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Show Woman's World i ccnducted by Helene V.leau. c . HELENE VALEATFS ANSWERS. , Miss Valeau will reply to all QUes- Jh?SmatEked by lhe femlnine readers of rfniw I haacter and authority of her r ' i n,eed,.,no Production to those -i, vW,f f"lhlar 'ltb her ability. Miss ' 7 imit T"Ltake a klrd5y ani Personal ' : StT ln those who wrtte to her. and im,J?are " palns ln seein that their 1 fn. .re answred fully and cttre- i nly on one side of the vV? ddress otters to Miss Helen vaieau, Intermountain Catholic. ! a-in?f" m,': 1 haV constany advised dvri vVle f hair blches and. ' S il n.dul 1 favor their use, I would hesitate to give you a formula. I ?L: n 1,1 addition to causing ad.ae. a tight neokband win often I gne the eyes a dull, "fishy" look. If i moil5'" f0k xPrepn. are dull and hr !,f and lhcre is no rain upon the tnruat. you apparently need a strength- S SkI16. ye t?ni0 lvh,oh you ra make hv dissolving 1 ounce of srysto In a pint ; or water. Dn.p J or 2 drops in each yp whenever the eyes are tired, in- ! flamed or sore, and it is an aid to those who wear glasses. (2) D not sleep in a room with a light burning, as it is j hd for the eyes. ri.nce K': To PrePa-e a complexion . beautiner that will make the skin soft white and smooth, put 2 teaspoonful of g.yoerine and 4 ounces of spurmaz in Vj pint of boiling water and let stand I until cold. Apply to the hands, fore- , arms and face with the palm of th ; hand and continue rubbing the skin ; where applied until dry. Several of t my friends havp told me that this spur- max wash is particularly effective fo-; fo-; sallow, dark and oily skins. It is much ! lss expensive than ready manufactur- er face washes. Msry F. H.: Don't worry about your condition. Nearly overy person needs a blood tof ic and liver invirogator In the spring. Prompt treatment will enabk you to rid yourself of those vellow blotches and pimples. Gt from your it druggiFt 1 ounce of kardene and 4 pint L, of alcohol. To these add l teacupful "V of suSar arid put into l'i pints of boil- , W water. This makes an excellent system to.iic that purifies the bluoei and I arouses the liver to healthy action, f I Take 1 tab'espoonful 5 minutes before each meal and before retiring. Hints for the Straight-Haired Girl. Practical Talks. The girl with straight hair has Indeed a trying time of it during the summer months. In the dry. cold days of winter win-ter straight hair, if kept neat and trim, is rather a beauty than otherwise: but on the damp, muggy days when the stray ends of curly hair form into fascinating fas-cinating little wisps and ringlets about the forehead, adding double charm to the owner, then the lot of the girl w hose straight ends form anything but fascinating tendrils on her brow be- I I She cannot wear a veil while indulg- I ing ln a game of tennis, golf or any I other form of exercise, nor, in fact. I does a veil ever look appropriate for a I young girl when a simple summer gown I Is worn, and the only hope for tidiness f is a hair net. A net, however, requires" p the utmost skill in adjusting in order I that it may not flatten down the pompadour pom-padour unbecomingly, and even then K a net is not apt to look well on straight ! hair for waving locks are, of course, not required. Fastened on as loosely as possible, with "invisible" wire pins and laid over only the front part of the hair, a net will be found most comfortable com-fortable to wear for tennis, motoring, riding, etc., when loose strands blowing about are a real detriment to the en-Joympnt en-Joympnt of the sport. Often Instead of a net it will be found sufficient to fasten up each short strand and stray lock with the invisible hair pins. The hair is first arranged as usual and then each short end taken , and fastened in. and if there be not too ! many such locks to make the scheme impracticable, the plan Is a good one i to follow. II j, girl should go to the seashore, Jl or in fact anywhere in summer, with- 4 out taking with her a good hair pow- r der or else a package of powdered orris, a In damp weather a small amount of I . the powder sprinkled on the hair and j! brushed out lightly will dry it out and (. J makp it far easier of arrangement. The 1 " powder will in no way Injure the hair, will tend to clean it, in fact; but care should be taken not to allow it to get brushed into the roots, which would be apt to dry the scalp of the head too ! '. j much. I Just Among Ourselves. i Every woman likes to appear fair I In the eyes of her friends and ac-1 ac-1 quaintances. It is a laudable desire, i I I and there is no real reason why she " shouldn't. There are few women ab- f ' e.'ilviely devoid of good looks, and ; tr.c-e could be Improved if they knew ; how to make the most of their good f i points. . Absolute cleanliness, neatness and j ' '. '. a careful attention to the details or even the simplest toilet, are great ' helps in the appearance of the dainty , girl or woman. The hair needs care- J: i ful attention and few "crowning glory s" but reward whatever atten-I atten-I tion is given them by a shine and shimmer that make an attractie