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Copyright, ItlS, by American-Examiner. Great Brltala Bight Beaerrsd.
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' i. i i tlrl P' moment Into th skin. R f ' !, f . ., I
'if rV move most of !t with a wtt hand- . V . 4 v
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. i ' " l hi T lL "orbed. Tho avarag. length of tlm II M - Ji
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pat an emollient Into the ikln. Re
more moat of It with a aoft hand
kerchief or pteco ot absorbent cot
ton, and leava tie rest to be ab-1
orbed. The averaie length ot tine '
required tor the ikta to absorb oil
or cream le two hour. It the akin
be Mutually dry. It will hungrily "MaaMze the hand wth oil
By Mme. Lina Cavalieri
I ALWAYS think of March, o tar
ai beauty la concerned, u the
bridge ot the year. Winter, a
trying eeaaon, 1 behind; Spring
and Summer, bo re favorable to
beauty, are before. March la the
bridge one croaiea between, and a
noit uncertain bridge it la.
The bridge may be eren mora
trying to beauty's eyea and com
plexion and hair than the Winter
haa been, for It la a hybrid month,
subject to the sudden changes that
fling one back from the gentle
promise of Spring Into the rigors of
midwinter. It la the month when
an umbrella should never be out ot
sight, and rubber overshoes should
alwaye be, so to speak, within call.
Sudden changes from beat to cold,
or the opposite, are deleterious,
especially so to the complexion, a
fact which beauties have long rec
ognised by holding a screen before
their faces when they Indulge in the
homelike practice of sitting before
the open fire. They know that the
intense heat of the blaze will dry
and shrivel the skin, and to pre
serve its moisture and delicacy they
lift the saving hand screen.
The person of naturally dry skin
suffers most from the cold ot Win
ter and the harsh, drying winds ot
March. The akin that la not plenti
fully supplied with natural oils, or
In which the lack la supplied by
good, nourishing creams, will look
dry and show the flrst taint lines,
it not the deeper creases, of actual
wrinkles this test month, or bridge,
of beauty's year.
The owner of such a skin should
liberally feed it with nourishing oils
and creams. If you And that you
are to have a quiet evening at home,
do sot wait for retiring time, but
absorb the needed emollients In much
less time.
Before going out ot doors pat cold
cream lightly Into th skin and
afterward dust powder upon the
skin. This mask win protect tho
skin against the much-feared March
winds, so coarsening to skin de
fenseless against It
Also feed the skin well before
retiring, as I havs often directed.
Either of these unguents will serve
well the purpose ot protection
against March winds:
Oil of almonds, one tablespeonful,
" Rosewater, two teaspoonfuis,
Tincture of benzoin, oni tea
spoonful. Yoke of one egg.
Keep thla and all other face lo
tions or creams in a cool place to
prevent their becoming rancid.
This Is cheap and easily made:
Almond oil 1 ox.
Rose water 1 oz.
White wax 1,01
Spermaceti ex.
Still another nourishing lotion is
this, much used In Europe:
Rose water 3 . ore.
Glycerine 1 oz.
Russian Isinglass dr.
Oil of rose drops.
Almond ell, or cocoanut oil
alone, or a mixture of these In
equal parts, with a little per
fume added, If desired, are good
face cleansers as well as skin
feeds.
Occasionally a skin shows too
much OIL Cold weather less than
warm makes this manifest, yet at no
season Is It becoming. Sometimes
this Is peculiar to a family or In
dividual Often it is tba result of
debility, of too much rich food, or
of not thoroughly cleansing the face.
I sdviae any one troubled
with sn oily skin to drink water
freely; to eat much fruit; to .
bathe more carefully and fro- '
quently, and to take plenty of
exerdae In the cpen air. It is
cold cream twica
a day."
the custom In Francs and Italy
to baths ths face night and
morning with cheap wine to
drive away this greasy sspect.
Those who havs naturally fair
skins baths the face In white
wine. Brunettes us the red
. wine for their darker complex
Ions. In March ths bilious tendencies
brought about by the richer foods
and the lesser exercise of Winter
become apparent la a yellow skin.
Thia is embarrassingly evident In
the arms.
An efficacious external treat- 1
ment Is to bathe the arms freely
In peroxide of hydrogen. Not
only will this whiten the skin,
but It will lighten the color ef
the growth of superfluous hair,
first whitening and In time
weakening and possibly killing
ths superfluous hair. 'After
washing the arms in peroxide of
hydrogen, wrap them In soft
muslin or flannel bandages satu
rated In ths peroxide.
