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Keeper, ur. jonn 11. msnmiiier
says: For the first few months
the bath should be given at ntne-
to
ty-etght degrees F. You should
be provided with a bath thermometer, as
guessing at tho temperature of the water
by the sense of feeling Is Invariably either
too warm or too cold. The room should
be warm; preferably there should be an
open fire. The bath should be short and
the body dried quickly without too vigor
ous rubbing. The addition or common salt
to the bath is an advantage when the skin
Is unusually delicate. One large handful
hould bo used to one gallon of water. The
temperature of the bath by the sixth month
for healthy infants may be lowered to
ninety-five degrees F., and by the end of
the first year to ninety degrees F. Older
children who are strong and healthy should
be sponged for a moment at the close of
tho tepid bath with water at seventy de
grees F. During childhood the warm bath
is preferably given at night.
In the mcrnlng a cold sponge bath is de
sirable. This should be given In a warm
room and whilo the child stands In a tub
partly filled with warm water. The cold
sponge should last not longer than one
minute and be followed by a brisk rubbing
of the entire body with a coarse towel.
The cold sponge must be commenced grad
ually, and each morning tho temperature
of the water may bo lowered several de
grees. Some infants do not react nftrr the
bath and get pale and blue nbout the lips.
All tub bathing, under these conditions,
should be stopped, as a continuance can
only be a drain upon the vitality.
Hints for HoiiMe Famishing.
IK entrance to a home should Im
press one with its comfort and
homelike appearance. ' liut light
il: -i.'J is the chief essential. As a rule
the hallway or entrance Is so ar
ranged, especially in the city house or
apartment, that it resembles a gloomy
vault. This fault can be remedied by using
some of the new style chintz for curtains.
The glazed surface and translucent shades
of this material give the appearance of
Stained or painted glass when It Is tacked
closely to the hall window or glass door.
Then, too, a dado or wolnseotlng of green
or red and an abundance of artificial light
will help to make up the deficiency In sun
light. There Is a beautiful new panne velvet,
with cotton back, which comes fifty inches
wide and makes a fine frieze decoration. A
etretch of the goods along the side wall of
the hall will not only give a decorative ef
fect, but will make the hall seem lighter.
This panne comes in exquisite colors and
Is an inexpensive medium for making hand
some draperies, as It has a. tapestry border
of forty-two inches. Some of the pannes
liave stripes with a shimmer of gold, which
makes them especially desirable for door
way hangings in a dark hall with a frieze
of the same material. Colonial yellow is a
good color scheme for such a hall, as it
gives the effect of sunlight without having
the warmth of red or the glare of green.
Rope portieres still continue to be popu
lar. They are shown in graduated rolors,
deeper above and shading lighter at the
bottom. They can be dyed to produce the
desired color effect where curtains cannot
be purchased to match the paper.
The prevailing style of double-faced cur
tains, which are used for windows and
doors as well, is a good one. Two kinds of
materials are fagoted together or Joined by
trips of embroidery. This enables the
Jiousewlfe to carry out the general color
scheme of a room.
Something new in portieres are those
made of denim with a border of applique
leather. The leather Is very soft and Is
applied so that it will not interfere with
the draping of the curtains. The crinkled
tapestry of reseda color, with a design of
sheepskin, calfskin or Russian calf leather
on velours, is exceedingly handsome.
Cretonne is a material which seems to
bo full of use's and possibilities, and is
growing In favor. For summer decoration
It Is unsurpassed for draperies, canopies,
counterpanes and dressing tables. Borne
of the newest cretonnes look much like
dumusk. Their subdued colorings give a
rich appearance.
The Colonial lace curtain Is new. It has
tho appearance of patiently made needle
work of the Rrussels pillow lace type of
ltiitO, known as the Tolnt d'Angleterre.
These curtains are especially pretty and
appropriate for rooms furnished In old mis
sion, Dutch or Colonial styles.
Khaki has a great deal to recommend it
to the economical housewife for covers
for furniture, and indeed for upholstery
of any sort. It has all the qualities of
washable linen, combined with the "beauti
ful sheen of sllk.f As It launders well, it
Is admirably adapted for summer drapery
purposes and may be even used fof cur
tains. Its color of light brown or ecru
does not easily soil und for this reason it
is useful for table and ottoman covers and
cushion tops.