setting for any face. The southerners always welcome the I spring months for the materials which they furnish for the harmless lotions upon which these belles depend for the f preservation of their complexions. The j month of May is said to be especially prolific in these materials. There is a May shower tonic for the hair. It is made or rain water, a little r quinine and a little bay rum. It is satd , "" 7 to make the hair thick and bright. . May rain water is very sortenmg for ?' i V a rough skin. The skin is first slightly I heated with a warm sponge which has 1 I j been laid in a steamer until it is moist. A I M then a coating or soap Is spread over I U the face. 1 J "When this has beeu washed off with ( I JJ a hot spray the May rain water Is put ! Jr on- 11 should be dabbed on tne face V.s -t with the fingertips, which are Just M dipped into it and spatted on the coun- i tenance. The oftener it Is spatted on I th face the better, for It softens the skin wonderfully. May rain water can be bottled and J put away for use later vn. XT one Te- lieves in its efficacy one can prepare I 't after the recipe used by a certain beauty abroad, who has great jars of it Fent to her each year. She holds that the May rain water of England is t f not as soft as that of her native land, ' ' and so she has her softening lotion bottled and sent over to her. The formula is somethinng like this: To a quart bottle of rain water add a If taspoonful of borax and a pfhch of i ft- Lt H come to a boil, strain and "tiK axldinc a third the quantity of Si26 !2wer water- Before "sing :t scent with cologne. faahiJ:tlaWberr,es make the best from ?h knOWn' lf one can judSe vv thL Professlonal beauties who vait and watch for the strawberries !rmJrP,rin,f L sprin- Tne hemes are perfectly ripe and full of juice. heZ ag,ref with the skin, they not fnvii lea,h il but glve lt a rare and lovely color. The blossom perfumes for the bath rEl Ve.ry lnv,&orating to the nerves. There is a woman who makes bath Perfumes and depends upon the May flowers for her inspiration. -he takes a handful of them and Puts them into a wide-mouthed Jar holding at least a gallon. Over this she pours a quart of spirits of colgne and this she sets away for two weeks. At the end of this time she strains the perfume per-fume through a coarse sloth, adds a grain of musk and half an ounce of the oil of rose geranium to give bodv to the perfume. hen It has stood a rew days U Is all ready for use in the bath. A beauty jar Is part of every bride's trousseau in certain flowery parts of England. Into the jar there must go all the May blossoms that can De gathered. gath-ered. There can be wild roses, buttercups, butter-cups, clover, anything and everything that can be found in the field. And there can also be apple blossoms, plum blossoms and the buds of the quince, pear and cherry. The blossoms are thrown into the jar and salted down. Then some spice is added, just a teaspoonful of cloves and a little cinnamon. Finally there Is a sprayinng with spirits of cologne and a little oil of geranium is dropped in. If preferred, one can add a few drops of the inexpensive variety of attar at-tar of rose. The jar Is stirred daily and it Is kept in the room in which hangs the bride s trousseau. It will scent the e-nrment?. as though they had been laid in the costliest sachet powder. There is a May rose jar which Tm expense is unequalled. The jar need not be larger than a big coffee cup. but it must be filled to the very top with petals of roses. These should be refi and very sweet. They must be lightly dried in tne sun and then placed whole in tne jar. which has a teaspoonful or ground cloves in the bottom. The leaves arc new sprayed with attar of roses, which can be as plentiful as one may desire. Finally, a tablespoonful of alcohol Is added and the jar is closed, to be opened daily. Once in three months it can be re-enforced with a fow drops of Jasmine, which goes well with the odor of? dried rose leaves. The May freckle lotion is known the world over. It can be made with any kind of soft water in which there is as much borax as will dissolve. Two ta-blespoonfuls ta-blespoonfuls of this water can be made harp with a teaspoonful of lemon iuiee. and this is spatted on the skin. The effect Is to remove brown spots and freckles. Catholic Columbian. ' The Daughter. - It's not myself I'm grieving for, it's not that I'm complaining (He's a good man, is Michael, and I've never felt his frown). ,J3ut there's sorrow beating on me like a long day's raining For the little wrinkled face of her I left in Kerrydown. (It's just herself I'm longing for, herself her-self and no other Do you mind the morns we walked to mass when all the fields were green? 'Twas I that pinned your kerchief, oh, me, mother, mother, mother! The wide seas, the cruel seas and half the world between.) 