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Show i I Woman's World I Conducted by Helene Valeau. i i , - I ! HELENE VALEAU'S ANSWERS. ' Psb Valeau will reply to all Ques- ! ,rri aked bv the feminine readers of "intcmountaln Catholic. The weU ' Lnown character and authority of her I Xs n"ed no introduction to those H Miliar with her ability. Miss i Vafeau will take a kindly and Phonal 5 ?u4ft In those who write to her. and 1 JSSre no pains in seeing that their 1 rnauirles are answered fully and care-fully care-fully Write only on one side of the j lZr. Address letter, to Miss Helene Valeau, IntermountaJn Catholic I Pr Mis Valeau: " pj?i) p tire mf pome advice about ,.,.,1.1 k'-iti my hands nice: I n' " P. G., Pueblo. j-VPrvli.,.-;j- cannot have beautiful . v1s 1 ::i ' th" ran be made "ploas- I V.t" ,n !r,ok ul10n if they are veil - kr'- c0ak your foot in hot water to re- itrvp yo'uv hands of their redness. I Lift'y011" a'"mri above ynur head and 1 .nine ihf"1 in ci'"c'1:'s better the c-ir- 1 (Uiatioi) 'f your blond, and wash them i 5n Vafr ihlckened with oornme.al. (. r(J0sc (iryinc of the hands is often i pniiil1!'"' for dry ond rougrh skin. i l: ..THilnn lallnw with ir with. ; ciii a ffU' firPs of eamphor. is an ex-r'lf-nt riody for ohapwed hands. ;' I Tirar Mif-s Valeau: I ricaf ,cil rne what will correct bad iv.-asli 5ait Lake. C;rcm tablets are valuable in cnr-pvii'nff cnr-pvii'nff impurity of the breath which ,,in)cs from derangement of the stom-: stom-: H, h. siiil in clearing: the complexion. 3 wiiiov.- charcoal 2 ounces ) jiupar 2 ounces Fi.to unsweetened chocolate. . .6 ounces I por. dpi-c'l vanilla 1 drachm , iv 5ufficient pure pum arabic J nmrilape to mix the substance into " stiff rPic Koll out to quarter inch ihicknoss und cut in tablets one-half inch s'jtiare. Takr one or two tablets twice a dav. Par Miss Valeau: ' What will keep stubborn hair In ruri? SCHOOL GIRL, rark City. Tracacanth 3-4 ounce ,; llnse water 1 pint Oil of almonds 1-2 drachm . Crush the trapacanth and put it In the rose water. Let stand in a warm Vim, stirring- occasionally till the gum is swollen and softened. Strain through a coarse cloth and then through a fine me. Moisten 3'our hair and roll in paper or kid covered curlers. THOSE WRINKLES. Rest a Little Each Day and They Will Disappear. At a hotel table recently two women wo-men sat side by side. They were ap-i ap-i patently of about the same age per- haps forty-five or fifty and there could I hEVf been but little difference In their ' v'icfct. but the face of one was a ' mass of fine wrinkles, while that of the ; cthiT was marked scarcely at all. At the beginning of their meal they wore strangers, but they fell into con-i con-i ve-rsation. soon discovered that they i Jiad several mutual friends and gradual.')' grad-ual.')' Inst all formal reserve. I 1 w that you do not rest at all in ; (he daytime," remarked the unwrin-kd unwrin-kd on after a little. '"Why is it? Pnn't you approve of it?" "No. I think it is a waste of time," l'l'Iied Mrs. Wrinkles, decidedly. 'But hr could have told you that I did not lie rjnwn during the day?" "I can always tell by the expression of the face." explained Mrs. Smooth-fa'-e. "I almost never make a mistake about it." "How strange! But you are right this time. It does seem foolish to me .to take a good half hour or more out of the middle of the day. as so many tvomen do. just for resting. I can't afford the time. I should never ac-f'"nip:i?h ac-f'"nip:i?h anything if I should attempt "Of course some classes of women Tkers cl in iot get time for such rest. , j "'Jt house mothers and most other j busy women can generally manage it, I "3 if their experience is like mine I , wfy v. in fln(j that they can do much I -''re later, pcrhape twice as much, for I ' rest that they have had." j I :. Mrs. Wrinkles knitted her eyebrows I j ' .credulously, but murmured only a I I f rwte "indeed!" Then she added. "And 1 J"B ca" really tell by a woman's face .V;hcr she lies down or not. How 5 "xtrHuj jiriHi-y! Is it 'that tired cxpres-s cxpres-s "?". or cV s her skin look sallow, or 2 v'nat is it ?" I il is a general expression," re- r'lT, thp r';!ier exasively. Tlii. Fuhjcct was presently changed, tor i v: la,or explained to an inter-i!s,f'"nr inter-i!s,f'"nr to this conversation that s. S'lioothfitce had never personally K"r'"!i w,an 0f ROO(j hoaith to be-.: be-.: , n,,!o. unduly wrinkled until well Into : ,t. -f snp ,na(e jt a practice to i ''"..'1'' " '"' ,,!!'f hour or so every day. , k",1." skins wrinkle far more r". y tr . :t-,rp.