Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, December 17, 1911, MAGAZINE, Image 35
Omaha Sunday Bee Magazine Page . Araerlcan-Esamlnsft Great Britain Rights RsssrvseV Copy rie lit, mi. fx 1 1 . fl t IH 1 m fN. ty ! -. IZmMKJ ' IkkfflfllL yUsu . k ... - vm . . . .' W ' fl4Y. J "Erery woman it concerned about her shoulders, whether they are too fat or lean." 'ME. CAVAUERI ha -named this the decollate season, be IY1 cause so many girl and women are wearing, at this time, ' ' 1 v . ' !v "2 cause so many girls and women are wearing, at this time, low-necked and short-sleeved gowns b the evening. In view of this, her advice as to how to keep the hands, arms and noulder white and smooth and of becoming proportions, neither too lean nor too fat,' is especially timely. Every one may read this chapter in the beautiful prima donna's instructive series with profit. By Mme. Lina Cavalieri AT THIS, which may be call the decoMette season be cause so many girls and women are wearing low necks and short sleeves, a chapter on the care of the bands, arms and shoulders Is especially timely. But . even those who do not cut, away their gowns at the neck, nor amputate the sleeves for evening wear, are considering the question "How shall 1 take care of my bands!" as well they may at this time, when a draught ot cold air on hands not well dried after washing and supplied by oils or creams may make them red and unlovely 'or the rest of the winter. To keep the hands white and soft Always apply after washing them and before thoroughly drying them, one of the following. Glycerine 2 ounces Aromatic ammonia 1 ounce or Glycerine 1 ounce Eau da cologne 1 ounce At this time everyone should know a good formula for a panto for whitening and softening the hands. Either of these should.be spread over the hands after cleans tng them and before retiring. Large, loose gloves of worn kid or rubber should then be drawn on for the night. In the morning remove the paste with cold cream or olive oil and afterward wash them In tepid water. A, few application should wonderfully Improve them. Even ut application the night be fore a dance or dinner or any party at which you want them to look their best, will refine and Improve them. TheBe are the pastes. They are much In use la France. The first three may easily be pre pared at home. Here Is one: Peel and boll four large white APP&OfKIATE. "fT 'M heau's a conductor," the girlie cried; And what is bis nameT" asked he: The girlie smlleJ In a knowing way. Ttob Nlchola, that's It" said she PRODIGIES. Jones Yes, sir, that boy of mine Is a piano-player. Why. he can play with his toe a Brown How old Is ee? Jones Fifteen. - Brown I've got a boy at home who can play with bis toes, and he's only one year old. PUZZLED. Molly holiday-making la the country) j My, Mr. LUaU. do you mind If I ask a question? Tb Farmer No. my dear. What ta "'ilolly What I want to know Is, when you've finished milking Ua cow. how de you turn ' ofT The Scllly UUnds produce yearly TOO tons of flowers for perfume mk-tna- r do x I f fX I 2a, L ii potatoes until they are mealy. Mash these In milk, pouring In enough milk for a fairly thick paste. This will make enough paste for both hands and arms. Two potatoes are enough for the hands. This Is easily prepared: Chestnut meal , pound Mix with enough milk for a medium paste. Another that Is simple to make i: Pure honey t peund Three eggs. Sweet almond meal . .V4 pound Oil ef cloves 11 drops Use only the yolks of the eggs. Stir these well together and keep Jar In a cold, place. Still another paste is made as follows: Water .........2 quarts Sweet almond meal. . .600 grams Pure liquid honey.,.. 360 grama Orange flower water... 23 grams After heating the water pour In the rest of the mixture and boil ua til the quantity la reduced to one halt its original quantity. Then strain throngL cheese cloth and keep In a jar in a cold place. Another of the pastes used so muck in France: OH of sweet almonds 1200 grams Grated white Castile or other toilet eoap 100 grams Glycerine. 180 grams The nails are liable to crack dur ing cold weather and to grow dull. This paste rubbed on the nails with a chamois will Improve their tex ture and prevent cold weather brlt tlenesa. Magnesia 10 grams Glycerine 6 grams Powdered carmine . 