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Show Woman's World $ TRACIICAL KNOWLEDGE OF ' A A COMMON SENSE WOMAN. J .jiiis month llas itH temptations to f ..,,,) iiimiy just as last month had. yi1t, jihcp windows are white" with b;ir- t ,ins ; hat every woman appreciates, If ,,ur mails bring- price lists of white P !!'fis from other cities. It is possible 1 I nM-ko inistflkis in buying dress goods, I ,,, 'i-InimS'' blue when a brown is what " , j. .sire later, to take a stripe when .,,,) are coming in; we all remember iii !) errors. Hut in buying white goods, ' " '.yjstakc is possible, for we a i ways J j' i w e can gel and more of them. ' j,.iis.' linens -ome first, and in these j,a.;.;.ii,s i an he found. There are fewer k a i -; .Ti i i i 'li'-d pieces chosen this year, for f ,Vj,( liencc hais taught thai a trip or sj I ,,, tfce laundry cracks off the hem. Jt I ,V ,,t easy to repair a sheet or pillow, f ,rtH. a tablecloth of napkin which has ruil'eP-d siieh disaster. A plain hem, or !! '., of embroidery, is always in good r;lc f"f a finish. Inch-wide hems, i 1'T hemming, turned back again .' . j s.;(i overhand, are seen. Hems liu.i snt do not' show stitches and (j i ;."t " liI out as the old-fashioned j,, ,i!w aye do. If ,( u cman has a gooa stock of house )...,.iis, an annual purchase of one good I , !,,.;! ,uid a dozen large napkins for the uiiiii -a room and a cloth for the kitchen and a half-dozen napkins for the .11,1,. will keep her supply good. A few u..ih. s and fancy luncheon napkins may i,. added every few years, as they last j, ).,nu time. Sheets and pillowcases Wl !r out, but an annual addition of one j-N'.'", and one pair of pillowcases for ,ah bed will usually keep the beds in ,,P! r. However, if there has been ill-more ill-more of each will be needed. If a V..MIHU has not much to do. it is well i.. pat t he: family initial in solid cm-1 cm-1 i i i y upon each piece. When we io towels, the uses they arc put p. makes it hard to decide how many -.riall 1"' bought, but ill ordinary famil-: famil-: .r i.,i dozen a year and three bath p.wl.- will be enough. Where the fam-py fam-py is large, it is an economy in washing wash-ing to buy for bath, room use in the .iawime a supply of very small towels, i'i..c live-eighths of a yard by three-:s three-:s being the choice. These are, of 'insc. embroidered or- hemstitched. Tiny are tilled but once and thrown ii iu:i. For roller towels in the kitchen, ;i cras-h that is all or haif cotton wears wr!i. A thin linen crash is preferred for dish towels rather than a better ; ,uality. A good supply of these and plenty of hemmed squares of cheese (!":h should be provided for the kit- lllell. If a woman us a good buyer and has a little money, she can secure advan-taifeously advan-taifeously a few pieces of cambric un-diiwciir. un-diiwciir. not or.'iy for herself but foliar fol-iar girlies. Ana materials for short-v short-v aists and white dresses are belter hesii now than later, ais there is more arieiy. Lingerie waists (pronounced a.- if spelled lingerie and meaning made ! ke fine underwear) are stylishly worn by fashionable women this winter, the i eeded warmth being supplied by a tai.-k silk Jersey corset cover, to be o;-n or left off as the thermometer dic-1,1 dic-1,1 t-. These thin linen and Persian ; lawn waists worn in the depth of winter I pp diet that they will be the choice for I su iiuiee. So buy lawn and thin em- hi .-id ries at the winter sales, but do j i ct for gel thai our comfortable sleeves 1 have swollen and buy too small a quan- I iity. A white waist keeps clean almost I i.f long at- a colored one, and has a de- I i i led advantage in laundering, there- f choose the Etock in white, using ? (v"if iii a few yards of embroidery I'lf-s'ius itself, do not silght it, for it Mill come in handy later in the sea-: S-etl. j 1 saw a young man not long ago. j whose head looked as though he had j Ken shaking the furnace. Baldness j a id gray hair were threatened, so h promised amendment. Dandruff is dirt 1 . I'd also it is disease, and as such has ! en business among clean persons. It js I ' ontMsjous. and catisbe caught by us- me ;. brusfi or comb in common with : tlie infected pet son. It can be ban- t ishi'd in a few days and then be kept ; by cleanliness. Tincture of green I snap is a remedy, or. as its odor is un- j pl'asnn!. the following