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Show !Well Groomed Hands. Now that we are beginning to think of our new spring gloves, and the days we will go without them, we must give special attention to those hands that have been chapped and cracked by the wlntr winds. W hile we have had a mild winter, there have been plenty of freezing cold days and chapping winds to disfigure the loveliest hands making the skin dry and rough sallow in appearance or red as the case may be. Nails crack and break off and often times assume a whtte. anemic hue in the early spring. r . VMl Where the skin Is inclined to be tender and easily inflamed, almond oil should be emploed alternately or exclusive in place of soap, which should alwavs be of a mild character This may be used every day or when ibe hands are especially soiled with dust, grime or grease, as in dish washing Soap merely takes off the surface soil, but moistening them with water and then rubbing with the meal serves as a gentle friction Afterwards, Aft-erwards, cleanse with olive oil or vaseline, rubbing thoroughly and wiping wip-ing off and then dusting lightly with rice ponder, which, by the way, has soared in price from IS cents to 27 cents Every toilet table should boast of a fresh lemon each day It is not only a general beautifier, but a specific spe-cific one for various disfigurements Where the skin is not tender and free - from breaks, half a lemon may be ap piled directly to the akin. When the acid is too strong, the juice may be squeezed out. and a little glycerine added, rub the hands, ln6ide and out as though washing them This simple dally practice keeps the skin soft and white, bleached yellow spots and keeps the nails in good condition con-dition as well Do not merely cover the hands but the wrlBts as well, otherwise oth-erwise a line will bo i6ible The Juice may be left on the hands to dry for ten minuton and then washed wash-ed off. A little cream bath may be added for extra occasions and the hands lightly powdered. More than one bridge devotee has acquired this simple trick of keeping her hands soft and white. Neglected hands are always old in the appearance of the skin, which is wrinkled, thin, sallow and with brown spotG spread over tho surface. Whore a woman has her hands In water much of the time, the natural oil is washed out and this is the first step in aging the skin, for It soon becomes dry and harsh to the touch One of the best ways, in fact the quickest method of plumping the hands is to give them a warmed olive oil bath every night, soaking the hands for five minutes, then massaging massag-ing them thoroughly. Place the ol In a small bowl, the oil may be used many times before it is thrown away. Be sure that the hands and nails are clean before the bath EVERY DAY ETIQUETTE. "When is the proper time to wea-a wea-a tuxodo" To what functions and on what occasions should one wear it ' was Ned's double question. "The tuxedo or dinner jacket, 13 not worn at dinner parties, theatre parties or opera. Tt is proper to wear It on Informal occasions, at one's club and at home, when a few intimate frionds are dining. A man wears a tuxedo more often in summer than in winter, as it Is perfectly en regie at al 11 country' club entertainments, entertain-ments, as well as for the small dinners din-ners that are given in town," advised his mother YOUR BOYS AND GIRLS There is no better exercise for little lit-tle girls than skipping, and none save perhaps dancing Itself which tends to greater grace of figure and of movement. move-ment. When, however, childhood la merged in girlhood the same should b? discontinued. But the skipping must be properly done, and it is a very' good thing to encourage this among children, who much enjoy excelling ex-celling 1n this particular if it Is suggested sug-gested to them Two special points should be made In the first place that the rope is held with the hands more or less at right angles to the body, and in the Becond that the child comes down each time on her toes and with the knees as "loose" as possible. She should be taught to stand for a moment mo-ment with the rope behind her and her arms straight down at her sides before beginning, and should under stand that all good skipping must be I done with tho shoulders back, and the head erecL This is really Important as skip ping with the handB and nrms forward, for-ward, as one not infrequently sees children doing, is had as the proper action is good, for It is distinctly narrowing nar-rowing the chest instead of the re-crse. re-crse. FASHION MINTS. Every woman is pleased to 9oe the lovely flowered organdies back again. Dotted Swisses are another charming old-fashioned fabric revived this year. Ecru or sand-colored batistes arc excessively ex-cessively fashionable, and with these are combined sand -co to red nets and shadow laoes. Stockings of natural-colored natural-colored silk are the fad. with frocks In these trand, or natural tones Contrasting llntngs are a feature of manv of the new street suits in covert and other light woolen fabrics. Blue, cerise, black and white, brown and green are all effectively used. Tulle Is aB much used as ever It has made Itself a rabrtc of necessity and it Is difficult to Imagine a change in stylos great enough to change the position of tulle. A great deal of It i6 used on summor frocks that arc already shown. White corduroy coats are featured to some extent, and will doubtless be much worn with lingerie frocks tn the summer. Gray is one of the most popular shades of the spring. It is cool and when It Is becoming Is really charming charm-ing But there are many types of face and color that cannot stand gray, and It should be worn, especially In the paler shadoB. only after careful care-ful thought No one will think of buying a new hat this season without selecting one or two veils to match It not in color, but in style; for the veil Is an important im-portant item in millinery now. With the 6mall, military turbans are worn gay little face veils floating free or softly drawn in under the chin. These ar of the new sheer, filadora mesh or in honeycomb mesh Sometimes a border runs across the veil just below be-low the nose, sometimes the edge of the veil is cut in vandyke points and narrowly bordered Mantilla veils of vinet and trellis pattern fall to the shoulders from sailr shapes. Most of these new veils are black, but brown, taupe and sand-colored veilings veil-ings are also fashionable. Bows of ribbon are effectively uted on some of the new wide-6klrted frocks of satin and silk. One that is pretty ha6 little square bows of satin reaching from throat to hem They are distinctly in keeping with the wide skirt. Hand embroidery plays a prominen' part in the trimming of thin frocks There are many lovely frocks of net almost covered with embroidery. Blouses Blou-ses of sheer fabrics, too, show much embroidery' Fringe of many sorts Is still used Some of the newest skirts show an edging of fringe at the bottom Thero is a silk-corded fringe that is often used -with faille. HOME HELPS. Violin strings make excellent strings for beads Broiled green peppers add a delicious deli-cious finishing touch to a steak. Before beginning to paper a house, see that the chimneys are clean A delicious sandwich is made with honey pressed out of the comb and spread on thin sliceR of buttered bread, over this sprinkle chopped nuts. |