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Show ! ; 1 Woman' I Conducted by , I r j j IIELENE VALEATTS ANS-JEHS. I t Miss Valeau will reply to all ques-! j y.nr.s asked by the feminine readers of i i ''"'-e Jntermountain Catholic. The well known character and authority of her J spiles need no introduction u those I already familiar -with her ability. Miss ; Valeau will take a kindlv and perscnal interest in those who -write to her. ai.d will spare no pains in seeing; that their inquiries are answered fully and care-f'J'.ly. care-f'J'.ly. Write only on one side of the ; paper. Address letters to Miss Helens i " j Valeau. lntermcuntain Catholic. i '; r Miss Valeau: What will remove pupcrfluons hair? MllS, J. 1-5., Salt Lake. Kkotrolypis. is performed by a competent com-petent operator, will permanently re-f re-f r.iove superfluous linir. Vepi Miss Valcau: rieape trll mo some good lotion for ; dandruff and the hair in general. j NELLIE J.. pueblo. Have tht following anti-dandruff lo-lior. lo-lior. made up and rub it veil imo ihe j s nip with a small ppong;e every niirht: Acetic arid, half an ounce; piyceritic, two drnins: carbolic r.cid. half a dram; I'-er flower water, three ounces; rose water, six ounces. If persevered with, ibis will completely erauic-Uo the dandruff dan-druff and remedy the irritation of the ; scalp and will be very poothiiip and re- frcshinsy iit its effect?. When the dan- ; lruff has completely disappeared, vmi )'iay substitute for the above lotion this tonic preparation: Sulphate of riuinine, i twelve Riains: vine.trar of eantharides. one ounce: rectified spirit of wine, six it-am? ; frlycerine. two drams: rose -water, four ounces; orange flower water, i Jour ounces. s Iear Miss Valeau: , What do you think of white vaseline f f'r the skin? AVili it produce hairs? ; one's flesh? j j MRS. J. YV.. Osdon. ! Wliite vaseline, as it is a prea.se that , I lsevor under any condition undersoes ' " I putrefaction, forms the best basis for many ungeunts. The trouble with va- I scline is that it tends to produce a I prwth of hair, and consequently one should be careful about applvins it to the face in any amount or fi"Ut nry. Some abstain froi.t using srense with I massapre. for fear of increasing their j llesh. but the small amount used ordin- I i-.rilv will riot increase the llesh. Those I that are thin and desire added avoir- .. Oupois can gain it by using some nood I eoll cream in larre ouantitie?. jipply- t inp; ail that the skin will absorh. Ve-e- table fats, such as almond oil an.! olive f I oil. are the safest to use to nvi.li f I i-To-wth of hair. Most of tb.. .-old 'j creams are made of either one or the f 4 other of these oils. The addition of i ; camphor 10 such preparations prevciivP 1 i the growth of hair. 11 it is not added : ,. Jo the cold cream itself, it can be used i ' independently. In many instances: it is M very beneficial to the skin, whitening :" it. pivinsr it tone and preveniina- the prov.th of hair. l.'ear Miss Valeau: What will remove mildew ui"'? I O. N. PARK. Ci-v. B Mildew stains may easily be removed if by wettinpr and souping the spot, cover- Jf' irg it with powdered chalk r.nd then pi'tting: it in the sun to bleach. Damp r it from time to time a it dries and then wash.it in the usual manifv with soap and water. If neeessnrx-. rrpeat the rrocess. Deav Miss Valeau: AVhat will remedy enlarged nores? ("ivo me recipe for pr.od hai- tonie. M. YV.. Salt Unke. I'ut a little al.'ohol on your waph- !oth or sponge an i rub it over your face just after washing it. If persist- 1 in. this will heitj close the en'rirsed pores of the skin. The following lotion will. I think, do your hair g:od: Tincture Tinc-ture of eantharides, one ounce- oil of lavender, half a dram: oil of rosemary, half a dram; eau de cologne, eie;ht micox. This i jireiiared from a proscription pro-scription of the laf; Pir Krasmus Wilson, Wil-son, and if you use it regularly every other ni.eht for a few weeks vour hair will be strengthened and the fall will be arrested. To leave off brus.iir.c it is ouite the worst thing that you can ido. No wonder it has stub a dusty If look. You must spend a short, time ij ' very nighL over this most important oetail of the toik't. Your hair hrnsh.es siiould alwrys le kept most s?erupulnup-ff s?erupulnup-ff lv clean. cen at the risk of spoiling them. You shou'd ash them once a f week with hot water and ammonia. If '! V'U rinse tlieni in cold witer and dry them quickly they will not be at ail -" . I Women and the Proverbs. A wonderful similarity exists in the I spying about women current in the va- I rious nations. I The- Spanish rhvme has it: "Were a wonjan as little as she is pood, a pea ji P'd would make her a sown and a i iood." i An old Lnglish sayii.g: "If a man f loe a woman and a farthing, he will , be sorry he lost th farthing." j The French saying. "A n.an of t straw is worth a womar. of srold." f The German: "Th-.re are only two ' v.o& wome'.