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Show jf I CIS ontan's CPorldli THE CHRISTMAS SIIOPrER. (Marion Martinonu ii) Chicago Tribune.) Christinas joy may bo in the heart thoe days, but ' j s ihr-rr arc tired linos around the eyes. ! The woman who procs out in the morning to get rid of her money eonus baek with a set of crow's j ! foot which add to hor years and make hor feel older j i han she looks. Usually there i.s a headache also. i j This condition can be called braiu fag- and the ; j hoadaclie is shupjiors heailaehe. It -omos from j ; I looking steadily at objects above the level of the I oyos and by straining them to see things at varying f foou. It is also the result of the many colors j which the eye must assimilate, and of looking at Tho waving articles which hang suspended over the j head. These conditions will tax the endurance of I the optic nerve and give cme a sharp, nervous f liojidnehe. The circles which appear under the eyes may f j a'" fouic from menial strain, for it is certainly i j trying to make .$1 do the work of $2. I Sweet scents do a groat deal to drive away the :; holiday ache, and the woman who will go shopping j nniio,I with a tiny glass bottle filled with violet am monia has taken a stop in the right direction. But ; sno sh.mld add fresh air to ihe ammonia, and, after "he has boon in a crowded shop a.n hour, she should S?' t to tho doorway, sniff her ammonia, and till Ivr lungs with the invigorating ozone. To those v who like lavender, it is a fine, inspiring odor, and a little bottle of lavender salts will do a world of i . Or there can he a little lavender poured into a tiny scent bottle into which there have been j placed a few squares of ammonia. . Women who suffer from weak heart and fninl- 311P spells need something of a spicy odor, and for ihom there is nothing better than a good sachet J filled with the spicy odor of pinks. To this 1 f '' be . added a dash of powdered cloves. This, I I made up into a neat bag, can le worn in the cor- j age, against the ,moment when one feols faint. Dfieu this odor, rising from the bodice, will keep mo 'strong in nerve and spirit through the ordeal jf shopping in the holiday season, j The necessity for Christmas buying and the I undoubf"d bargains which one finds at this time arc undoubtedly, a sufficient incentive for going forth, no matter what may be the result, still the j wise woman. will take all necessary precautions not to '..me homo with a now batch of crow's feet and j a now set of parentheses around the mouth. I Immediately upon arriving home the wise I Chrl-tmas shopper will anoint her face with a good cream, which she has made herself, or has bought j 'f a reliable dealer. If made at home it can bo a pleasant compound of mutton oil one-half, white S J vaseline one-half, melted together. To this is j . added a quantity equal to both of the pure oil of J sweet almonds. This should make a creamy paste, which cau le spread upon the face and left on for fifteen minutes. It is then taken off with a bit of odl linen and the face is bathed in glycerin and witch hazel. Of course, a little good powder is dusted over this, and the woman who came home a wreck from her day's ordeal emerges sfor the evening pretty f ami fully rested. There is another remedy for shopper's headaches, head-aches, and this is found in a little set tof gymnastic gym-nastic exercises. The corset must be taken off, for the special feature of these exercises is that the back is free and the spinal column not compressed in any way. I hose exorcises are performed without imple ments of any kind, but with the arms alone. The I arms are uplifted, thrown to one side, then to the other; then the body is bent and the arms thrust downward. The exercises are simple and can be performed by anybody the first time trying. The tired shop)or must not make the mistake of doing ihese exorcises with too much violence, for she must remember that she is already tired in body and that five minutes' work is about 'all she can endure. And she must ge careful of another thing, and Ibis is to remove her shoes before getting to work, for many of the nerves of the body communicate direetly with those of the feet," and, if the feet are urod. it means a gradual spread of that tired feel-' right up to the back and to the head. Changing the shoes will often rest a person be-y-n.l belief, and the Christmas shopper who comes ti'ni" at noon to take off one pair of shoes and put "ii .-mother is a wise shopper, indeed. Specially do . t!. .I,, TOt tno ffY.t jf fie hpols of relief pair i-iii'pcn to be of different height from those of the M pair, and a still greater relief is obtained if one pan- be buttoned and the. other laced. Pressure in ' Ins e.