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Show I 1 Woman's World I Conducted by Helene Valeau. HELENE VALEATJ'S ANSTERS. Miss Valeau will reply to all ques-lions ques-lions asked by the feminine readers of the Intermountain Catholic. The well tnoy.n character and authority of her replies need no Introduction to those aiready familiar with her ability. Miss v aleau will take a kindly and personal interest in those who write to her. ai.d , J m spare no pains in seeing that their inquiries are answered fully and care-iuUy. care-iuUy. Write only on one side of the Paper. Address letters to Miss Helena aieau, Intermountain Catholic. 4 ' iiS'T " witch hazel in-Lako in-Lako C skin? xellle Me., Salt (mT!itUfn - witth hazo1 m moderation -n the face is not harmful. It is a ves-itable ves-itable astringent. " IK-ar Mi.s Valeau: Please loll me One that is harmless. Grace G., Pueb- I Snjre tea if used constantly will dark- 1 mi he hatr. A cupful may be made at ' ,,epP,nS in the same manner ordinary tea s made. Dear Miss Valeau: pPae tell me what to do for a rouah skin.-Mrs. J. Park City. I r.or a rough skin lather the face well with a good soap and a drop or two of R-.ycerine, rinse off and dust the face with oatmeal, rinse again and drv with a soft towel. Dear Miss Valeau: Give me the OP0 lOF a mo'Jth wash. Mary McD., j : For a g.Kd camphor mouth wash try J .The following Take a pint of hot water .and dissolve in it two drams of now-?lcrc-d borax. "When the water cools add no dram each of spirits of camphor and tincture of myrrh. 'ONLY A PRINTER." I .Ouly a printer! His finger tips Give voice again to long dead lips. ;And from a past and hoary age I ; Recall the words of seer and sag?, No printer he Hut line by line he tells the tale That color gives to canvas pale. 1 And musters old before us stand J , "With brush and pplctte clasped in hand tro we may see. rVith patient toil while others sleeo j makes th? ages backward creep, !And knights in armor ride and fight I ;"Fcr God. my ladie and the right." Xo player he-Hut he-Hut by the mngis of his hands The c-urti.in rises m all lands I And actors for a season rag? ;Thcir few liief hours upon the stage, ' So we may sec. t Only a printer! His magic trade 3 la ih all earth's scenes before us laid; J He moves his well-trained hands, and lo The Avoid with knowledge is aglow. Magician he P.ehind the scenes he works his spoil ; AVith signs and symbols truth to tell,, And by the magic of his art -The future's curtains draw apart P.? we may see. .Only a printer! His magic spell j Preserves earth's sweetest story well; of how. or, Calvary's cruel tree The Savaior died to make men free. ' A prophet he For by his art he makes he book "Wherein the weary soul may look. And looking, fir.d the promise niest Of home and love and endless rest !" Eternity. V.". M. M.. i:i "Weekly Freeman. !St. Bernard Mcnks Have Telephone, j The long winter in the pass of thc Ore at St. Bernard has begun, and U;e famous hospice will be closed to travelers travel-ers for the next nine' months. The snow will shut in the monks and their dogs and their new auto until about the middle mid-dle of June. 1007. At irregular Intervals Inter-vals during the winter the mails reach the hospice, but the tourists who have crowded the hospice all the summer will lie absent. During the short summer season an average of IS.oou to -0.000 strangers visit vis-it the hospice, and enjoy its hospitality, and there are sometimes 800 tourists within its wills at one lime. There are now nine grown dogs and five puppies mi ilie caniii" staff of the hospice, which is pioparcd now as from time immemorial, immemo-rial, to help any unfortunate traveler in difficulties while crossing the pass ir. m inter. A telephone service connecting )he Hospice of St. Bernard with the 'principal points of departure used by -tourists has been inaugurated. This ) Vill bo greatly appreciated by moun-I moun-I tain climbers, as they will thus be abie to advie the monks of their attention I to visit the celebrated monastery, and ; if liiey do not put in an appearance j within a reasonable time search parties j will be sent out for them. Mow to Walk. - There is no virtue in a dawdling saunter. The slow and languid dragging drag-ging one foot after the other, which some people call walking, would tire an athlete, n utterly exhausts a weak person, and that is the reason why many deiieate persons think they can-rot can-rot walk. To derive any benefit from lh exercise it is necessary to walk with a light, clastic step, which swings 'Jie weight of the body so easily from one leg 10 the other that its weight is rot felt and which produces a healthy glow, showing that the sluggish blood stirred to action in the most remote ( ins. Low Plays and Players. i Do ;.ou ever attend sensational (he-itwr.s? (he-itwr.s? We hope not: but do you? We 1 i n J this in the Catholic Columbian, and ij eoinains a lesson: ..'"Because 'blood and thunder' dramas Hint make heroes out of cuminals are provocative of juvenile crime, a number num-ber of citizens interested in reforma-luy reforma-luy work begged Mayor Dempsey oi 'ineinnati to put a check on tne performance per-formance of A Desperate Chance' at Henrk's theater in that city.' The play i' founded on the career of the infamous infa-mous Biddie boys, who committed burglaries bur-glaries and murder in Pittsburg a few years ago, made a sensational escape from prison, and were shot to deatii ouring their capture. Jt is full of gun-lire gun-lire and bluster. "The mayor acted on the petition. He made the managers of the theater yromise to admit -no boys during the vVst of the week and not to produce that play again in that iity. On those conditions It: let the company finish its engagement. "If other citizens and other mayors would act like those of Cincinnati the theaters migit cease to be schools of vice and crime for the young,'' Male Choruses. It Is a curious fact that male choruses chor-uses never have the drawing power that female voices possess. One well-dressed female voice has more attraction than a hundred voices of the male persuasion. persua-sion. The male voice is tolerated rather as a matter of contrast lo set iff the excellence ex-cellence of the. prima donna.