A new covering for the shelves of china
closets Is of embroidered lawn, In colors
as well as In white. It Is designed to go
over the edge' of the shelves in place of
tho once popular but Inartistic oilcloth or
paper. It Is decorative enough to appear
In the dining room lielilnd glass doors and
only costs from 8 to 12 cents a yard.
Elaborate anil Simple Coiffures.
NEW mode of hair dressing ad-
mils of many changes which are
udaptublo to any occasion und
any style of face.
Tho most noticeable of the
changes is ths absence of the "rat," for tho
big stiff pompadour is no longer considered
artistic.
Where the pompadour Is preferred this
effect Is given by the use of the new pom
padour comb, which Is far more becoming
to the average person than the "rat." It
Is simply adjusted by parting the hair
across tho head and combing It over the
fuce. The back hair is then secured In
position before adjusting the comb, after
which the frt.nt hair Is thrown back over
the comb and the ends coiled with the back
hair.
This arrangement gives a loose, fluffy
pompadour effect which is desirable for the
woman with thin hair. It also gives her
scanty locks an opportunity for ventilation
and growth.
The low style of coiffure is still the most
fashionable one, and it Is becoming to
nearly everyone. The front hair may be
arranged loosely over a pompadour,
straight back or side-wise; or it may be
waved and parted to one side. There Is
preference for a simple style, except for
dressy occasions, and the figure eight is the
favorite back arrangement. In this event
the pompadour is kept In position by combs,
one being used on the crown of the head
and one at each side. This leaves a smooth
arrangement on tho top of the head. Tho
hair is roiled about half way down the
head and is secured by a large tortoise shell
or fancy pin at the top. A clasp is used to
keep the coll In position at the neck. t.
Women with thin hair are resorting to
tti USA nf a switch mnr than ever untnir
their own hair to advantage In front. Un- t$
less the hair Is heavy a switch Is necessary
for this particular style of coiffure. In
spite of objections to the switch It Is pref
erable to the "rat," and can ba arranged
rv
so It will coil Into position as naturally as
if It were attached to the head. The pom
padour, too. must not have a break In the
lines. The loose locks In front should bo
curled and permitted to fall over the fore
head a little to one side.
A more elaliornte arrangement of the
low coiffure Is to divide the hair in three
parts In front. The two side strands are
waved and drawn loosely back In position,
wlil'e the middle strand Is also waved and
drawn to the left over the others. The buck
Is finished with a figure eight, surmounted
by a rhlncstone crescent pin.
For evening wear the hair Is arranged
either very high or very low, preferably the
latter, especially for young girls. To bo
correct the coll must rest on the bare
shoulders and bo secured In position at
the nape of the neck with a dagger or
crescent pin. A pretty hair ornament,
which Is also artistic, Is a graceful orchid
blossom with u feathery spray of maiden
hair fern combined with It.
Another pretty Idea of the new arrange
ment Is the life of puffs made out of hair
combings. This Is a nice way of disposing
of odils and ends of hilr too Khort for oilier
use. These puffs are quickly rolled each
time, If they are made separately, or they
are adjusted for day and evening wear,
and are fasMonalily piled high on the head
with fancy pins thrust through them. Even
if the hair Is heavy they are handy to
pin lure and there, to give a l-'renchy ef
fect to the coirfurc. White hair p.irllcu
lar'y Is beautiful when drcsse.l In puffs,
with Jet pins thrust throunh them.
Hair ornaments were never fo much used
or so attractive as they are at the present
time. Large combs, such us our grand
mothers used, are worn with both the high
and low ccifYuro. Jet, tortoise shell und
gun metal pins lire mot-t commonly seen,
although gold und silver pins of more or
less elaborate design ure shown in the
shops. One pin alone is rarely worn; three
at least are considered neecs.-ury to com
plete the coiffure.
Hulr nets are ulso being worn again,
and they are shown In Bilk, both plain nnd
fancy. Some of the. latter are studded
with bits of Jet, or Interwoven with tinsel
or silver threads.
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Woman In n I'oker finnie.
CT In the western section of Kan
sas they play the "cuter" In
poker, but It doesn't make much
difference with some people.