-w is brought, to obear upon a different set of ii'-nes jui.l muscles, with results that arc more than r""d for tho tired shopper. Ihe Christmas shopper can take precautions against the shopper's sheadache as well as remedies m afterward. If she will observe a few of the laws oto dross hygieue she will be much' less apt to . eoK. l,onie with a case of brain fag. The laws, ili 'imh simple, will be found productive of the best re-nlts. The most important of these laws is that of having the waist as unconfined as possible. The oorset, should be unstrung and the strings allowed io hang until the corset adjusts itself to the fig- Again, all the bands should be loose, giving plemy .f breathing room as far as the ribs are concerned. Tho shoppers second law relates to the collar baud, which should not be tight nor tall. Xcifher should it bo too stiff. It is a mistake, however, to wear a soft ribbon on such an occasion, for the neek. being accustomed to some support, quickly grows tired if not held up in its usual way. But the band should be loose and in no way such as to press upon "the cords and the muscles, thus setting ihe nerves a-tiugliug. The ihird law for the shopper concerns her shopping hat, which should neither be tight in the head band nor heavy in its pressure ujKm the head. A light hat should always be worn for shopping, j and the shopper should see that it is well pinned to her head to avoid the disagreeable slipping which ! often gives annoyance to the nerve. ' Tho shopper should avoid a backache by wear- j nig a short skirt. - The long skirt necessitates con- i Maut picking up, and this means a straiu upon the ! ipine. j And the shopper's shoes should le easv. Bv j foil owing ihese laws she will arrive home in good ! rendition and rested as to back and spine.. A pillow can o specially made for the headache of ihe woman shopper. This pillow is made of silk, or of satin. Tt matters not what the outside may bo. It is ihe interior part that is important. The pillow when it is made must contain a s:nnll slit in one side, a slit just large enough to ad- mil one's hand. Into this there can be bundled the contents of a rose jar. The idea is to produce a variety of scent. And when all the odors of Araby and a few extra ones have been obtained, 1 he whole must be stuffed into 'he pillow. It is a good plan to add a few feathers, or a -little dowux for rose leaves arc- not always soft ! enough, and sweet grasses have stiff, hard stems, j A little inner pillow of down, or a few handfuls of down added to the leaves, the balsam, the lavender, and all the rest, will make the pillow light and fluffy. . A certain woman who makes down pillows every yoar has a fashion of purchasing her down in lit-t lit-t le paper bags.' Sh 'doe's not ' untie 'the bag,' hut hps it whole into "the pillow. - Then -she puts her i hand inside, gently breaks the bag, and as gently .-polk it' forth, leaving the down inside. It is a j nice little trick well worth trying by the woman who is going to make a brain fag pillow. The pillow must be filled with every; sort of sweet thing, all nicely dried and rolled with the hands. Boiling the leaves and the grasses with ihe hands tends to powder them aud make them softer and more easily packed. The first breath of the pillow is that of herbs. It seems a little like a pine pillow. Yet no. as you sniff it again it is lavender, quite like lavender. lav-ender. Another sniff brings forth the sweet grasses, grass-es, and at a third and fourth you begin to scent the mint, the thyme, the sweet marjoram, and Avhat not! Late in the season, when all the rest have begun be-gun to grow dim, you get the scene, of the rose leaves. The."? pervade everything upon which the pillow lies, and even your own pretty hair and your gown, if you have lain upon the pilloy, will smell like rose loaves. This is the peculiarity of the rose. It is clinging. cling-ing. You may rip. you may shatter that pillow, if you will, but the scent of those rose leaves remain in it still. Tf you want it to be a real rose you can add a drop of attar of rose and ton drops of oil of rose geranium. Shake it through the leaves before you put them in the pillow, let dry off a little to ! take off the oily feeling, and then you will have a i scented pillow that is a scented pillow. ! Xow. the pillow is not for ordinary use. It is ! not for show, but for headaches. It is kept put away in the locker, or high in the. clothes press, where the silk quilts lie. I But it is brought forth at times. And O. what a treat jt is ! When tired the owner of the brain fag pillow breathes it long and deeply, and sometimes she falls asleep. The sleep may not be more than five minutes loug, just ihe forty winks of beauty sleep. But what are ihe results? Bright eyes, quick, good natured brains, and such a fund of strength and spirits! It is worth while having a brain fag pillow in the house. And how often a woman is called upon to loan the pillow to some one else! The man of the family comes home with brain fag. He has beeen shopping, but not in the shops. His cargoes have gone out to sea and have not come back. He has spent and spent, and he doesn't see the returns. ITis shopping is terribly uncertain uncer-tain and hard. He has brain fag, 'and brain fag for keeps. The braiu fag pillow does wonders ior him. i Sometimes he falls asleep upon it, siuffhug its scent, j as tired brain workers will, and when he wakens i the fag is almost gone and dinner is ready. The influence of sweet scents upon the spirits is a thing that is discussed by those who know all I about it. Tlie mind, being invisible, can be affected af-fected by invisible things, and is, therefor, peculiarly pe-culiarly susceptible to scents. This is one method - of reasoning. I However this may be', the brain fag pillow is an