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ME. CAVALIERI'S article is of r fecial value to-day, for it deals with a topic of general interest. I low
and why the mouth should be kept clean, fresh and sweet, she treats from the viewpoints both of health
if
rO one Is welt groomed who
does not give .careful atten
tion to the toilet of the
. mouth.-, I use the word precisely as
I-Intend, to signify -the cleansing
' and '.'dressing up" of the mouth. .
The first step In the very neces
sary process, necessary to both
health a Lid beauty, is to gargle.
Every morning this should be most
carefully done. I am sure that tbe
, daily morning gnrgle has nipped
' many' a throat and lung disease
at tbe beginning. It may even have
', saved many, lives. Certainly it has
: been part. of the -cure of many dis. '
. rcs. 'PTue throat should bo freqd
Irony tbe obstructions and droppings
; that have accumulated during lbot
' night, and, to do this nothing suffices
except the gargle. . In some of the
most advanced schools the morning
gargle' is part of tbe day's routine
and neglect of it 1b punishable.
Into a tumblerful of hot water
place a teaspoonful- of, coarse table
salt. Let the salt dissolve before
using.
Or dissolve in a tumblerful of
warm water a teaspoonful of borax.
Or In the same quantity of boiling
water let a teaspoonful of boraclc
acid dissolve.
Dally rinsing of the throat with
Wr ff ryi ME. CAVALIERI'S article is of rpccial value to-day, for it deals with a tcpic of general interest. Mow .;!-. . y
k if lljj and why the mouth should be kept clean, fresh and sweet, she treats from the viewpoints both of health , ' ? .
'fSSj '!'. : JL and beauty. ' . . -
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- ' In case you use
this, be sure to lm. , U.J Vy;
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, , rinse the mouth with ' T
. , milk of magnesia or . t i ) '
X ' t a solution of soda to ' y . '' I :
counteract the effect . ; yy y 'I
: of the peroxide of ' , ; )
Jill Ipl
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"Scrutinize your lip in a handflasa."
"Remove
the coating
of the
- tongue
with a
tongue
era per.""
The NEW PLAY
By FRANCES I. GAUSIDE.
IS EnsUnd when a younger sister mr
,rl!s earlier than an older siater, the
.. slrl whirls left on -father's hands" Is
supposed to put on green atocklngi. an
article, of wearing apparel more sombre .
In Its suggestions In a countrr where
. be a spinster Is to'be a disgrace than
any widow's trappings. This little su
perstition, or saying. Is the foundation ,
c-n-which Is built the play by the title
of ' "Green . Stockings." In which Miss
Margaret. Anglin Is appearing at tha
Thirty-ninth street Theatre, by far one
o( tha moit amylng comedies appearing
In factr Tork this season. .,
It Is the rebellion of the oldest of four
sisters who has put on. green stockings
Iwlc and Is confronted with the prospect
k third time that causes the complica
tions and laugha In the play. She didn't. ,
become blue stocking as spins some?',
times do In thia country; she Invented a
lover, and the myth of her brain became
a reality In accordance with the pleasing
Planner in which they conquer afflictions
on the slate.
Celia Faraday, a hopeless spin, at the
ripe old age of twenty-nine, discovers
that every one pities her because of her
failure to attract the men, and when her
youngest sister reproaches her for re
maining single and thus delaying her own
marriage. Cell a, in a tp'-lt o wild re
bellion, announces tha he, also, Is ca
gag4. - An army officer, she cays, asked her
to marry hl.-n the weak before when she
was away en a visit, and sailed with bis
regiment for South Afrt aa hour after
their betrothal. 6hs has to give this
flimsy hero of her oraln a name, and
christens him John Smith Colonel John
Smith, and ber success In fooling her
' family, her Joy in the distinction the pro
posal gives her, spur her cn. and she
writes him letters, the first of which her
sister, without Cella's knowledge, thought,
fully malls. For eight months Celia Is,
no longer at the beck and call of tbe
fara.Uy. She wears pretty clothes.
Sbe spends boms In her room writing
letters to the lover of ber Imagination,
and time that was formerly spent la car
ing for others is devoted to self-adornment.
There Is no lovers quarrel, no
misunderstanding, no heartaches, In aa
engagement la which the lover has no
pal eslster.ee. and Celia blossoms out
udr (he expanding influence of such
any of these will reduce Inflammav
tlen and keep one of the grand pas
sageways of the body cleansed.