At thla time pay especial atten
tion to the deep breathing exercises
that you have doubtless neglected
during the Winter, deterred by fear
of the cold air. This tear Is ground
less, because the air Is filtered. It
you breathe, as every one should,
solely through the nose, by the tiny
hairs In the nasal Damages. The air
la also warmed on Its long Journey
to the lungs. Taking the air directly
into the lungs Is, of course, danger
ous, but this should never be done.
As well mate bread of unsifted
flour. The nose la the air sieve 0'.
the body. If, while doing the deep
breathing, you keep the handa high
above the head, the back of the
hands pressing against each other,
the posture will facilitate the Inhal
ing. If you prefer to exhale through
the mouth there is no objection to
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one tag DMsnapen. in wis case grasp . ',.,. T l ;'- k- I
tho ULfortunato finger between the V fs1 . ... t . . s .. t i
thumb and tbreunger of the other H f. ; v ; 2tT
hand and gently bend It straight. VVii:;.."-5 . t V .j. y
Continue this exercise dally, for the JtL - "
recovery is gradual. This exercise JfjT ' vV' ' ' ' ' ' ' "
will stretch the contracted muscles, ' r"J ' ' ' ' r
Whose contraction loosens the Joint fj V ' - ' ff
cartilage to pad the Jolata. yJ5 i f
If the hand art reddened use this rV) '.'
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ARCH, from beauty standpoint, is the most de
vastating month of the year. Mme. Cavalieri has
written special directions for the care of the hands
and face at thia time.
this, for It increases tho quantity et
carbonlo acid gaa expelled at
breath. But never, never, sever,
take la the sir through ths mouth.
T lungs are Ilk a defenseless
.firrleoa opea to say attack by ths
nemy, impure air. The Impure air
uncleanaed by the attar of the Basal
passages, poor late the blood and
contaminate the whole body.
The bands, toe, have suffered from
Winter exposure and must b pro-
"After
washing the
anna in
peroxid of
hydrogen,
wrap
them in
flannel or
muslin
bandagea
saturated
with
peroxide."
Mm.
Lina,
Cavalieri.
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a day. Few persons drink enough
water. Two quarts or mora ax need
ed to wash the polaonou waste
from tho system. Besides follow
ing the hints, wrap a soft hand
kerchief around a small lump ot
le and pas It lightly beneath the
eyea and over the flabby neck. This
csuses the blood to circulate more
freely tn those regions and the
extra blood supply rebuilds the tis
sues. M. 0. requests ths publication .of
a formula for a good cold cream.
Spermaceti, 500 grama.
Oil ef sweat almonds, SOO grama
Whit wax, 100 gram,
RoMwater, 60 gram.
Provided you will' reform In the
matter of diet, eating less rich and
greasy food aid mor trait and
vegetables, drinking much water
and taking daily baths, with plentr
of outdoor exercise, this prepara
tion should be an aid la clearing
tbe skin. But It Is only an aid, foi
you cannot expect to clear a badly
blotched skin from without antll yon
have leared It from withla.
Thla I a good pasta for whltin
Ing and redoing the skin:
Ground barley, I ounces, (
Liquid honey, 1 ounce.
Whit ef en egg. Spread thla
evenly vr the face at night
Fate's Loom
Youthful Logic
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TUB
candle
tected against the March winds. A
good corrective and preventive la to
massage them la oil, or massage
them with cold cream, twice a day.
Perhaps tight gloves have caused
some ot the Angers to become crook-
hands that with the halt-
lights play .
So guardedly, wher
beam.
Weave In a phantom disarray
Wreath ot rraret and dream.
past for several nights, slipping yet so light snd quick they stray
large, loose gloves over the hands
Roes water t oza.
Honey 2 oza,
Yellow wax 1 sz.
Pulverized myrrh t ox.
Beauty Questions Answered
Masks for the Flounders
IT was Dr. Francis B. Sumner,
ot the Government Fisheries
Bureau, who recently devised
a scheme for putting masks on
flounders. It was not, however,
because tber was to be a flatfish
fancy ban. but in order that a
scientific problem might be solved.
The Sounder la the chameleon ot
the tea. He live on the bottom,
lying not oa his stomach, but flat
on en aide, with hie face twisted
in such wise that both eyes
on the same side ot his head.
are
In-
For Us Sake
HE was something In the furniture
line, and his special mission In 11U
was ta repair broken chain and sola and
bed 4anuse4 tables "as per esttanata,
to j aw verr asteenM lastracttons."
ghs was a young- person latervlaw'sg
tb (unUturs am concerning a bulbox
any taWe.