excellent thing to have iu the house. And the woman who makes one and keeps it handy will resolve never again in all her life to be without i their beautiful article of household comfort and hygiene. LETTERS AXD ANSWERS. Mrs. A.: My hands are chapped and there are hard blackened spots upon them. I have seen a paste recommended for nightly use. Make a paste as follows: Oil of sweet almond, two teaspoonf uls ; gycerine, one teaspoonful; rose-water, rose-water, one ounce ; tincture of benzoin, thirty drops. Beat well together and thicken with powdered oat meal. Line a pair of gloves with the paste and .wear over night. Reader : What can I do to make my complexion complex-ion better? It is spotted and it feels sore. I have known this to be effective in cleasing a skin. Mix together glycerin, one ounce; rose-water, rose-water, one ounce, and carbolic acid, ten drops. Of course, in buying the carbolic acid tell the druggist drug-gist how you are going to use it, and if possible, to avoid mistakes, let him measure it for you. Apply carefully to the skin. Mrs. T.: Please tell me the quickest way to reduce my weight. Several readers have asked this. Diet is the quickest way, but it is not the pleasantest way by any means. Mrs. A. B. C . : I am far too heavy for my height. Tell me how to reduce. Before giving you directions it is necessary to know where you are too fat bust, chin or abdomen ab-domen for the treatment in each case is different. differ-ent. Anna: My hair is thin and I have been advised ad-vised to rub the roots with kerosene. Do you consider con-sider it injurious? In Thy estimation the odor of kerosene is against it, also its inflammability. On the other hand, it has been known to greatly stimulate the hair. Try it first on a small ortion. Rub on the scalp and shampoo a few hours afterwards. KITCHEX AXD TABLE. BREAKFAST. Plums. Farina. Sugar and Cream. Broiled Ham. French Fried Potatoes, ice Muffins. Coffee. LUXCHEOX. Scotch Rabbit. Rice Fingers. Wafers. Cocoa. DIXXER. Cream of Squash. Brunswick Stew. Baked Onion. Boiled Potatoes. Cold Slaw. Wafers. Choose. Cocoanut Pudding. Coffee. Custard Sauce Heat one pint of milk to boiling; boil-ing; boat together two eggs and on cupful of sugar, and stir into the hot milk. Shake the saucepan gently until the mixture thickens; remove re-move from fire, flavor to taste and serve hot. " Veal Cheese is delicious to serve for either luncheon or supper and is very simply prepared. Take slices of cold veal and smoked boiled tongue aud pound them separately in a mortar to a paste, moistening with a little melted butter; mix with the veal the chopped whites of two hard-boiled eggs and the grated yolks with the tongue. Season with salt, pepper and onion juice and pack in square i earthenware dishes, in alternate layers; cover the top with melted paraffine and store in a cool place. Pickled salmon is a dainty easily cooked. Use portions of cold-boiled aslmou, selecting good-sized good-sized pieces. Put one quart of cider vinegar into a granite saucepan, adding a teaspoonful of salt and a saltspoonful of pepper. Make a small muslin mus-lin spice bag, into which put half a teaspoonful j of whole cloves, a piece of ginger root and a salt-j salt-j spoonful of whole allspice; boil this in the vine-; vine-; gar for ten minutes, then place the salmon in the j spiced vinegar and cook until thoroughly heated, packing immediately in glass jars, and screwing "down the tops securely. If the fish is liked highly I spiced the bag of spices may be left in. the jar! ! Dried fruit should be considered by the provi-went provi-went housekeeper,, as in many desserts it can be substituted for the 'more expensive preserved fruits Apples and peaches are the, best to. useV for ,this purpose and sboyld be. thoroughly, dried before he- -ing packed in --a. wooden box -in neat tiers, with paraffine paper between each layer. Good dried truits are very expensive, but by purchasing when fruit is plentiful and preparing them one's self satisfactory results can be obtained with verv little lit-tle expenditure. Camphor put in drawers or trunks will keep away mice. . To clean zhic wash thoroughly with hot soda water and then rub it with a flannel dipped in turpentine. tur-pentine. Wash new glasses in cold water for the first time or two, and they will have a much clearer appearance then if washed hot. i If milk happens to bum when you are boiling it, pour it at once into a jug and stand the jug in a basin of cold water till cool, when it will probably be perfectly free from all disagreeable t.iste. The following simple method of getting the dust out of the buttons in furniture acts like magic: Take a pair of bellows once or twice a week and blow round the buttons. The dust is removed re-moved without injuring the buttons. 4 . , For a quick ''first aid'' in removing a grease spot try dry cornstarch. Often it will do the work acceptably and is always safe to experiment with, even on the most delicate fabrics. Dust off the first application and repeat once or twice. When you wish to keep boiled or baked potatoes pota-toes warm for some time lay a towel in a colander, wrap it snugly about the potatoes, cover closely and set inside a saucepan with a little water at the bottom kept just at the boiling point. |