MAItCH 22, 1007
The Commoner.
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moderately deep cuffs closed with but
tons or links.
Bobbinet corset covers are made in
one piece, with only shoulder seams.
They may be ornamented with cross
stitch worked with soft white tidy cot
ton, finishing with a lace beading and
rutlle at the top and around the arm
holes. Make the skirt portion of lawn
in circular form, and finish the front
with a piece of insertion edged with
lnce ru files.
The neatest collars are made of nar
row Swiss embroidery. Two pieces,
joined witli insertion, make nice, com
fortable collars for white shirt waists.
Velvet bands, trimmeti with lace, cr
small nTednllions, are attractive. Neck
ribbons are not worn witli the waist.
Only velvet ribbons are worn, with uo
bows, but just prim little bands.
If you are a good needle-worker,
make your own belts. They are muclr
more stylish than the "store" girdles,
if made well, and cost much less.
For the neck, the velvet may be of
a suitable color to. wear with the waist
not necessarily black, and edged
with tiny frills of lace that fit. snugly
to the neck; the stock should be slight
ly pointed.
Many of the new cloth skirts show
lines of piping, and this is certain to
outline graceful lines and curves in a
dress which is between a tailored suit
and a "butterfly dress."
Embroideries for stocks and jabots
come in styles with edges notched for
velvet or silk ribbon.
Helps in House-Cleaning
For the iron bedstead, wash clean
and dry, then rub with a cloth dipped
in melted parafiin, using only a little
at a time, and rubbing until perfectly
clean.
For the linoleum, wash with luke
,warm water in which a very little
good soap has been dissolved, using
a flannel cloth; then, when it is clean,
go over it with a cloth and clear warm
water, following this by wiping up
with a cloth wrung out of cold water
to. which a very littlp dissolved glue
has been added.
When the glass over pictures needs
cleaning, and water is not advisable,
use powdered Fuller's earth, by dip
ping a wet cloth in it and dabbing
over the glass, let dry and polish with
a bit of clean, soft chamois skin, or
old silk. It is better to remove the
glass from the frame before cleaning,
if possible.
If you have an old carpet that still
has some good "ends" to the breadths,
rip it all apart, and -cut off the good
pieces, and, if they are large enough,
pew them together again, after clean
ing well, and get a few yards of nar
row "stair-cloth," of about the same
quality as the worn carpet (a cheap
grade will generally be right), and
make a matched border around die
matched "ends." This will give you
a. very useful rug to lay on the bed
room floor at a very small cost. The
ends of the pieces that are usually
very little worn, may be sewed to
gether witli a flat seam, and put in
the middle of the rug. Instead of new
border, the edges may xbe bound oy
eouio bright pieces of flannel, and a
strong fringe sewed across the ends
to make it lie flat.
Keep the old, worn sheets that split
in the middle for covers for the iron
ing board, washing them after using,
or leaving them on as a cover to keep
it clean. Save all the good pieces of
worn cotton or linen and after laun
dering them, roll them into bundles
and nut into convenient nlaccs where
they may be readily found in case of
outs, breaks and bruises.
Superfluous Hair
A toilet specialist, in a Sunday Mag
ziue, says this, in regard to the erad
ication of superfluous hair on the face,
neck and arms:
"There are so many so-called 'de
pilatories' on the market; pastes, lo
tions, small electric batteries to be
used at home, waxes of various sorts,
but the hair returns in full force after
it has been removed; in many cases a
doen where only one grew before.
Women have burned, and scraped and
tortured the skin in trying to kill the
growth, but so far, in the list of avail
able oradicators, the toilet pumice
keeps first place. It must be used
every day, just as the face has to be
washed every day; if left off, the hair
returns; but so it will when hundreds
of dollars have been paid for electro
lysis, and liours of pain endured,
whereas, the little stone costs but a
trifle, is always handy, will last a life
time, and the effect Is exactly as
though the hair was removed permanently."
Other specialists disagree about
using the pumice on the arms.
FOOLED THE PREACHER
A Doctor's Brother Thought Pos
tum Was Coffee.
A wise doctor found out coffee was
hurting him so he quit drinking it.