'Tis the man's part to say the word, the wife's to up and follow . (It's a fair land we've come to and there's plenty here for all). And 'tis not the homesick longing that lures me like a swallow, But the one voice across the world that draws me to its call. j (It's just herself I'm longing for, herself her-self and no other Do you mind the tales you told me when the turf was blazing bright? Me head upon your shoulder, oh, me mother, mother, mother The broad seas between us and yourself your-self alone tonight!) There's decent neighbors all about, there's coming and there's going: It's kind souls will be about me when the little one is here; But it's her her I'm waiting, her comfort com-fort I'd be knowing. And her blessing on the two of us to drive away the fear. (It's just herself I'm longing for, herself her-self and no other Do you mind the soft spring mornings morn-ings when you stitched the wedding wed-ding gown? The little, careful stitches, oh, me mother, moth-er, mother, mother Meself beyond the broad blue sea and you in Kerrydown!) Theodore Garrison. Practical Talks by Grandmother. "Dew, sun and wind baths will do more for the hair than all the lotions ever concocted," declared the April grandmother, as she scanned the throng of shoppers eagerly listening to the lecture of a luxuriantly golden locked woman demonstrator. "During the summer months It is especially difficult diffi-cult to keep the hair looking nicely, but lf a young girl can muster sufficient energy to take a walk at dawn, let the dew fall upon her hair and dry gradually gradu-ally as the sun climbs upward, her hair, as well as her appetite and general health, will be greatly benefited. A summer shower, which Is scarcely heavier than dew, is a blessing which no girl should fail to take advantage of, providing, of course, that she is not subject to cold. With feet and shoulders well protected, but head un-covtred, un-covtred, he may quite safely take a very short walk, directly after which the hair should be thoroughly shaken and then dried with a silk handkerchief. handker-chief. "Let the blessed sunshine fall freely upon your hair if you wish to become crisp, fluffy and curling Instead of continuing con-tinuing oily, heavy and straight." (The April grandmother had succeeded In finding a straw hat of modest proportions, propor-tions, and frankly disapproved of her debutant granddaughter's mammoth headgear. "Sunbeams can do wonders won-ders for the hair that huge hats have helped to destroy. "Air the hair daily by shaking it out and allowing it to fly loosely for as long a time as possible. The girl who spends the summer months In the country coun-try can always find some secfudel spot wherein her Tat," roll and puff mistreated mis-treated locks may obtain the benefit ol a sun. air and wind bath, an.t mr ;n least half of each day she should arrange ar-range her hair above the brow in Madonna Ma-donna manuer, as that makes a youthful youth-ful face look additionally Innocent and sweet. "Moisture and sunshine are alike excellent ex-cellent remedies for dandruff or scurf, often the accompaniment of an exceedingly exceed-ingly thick suit of hair and due to excessive ex-cessive action of the oil glands, which make the skin of the scalp either too moist or too dry. It is useless to seek to cure this condition by washing the head. While such treatment may produce pro-duce a brief respite, the oily glands are stimulated to increased activity, and the last state is worse than the first. "Too much reliance should not be placed on hair tonic3 and scalp massage. mas-sage. If a girl is anaemic, run down from over study or has a sluggish liver, her hair will soon begin to fall out oi to look dry and faded, and the first step toward repairing these evils is to build up her health. Some young girls, in their anxiety to possess abundant tresses, literallv wash the hair off their heads by a weekly or fortnightly soap ana water shampoo. This treatment makes tht locks temporarily fluffy, but it also dries the scalp, and, , by robbing the-roots the-roots of coloring matter, turns the hair gray. While one white lock above th temples may lend a debutante distinction, distinc-tion, its presence indicates unintelligent unintelli-gent care of the hair, or suggests that she has been experimenting with it in the hope of changing the color. And that is something from which the innately in-nately refined woman shrinks and at which nearly all men sneer, etcretly or openly. "Black hair is so rare a beauty that the girl who possess It should be careful care-ful to keep it satin smootn and fre-from fre-from dust by frequent stroklngs with a velvet bristled brush occasionally moistened ever so slightly with olive oil. "Brown hair so soon fa,des and turns gray that its rich, deep shades are only to be preserved by constant vigilance. vigi-lance. One method of keeping it Deautl-ful Deautl-ful is to occasionally rub upon the scalp and locks a very little sour milk, allowing it to remain for a few moments mo-ments and then washing it out with warm water. "Blond hair should be washed with castile soap and water, then thorougly dried in the sunshine whenever possible, possi-ble, as that helps to preserve tne golden shades. Any prepartion containing ammonia am-monia is apt to fade light hair and to give it an ashen rue, while pproxide of hydrogen rinsings will bleach It so gradually that before a girl realizes what