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Show j 1 Woman's- World I VISITORS. f yWvn lit Ho boys come in lo lunc h I tay till after tea. I jy inolliT says: "How kind thoy are j To come and play with me!" I T!ir' take my marbles, break my toys, I And when 1 want, to tight, j jly mo; her fay?: "They're visitor?, And you must be polite. -,:f (;eorge the whip," she says, "and you "hii be the little horse." .And "He must hve the biggest, pear," 1 ,nu "le the king, of course." ! I W'ii'.-n ai' hunting he's the "cat," I I'm just the frightened mouse I I'd r;-1 her be n visitor J At t-ome 0110 else's houpo. 1 Helen Hay Whitney. j MARIAN MARTINEAU'S j BEAUTY ANSWERS ! II. F. "VV.: A trained nurpe advises j j !),. t shampoo my hair every week to I n.hke it prow long and thick. I have I ,!oii.- so for a year, but it is falling out I Shampooing the hair weekly is en- j I tii'ly too often. Once in three weeks i I is jite sufficient for thin hair. Aftr j I the shampoo massage a little sweet oil j jiiiu the scalp, taking care not to j;h are the hair. I I Kllen H.: Do you consider a sallow j I romplexion ruined? I have allowed my ( Kni to become yellow? ! I You should dear it at once. Take a ! j (!"-c of the old-fashioned sulphur and j i nio!.is;:es three tims a week. Or put ; tablespoon of sulphur in a pint of i I .ort vine and take a tablespoon daily. I I l' ;ir the skin by taking internal rem- j I (.dies. I I ! I i it5 G.: Is it too late for a sweet j i jar? I j You can keep a sweet jar always in j I pi-ogress of making. 'Many persons do j litis. Procure a big: jar glazed on the ; jl insid. Put into it an ounr-e of pow- i i (h rcn doves, cinnamon, bay and alla ! '; si'i -e. all mixed together. From day to j I day add your flower petals. "I'se roses ! I and th--Lr leaves, violeti?. and all the I I sveet dry herbs you can get. Once a! f v.". 1; for a month add ten drops of oil : . . of prfum varying it from rose ge-a- nirm to bergamot, lavender, pink and j J other sweet oils. Shake daily and let I the jar stand uncovered when you wish I to scent the room. I Mary: 'Where can I buy bran bags l for u.-o in the bath? I Bran bat;. can be purchased of al- I I most any druggist. Kut if you prefer, I I you can make them yourself. Mix I eoual quantities of powdered oatmeal I J ;ind bran together, ard to a "pint add ' j half a cup of powdered .-oap. To this ! add about an ounce of orris root pow- ! I d- red. Fill small bags and use in the j ' I bi'th. , -4- j I Kaherinc: (live me a recipe for bran j bags to be used exclusively upon the ! I l: r. us. I w ant something to take off j I the dirt. ! 1 Take a pint of bran and add a cup j j o!' od l bits of soap powdered fine. To j this add a tablespoon of powdered bo- i rax. To this add a teaspoon of fine and j I : oap powdered, and a teaspoon of pow- : I dej-ed pumice stone. Mix well together I and put into bags just large enough to ! j handle. This will make an excellent ! ; snubbing preparation, ilinse veil with: I hot water. i -- ; J It. K. P.: 1 wish to learn manicuring. ! J Can you tell me briefly 1tw it is dore. j I Soak the finger tips in hot water, j I Pry them and soak in almond oil. Push I bnck the skin with the orangev.ood ! I stick. Take an emory board and shape I I the nails the precise shape of the ends i I of the fingers. 7Jclih with a good brisk ! j nail powder. Thw is, briefly, all. though ! j i th'-re are many dainty touches to be j ! ! ' i I X. K.: Is there any sudi thing as a ; ( j complexion specific which contains j ! I carbolic acid? I want something to i I j act as a disinfectant upon the skin. j ;.' j Take half a gallon basin of hot wa- j ' 1 t r. Add a few drops of carbolic acid j I to it. The druggist will tell you how : I much to add in order to agree with I your skin. IVe twice a -week with a si ft sponge upon the face. 1 -4- ' j ;. D.: My feet trouble rne and I can- ; n.oi serni to cure them. 1 have corns and all sorts of foot ailments. j j Soak your feet every night in hot 1 water. Apply a little vaseline to theni. I h rubbing it well in the skin. Change j I your stockings often and do not wesr j ! ih'.- same pair of shoers two days in suc- ctssiou. -4 f Marie: How can 1 whiten my teeth? 'i Is tiumice stone injurious? I You can use the pure medicinal per- j oxide of hydrogen on them. Once a '"k brush them lightly with finely- ' powdered pumice stone. |