- kk'C ? ;'' ",0"c masses of Tine wrin-; wrin-; s.r'irj ";n rr,me, no matter what the "r n :f il," woman will only take I ' ' .";;('r,;' --are of herself." I i ,."u' will make them." 8 , v' ";:t the woman who rests - i0 " i ' v' y ,ia' relaxing every mus- I i, rests, is far less likely to !? ' r. '.K t''an onr who does not. Even '..'r r, ' " minutes is better than 'hirt ' '! 1 ," 'i,'vo that a woman of ".(! ''"' r '"ril ,ike one of twenty I ynUr t of fifty just as much : n f "if'; ! sh'; wi" only habitually xy-l , ' '"''is strain of the day in I ! 'V " e'hy' l' s,)e mtends to go out in x"1,;,-s;- s!l is simply crazy to I :h,''! t"10'"1 rest. It is said that 1 "r-'.i ' : "3 10 embonpoint should I -Vt: "' ;"wn any more than they ; j -a, there are many safe I :.;,,,.' ' ;'"i!"'i'i? the weight without I I v,'.!" '' iii'-essant sitting up. No I 'C'rfl1 keep her eyes bright, her " ; ' ia'o. her skin smooth and f f ((! ' " xvitnout abundant rest. , ,nre are some days when f I is iipif "J:lii'R the matter, but she I ' ThVs , ' ' ' ;in ad yet does not." I 1 l,yt :,rr' rather strong statements, I i s ih. y are true. I .; ti, Elack at the Neck- f"l !r,('rr 1''"' "f black at the neck is i v'i"v n 'i" ""nab,p than ever. It is "f blari''1 !1any J'vc led-studded bands "f the , V ' 1 ' be worn at the top i. . (f,ilar. I ' is l ' S'mtiB " llM-d with low-necked ' 1,U! 'oinv ""ly Etud,1ei 5th jewels, sraM. '7" with a chain arranged in 1 This i";5"""- . i "f tiip '"tistie way of using one ! nia'i-i;oifl J'-lvol('d chains or IXo- 'wicljif. ,. fllijms which were so fash- THOSE DIRTY LITTLE FINGERS. From the moment he could stand alone and toddle Across the bedroom floor from chair to chair,' There was never any respite for his mother; He was getting into mischief everywhere. every-where. There were somersaults distracting down the stairway, And tumbles off the sofa, to be sure, And the bumps he got were really quite terrific, , But none a mother's kisses couldn't - cure. He'd a most plebeian fondness for the kitchen, Whose precincts were his favorite retreat, re-treat, And the coal-bin held for him a fascination, fasci-nation, PVr he seemed to think its contents good to eat. But the thing that caused his mother's greatest worry. And made her ply her house-cloth o'er and o'er. was his subsequent invasion of the parlor. par-lor. With his grimy little fingers on the door. How the whiteness of the paint was desecrated By those dirty little digits every day; Though his weary mother wept and begged and scolded. He pursued the even tenor of his way. It was evident that he was only happy When his fingers held their share and more of dirt; And the only thing he loathed was soap and water. And oh, my goodness gracious, how that hurt! But it hurts us now to contemplate the cleanness Of everything about this quiet place; All the finger marks that used to mar the woodwork Have disappeared nor left the slightest slight-est trace. For the last of them were wiped away last summer. Glad summer that is gone forever more! We are lonely, Lord, and hungering to see him, With his grimy little fingers on the dor. T. A. Daly. When She Goes to the Theatre. "I just don't want any seats at all unless they're good ones. The last time I was here I sat behind a post, and I said then that I'd never come into the place again if I think those over there might do Huh! Um-m-i Mighty funny fun-ny how all the good seats are taken before the box office opens. "No. I don't want those. There's a post in the way. and. besides, the Wol-shername Wol-shername family always sit there and chatter through the whole play. Yes there is a post too. I guess I've been in this theatre before. I wouldn't mind those, but they're right by the bass drum, and you can't hear yourself talk. "What! Two dollars apiece for that kind of show? And not next to the aisle, either. Lots of people' say you can see just as good and hear better in the balcony, anyhow. Well, you can give me those two down there. They're not as good as I'm used to having, but I guess No, I don't believe be-lieve I'll take them, either. "Can't you lay aside those two, and those two, and those two for me, and when I decide I'll send my husband arouna after them? Huh? Well. I think you're very unaccommodating. What? Of course I want to buy seats. Just you give me those two, young man. without any comment of any kind Impertinent!" Indianapolis News. For Falling Hafr. Castor oil, one dram; hydrochlorate of quinine, half a dram; tincture of cantharides. one dram; alcohol, two ounces; rose water to fill up to four ounces. Shake before rubbing into the roots of the hair every other evening. Part the hair and rub into the parting with a small square of linen; make second sec-ond parting three-fourths of an' inch from the first and rub into that,, and so I on until the entire scalp has been thus treated. I Care of Srfoes. Boot and shoe trees are all very well if they can be afforded, but