- in the world one dead and j v the other an't be found." j The Scotch say: "Honest men marry 3 ' sof-n; wise men never." Tn Fife they say: "The next best ibi'ic; to no wife is a good wife." I The Arabian declares: "Words are I voijjen: deeds are men." :j The Persian says that a woman's I v idom is under her hrel. j The German affirms that every 'ltu?bter of Kve would rathc-r be J Ijeautiful than good. I The Persians asset t ihat women are I fi it-sons and are best out of the world. Diagnosing Judith's Case. I ! Whenever Mrs. Peck's family showed, """I Men the faintest sigrn of ailfnpr she al- I nays sent post-haste for the family ct or, who. fortunately for all con- ej-ned. live d within the same block that contained his most anxious patron. ne night Mrs. Peck's small Judith, whose appetite was usually in excellent working order, refused to eat her supper. sup-per. Mrs. Peck's motherly fears were ' instantly ;. roused. There was certainly certain-ly something wrong with Judith. The chiia had recently been nnsuc-: eessfully vaccinated, and was. ii: eon-sviuenee eon-sviuenee living in hourly terror f un-'' un-'' tgoing a second vaccinating experi- nee. so Mrs. Peck considered it expe-e'f'pt expe-e'f'pt to smuggle the doctor into the ' house without forewarning the little i virl. I "Well." said Doctor Brown, capturing , I los small natient ana seating: her on 1 his knee. "T hear you didn't eat any ; I m'.ppt. M hat's the t!-oubl ?" I "Wouldn't." replied Judith. I "Why not?" ' j L I s World Heiene Valeau. ' "Don't know just couldn't." "Have you a pain anywhere?' Does your head ache? Is you ihroat sore? No? -Then let me -ee your tongue Hum nothing 'th- matter with tiiat tongue. .Had anything- to oat since noon?" "Yep," said Judith, brightening at the remembrance. ' What," for ex"uvtple?" "Well." admited the patient, "1 stopped at Kittie Page's after school. Her motlvr was having a p.-rty, and Kiltie and I ate all the ice cream and rake there was left. Then I went to the church fair with TCittK and they gave us doughnuis. After that wo. met Fiossie Blake going with her uncle. for. hot chocolate, and we had thai, and E-otne nice mile wafers hepjdos. Then I went lioin-? with Flossie and ate five of the wa files that their cook was making mak-ing for supper. I guess that's all. except ex-cept the banana thai gran iinr. gave me." Girls Should Know. That the home kitchen, with mother f e r teacher ani a loving, willing f'aughter for a pupil, is the best cook-! ;ne school on earth. That "th most excellent thing in woman" a low voice ean be acquired ac-quired only by home practice. That true beauty- of face is possible only where theie is beauty, of soul manifested in a beautiful character. That the girl everybody IiU-s is not affected, and never whines: but is just her sincere, earnest, helpful seif. And. finally, that one of ihe- most beautiful tilings on earth is a pure, modest, true young girl one who is her father's pride, her mother's comfort, com-fort, her brother's inspiration arid her sister's ideal which all should trv to be. Mrs. Ballou's Views on the Marriage Question. Money cannot buy happiness. ii is a. mistane ior younsr girls to marry old millionaires. The men worship wor-ship the young women: tho young women worship the m ii y. Old-fashioned marriages are the best. ' "ause for much immorality today is j due to the selfish, neglect by mothers of: their daughters. Many mothers are; jealous of a daughter's popularity, and j often, unconsciously, are indirectly re- j sponsible for their daughter's downfall. American girls have teo much free-j dom; it would be better if the old-fash- I ioned custom of cha;;etcning girls tili : thc:y are married came back into vogu. Our social system i wr-jiic. God : never intended women to negh et the! duties of motherhood to become their: brothers' competitor in the business' wo'-trl. Women have set up a false ambition, j It is better to rule in your home 'than trv to rule in the business world. j Men admire brains and personal al- j tract Ivenoss in woman. J i Lf've is only talked of by romantic I se bool girls and old-fash ionr-.l women. The up-to-date woman knows there! 