1 5 centigrams But I promised to tell you some thing about the care of shoulders l" We Part for Ever!" HER locks wera In wild dUorder. Her face wm flushed, and her eyes uiuiiing. She cluncnd and unclenched her flng-ers In an agony of leapir. Un let her looks boned hr, ue wa a deeply Injured and deaparal woman. Her Indication and sneer were etlied tvlth keen despondency. "Cruel one oh. cruel one I" the cried, in ancuUhed tones. "1 have borne with you too Ions I You have Injured me ; you have tortured me. and yet I coulu not bear to Slve- yoti up I "When firet we rne, how your ease and polish attracted tne !" lie continued. "When you became my very own, how tny friends envied nwl Out your under standing l too email for my &rce soul I rou have ruined my atandinf In aoaiety I If we had never met I might have walked In peace I Ho now besone I U part for ever I" There came a moment's convulsive breAthlng, a gritting of teeth, and a harp sigh. It waj all over. The trag edy waa ended. By sn almoit super human effort she had pulled off ner new shoe. He Knew THE leading actor of the Bunvllle Touring Company was Interview ing the proprietors of the only hotel In the town. "What are your rates! he asked. Trom two dollars up." answered the owner of the establishment. "Dot don't you make say profes sional terms?" the leading man In quired. "I am playing here to-night at your theatre." Oh. you're an aetor, are your "1 am," the leading man returned, confident now that a reduction would come. -Well, then." the proprietor eald. slowly but Srmly, "in thai uase It'll b lo Uollarn down!" Till LINQ07 "1 confess 1 hd i uiiuaieiand waat your baby's saying." "It's a Queer language, lin'l lt Yes. sort of early English." jut. ' . . v X. -J: - ;. - . . r:1:. . lisifiiliv liP 'Mm ,-: "Excessive gTowth of hair on the arms can be removed by pumice stone paste." - and arms. Every woman Is con cerned about her shoulders, whether they are too fat or too lean. It too fat they may be made thin ner by persistent application of this, used at night, when it should be well rubbed into the unduly bulky part of the shoulders. Glycerine 160 grama Alcohol; 46 grams Grated white castile soap 12 grams Iodide of potassium.. .10 grama Distilled water 8 grama Oil of lavender 25 drops If toe thin, this applied In the same way to the arms and shoul ders, should make them plumper, as well as whiten them: Almond oil 2 ox. Olive oil 2 oz. Tincture of bsnxoin oz. At this time the skin ie liable to look, and to be, rougher than usual. A slight rubbing with a pumice-stone brush Improves this condition, rf the appliostlon Is fol lowed by applying cold cream. Cold air quickly dries the skin by drawing out Its oils. If your arms are too dry apply cold cream or any pure perfumed oil plentifully at night before retiring, rubbing it In well. If the arms are disfigured by an excoss ot balr this is worth a trial: Dilute oxygenated water 'a Pi" Rose water 1 gill Place strips of old muslin or linen in this mixture to soak. Wrap the soaked cloth around the arms. Tin the compress tightly with a safety pin and leave it on for a quarter of an hour. This Is more conveniently done at night, but ap plications every morning and eve ning will more quickly bring the result. Sometimes this leaves the skin of the arms irritated. If so be sure to apply cold cream at once, rubbing it profusely Into the parts to which you have applied the cream. . Beauty Questions Answered Q. F. C. makes inquiry: "Will you kindly advise me what kind of soap a brunette with an oily skin, inclined to acne, should use? Is castile soap an irritant to such a skin? I'ure castile soap Is not irritat ing to the skin, but I advUe tho use of soap only at night before re tiling. I advise you to sprinkle u few drops of ammonia in the water In which ou bathe your face. Af terwards rinse the face well la cool or Cold water. Occasionally dut In? the face with oatmeal or bran after washing, or even using bran or oatmeal in the water, will help to rid you of the greasy look of the face. These washes-should serve your purpose well Apply to the face af ter bathing It or cleanse the faoo with it after coming in from out of doors: Elder flower water '.i pint. x Tincture of benzoin 'i oz. . ' Borne persons troubled bv sn oily skin moisten the face often with In Winter there Is often more a noyance from perspiration vnder the arms than In Summer, because the cold often checks perspiration frftm ithr nnrrt at rnA hodv. ana the armpits become the chief ventsly ror it. uo noi try to stop tne now of perspiration at this point Seri ous injury might follow. Wash the parts dally with alum water made in the' proportion ot Pulverized alum 1 oz. Alcohol 6 oz. Dust beneath the arms often with powdered