTAURANTS S If you desire home cooking S 3 at prices that please, you S 8 get both here. He is reliable. jj 8 Y’our patronage always b solicited 8 H. PEAT. Prop. 8 | 1405 and 1710 No. 24th St. * SWW»K*WJK»«WBWKKK»» I Don’t Fuss With Mustard Plasters Musterole, made of pure oil of mus tard and other helpful ingredients, will do all the work of the old-fashioned mustard plaster — without the blister. vlusterole usually gives prompt relief from bronchitis, sore throat, coughs, colds, croup, neuralgia, headache, con gestion, rheumatism, sprains, sore mus cles, bruises, and all aches and pains. It may prevent pneumonia. All drug gists—35c and 65c jars and tubes— hospital size $3. Better than a mustard plaster [Buy a Home! QIJTT PAYING RENTI I \! I have a number of bargains • I1 in homes, 5, 6 and 7 rooms, well ‘ located; am able to sell at $250 • and up; balance monthly like ' rent. Here Are Some Bargains: 5 rooms, modern, paved street, ] near car line, $2,850; $260 ■ cash; balance $27.50 per mo. 6 rooms, modern, garage for • two cars, south front, paved ; street, $.3,750; $300 cash, bal- ; ance $30 per month. E. M. DAVIS REAL ESTATE We. 6178 3025 Pinkney St. ■ I I Tal-phone'Atlantic 2524 — L HE MONITOR WILL CROW IF TOR WILL 00 YOU SHARE YOUR DRUG STORE 11 THULL PHARMACY jj PRESCRIPTIONS PROMPTLY FILLED ii * ' Phone WEboter 5876 24th «nd Seward Streets II THOROUGHLY worthy used furni ture of every description is offered for sale at very reasonable prices in our warehouse, between the hours of 1 p. m. and 5 n. m. week days. 8th arid Capitol Ave.—Orchard & Wilhelm ! Co. -- Ronds Furnished to Reliable Persona NOTARY PUBLIC IN OFFICE PHONES: Res. Web. 6613; Office, Market 5354 Res. 2863 BInney St. i NOAH W. WARE ATTORNEY and COUNSELOR AT LAW HOURS: 9 A. M. to 12:00 Noon; 1:8< P. M. to 5:30 P. M. 2731 Q Street So. 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