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Show I Milady's Boudoir (BY GWEN SEARS.) Bath Should Be Taken Moderately Everyday Etiquette Froper Food for Your Child Linen Suit for Little Girl Striped Parasols, which Look Like Awning, Popular Pop-ular for Summer For the Cook To Make Curtains and Comforts. Gwen Sears. BATHS There arc baths, ami baths Of vnn ns kinds. ror beauty's aid. Milk -VnU I.I J I J LLlka ......J Ii in i i i i- i "in I1UI uhim, uiii'i baths, perfume baths, aiid sail baths bur one can safely feel tliat any kind of harhs are good ir one if taken in moderation. The oil bath is excellent fnr one "Who is emaciated or poorly nourished bul a good mass.i ye should accompany accom-pany it or ihr pores will i" obstructed obstruc-ted rather than nourished The alcohol al-cohol bath should iw jmix iouslj taken; ta-ken; otherwise great destruction o." tllHIM will recult I Sea bathing has a healthful notion on the skin and tlo shock Of the cold plunge is health-giving, providing one Is in a condition to endure it There If a great temptation, however, to remain re-main long in (he water, and most people peo-ple regulate 'he time by their comfort, com-fort, lea vine when they feel cold. This is a great mistake A bath of twen ty minutes' duration is enough for an ordinary person. Too little importance Is attached to ir baths. Our clothes are often of surh Lectures and s arranged thai but little air reaches the skin thus deprhing it of needed nourishment A good air or sun hath is almost equal to a tub hath. In taking a sun bath one should be unclad if practical, otherwise oth-erwise the clothing should he extremely ex-tremely light and loose r.nd porous If it is not convenient for one to take a Turkish balh at the public places one may take a Russian bath I at home For this bath there are inexpensive cabinets folding and stationary sta-tionary marie of doth, tin or wood. 'I A simple and easy method of taking a Russian bath on a small scalp at home is to seat oneself unclothed on a- cane-bottomed chair under which is a pan containing about one quart of water, re-tine on a lighted spirit lamp One shonH br enveloped n blank-eta blank-eta from nerk downward to the floor. The water in the pan inn be replenished replen-ished if nccessan .lust how Iouk IWU DUVIflU lUIIMllUI- III llfllll WOUIU be difficult to say Usualh the time is ten to twenty minutes after the perspiration has started Tf one drinks two or more glasses of water during the bath it aids in producing perspiration After the hath one should lie down and cover vith plenu of blankets. This will allow the process of perspiration to continue, hut aftcn ten minutes or so graduallv remove blanket after blanket, blank-et, which will allow one to resume a normal temperature cradualh and finish with a plunge in a tub of cool water, followed by : brisk rubbing I EVERYDAY ETIQUETTE. "When calling on an ill friend who cannot be seen, should I send a rard?': asked June ' When making a call on a friend I r acquaintance who is ill and unahie i) Bee you, write in lead pencil on our card a phrVse or words uch as. To Inquire - You should not jcpcct lo see in person the one on lion you arc making this kind of call It is a formal courtesy." allied all-ied her aunt YOUR BOYS AND GIRLS If lor any personal peculiarity lit-tli lit-tli ones cannot eat eges a little chlck-rn, chlck-rn, the white meal of fish, or one small chop ma) be given three limes 1 1 ring the week. If. In deciding on ;inv rpod the question "why give It"' asked, instead of "why not give i he problem might be simplified and before deciding the problem it may be helpful to refer lo the following follow-ing lists: Foods that build tissue &ndexclude niMK Milk epus. chicken, fish beans and peas istraincd from skins), oatmeal graham and rye flours, corn meal, barley, wheat, macarno. chocol-late chocol-late and good dried fruits. Cereals also contain much starch. I which, with a limited amount of su car, supplies heat and energy and from cereals ami green vegetables and fresh fruits are also derived the necessary nec-essary minerals for the building of Cdorl hones and teeth. Thus a varied diet is necessary to secure the required re-quired food principles and after their Selection they must be presented as wall cooked, carefully seasoned and tastily served dishes LITTLE GIRL'S SUIT. pretty linen suit for a little girl has a very short plaited skirt, with an upper part cut after the style of a Norfolk jc ket but without a belt Four large linen buttons fasten the suit from a tiny bow of black el-j vet nt the neck to the skirt. Sleeves are elbow length A tiny linen hat banded with black velvet could be worn to match the suit STRIPED PARASOLS Smart pararols which look like j miniature awnings are to be had In awning stripes of black and white. These "awning " parasols will doubt ess appear in other colors aR the season advances. A parasol of very rich effect is the new Japanese parasol. par-asol. The framework is so adjust ed as to make this sun umbrella very flat and Japanesque In line. The silk covering is plain, but the shade may be as rich as you wish. The border of the parasol is hemstitched and i upon i he double fold are worked tiny Japanese characters In gold thread, two to a goi e FOR THE COOK Hamburg steak can be creamed ex-H ex-H tlj as dried beef is. and it Is really delicious. Try frying fish in fat that has been saved from former frying; the flaor will be very much improved. When a ereiable has lost its firm- nak it in very (old water until un-til it is crisp and plump Grapefruit is delicious served on lettuce leaves with a little olive oil. WAYS IN WHICH TO MAKE CURTAINS CUR-TAINS AND COMFORTS. For a bedroom sash curtains of crinkly crepe are pretty and prac lical. This material hangs well and in . ,s no ironinc The overhanging may be made of gray blue gingham, stenciled In a convenient design in dark blue. To facilitate the work of trying comforts or of embroidering have several needless threaded at the same time and laid within reach. Biankets too short for a bed may be made longer by sewing to them at one end a strip of unbleached sheeting the width of the blanket! Use the end so lengthened for the lower end of the bed and tuck the sheeting w ell under the mat ti es This plan will allow for extra cover ing over the shoulders. oo RAIDER CAPTAINS SWAP YARNS AFTER GREETING Newport News. Va.( April 11 - One of the most interesting incidents on hi.ard the Krong Prinz Wilhelm this afternoon was the meeting of Captain Thierfeldl of that ship and Captain Thicrichens of the cruiser Prinz BSItel, , whose vessel is now interned at the Norfolk navy yard "When ( aptaln Thierichcns ran up the ladder and met Captain Thierfoldt, the men embra ed fondly and there was considerable show of feeling in their e.xchance of greetings. Captain Thicrichens was accompanied accompan-ied by some of his staff officers and the occasion was made a happy reunion re-union During the afternoon a number num-ber of pallors from the Prinz Eitel .line aboard the "Wilhelm and were received with open arms by the news- j thirsty members of the raider's crew M6nt if them had heard any news from home for eight months and they knew but little of the war |