is happening she will find herself her-self possessor of far more silver, than golden locks. A Philosopher. I try to let the trouble With the stormy tempests go. And say: "The rain that's falling Only makes the roses grow." But a fellow still has feelings Which arc mie-htv h'd to drown, . You can't shout hallelulia. When the hurricane strikes the town. Frank L. Stanton in Atlanta Constitution. Con-stitution. A Surprise for Jim. A mission worker in New OrleaiTs-was OrleaiTs-was visiting a reformatory near that city not long ago when she observed amonr the inmates an old acnualnt- i ance, a negro lad long thought to be a model of integrity. , "Jim!" exclaimed the mission worker. work-er. "Is it possible I find you here?" "Yessum," blithely responded the backslider. "I's charged with stealln' a barrel of sweet pertaters." The visitor sighed. "You, Jim!" she repeated. "I am surprised." "Yessum." said Jim. "So was I, or I wouldn't be here!" Fentmore Martin Mar-tin in Upplncott's. The Speed of Automobiles. Many are the plans to curb the automobile-speed maniac by legislation. One ingenious man has suggested that the chauffer be fined and the automobile automo-bile be Imprisoned for a stated number of days! There may be some sense In that, in spite of one's first thought. Certainly many automobilists have overridden public patience entirely and the situation Is becoming unbearable. unbear-able. A ghastly number of pedestrian's have already been slain this spring, and the total for the season is sure to run very high. The "joy riders" are the chief source of the trouble chauffers who steal their employer's machines out of noun and adventure forth eager to burn up the pavements." Legislators are passing pass-ing measures looking to a more stringent strin-gent license system; in some states a chauffer who thus "joy rides" may be arrested for larceny. The final remedy, of course, lies impressing deeply upon the mind3 of automobilists a strict system of automobile auto-mobile ethics. Adherence to goo-; sportsmanship in automobiling, as in other pastimes, will prove the radieo-cure. radieo-cure. The Outdoor Magazine. School for Gipsy Children. A very remarkable French woman. Mile. Bonnefois, is about to retire from a work which she has done for years. This work, which she may be said to have invented herself, is the teaching of gypsy children. In order to reach these children, who follow the nomadic life of their elders and therefore attend at-tend no- regular schol, Mile. Bonnefois, beginning In a small way (she herself being a showman's daughter, and knowing how) established a school room on wheels. In other words, shf. procured a wagon somewhat like those used by gypsies themselves, and taugnt the children how to read and write. Hor school wagon usually took up a central position in all the great fairs at Neullly. St. Cloud, St. Germain and along the outlying boulevards, moving from place to place with the show people and gypsy gyp-sy tribe. Not being able to do all the teaching herself, and her school becoming becom-ing a very popular Institution, she had to hire first one and then other lady teachers to help her, and she often had as many as eighty or 100 children attending at-tending her classes. In time Mile. Bonnefois obtaalned government recognition for her traveling travel-ing schools, and many- of her pupils passed the severe examinations for diplomas di-plomas and were awarded places a Lycees. Cardinal Perraud heard of her work, sent for her and obtained for her a prize for her services In education. The Society for the Encouragement ol Good Works also heard of her, and awarded her its' highest recompense. Every year Mile. Bonnefois was to bt seen In the midst of the fair at the Place de la Nation with her school wagon. wa-gon. Some nuns from the Plcpus convent con-vent happened to see her and invited her to the convent, where the mothei superior told her that at any time, she might need it she would be welcome at the convent. "But." said Mile. Bonnefois. Bonne-fois. "I will not come without ray wagon." wa-gon." "Then bring your wagon along.' said the mother superior. A few months ago Mile. Bonnefois fell ill and tha re-nort re-nort went around that she was dylnr Old age had come. She is now over 80. and she could no longer bear the hardships hard-ships of her roving life as when s:-was s:-was young. The nuns of the Picni rotivent at once sent for her, gave her . 'warm room, medical attention and every possible comfort, and her wagon was not forgotten. The Sleep. Of all the thoughts of God that are Borne inward into souls afar, Along the Psalmist's music deep, Now tell me if that any is For gift or grace, surpassing this "He giveth his beloved sleep?" What do we give to our beloved? A little faith, all undisproved, A little dust to overweep, And bitter memories to make The whole earth blasted for our sake He giveth his beloved sleep! O earth, so full of dreary noises, O men, with wailing in our voices, O delved gold, the waller's heap, O strife, O curse that o'er it fall! God strikes a silence through you all And giveth his beloved sleep! Elizabeth Barrett Browning. |