- Men- are merely the green leaves in the vocal bouquet, while, the ladies are even openly spoken of as buds and blossoms. Woman also have the privilege . of dressing in fine costumes, even when they sing in concerts, while men can only be plain and neat at their best. Musical America. Queens Taller Than Kings. There is hardly a king in Christendom Christen-dom today whose wife dies not overtop him by a head. King Edward is quite six inches shorter than Queen Alexandra. The czar is overtopped a full head by the czarina. Kaiser Wilhelm is of the medium height, but the German empress is tall, and that is why the proud kaiser will never consent to be photographed beside be-side his wife, unless she sits while he stands. The king of Italy, short and squat, hardly comes up to the shoulders of the tall, athletic Queen Helena. The king of Portugal, though fatter, is less tall than his queen. Even the Prince of -Wales is shorter a good four inches than the princess. The young king of Spain is several inches shorter than his new bride. The queen of Denmark towers above her royal spouse. New York Press. Five Miles Daily Advised. Five miles a day scarcely is too much to expect of any one. City dwellers can walk thsir miles to their offices and home again. Country dwellers have interminable in-terminable highways and byways ta lure them away farther and farther. In England the estates cf country gentlemen, gentle-men, covering acres and miles, are traced through with soft, firm footpaths foot-paths for the stranger within the gates. They a -e delightful lo the step, and do not readily weary. Habit alone, to be sure, is sufficient to inure the walker against weariness, but a correct position is a great help, and it adds to the pleasure and profit of every ste. taken. The Delsarteans teach their pupils to walk as if along a chalk line, each step directly in front of t lie other. To keep the torso erect imagins a string attached to cur chest and suspending it to the ceiling. The libs and chest must feel free and high, and in no way sinking or resting on the muscles and body below. They must be buoyant and lifted. Thoughtf ulness. A popular woman is seldom able to disclose the secret of her charm, but one such person dropped a valuable hint the other day when she said she thought women liked her because she wrote them notes. It seems that whenever when-ever a joy or a sorrow comes to any of this -woman's acquaintances she always writes a little note of sympathy or congratulation. con-gratulation. When a young girl announces an-nounces her engagement or approaching approach-ing marriage the popular woman always al-ways sends a few lines of felicitation. When a friend'is ill, she writes a note of sympathy. If there be trouble or death in a family, she writes a letter of condolence. Frequently after attending at-tending an unusually enjoyable social function she sends a bit of a note containing con-taining a pretty compliment, which makes the hostess think the nicest of thoughts about the sender. When a friend who has been iri mourning returns re-turns to the social world, the popular woman writes her a word or two of welcome wel-come back to society, telling her how pleasant it is to see her again. "It takes so little time to write notes," she says, "and they are so much appreciated." To Freshen the House. A few drops of oil of lavender in a silver bowl or ornamental dish of some kind half filled with very hot water and set in the dining room just after dinner is served give a delightful and intangi-I intangi-I ble freshness to the atmosphere of the apartment. Hostesses often put a small vessel in the parlor and dressing rooms when arranging the house for a festivity. fes-tivity. The suggestion is especially valuable to the hostess in a small apartment, which sometimes in the bustle of preparation becomes stuffy. When You Don't Want to Sneeze. "There are times when to sneeze is to be embarassed." said a society man: "at a dinner table, a social function of some sort, or in the theatre, for. exam-lie: exam-lie: but most people console themselves with the thought that it is something that can't be presented. They are mistaken mis-taken in this belief, however, for it can be prevented, and by a very simple expedient. ex-pedient. When one feels the premonitory premoni-tory symptoms of a sneeze coming on, if he will just press firmly down on the lip on either side of and a little below the nostrils, the symptoms will never cash in and the sneeze will be avoided. A doctor told me about this trick several sev-eral years ago and on a number of occasions oc-casions since I have had opportunity to test its efficacy. It has never yet failed me." . Cheerfulness. Cheerfulness at meals, savory food and thorough mastication before swallowing swal-lowing constitute the tripod upon which good digestion and nutrition rest, writes Dr. Thomas L. Stedman in Good Housekeeping. The kind of food and its preparation may be left to individual individ-ual taste and instinct. These are guides which we may follow with implicit trust. Our part is to see that the food is well cooked, tastily served, thoroughly thorough-ly chewed, and taken in moderation. So long as the viands are relished and eaten eat-en with cheerfulness we may be sure that they will serve their purpose. Even fried food, if savory and thoroughly masticated, is not beyond the power of the stomach to digest. Don't Nag. There are two ways of looking at a husband. One is to make up your mind that he has no faults and to consider him a piece of perfection. The other is to recognize his faults and to make up your mind to love him in spite of them. This is the way that will wear. Look out for the good qualities that offset them. You will find them if you take the trouble. Then make up your mind that you will adapt yourself to the failings. Sensitiveness is after all a form of selfishness, and married life is a perpetual giving un of your selfishness. selfish-ness. Don't believe that your husband wants to hurt you, or that he is a selfish brute because he has forgotten something some-thing you asked him to do." He would not have done that when he was court- . inj me," you may murmur, -Very prob- w.H.iiilW-MH.tii i iiiiiUliii Wtorfw m mm img m in i'.ijmh ably not. - But he does other things for you that he didn't do then. Think of those and look after your own transgressions trans-gressions in tht way of. forgetfulness and neglect, and think less of his. But above all, whatever his faults, don't nag. |