a set of them to accommodate the footgear of the average well-dressed woman represents repre-sents a considerable expenditure. Tissue Tis-sue paper crushed and packed into the shoe answers every purpose of keeping it in shape and costs almost nothing. Patent leather shoes need special care to preserve them in good condition. When they are fresh and new they may be wiped over after wearing with a soft line ncloth, and set in a closet that is not too cold nor too warm. Extremes of temperature injure the leather. As the shoes begin to show signs of wear they should be washed with a sponge dipjed in lukewarm water, and after being carefully dried, be lightly brushed over with a patent leather varnish sold for the purpose and applied with a camel's cam-el's hair brush. Little Girls Should Learn to Sew. That was a sensible New Orleans mother, who, when her bright 16-year-old daughter came home for the holidays holi-days from the old Ursuline convent the other day, placed in her hands a pattern, a pair of scissors and a pretty roll of dress goods, and told her smilingly that she was going to supplement supple-ment the "isms and 'ologies" she had acquired at school by a little practical lesson in work, which must eventually form a part of every woman's life. And one may imagine the pleasure this sweet maiden felt, when, as the hours wore away, she saw the filmy folds take shape beneath her deft fingers. When evening came she was able to put on a dress of her own making the first she had ever made and going up to her good mother she said in the fullness of her heart, at the new and happy experience ex-perience that had come into her young life, "I don't know how long it is going go-ing to last, but. mamma, I am sewing mighty well." Now. isn't this a lovely picture of home life, and a mother's gentle influence, in training her daughter daugh-ter to industrious and necessary work, and so guiding her young, unskilled hands, that she could make a dress in one day and not feel fatigued or disgusted dis-gusted with the work, and throw it aside in despair as so many girls might have done. And what this thoughtful mother has done every earnest, far-sighted far-sighted mother may do whenever time 1 i hangs heavily on youthful hands, and superabundant activity needs direction direc-tion Into useful channels. In all the years to come this sweet girl will never forget that first . dress she made and wore, and. above all, that "mother," showed her how to make it in Christmas Christ-mas week. Morning Star. Menthol. Menthol crystals and oil of peppermint pepper-mint are distilled from the peppermint plant, which is grown for the purpose in several districts of Japan. The new crop, which has been available during the last three months, was estimated at 85,000 kin of the menthol and 125,000 kin of the oil a kin being one and three-quarter three-quarter pounds. Yokohama sends abroad each year many thousands of dollars' worth of menthol and its sister sis-ter oil. The peppermint plant grows about three feet high and is propagated from roots which are planted the last of November and early in December. In the Kobe consular district the crop is cut three times a year in July, in August or early September, and in September Sep-tember and early October. It requires a dry, light soil, and if too much rain falls during the months of June, July, August and September ,the crop is ruined. ru-ined. The third crop produces the largest larg-est percentage of oil. The quantity of the crop required to make one kin is: First crop, 141 pounds; second crop, S3 to 108 pounds; third crop, S3 to 91 pounds. On an acre the first crop will yield four pounds of oil, the second eight pounds, and the third ten and two-thirds pounds. Crude oil is obtained in rather a primitive way by heating and pressing the leaves in a large barrel. Menthol is produced from the crude oil in factories fac-tories by a process of freezing. The farmers calculate that when the price of oil falls below about $2 a kin it pays better. to raise grain. Unusual Height of Queens. It is a singular fact that in the reigning houses of Europe at the present pres-ent time, the royal, consorts are able to look down upon their liege lords, the rulers of their respective countries. Queen Alexandria is taller than King Edward VII of England. The czar of Russia is much smaller than his beautiful beau-tiful czarina. The Emperor William of Germany is overlooked by his empress. The king of Italy, recognized as one of-the of-the smallest rulers of his time, is much Inferior in stature to the truly regal Montenegrin princess, who stands head and shoulders above her king. The queen of Portugal can look down upon her royal lord and master, King Carlos. Car-los. The queen