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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 10, 1912)
-ft" he Omaha Sunday Bee Magazine Pag Copyright, 1913. by the Star Company. Great Britain Rights Reserved. i 10 jjtKKB$!ksziJQmBL Afternoon KKIBBmSaSas' Costume No. 200-Watch s , Your Elbows r Jl'tttb, :BBslSiisfaiMliilMBsMsi IN thoso months when, If we wear evening gowns at all, we woar ' them froquontly, you should watch your elbows. Yes, I know that you are probably no acrobat, but tho mirror, comes caBlly to our aid when wo want to become ac quainted with our elbows. Much is asked, and much from tlmo to time answered, about tho caro of tho arms, yet nn attractivo arm may bo hopolcssly marred by an ugly, elbow. Re solve that your arms aro only as pretty ns your elbows, and set to work ijvon them. First examine them closely and while you ex amine them keep in mind the stand ard for a lovoly ol- Mme. Lina CavalterL Two Charming New a Dainty Hat of LADY DUFF-GORDON, the famous "Lucile" of London, and foremost creator of fashions in the world, writes each week the fashion article for this newspaper, presenting all that is newest and best in styles for well-dressed women. 1, Lady Duff-Gordon's new Paris establishment brings her into close touch .with that centre of fashion. Lady Duff-Gordon's American establishment is at Nos. 37 and 39 West' Fifty-seventh street. New York City By Lady Duff-Gordon ("Lucile") I AM shoeing you this week two girdle and cash ends aro ol shaded 1 costumes that I think are ideal. green and brown chiffons. . The ovening costume 1b vory om shouler to hem too gown Small'Mountainccr Hat Band of Mink Mur, and Large Pompom of Brown and Gold Feathers on Side. bow. To bo lovoly it should be little In ovldonco, bo little, in fact, that it seems to bo moroly an appearing and disappearing feature --so to. speak n dimple playing peekaboo. Instead of this what do you prob ably, see? A sharp, bony cornor, or n mass of unsightly wrinkles, in either case darker 'than tho sur rounding flesh, Almost certainly tho skin covering it Is dark and rough, "a patch of goose-flesh" a young girl complained when dress ing for a dance, Now what is to be donor Try first to rid 'the elbows of their disfiguring redness or darker color. Rub them every night before retir ing with a half grape fruit. This Is better than a lemon because the elbow can settle Into It and work about It if you place the halves of grape fruit on a table and rest your elbows In them you can read or chat or mediate and leave the elbows to their bleaching for an Indefinite time. Repeat this every night until you notice an" Improve ment In their color. ; j Out do not be satisfied' with this progress. Scrub the elbows dally sJbbbbb BisisisisisisM 1bb1bbbbbbbbbbbbbbI MsPW t Designed by Lady DuffGordon in uuuuiuiuijr yimu. nvuu uiu sleoves aro severely long nd plain, as you will notice. Thlo Is the cor rect nleevo for the Winter costume. No other is admlsslblo, if you want to be ultra smart. The hat worn with this chajrmlng gown is a roddlsh-brown satin beaver, liavlnB as its only decora tion a long quill o green and gold. The muff Is a largo flat affair of mink. The small hat shown in the cen tre picture is one of the gold volours that Paris has adopted for of Gold Velvour, Trimmed with 9 with warm water and a bleaching soap. One of the peroxide soaps would be useful. Or use, catle soap. with, water Into which you have eprlnkled a few drops of per oxide of hydrogen or of ammonia. An Ingenuous girl I know bound slices of lemon on her elbows every night before going to bed. While this Is not as quickly effica cious as the grape fruit it Is cheaper. When this gradual whitening of tho elbows has been accomplished takethe next step In their beautify ing, which Is smootlng them. If they are very rough, scrub them with a pumice atone that has been dipped Into warm water. Rub the roughened spots gently with this, and slowly, (est you Irritate the likln. Then apply cold cream or olive oil to allay even any tendency to Irritation. Or If they are only slightly roughened, rubbing them round and round with fingers .hut have been spread with cocoanut oil Is enough. If long continued, to soften them. If the elbows are very sharp massaging the flesh about them with palms well greased with mut ton tallow should In time nourish them Into roundness. , Two Gorman women whom I met in the Black Forest had their arms swathed about tho middle with strango, bulging bandages. I asked them what malady afflicted them and they first looked puzzled, then laughed. "Madamo" they replied, "Wo are calling the sheop to the aid of our arms." Having taken the baths too strenuously their arms had grown thin and they were fattening thorn and rounding ou. the elbows by means of one layer of mutton tallow, ono of cotton cad a final one of linen. Gowns and Gold Velour, morning wear almost exclusively. Tho band of fur is mink and tho feathers are brown and gold. This shape is tho acmo of smartness and la bccomjng to nine out of ten womon. The evening costume ts a de cided contrast to those two models it Is elaborate to a degree. The fabric is a whito cropo cbarmouso. Tho panniers are ratber large, but the new court train gives the long lines that are so necessary. The sash girdle as arranged is suit able only for a slender figure. The