He was so busy with his practice,
however, that his wife had to write
how he fooled his brother, a clergy
man, one day at dinner. She says:
"Doctor found coffee was injuring
him and decided to give Postum a
trial, and we have used it now for
four years with continued benefit. In
fact, he is now free from the long train
of ills that follow coffee drinking.
"To show now successful we are in
making Postum properly, I will relate
an incident. At a dinner we gave,
Doctor suggested that we serve Pos
tum instead of ordinary coffee.
"Doctor's brother, a Clergyman,
supposed it was old fashioned coffee
and remarked, as lie called for his sec
ond cup, 'If you do preach against
coffee 1 see you haven't forgotten how
to make it.' "
This goes to show that well-made
fully boiled Postum has much the
flavor and richness of good coffee nl-
-tliough it has an individuality all its
o;vn. A ten day's -trial will prove that
it has none of the poisonous effect of
.ordinary coffee but will correct the
troubles caused by coffee. "There's a
i reason." Name '-furnished -by -Postum
Co., "Ltd., Battle Creek, Mich."
The Little Hands
The cold, raw weather of early
spring always had a bad effect on the
children's hands. Parents should see
that the little folks are taught to prop
erly dry them when washed, and they
should be told the reason for such re
quirement. If the hands and wrists
and face should chap and roughen, it
should be explained to the little ones
that such a condition generally re
sulted from hurried wiping, or the use
of strong alkaline soaps, and they
should be taught how it may be avoid
ed. Children understand many things
scry early, if they are properly talked
to. If they ask you "why," just give
them the reason. See that they wash
the hands and face property, and If
soap is used, show them how tp "kill"
the alkali with a wetting with vinegar.
Keep a bit of camphorated mutton tal
low on the wash stand, and insist on
its use at night, seeing that the grease
is well rubbed into the skin before they
he down. Teach them to keep the
nails clean, and shapely; teach them to
take pride in such care. Encourage a
love of refinement and beauty in your
child. If none exists, develop one.
For the Fac'e
The winds of March are always
"rough" on the face, in mdre senses
than one, and care should be taken
that only a mild soap is used for
cioansing if one would enhance the
beauty of her complexion. Even this
should he used with discretion, and
should never be employed during the
day or before venturing into the air,
I'ol the effect is surely bad.J The al
kali contained in every cleansing com
position known iiuder the name of
soap is always sufficient to cause the
superficial layers of the skin to be
come swollen, and thus be far more
sensitive to the action of the elements
than before.
When it is really necessary to use
soap on the face, it should be applied
at night, and as soon as the skin is
sufficiently cleansed, a good omoliout
of some kind should be applied im
mediately to replace as much as pos
sible the fat that has been extracted
from the tissues "by tills process.
When the pure castile is not desirable,
this formula will be found most val
uable for use at this particular season.
It is easily made, and will be appre
ciated for delicate skins:
To five ounces of honey, strained
from the comb, add four ourfc.es of
powdered castile soap, three ounces of
white wax, one of storax, and half an
ounce of tincture of benzoin. The
soap, honey, and white wax must be
melted together' by sotting the vessel
containing them Into another vessol
containing hot water, until dissolved,
then add the storax with the benzoin.
This preparation may be used by shak
ing it up with warm water until a mild
suds is produced (putting a little into
the water until the suds is strong
enough). Cleanse the flesh with this
in the usual manner. The so-called
"strained honey" of the stores should,
not be used, as it is apt to contain too
much glucose. Selected.
It Is claimed by some that olive oil,
applied externally, darkens the skin
and induces a growth of hair on the
face. There arc better emolients.
A Cure for Bashfulness
A successful way to overcome bash
fulness is to take an interest in those
around you, and forget yourself. You
will always And some one who Is
more bashful than you are, and you
should go to such a person and en
deavor to make things enjoyable; by
so doing, you will forget your own
self. Don't imagine that you are, to
any great extent the center of observation-,
for few people are bothering
themselves about others who do not
interest them. Every one in society is
looking for amusement, entertainment
or instruction, and unless you furnish
one of these, you are not apt to attract
attention. Many of them are as much
afraid of you as you are of them. In
trying to help others, you will help
yourself. One day, during the World's
fair at St. Louis, two ladies found
themselves seated at a table in,, a tea
room. Both looked tired and bored.