Iext. attention should be paid to
xtlie tongu Purred or coated tongues
are common but not for this reason
less objectionable. The tongue should
be cleansed as an essential part of
the morning toilet Scrapo off the
coating with one of the tongue scrap
ers now obtainable at any good drug
store.' I prefer .the ki.oil that nre
made in the sunpe of a small ho
With this you ran reach far bark
Into the mouth and scrape away th
accumulation from that part of the
tongue which is the source of mot
unwbolesomeneifs, the extreme back
of the tongue. When you hnve
scraped off tbe coating, doing this
gently, of course, so that you will
not scratch the tongue nor make it
bleed, rinse tbe mouth with any good
antiseptic wash.
For example, equal parts of perox
Ida of hydrogen and water are
perfect love Into a very attractive young
person, and when at the end of eight
months she causes to be inserted In the
Times a notice of her fictitious lover's
death she has fecome so ' popular that
she can have ber choice of a dosen lovers
to take his place. ' . v '
But there really was a Colonel John
Smith with that reglttimt, and be re
ceives the first love letter sent to Bouth
Africa and conWe borne to England to
read the notice of hjs death In the papers
and meet the girl to whom his ghoit
jglvea as much distinction as was given
her by the lover of her brain.
Margaret Anglin makes such a funny
and fascinating spin with revived hopes
, that she Is altogether charming, but she
Is compelled many times during the
course of the play to cut her laurel
wreath In two and give half to Hiss
Maude Granger, who, as the aunt from '
Chicago, Is made, an unwilling confed
erate of h girl. In tha acene o which
the aunt learns that John Smith Isn't
a Action, but a man very much alive,
ker overwhelming astonishment and fear
culminate In an attack of hysterics that
produces more laughing than anything
on the srtage In Mew York to-day.
It is euch a funny scene that ii the
audience eajoyed nothing elee during
tbe evening that one little scene wouliK
repay It for the money Invested. It causes
the kind of laughter that shakes on?
every worry and apprehension and
trouble; when It ends the women In
the audience ' reaiUe that they have
laughed ' till they cried, and there Is
ae free e display of handkerchiefs to
wipe the tears away as If there bad
been an appeal to the sob squad.
Miss Anglin baa a splendid sunoort
l".ir company. Including II. Reeves
Smith, Stanley Park. Arthur Lawrence.
Ivo Iawson. Wallace YVWldecnmb,
Henry Hull. Halbeart Brown. Mra. Ruts
Holt Bouclcault. Miss Helen I.angford,
Misa Gertrude Hiu and Miss Maude
Granger.
of the peroxide of
hydrogen upon the
teeth.
The mixture of bicarbonate of
soda and warm water la In Itself a
good mouth wash.
This done, it is lime for the stom
ach bath of water that Is so condu
cive to a sweet mouth, which never
exists except In conjunction with a
sweet stomach. If you prefer warm
water, take two or three glnsses,
drinking it slowly; or, If you prefer
cool water, drink the same quantity
of that. I never advise drinking ice
water under any circumstances. The
julco of half a lemon in each gla.s
of water helps to cleanse the
stomach and corrects liverish ten
dencies, ir!"
This done, it I time for brushing k
the teeth. I prefer tooth pastes to L
powders, elnco- tley have not the
a-.imc wearing action upon the teeth.
Thla is a paste that you can make 4
at home:
Precipitated chalk, 1 oz. 'a
Powdered white castlla soap, 1 ox. ' nj
Powdered orris root, v
Oil of peppermint, 10 drops.
Glycerine, a oz,
Oil of Jasmine or any favorite
perfume may be substituted for tbe
oil of peppermint, If desired.
Or, if you prefer to uie a powder
Itp softener by stirrliij into a Jar
of while vaseline a tesspoontul of
beet julca. This lip salve at once
prevents the drying effects I havo
mentioned, softens the lips and deep,
erm their color and perfumes them: .
Spermaceti ointment, c i.
Balsam of Peru. I grains.
Alkanet root, 8 grains. f
Oil of cloves, 3 drops.'
While applying this use the first two
fingers of each hand and gently
work the upper lip upward In the
middle, giving it tho arch so much
admired.
An essential part of the toilet of
tho mouth is to riuso it after each
meal, so that lurking crmnbt vlU bo '
removed from the mouth lasteaQ of
lingering there to cause ieeay of tha
teeth. To help this result do not us
toothpicks, which are liable to irri
tate the gums, but dental floss.
. And during the day have oa yoar
toilet table at borne or on your desk
In the office gome agreeable mouth
wash that Is not so strong as to af
fect adversely tbe enamel of the
tertb. This Is a good one In case
the mouth Is feverish:
Rosewater, Z oca. (
Tincture of orris, 1 or.
: Alcohol, 1 oc.
OH of pepermlnt, 20 drops.
The Care of House Plants No. 6
By M. B. Cleaaon.