rhinestono embroidery on the btdice is duplicated on tho front of the skirt Hair ornaments wore never more elaborate; they range from real lace cops to huge osprey feathers. It la possible, however, to uso smaller effects. So let me Introduce and recom mend to you a narrow and quite light bandeau studded closely with paste, which shades from shining black to a white brilliance and which is worn right across and low down on the forehead, tho little wire loops at either end permitting of its easy and firm fastening under the hair at th esldes. And then directly in tho centro there uprises to the extent of some fourteen inches, a light osprey mount whoso shading from black to white is followed and accentuated by the uso of a central lino of first black and then white stones. Tho wholo thing Is extraor dinarily becoming and effective, and It could, of course, bo carried out in shades of emerald green or sapphire blue, while though it is so tall, it Is hat It can never be a nuisance to thoso who sit behind it nt theatre or opera, so that Its wise wearers will not have to un dergo the unpleasant and nerve-trying experience of hearing purposely loud and vicious comments on their selfibbness in the choice of hair ornaments. Elaborate Evening Gown of White Crepe Charmeuse the New Train and Sash Girdle, Beauty Questions Answered By Mme. Lina Cavalieri. MJ. ASKS if she can reduce tho sizo and prominence of her cheek bones. No, but you can so arrange your hair and select hats that they will not seem so prominent Make a study of It, and when you have solved the problem for yourself let me know. ; should have to .know more about your general appear ance to further adt'se yc In this case. L. C. 9. complains of .ooseflesn that mars the beauty of her neck and arms. Avoid the causes. Exposure to cold causes gooseflesh. t' Jsl nervousness sometimes has tho same effect More attention to bathing and i-erclso will help to remedy that condition. Rubbing the affected parts with pumice stone and afterward with cold , cream Is sometimes done with suc cess. M. M. C. desires counsel about a detect of her figure. One hip, she complains, has become larger than the otLer aud Is noticeably so. "Carrying books and standing on one fcot have caused it," she says. Indirectly answorlng her own ques tion. Stop doing what has caused this Irregularity of figure. Shift your wc'fiht to the other side' and give that a chance to grow. Carry the books In tho other arm. Nature Is always glad to help restore the bal nee lost by our bad nablts. BBBHBIbHbS''' 'otMbHBHbV ' ftBBSiSBBBHBHBBf bbbbbSbSbhbBBbIbV' lBrr Ssl VbHbbHbbbbmP 1 "My neck has become yellow from exposure to tho sun, also from tight, high collars. What would you rec ommend to whiton it?" continues M. M. C. I should first very lightly rub pu mice stone over the stained part of the skin and apply any pood eold cream to relieve the Irritation. When the Irritation had quite healed I should resort to rubbing the spot, If still stained, with slices of lemon. This falling, I should bleach It with peroxide applied with cloth or sponge. A last measure would be to scrub it with warm Water, Into which a few drops of ammonia or benzoin had been sprinkled, using oatmeal or almond meal Instead of soap. M. M, C. asks further advice as to what shall bo done with hair that is darker in the back than the front, hers being dark brown in the back and light brown in front That Is .tot unusual, and simply shows that your hair Is beginning to grow darker, since you are twenty-one. If you were forty-one or fifty-one I would suspect that the reverse were taking place. You might wash the back part of the hair oftener than tie front, using a spoonful of borax In a bowl of water, or the same amount ef lemon Juice, or a half tablespoonful of ammonia. But It Is doubtful whether your hair would not still be uneven, (letter let It all grow darker, E. D. complains of one stye fol lowing the other in her eyes, and SBBBBVp 'ILbW jflBBBBbBBBBB 1bH3i - 9BBXBb&1BBHBBBE' BBBBHtt- tflfe BBHflBHBflRVllBflBflBflHfllBBSBflK. suspects that hor blood requires purifying. I don't doubt It. I am personally partial to a mixture of equal parts of cream of taj-tar and sulphur for that purpose. I take a dose of a teaspoonful of the mixture after every meal while clearing my skin. Sulphur and molasses in equal quantities is a fine old-fashioned remedy, Eat much fruit-and drink ten glasses of water a day and your fmplexlon will improve, how to prevent the falling of her M. L. C. asks me t,o advise her hair and itching of her scalp, and on the same page asks how to pre pare henna tea for dyeing tho hair, which she says is growing gray at the temples. Don't try the henna until you have relnvlgorated your scalp and hair by shampooing and massage. If you wasl. your scalp and hair two or three times a week the Itch Ing should cease. The twice a year shedding of the hair should not -!arm you If you do not lose more than about a hundred hairs a day. Loosen the skin of the scalp by daily massage and rub Into It ono of the hair growers, as pure olive oil. F. II. desires a formula for a re liable hair grower and advice as to how to deve; me bust If your hair Is dry, and falling hair usually Is, use this old French remedy: Almond oil, 3 ozs.; oil of resemary, 1 oz.; oil of cinnamon, 30 drops. Massage the scalp with It 1 V