There was a game at Eldorado
the other night that folks won't quit tulk
Ing about for a long while.
A tall, lady drummer for a Chicago shoo
house come to town, and after spending
the day looking up trade sat herself down
In tho writing room of the hotel to tell the
house all about it. Four traveling men
hid made up a little game in the inner
room and Invited the young woman to take
a hand. It was a sociable game, high five
as a start-off, but that was voted too slow
after a few hands, and when draw was
proposed the young woman willingly con
sented. It wasn't long before tho play began to
run high. It was on tho woman's deal.
The first man stayed, the next two lay
down, the third. asked for one card. Tho
woman took two. Tho first man mode it
ten to play, and the second raised it
another ten. The woman puilod out a
roll and raised both a hundred. The two
drummers looked at their hands, declared
them to be too rood to drop and after
I ton-owing all the money in the bouse.
called her.
Bha throw down four aces and tho
Vntr " Thu flrot man thnwMl tin fnur
tings aaul Out UYer four queens. When
she ft&kKii aer chair 6a.uk bum the tabta
aJL an tdxux a It thm somu raiuirked to tb
young men that they were Jays, and as
they hail no more money she would go l
bed. And she went. The four drummers
counted up and found that she had cleaned
up KM, although once she had been l5
In the hole. Khe told them when they
liegan that she didn't know much ubout
Ue game, but would love to be taught.
The young woman drummer wasn't even
good looking.
T-mi Much Junk In Homes.
NK of the best things that could
happen to the average home Is to
get lid of about half the stuff It
contains. A home, like a per
son, Is apt to become constipated.
I'eopie keep buying new stuff, bringing it
Into the house, shoving the old stun" aside,
allowing cornets und clipboards, attic and
b:iseiiicnt, to become congested with a
lot of old clutter tliHt Is of no use to any
one, but forms a hiding place for vermin
and u breeding place for all sorts of germs.
Constipated that is what is the mater
with such homes. What they need is
a dse of physic. If the right sort of
a burglar could enter such a house, back
up a two-horse wagon In front, und hiul
olT a few wagonloails of this useless stuff,
tho icoplc In Hie house would nut be the
losers, I ui the gainers.
it U' very easy to buy something and
bring It home, but It is not quite so easy
to get riil nf It afterwards. So the stuff
keeps accumulating, lioxes und hall-tilled
empty bottles, chests stuffed full of half
worn clothing, old rags, shelves piled up
with miscellaneous matter hardly lit for
use mid yet to good to throw away, closets
bung full of this und that.
And so it is from basement to attle, w.ul.i
of Worthless ruhlilsli, piles of paltry be
longings, that attract (Mil. that held dirt,
that vegetate dirt, and finally dcjinei-Jte
and crumble uway into the dirtiest l.iud
of dirt.
Wlrit such homes need is n thorough
physic, a drastic cathartic. If some gang
of pillagers or horde of maMudcrs would
only come and pull out, kick looec, tear
down, all this superfluous trash, then ult
might go well for a time.
Hut no such relief will come. We must
look In some other direction for help.
Constipated homes ought to be treated
on the siine rational principles that we
recommend for a constipated person. A
quick purgative only palliates the case.
If the constipating habits remain, the
constipation will return. What is the
use of giving physic to u man who has
sluggish b.iwels? If he continues light
along to eat too much or to eat Improper
food, and continues the other habits that
have provoked the constipation, his di
sease Is sure to return. Of course, one
Is tempted always to think of physic, Just
as one is tempted to go Into a clutlered-up
homo and kick ubout two-thirds of the
old Junk out into the Mrcet, but this, like
physic, will not cure the complaint. Tho
hubits of the home vhould guard against
househ rid constipation. The first move
should be made by the wife, to whom tho
following advice Is submitted:
Call the Junk man to your home to
morrow. I'ersuade your husband to stay
at home with you all duy. Oo over tho
house from top to bottom. Take away all
superfluous stuff chairs, benches, boxes,
bottles, papers, old magazines, old cloth
ing, worthless books, everything that is
not needed.
Trim it down close. The more you get
rid of the better you will be off. Make
clean every vacant place that is left by the
absence of these things. Put on a coat of
paint w varnish or whitwash. Bomethlnc
or other to take the place of the con
fusion. Medical Talk.
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