"But. madam.' he drnnd4. "what
ever na happened te the article? What
an these scratches aad small marts
rone thn eager'
'What happened te It tner replied
the T. P. -Whv. the bsr assisted upon
cutting his teeth anon the edge ef that
Uhie. and vary weU h did It, taor
Thea the furniture fakir smiled, for
ha, m. was a tamilr man.
cidently, he changes his color from
time to time, for concealment's
sake, to make it match the color
ot the bottom.
Dr. Sumner was anxious to find
out the nature of the mechanism
by which the color changes were
accomplished, and. with this end
in view, he placed Sounders in
glass jars, the bottoms of which
were covored with pebbles or sand,
or in other cas with painted pat
terns. These latter were easily ob
tained by painting the patterns on
disk-shaped glass plates of the
proper dameter, and putting them
ia jars.
Photographs of the fishes were
taken, with the backgrounds thus
varied, by means ot an overhead
camera which was pointed verti
cally downward. As a result, it
waa found that the flounders were
able not merely to match colors,
but even to copy the patterns of
the artificial bottoms on which they
rested say, for example, a bottm .
painted in black and white square.
Tie experiments proved that
these changes were due to move
ments of pigment granules within
the color cells of the flounders
skin; secondly, that such move
ments were controlled by the s?o
pathlc nervous system of tho ani
mal; and thirdly, that they were
responsive to impressions received
through the eyes In other words,
impressions of sight Flounders
artificially blinded no longer
changed their hue in th manner
described.
Evidently when a Bounder finds
himself on a grayish bottom, he
notea the tact bv vision and makes
himself to match. If the bottom
is ot pebbles and variegated be
changes the colors of his coat ac
cordingly. He will even turn almost
black on blackish mud, or blanch
himself to whiteness it there be
suitable occasion.
But Dr. Sumner wanted to And
out how far the color change
were influenced by the flounder's
observation of the huea of ft owa
body. His experiments were mad
mostly with a Mediterranean
species which has eyes set on
stalks, like those of a crab, so that
it can look around and see itself
to advantage. Accordingly he
fastened masks of different colors
upon a number of specimens, and
watched for results. As yet, un
fortunately, these have sot bee
determinate.
Some species of flatfishes are
much cleverer at color dlaguis
than others. For instance, the com
mon European sole ia exceptionally
expert ia this way. But it seems
to be uncertain whether these flshes
sdopt this mode of concealment
mainly to escape the attention1 of
sharks, cod, and other eaimies. or
to avoid recognition by th small
fry on which they themselves prey.
C M. D. writes: "Will yon kindly
Inform me through your newspsper
how to get my hands nice and
soft, as they have always been up
t about two months agoT They
have become rough and seem to
crack eaaily in tb palms. Now
they are so dark that It seem Im
possible to get them white again.
When they are cold they seem to
shrivel. Why Is thlsr
Tonr hands shrivel because they
are, or have been, cold. It Is a
principle ot physics that cold con
tracts and heat expands. Protect
them ss much as possible, from th
cold. Wear woolen glove over your
kid, or chamois, one. Do not wash
them in either cold or hot water, but
la lukewarm water, and when you
hv partly dried them with a
towel pour into the palm ot on a
teaspoonful or more of the follow
ing whitening snd softening prepara
tion: Rosewater, 2 ouocea.
Glycerin, 2 euncea
Benzoin, (4 ounce.
Thia 1 also a softening snd
whitening preparation:
Witch hazel, ounce.
Vielet ammonia, ' nunc.
H. F. L. says: "Will yoq please
let me knew about th beef and
hot water treatment for reducing
flesh, to which you recently re
ferred? Do you know anything to
put into the bath water to help?
Also should one wear banda all the
time, or only at night, for reduc
ing ths chin? I have a very big
double ehia and would like to re
duce 1L I never wear high collars."
O'er thread and shuttle that they bass
seem
To open up pleasant way
Where winds through wild
stream.
Their shadows on th curtain swsy
As )f to reach In headlong scheme
Where gardens, once aflame and gay.
Blink at tbe moon' big gleam.
Heedless, tb lingers move slway,
And click In Irony supreme
1 1 ' HB teacher in elementary
1 malice looked hopefully abaut th
room. "Now childna," sh said, -I wis
you to think vary carefully before yetf,
answer my next questloa." .
Tb small pupils sat eagerly awaiting
It, wlM-eyed, and In some instances
open-mouthed.
Which would you rather have, threw
wall two apples in each bag, r
twe haxa with three apples In each
baa?" asked the teacher.
"Three, bags with two apples la each
flower " said a boy in one of the last
seals, wail th clasa still debated as t
th best snswer. t
"Why, PaalT" asked th teacher.
"Dacaua tbera'd bs en men baa- t
bust." announced th practical youag
theautldan.