-i-rllK Araucoria excelsa, or Nor-
I folk Island pine,
Is becom
ing better known a a
plant for home decoration. It
has an etergreen foliage that
somewhat resembles the hem
lock. Its ' "needles'" are plentiful
anil a very dark green color. The
branches are produced In whorls.
Symmetry characterizes it In all
Ktages of its growth. A young plant
Is a perfect tree In miniature. It
H.
i .. i A f
Last, apply some emollient, aa cold cream, to the lips.'
now and then instead of tbe pnste
here is a simple one, easily prepared:
Powdered talo chalk, 2 ozs. ,
Oil of Jasmine or other orange oil,
2 drops.
Don't give a few hurried strokes
to the teeth and think your task
doue. Brush them with even strokes
up and down in front, then at the
bark, then nlong the upper edges.
Scrutinize your Hps In a hand
glacs. Have they dropped during
the night? Do their corners fall In
an unbecoming and aging way, which
M a burl bablt of muscles, particu
larly the facial muscles, at night?
Coax tbpm upward. Smile at your
self in the mirror.' Laugh. These'
tunT the corners upward. .Think of
hiimething amusing or agreeable that
will keep the corners upturned dur
ing the day. Or they ihu be coaxed
upward by curling the corners as a
dandy twirls bis mustache, by tak
ing the Hps gently at tbe outwsrd
corners between tbe thumb and fore
finger and twirling aud pushing them
upward. Keeping on guard during
the day against letting any emotion
or mood of determination of tbe day
diawgjthe muscles back Into their
droop'of the mornlug will help you
to keep the mouth in its amiable
lines. . Tbe eyea may be the minor
of tbe soul, but the mouth is tbe re
flector of the disposition. The sweet
tempered woman nearly always has
an attractive mouth, the ill tempered
woman almost never.
Last, apply some emollient to the
lips, which dry quickly in the boat
of a warm room or in the cold of th
out of doors. A little country friend
of mine made such an emollient or
ft..
4
"Rime
the
mouth
after
a.
Is sometimes called tbe Star pine
because of its ntar-shaped whorls
of branches. This plant needs a
rich sandy, loam. Water moderately
and shower frequently, as the red
spider la Its worst enemy.
Tbe Pandanus utllls, or screw
pine, . adapts Itself . to living-room,
culture, but care must be taken to
prevent water from collecting In ita
centre or decay will aoon set In.
In showering be sure to lay the
plant on Its side so that no water
will run down Its leaves to the
heart. Each leaf has sharp teeth
along Its edges, and some varieties
sre beautifully striped green and
white. The Pandanua . should not
be kept fsr from the. light, and
should alwaya be In a moderately;
warm room.-
For halls and places where there
Is little light the Queen Victoria
agave brings good results. It has
a long, thick foliage of a pale green
bordered with yellow. A year-old
plant will often -. have twenty or
thirty leaves two or three feet In
length. It will stand considerable
neglect and hard usage, but Is ap
preciative of good care, like all plant
life.
The English Ivy Is very easy to
grow, and may droop gracefully or
be trained to grow In a circle. The
latter often makes the most deco
rative plant for boose culture.' TJa
less used In banging baeketa, pin
the trailing branches to tbe earth
with hairpins, and as ' the plant
grows train It to follow the edge of
the pot until it becomes quite a
' large plaut.
Geraniums that have become
scraggly during the Winter should!
be cut down in early Spring, and
they will soon burst forth in strong
foliage and be ready for early bloom
ing. They require a fioderately rich
soil and plenty of .water and sun
shine. ' . '
.An. old piano lamp standard
makes an effective plant stgid, espe
clutly appropriate for fema or Ivy.
, Plants may be sprinkled without
moving by taking a largo square of
.heavy paper or oilcloth, cutting a
round bole in tbe centre and making
a slit from one edge to the hole.
Slip this around tbe roots of tbe
plant, and if the shield Is larg
. enough the shelf or stand will be
kept dry when sprinkling Is done.
T
each meal so that lurking; crumbs can be removed
from the mouth instead of lingering
there to cause decay of
the teeth."
WAITING! WAITING!
MiK villagers gathered . arouad the
green .'
To put In a day of fun.
The oldest Inhabitant In the tows
Had reached one hundred and bae.
But while they waved and cheered to ke
I noticed a little o)d gent .
Whose face bore a worried expression
and whose back was decidedly beat.
"Why doti't you take part in the revelr"
I askedand he sad. with a sigh,
"You wouldn't ask that if you knew, air."
Welt, tell me." I pressed him. "Just
why."
'That woman's my mother-lo-law," be
said
(And here he gave way to real tears).
"I've been paying bar life insurance for
Full balf of ber one hundred jura."