of Denmark is taller than the king. ueen Louise, a Swede, who comes from a nation of large people, peo-ple, Is taller than her consort. The queen of Spain fully equals in height her husband. King Alfonso, if she does not exceed him. The queen of Rouma-nia Rouma-nia also equals her, consort in height. How to Wear Colors. The auburn-haired woman looks best In the browns that shade into the tones of her hair or in the rich, dark greens. The yellow-haired girl can wear red. The greens, too, are delightful on her; also certain yellows and blacks. White is less becoming. Blues, particularly the pale and cold blues, are best adapted to brunettes whose color is warm. The woman whose hair is dull and whose complexion and eyes lack brilliancy bril-liancy may still be attractive if she wears frocks that harmonize with her eyes and hair. Usually dull finished materials in browns, blacks and certain shades, of blues that match the eyes are kindest to her. Hair That Splits. Many girls are troubled with the splitting of the ends of the, hair. This indicates a lack of vitality, and such hair is almost invariably dry. These ends should be clopped, but never singed. The old idea that the hair when cut "bleeds" is a very foolish one, arid deserves no attention. Some hairdressers hairdress-ers will tell you that "singeing closes up the 'tube' of the hair and thus pre vents its bleeding." Much harm has been done by such unscientific treatment, treat-ment, for the haid is not a hollow tube; neither does it "bleed." In clipping uneven un-even and split ends of hair the most thorough method consists in taking a strand at a time, twisting it tightly, and then, while holding it at its tip with one hand, rough it up by running the finger tip and thumb quickly up toward the scalp. In this way nearly all of the hair ends will be made to stand up and can then be clipped with the scissors. Many hairdressers clip the ends of new hairs all over the scalp. This greatly strengthens their growth after a few months. For Tapering Fingers. Frenchwomen have always taken great pride in tapering finger tips, and to this is probably due the invention of little devices for training, them hi the way they should go. They are little things, like steel thimbles, and are lined with soft felt. There are different sizes for the various fingers, and these are adjusted by pressing them to the desired de-sired size. The pressure should not be hard enough to cause any discomfort. Of course, results are not at once visible, visi-ble, but by continually wearing these little devices at night and as often during dur-ing the day as convenient even very thick finger ends may be trained into a much more tapering effect. For Chapped Hands. To cure chapped hands always care fully dry the hands after washing; never nev-er allow the moisture to evaporate; this is a cause of the trouble. Before going to bed rub the hands well with boracic ointment, vaselin, cold cream or glycerine. glycer-ine. Those who cannot afford medicaments medica-ments will find a bit of mutton fat (uncooked) (un-cooked) very effective. Draw on an old pair of gloves after anointing. Good Temper In the Household. Good temper should never be at a discount in domestic life. Nobody, from the head of the household to the servants in the kitchen, or the nursery broods, should be permitted to tyrannize tyran-nize over others and crossness is the worst form of tyranny. It may require firmness to set up a barrier against the aggressions of the ill natured, but it ought to be done, and a steady determination never to give away to demands or claims made by the family despot should be maintained. main-tained. On a tombstone in one of the country graveyards in Louisiana there is engraved en-graved the legend, "She was so pleasant." pleas-ant." It is a touching and beautiful tribute, and when one remembers what that pleasantness meant in this home from which the dear one slipped away to the angels, it is more to be prized than any record of attainment or ambition. am-bition. To be pleasant is within the reach of all. We may not be brilliant or learned, rich or famous. We may miss much that we would like to obtain, but we may be amiable and pleasant, and we can so administer our households house-holds that good temper therein shall no be at a discount. ... Care of the Feet. Tender, smarting feet can well be numbered among the beauty ills. If possible, have your shoes made for you and change them as often as you can. Wear fresh hosiery every morning, dusting them inside with equal parts of talcum powder and prepared chalk. Night and morning bathe the feet with warm water, to which a teaspoon-ful teaspoon-ful of baking soda has been added; afterward af-terward rub them with alcohol. I |