lycodlum. Always air your garment after taking them off for the night. Never bang in the closet a gown which you havo worn during the day, but let It air well tor the night, turning down the dress about the shoulders so that the part that covered the armpits is freely aired. Also change frequently the dress shield. Wash them in warm water, Into which a few drops of ammonia have been poured. To develop the arms that are too thin, or to reduce the arms that are too tat, to tne standard which Venus de Milo would have set had her arm survived, exercise as follows, taking up any books that do not weigh more than a pound. The ex ercises should all be very slowly taken: Lift th books until they are on a level with the shoulders, the arms being extended rigidly st the sides, with elbows unbent. Lift the books, bending the el bows until the books rest beneath the armpits. Lift the books until they rest upon the shoulders. Still holding the books, drop the arms to the sides. Repeat all these until the arms become wearied. Should one arm be weaker than the other ext'rclne it alone, as well as with tbe other ami. After the arm exercise rub the arms briskly with alcohol. one of the toilette or aromatic vine gars with bay rum or roae water or cologne. , , 11. j. writes me: "Will you kindly advise me what to do to restore blond balr that is turning dark? I should like also to know something that will mako the hair fluffy. There is a tendency toward a darkening of the balr as we grow older, and this Is far more desirable than what sometimes happens the fadlug of the hair Tbe hair grows dark, we are told, as we grow older, since there Is greater accumula tion of iron and sclphur in tne body. Blondes have successfully kept their hair light despite the ten dency of the . darkness-bringing years by washing it in warm water to which hss been added for each quart of water one ounce, of blear, bonate of soda. This Is also a favorite ot blondes: The Jules of three lemons. 8alts of tartar 1 ez. Warm water 1 qt. Keeping the bnir dry by wtekly n ... . . ; jMssmbsB I, Mme. Una Cavalieri. shampoos encourages "flufflneBS." A. B. asks for a tonlo to be used with massage to stop the falling of balr. This Is an old but good remedy: Alcohol 4 oz. Castor oil... 1 oz. Oil of bcrgamot 10 drops The oil of bergaroot is a strong perfume and may be omitted It de sired. A. M. complains of enlarged pores on the nose. Bnthlng the nose frequently with witch hazel has corrected this fault, thougn scrubbing it with warm water and liquid green sosp is better. This removes blackheads, after which the pores usually contract. M. C. asks anxiously: "Will you please print a formula for some A Cure for Snoring N O, the thumb-screw apparatus pictured nere is not a relic of the Inquisition. It Is the very modern Invention of an Engllwh clergyman and Is designed to cure the habit of snoring In church or elsewhere. If you are one of those unfortunate persons whoso fsrally Includes an Incorrigible, abandoned snorer, whose case has resisted every other remedy, you will welcome this latest of innumerable efforts to abate the worst nuisance you know of. Indeed, you prob ably will be disap pointed to learn that this new rem edy Is painless. Tbe Rev. A. Allen Barratt, Vicar of Clay gate, England, Inventor of the ap paratus, says it is quite comfortable to wear the objtct is not to punish, but to silence, the snorer. Of course, the snorer ought to bn punished but most persons will doubling be satisfied The to have him silenced. As dirt bus been defined as "matter out of place," so snoring might be explained as "misapplied vibra tions." When the snorer Is awake he seems to have the Kame command of bis throat und nasal passages tbat decent and I tw abiding persons have at all mes; but no sooner dois ho drop into tlumber than every thing loofe In those passages starts to flapping like To keep the hand white and washing and before thoroughly drying them." kind of a tonic, whether cream or lotion, for a red noset 1 don't reslly know what is the matter. It Isn't red all the time, only when I am out in the cold, or when I get really excited, or my stomach la upset I think it Is poor circula tion." So do I, and you must look well to your clothing that It la not too tight. Loosen your stays, your garters, your sleeves and your col lar and wear larger shoes and stoekmgs and gloves. Avoid rich and spicy fooda, Bathe the nos frequently In warm, almost hot, water. Inflammation often causes red ness ot the nose and In some cases It has been reduced by spraying the hobo freely with sn atomizer con taining the following: Hydrozone .'