preparation may bo preferred: Mix one pint of grain alcohol with ten cents' worth of oil or hergamot. or any- preferred rs- l sf.i ial oil. and then add one pound ot j pieen soap. Shake well and let stand J ever night, then pour off from the sedi- i vnrt. If to make this is not oonven-; I 1'i,.t. the lineture of green soap may ! lr perfumed. To use it. w?t the hair f.nd put a small quantity of thr tinc-tui" tinc-tui" in several places upon it and rub 1 boroughly. Then rinse away the lath- J r. In a few days, repeat the applies- i i i.n. until the scalp and hair are free j r fi 'in the scalp deposit. The hair brush i "lust be washed every time the hair 's or it will re-in'ect the hiir, A hair ( brush must not be washed in soapy wa-cr. as that will often the bristles. ' 1-t.t must be cleaneQ by using a 'ittle . tr:!uopia in -warm water. If the back of :ii- brush is handsome, take care to j v-t .,iiy the bristles. After the dan- j uff is gone, do not wash the hair too "'"h. as graynes- . i baldness may 'p'.iit. it feasor 'i. ore men than " otn.-ji :Tf bald ..- :or heir habit of caiiy hfadwashir g. A t ough nothing ' io . ith dandrufi' i -. ivicc- is added '" ,i-oid the iise oi . viv when wash-- the hair, as tb;.t n akes it brittle. i of ammonia, as that makes it -",-.. A very smai! piee of washing S" in -nay j,e used, although that usr-s the hair to grow lighter in color. ' -Tii aked freq jently for some wash :" t win keep blonde hair light. I am ; i,y one who has tried it that ' : :' wine will do it. the kind often 11. d o., ti,,. table and known as Cali- ia Rhine wine. ' n soap a'i be bought at any '' store fJnd is inexpensive. Tt is : vl ' in larg ipiant ities in hospitals ' " 'i' ai sing wounds and also for oi ii; all utensils. In some institu-: institu-: '" it if i""fi in washing floors and ''y':- l; is entirely harmless. . I knew ' a -.' ornan using a t ake of soap of a Is-' ! ' oloi . she made a mistake, for - " soap js biown. and is a well-' well-' -'; own article of commerce. "r'.' v. a ther has so much to do with a von.frn's i.,,ks, that she can afford '" aK. ;1 jittle extra -;;ie of herself : ..:.!; , ne inclement season, i nappe" d swoHimi lips, a red nose, a blotched '-i'.. are far from nieasant to endure ' .s unVieoining. Simple tincture '' o-nzoin is a fine tonic for the skin " ,; ;! used to advantage in heal- ;- tli'- eiiiippfd surface. I-Uiy a couple ' "'"s f the simple tincture, not ' r nipoim.i, put a patent top to the !' ai d sdd two or three dashes of 'o ti,e basin of water used for wash-; wash-; - face, neck and hands. The array ''skin foods and cold" creams is le-!'b le-!'b rii.g. If afliietod with a tendency 'o cnnuli of hair uikih the fae, do ! t any 0ji upon j(. por such, there I an almond cream that is healing and 1 :'' 'ontHins no grease, while it is f is p. Hut if- there is no unusual i j J-"1...!!,. hint of it, make a cold s 'am by inching together one ounce j ,,r lii:e vhx and three ounces of al-I al-I ,J "i:r When melted perfume with uvo leaspoor.fuls of rose water and h in with the same quantity of s "iple tincture of benzoin. Peat thor-0,ili!.v thor-0,ili!.v until well mixed and creamy. ; not convenient to make the cream. 1n' a small jar and stir the benzoin 1 5,;;o ii. It will be found healing and I'l'-asant to use. ' . ' A' night wash the face well with a 1 P"od soap aI1( v.arm water. Rinse with j '" water and dry with a soft cloth, j J.iJb into the surface a little of the ben- Z'dnated cream and In a month have a . lure smooth race. ' I y f course, if a woman over-eats, flnnks Jon murh coffee or tea. or drinks ceer, Fii-ens iu bad air, keeps her face i - ! (lean but neglects her body, she will have pimples and blotches. A daily bath will usualy cure a pimples face. When the face is kept scrupulously clean and a bath is an occasional affair, af-fair, the impurities of the system, and they are in all of us, find an exit through the open pores of the face, not being able to get out in any other way. Every one must judge for herself, but too much meat, too many gravies, too little fruit, too few vegetables, affect the complexion. Many persons find that eating anything at night will make trouble, whi e others are not affected by it. Possibly some skins are more eesily disfigured that others are, just as some systems have tendencies to diseases from which others are free. |