When the waiter came around for or
ders, one of the ladles, looking across
at the other, said, "I beg your pardon,
but will you choose for me 7" At
which both of them laughed, and the
one spoken to, as soon as the waiter
left them, said, "Do you know, I was
nearlv dead for some one to sneak to.
I have not had a chance to open my
mouth today." "And I, the same,"
said the first speaker, "that is the first
time I have spoken a word today."
From that chance meeting arose a
friendship that has grown stronger
with the passing years, and many a
pleasant courtesy is exchanged be
tween the one who lives in South Car
olina and her neighbor, who came from
Nebraska.
which will do away with the possi
bility of the skirt drawing apart at
tire back placket, as sometimes hap
pons when the opening Is at the1 buck.
The body may be made of lnateiMal
chosen Tor its wearing qualities, while
the flounce may be made as daintily
ia lace or embroidery will admit; or
it may be made simply of ruflles and
edging.
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Detaohabie Flounce for Pet
ticoats Here is an eminently practical idea
for either a silk or a lingerie petti
coat: The upper part Is finished sep
arately; the flounce buttons onto its
lower edge. The flounce of a skirt al
ways soils more quickly and wears out
more rapidly than the body, and one
can have two or more flounces for the
same body, thus economizing in cost
of material nnd expense of making.
The body will serve for several
flounces, and will also save expense of
so much laundering, as only the flounce
need be laundered. The skirt should
open at the side of the front gore,
Charcoal Stops Gas
On Your Stomach
Wonderful Absorbing Power of Char'coa
When Taken in the Form of Stuart's
Charcoal Lozenges.
Trial I' cIiiikch Kput Ifrc!o.
Charcoal, pure, simple charcoal, ab
sorbs 100 times its own volume of gas.
Where does the gas go to? It Is just
absorbed by the charcoalthe gas dis
appears and there Is left a' pure, fresh,
sweet atmosphere, free from all im
purities and germs.
That's what happens in your stom
ach when you take one or two of
.Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges, the most
powerful purifiers science lias yet dis
covered. Tou belch gns in company, some
times, by accident, greatly to your
own humiliation. That is because
there is a great amount of gas being
formed in your stomach by fermenting
food. Your stomach is not digesting
your food properly. Gas is inevitable.
Whenever this happens, Just take one
or two of Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges
right after eating, and you will be sur
prised how quickly they will act No
more belchlngs; no more sour risings.
I!ai all you want and what you want, '
and then If there is any gas going to
bo formed, one of these wonderful lit
tle absorbers, a Stuart Charcoal Loz
enge, will take care of all the gas.
And it will do more than that
Every particle of impurity in your
stomach and intestines is going to bo
carried away by the charcoal. No one
s-ems to know why it does tills, but
it does, and does it wonderfully. You
notice the difference in your appetite,
general good feeling, and in the purity
of your blood, right away.
You'll have no more bad taste in
your mouth or bad breath, cither
from drinking, eating or smoking.
Uther people will notice your bad
breath quicker than you will your
self. Make your breath pure, fresh
and sweet, so when you talk to oth
ers you won't disgust them. Just one
or two Stuart Charcoal Lozenges will
make your breath sweet, and make
you feel better all over for it. You
can eat all the onions and odorous
foods you want, and no one can tell
the difference.
Resides, charcoal is the best laxa
tive known. You can take a whole
boxful and no harm will result. It is
a wonderfully easy regulator.
And then, too, it filters your blood
every particle of poison or impurity
in your blood is destroyed, and you be
gin to notice the difference in your
face first thing your clear complet
ion. Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges are
made from pure willow charcoal, and
just a little honey is put in to make
tLem palatable, but not too sweet
They will work wonders in your
stomach, and make you feel fine and
fresh. Your blood and breath will be
purified.
We want to prove all this to you,
so just send tor a free sample today.
Then after you get it and use it, you
will like them so well that you will 0
to your druggist and get a 20c box
ot these Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges.
Send us your name and address to
day and we will at once send you oy
mail a sample package. freC. Address
P. .A. Stiiart Co., 54 '. Stuart Bldg.,
Marshall, Mich.
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