4s 1 :ic such thing as love. j I Clothes are demorali.ing eur women., A well-meaning man stands ?ioj; chance jn the matrimor.'ial market bv-' day in competition w ith our million aires who can buy our girls' clothes, j j Don't trust a man who wears silS j s'ockings and is never pr rticular i?1 his dress; he has' no character. vj The Happy Mother. f" Two small, bright eyes, tvo little hands, two feet i A voice that croons so lustily: These were the gifts, flung from God's pure, white hand. That made her crown of Motherhood complete. Outside the walls of that lone ptablo dread The lambkins watched, so drearily. The shepherd's prayer stole o'er the empty wold "Be still, sad heart! yon TJabe will quell thy fear!" The moon passed by so silently and slow, He bowed his head so wearily. To catch the music of that lullaby So sweet it was, and he was loth to go. The s-tars stole in and kissed that little lit-tle face: The winds sang O. so cheerily: A mother-heart was filled with ecstasy ecs-tasy It built its heaven in that lowly place. And Marv took the opening rose, so stiil. To her warm breast glad, tenderly; J,. c-V. rMA LiVW IK"' out- iwi the thorn Po soon to string her heart on Calv'ry's hill. William J. Fischer. ; Things Worth Remembering. Tablecloths should be ironed on both sides. A brass bed should be cleaned with a piece of soft ilannel or an old silk handkerchief. Old Canton flannel makes excellent cleaning cloths. The universal bedroom rug now is of cotton, so that it can be washed. With a figured wall, curtains that are j:5ain in effect are .necessary. One of the most appetizing ways of serving left-over meat and fowl is in the form of pie. Tea leaves moistened with vinegar will remove the discolorations from flower vases. Glass appointments are the thing for modern bathrooms. They are easily kept clean and have another advantage that they will not rust. Cooking soda is excellent for cleansing cleans-ing purposes around the kitchen sink. There were More. A stout little woman on an East Washington street car looked anxiously around for seats for the children who were with her. Two of the older girls had babies in their arms-, according to the Indianapolis Star. People on the car did not know whether it was an orphans' or-phans' home picnic or a Sunday school convention. "Beg pardon, lady," said the conductor, conduc-tor, "but you have given me only eight tickets." "Didn't know you charged for babies in arms." said the little woman, as she kept her eye on all members of her part j'. "Put there are nine without them." said the conductor, apologetically. Perhaps Per-haps he really thought the woman had only eight tickets. Counting them one. by one, she presently pres-ently came to a little boy of about S years, and, pointing her fmgei- at hint, she faid: "Sammy, I thought you stayed a; home with the rest of the t-Tiildren." i i mwmm 'MimTi "i m mmim.minm amri.- t , unjoin mum Deceit. "Sister Henderson." said Deacon Hypers, Hy-pers, "you should avoid even the appearance ap-pearance of evil."- "Why. Deacon, what do you mean?" aske-d Sister Henderson. "I observe that on your sideboard you have several cutglass decanters, and that each of them is half tilled with w hat appears to be ardent spirits." "Well. now. Deacon, it isn't anything of the kind. The bottles look so pretty on the sideboard that I just tilled them half way -with -some floor stain and furniture polish. 'just for appearances." "That's why I am cautioning you, sister," replied the Deacon. "Feeling a trjne .weak. and. faint, I helped myself to a dose from the big bottle in. the middle." Life. . A Puzzling Question. "Auntie, do cannibals go to heaven?" "No. - dear." "Do missionaries?" "Yes, dear." "But, auntie, supposing a cannibal eats a missionary." Astonished Jane. The new cook was helping her mistress mis-tress to prepare dinner. All went wet: until the macaroni for the pudding was brought out. The cook glowed with surprise as she beheld the long, white sticks. Hut when, they were carefully placed in water she gave a choking gasp. "Did you sr.iy, missus," she said, in an awed voice, "that you are goin' to make puddin' out of that?" "Yes. Jane," was the reply, "that in what I intend to do. Have you never seen macaroni cooked before?" "No, ma'am.- answered the cook. "I ain't. The last place I was at we always al-ways used them things to light the tire with." Good Advice. Catholic societies should take great care in the selection of their officers, likewise in the reception of new-members. It is evident that an officer of . a Catholic society should be a practical Catholic: otherwise the society cannot keep in touch with the true Catholic point. Church Calendar. |