.... 1 tablespeonful Tepid water 1 pint If the nasal linings are extreme ly sensitive. Increase the amount of water to weaken the mixture. O K. fks: "Please tell me how to take a red spot off the Up. It looks like a scratch. I don't know what caused it. I have often cov ered the spot with powder or chalk, but It was ot no use." Go at once to a physician and fol low his advice. . , II. It D. sends this appreciation: "Your articles are the most won derful I have ever read, and I have adopted all the suggestions I have been able to apply in this small town. In consequence I have been greatly improved in Health and form. Will you advise me what I should do for a growth of super fluous hair on two spots on my face where there have been fever bllstersT I should like a remedy that will prevent the hair ever re turning." Even electrolysis, the surest treatment, does not assure this. For even by the electric needle the root of the hair Is not killed, and unless It Is killed the hair will continue to means do so. If not get a pnysi- clan's advice about it. I hesitate to advise any strong depilatory on a spot where there may still be some Inflammation. Better the hair than eruptions that may develop into some serious affliction. If. how ever, you and your physician ar willing to take the risk under the Monday's waeh . , i ii . .i i' ' r ii ! h. Nostril - Expandlnsr, Anti-Snoring Device Invented by an English Clergyman. , v.;:,!-. oft always apply a lotion after circumstances, tlously used: Sulphydrate this may be au-' sf barium, 30 grams Glycsrlnsted starch.... 1S grams Pulverized starch...... IS grams Estenoe of lemon 15 drops Apply this lightly to the skin. Scrape oft with any dull Instrument ss soon as the skin begins to smart. Anoint the face with cold cream te relieve the Irritation. Safer, though not so powerful. Is this, which will weaken the balr and lighten Its color. Unless the hair be very strong It will cause much ot It to fall Wash the arms with. Peroxide of hydrogen 1oz. Ammonia. 1 oz. L. P. aeks what may be done for disfiguring pufflnes of the skin be neath the eyes Rest the eyee as much ss possi ble, and while resting cover them with tight muslin bandages that have been wet In the following: Pure glycerine 1 oz. Tannlo acid 20 grains Apply this by means, of absorbent cotton or a small camel's . hair brush. Tannlo acid is a strong astringent and should draw the re. laxed akin together and give It tone and smoothness. Very light pinch ing of the relaxed skin stimulates the circulation and so gradually makes It firmer. J. II. L. asks: "Kindly let m know how I can prevent my facs from flushing unbecomingly." First, be forgetful of self. Sec ond, be careful about your diet. Dc not eat greasy nor spiced nor high ly seasoned foods. Leave off tea and coffee and all stimulating drinks. R. L. Q.: "I am very much troubled with perspiring feet and hands, which are a great bother. Will you advise something?" My physician baa Informed me that some cases of excessive per- ,..A i applied to the palms and soles Will relieve the unpleasant condition: Bay rum.. 2 fluid oz. , Tannlo acid . .4 grains If the perspiration haa a strong odor permanganats of potash in proportions of one-quarter ounce to a quart of warm water gives relief. in Church on the clothes line with audible re sults that no waking human being could achieve and live. ' ' Tbe most criminally guilty of all enorers are those who sleep on their backs with their mouths open. In deed, it is Impossible to snore with real success while breathing through the nostrils exclusively the only natural way. As a matter of fact, persona with open and clear nasal passages, through which the air flows readily In and out, seldom breath any other way and never snore to tbe extent of making publio and private nuisances ot them selves. Noting this, the Rev. Mr. Barratt constructed a de vice that would me chanlcally expan'' the nostrils during sleep snd render breathing In the natural way so easy and pleasant that the snorer would find that he had been cured in spite of himself. A metal bar which rests on the upper Up connects two attachments wbloh resemble miniature sugar tongs, each fitted with a thumb-screw to expand or contract it Thesa, Inserted In the snorer's nostrils and properly adjusted, solve the problem. The vlcar-ln-veutor declares that any sleeper thus decorated cannot possibly emit any nasal sound.