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Show I Milady's Boudoir (BY GWEN SEARS.) I Be Careful in Applying Powder to Your Face Before Retiring Retir-ing Ue Warm Water and Compmlexion Brush to Open Pores To Entertain Your Sick Child Everyday Etiquette Attractive Rainy Day Clothes May Be Procured To Entertain a Bride-Elect. MAKING UP . There :ire ways and ways of deceiving de-ceiving kh public, but skill must be 'exercised when one tries to fool other folks about one's complexion, rosj lips, or perfectly nrched brows I do not disapprove of a discreet touch of xrolor being added to the two pale cheeks or the colorless lips, but it must A good .'Ight should be placed ove; Tiead or at the Hide of the dressln table, for only In thlD way is it poi ible to observe closely the effect o one's powder and rouge Again pow derg and rouge do not always hlen harmoniously. Some women have a natural colo at night, others are pale, and her judicious use of the rabbit's foot wil do no harm Shade according to con L tour of the face and touch the ear lightly when they are very pale. Th hps also come in for their attention just the merest touch is sufficient Wherever rouge is applied, If is fai 'better to apply too little than to( much, for flagrant artifice disgust: many men and it advertises a worn n's vanity to an extreme Rouge i: applied br:ore powdering the skin dor this tends to blend it to a more tnatural rinl Every woman must determine thf lint of her powder, on for thf flesh aud another often times for the face. Somftimes the skin on the face bas a rosier hue than on the chest and aims and vice versa Lamb's wool pads are preferred fot Ithe application of powder by some vomen, others like medicated cotton Personally , i prefer the latter, as it 3s Immediately discarded after its use nno ITrere 1p no possibility of harbor-J harbor-J 1 ing germs. The feather ponder puff bah lone sfnee been passed and voted a store house for microbe! it is vera oecessan that always be fore ret'rirj, the rkin be thoroughly bathed with warm water and a com-pilexlon com-pilexlon brush, in order to allow the pores to breathe again. When this 16 done, no harm will follow the occasional occa-sional us' ot whiteners. Shapiu ihe eyebrows is very nec-rssary nec-rssary and every woman should make at leas-i two trips to a specialist a year. Many little "wild" hairs grow in and o'ten the brows are too heavy or scraggy in appearance. A carefui. well balanced shaping changes the expression ex-pression of the fnce and adds a new I YOUR BOYS AND GIPLS The child In a delicate slate of health needs more entertaining at least when confined to bed and many interesting things can be done bv him and for hi ii to keep him amused ami entertainer In contagious diseases, tin toys and dolls or rubber or celluloid cellu-loid are wisest to give him as they can be boiled at the end of each aay. 1 have head of a clever way to make a modeling substance with which he can amuse himself for hours flour and enough water to form a dough which can be burned wheu the child has finished playing with it If the disease is not a contagious one, a maazitip from which to cut out picture to iiasie in a scrap book1 may be given the child and the sc rap I book may be sent by him to a hos , pltal an 1 given to one of the poori children ffhc has no toys to play with while confined there, EVERYDAY ETIQUETTE. "If I do not care to send out cards to friendi- Lo announce the birth of my child what should one do?" was Mrs. Newmother'e query. "Notes an be written to one's intimate in-timate fiiends or the announcement may be made through the newspaper, ' said her sunt. RAINY DAY CLOTHES. There was a day when rain meant' unbecoming and unattractive clothes And that clay was not so very long I ago. Th.-r were some becoming rainy-day ciothes then, to be sure, but! unlesp on looke wHl in h tan waterproofed wa-terproofed covert or gabardine coat or in olUkir.s or in a rubber coat of tome kind, one did not lool well in the rain Nowadays there are all sorts of pretty and becoming rain-day clothes Of course the top coat that Is absolutely abso-lutely waterproof is still desirable. It may be of the thinnest silk fabric for bummer, or any heavy winter fabric may be w3terproofed for cold weather weath-er rainy days. There are In the market xomi1 very serviceable coverings for hats to be woni In rainy weather Rnthor, they are for unexpected showers and are so small rnti compact that fhov may be carried RDOUt in a handbag or In automobile pocket or in any other ?mall spare, ready to use on the first sign of t'iln. Then the thin waterproof water-proof covering can be spread over the hat and fasiened securely And have you seen the boots with aterp: cnfed cloth uppers' They are ouite a iind for the woman who must watch her expenditures closely, for It means ihat the expense of new boots when old ones are water-stained water-stained before they are worn out and the temptation to pay cab fare to have the same boots can both be i rut off These rloth-topped boots that ore wnler-r'oofcd are quite as daintv in appenrence as the more fragile sort, and they are not expensive. The woman in mourning nowadays, too, does not feel troubled at the coming of a rain storm For if she is j up to dato she wears waterproof crepe. This 1b even softer and more! pliable than the old-fashioned sort , l v... rnrnmm I u ft... 1, .. -1 - I lUAl vriir -,iii'-'l IUI llirr la.151 MjLIIJJ- r- ness, and is therefore more desirable gin every way than the stiff and fragile 5 ; sort . if Any piece of fabric can be waterproofed water-proofed as you doubtless know. In d the department stores, where you buy the cloth for your spring suit, you r can find ou: where to get this water-fa water-fa proofing done, at a reasonable price. ' TO ENTERTAIN A BRIDE-ELECT. 8 Have a tasteful luncheon of six B courses Oyster cocktails, bouillon . mushroom pates broiled chicken and French fried potatoes, lettuce salad r with cream cheese and heated crack ) crs, ice cream and cake and tea and l j coffee. If the bnde-eleet has a fa--' vorlte flower and you can easily pro-J pro-J cure it use it freely In the table decorations and have it known why ou do ii is Have a broad, low bowl of flowers in the center of the table i and bout mnieres at each plate. Dain ( tv place cards may he accompanied bj some graceful device as favors i Prettj ankles of bijouterie" may be : .' bought at the Japanese shops and ether places where fancy articles are 'la specialty. Decorate each with rib-I rib-I bou, using the same color for all I Have in your mind a "scheme" of decoration and follow it faithfully, i ' The general effect Is far finer than when various flowers and ornaments j of diver- styles are brought together at random Give the bride-elect the ' seat of honor at the right hand of the I hostess a:.d see that she is recognized i throughout as the motive and pur-J pur-J pose of the function nn |