Ticklish Customer
The beef and hot water treat
ment for overweight originated. I
believe, with a New York physician r.ni. th.ir silhouettes betray
aad ia known by bis name. Those Th )nt of Tlmt; ejd theme,
whom I know who have followed -It
have eaten as much oeef as they
wished. It was cooked In my
manner they liked, except frying.
This waa their only food. They
drank as much hot water as they
liked. They were very successful
In reducing their flesh. The din
ger, according to some physicians,
is that tb exclusive beef eating
leaves large quantities of nrlo
acid In the body, which may de
velop rheumatism. Bicarbonate ot
soda In th bath aids reduction of
weight The more soda yo.i use
th mor speedy the reduction.
Lost!
hi
bTxifma Herman, wit
V sea as ot perspiration str
down his face, waa darting m an ut
ot the alales ef a large emporium ia
Broadway.
Mis excited actions attracted tb at
tention of alt th assistant!, and they
hardly anew what to make ef It A
TUB wholeaal. grocer was eanfulty hultlln( m., of tM clotMn.
explaining matters to th coauaer- partmeat walked ap and asked:
clal traveller whom he bad recently en
gated, and th C T. was making him
self as nice a h could.
"Mr. Dinks," said th boss. "ynr an
tecessor was not up to hi job. Ilia af
fairs were all tanaied up. He was a
muddier."
"Ves, sir," replied th new hand
meeklv. as thouih b waa sorry, but
couldn't help It
Ml
'Are you looking fur some thine . ta
men's elotltlnar'
"No," he roared, "sot men's clothing:
Vim men's clothing- t can't Ind my vital1
Giving Her a Tip
"That belns th ease, Mr. Btnka,
.. . ,. the wholesaler pompously. "It la np to
u" worn any time foa , , or)UT out of chaos. -you
wish, but they are not decora- For a moment th commercial looked
tlv. and nn wnnM nrnK.i.i. . pussled. Then a beautiful ami
, " Itself across his eeonteaanr.
varw 10 wear gas la puouc At "Sir."
nixbt or In the nrlracr of nnr Ben to know Mr. Chaos, but I'll set
own rnnm rfnHn. th. A.- ,k.. order out t hiss, it I hav to go aad
own room during tbe dsy, they T, wlu Blm!"
bind up sagging muscle and grad- ,
uaily melt away the pendulous fat
of th double chin.
THl two ladle had been to th epara,
1 at local theatre, and cola horn
ia tb car they dlacaraed th evening's
amusement
al looked -1 think -Lohenarta Is Jnst splendid!
it spread murmured th lady la tn lance hat as
ha hand th conductor a nickel tar
said se eaaeny, -t oon t nap- her far.
B. K. Inquire: "What can I do
for deep lines under my eyes and
for a neck that ia In a d.hhe TVLDAD is
' l-c ,
state!"
Held Him Back
-Do your" asked her friend to th pur
pie velvet, with a superior mil 'I
think it's not bad. but I lust lov "Car
men.' "
Th conductor blushed an evr hts
plain feat urea.
"Sorry, mis," ha murmured apole
getlcaUys "I'm married. To mtcht try
th driver, though; he's a sin fie man!"
very proud ef hts niusjan
j with ana Seta, and upon oocaato la
PuHinees under the eyes fat a sign powers. It was rumored that h
of low vitality. Often It indicates ,nd pubblelgh had had a quarrel at a
trouble with the kidneys, if It Is utti anr recently (trea. and Tomp-
the first, care of th general health
1 1. W..IU . V - , V"'
Jivuiu rruuuu m reiaacu uaaoea.
If the kidneys ar affected and the
disease is not In an advanced atae
much water drinking should relieve
the conditions. At Carlsbad the
physicians insist that every visitor
drink at least two quart of water
A Stiff Fight
Old Gen Ueman Weil, my llttl lad,
an you zolg fishing, or an you going
to school?
Uttt Lad I daaao yet I'm just a
wrmatling with ma conscience. -
"Tea." said Blldsd. gettlaf vary red be
isuusrcen aua nearly cam
dub.
the .
to mows.
1 would aav licked kins, too.
Ul naau s eei uua
. . 1 W M
and naia
be lad
AD Starters.
Downs Why Is it your friend Chowaea
la a-lwars down at th beet? Do he lea
Bin money oa hora races?
Jownea h aerer sets en a hers
.o..t." said Tompkins. -Whe. no. M ssor maaey on lha k
crabbed you from behind aad held ywa man raeav
backT' "Ehr
DobblelgV said Blldad. gtoomlly. H haa tdna children. "