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Show - .(iMlLADYS REMJTYf B" g fluffy before "ratting" it, you B kM will have better success If you fl use the curling tongs, weav- B Ing the hair over one prong, then tho B other, in the manner formerly need fl when curling the hair on hairpins. fl This gives an Irregular wave, which makes the hair very fluffy v"hen fl combed out. If the hair is braided, and B you have no string or gum handy to B hold it while arranging the other part, fl p take the end of the braid and "rat" it fl ' for a short distance, say one inch, and B the braid will not como undone. 1 GfHl he complexion Drusn should be B Bte used on lll neck once z-Ab-Y- B Isiiii) a soap may be used or a mpal. B A cleaning cream should be B massaged into the skin on retiring and B before going Into the open for sun ex- B posuro. A good liquid that acts also B as a cleansing agent and astringent B and gentle bleach should be daily ap- B plied. The entire surface of tho neck B should be covered, going around tho B hair line and back of the ears, round- B ing out the treatments so that it will H include any collar style. H ' fcial HE Strt with a blotchy skin 1 ' H El wovLd. be"grcatly benefited by H tJg taking the juice of a lemon H squeezed into a glass of hot H water. Fiuit acids arc almost magical H In their effects upon the complexion if H I taken properly. When the skin shows H signs of a sallow, thick look, or angry H I red spots not coming from sunburn but H from some Internal complaint, phos- H phatc of soda ono tcaspoonful to a H glass of very hot water taken before H breakfast will euro the condition. This H ' to bo taken until the skin clears, l fl fFTJfl ECALL all of the beat singers H t I 4 you know and you will find H i lULajl that the majority of them are H usually well developed in tho H throat and chest Singing is a splen- H did exercise when considered in con- H nection with tho vital necessity of deep H breathing. It is recognized as abso- H lutely necessary for perfect health, H and even It one cannot sing, at least H the effort, if rewarded with good H health, is not to be despised for its H beneficial effects. H Rng CRUSHED finger should bo H wL plunged into water as hot as H lEgjj can possibly be borne. Tho H application of hot water causes H the nail to expand and soften and tho H blood pouring out beneath it has more H i room to flow; thus the pain Is lesa- H I encd. The finger should then bo H wrapped in a brcad-and-water poul- H tlce. A jammed finger should never bo H neglected, as it may lead to mortiflca- H IffSil EN little scraggly ends of hair H R "J hang down over your collar H limEl all you you need is a good m brush, some back combs and H a little perseverance, to make them H Btay up with tho rest When arrang- H ing your coiffure brush these ends up H briskly and then place two back combs Hl where they aie needed. A few Invis- Hj iblc hairpins will also conspire against H widow locks. A little downy growth H of hair on the cheeks should not be 1 tampered with. When genuine bristles H develop the electric needlo should bo H used to annihilate them. H IPaSI ver- and over, for generations, M III the thing has been told that 1 lfe-J women injure their eyes with H the veils they wear thin B mesh, heavy mesh, spotted and figured H all kinds of veils. Now comes an ad- H dition to this old time information H which never caused one veil less. It is H said that the veil causes, first, eye M strain, then headache, nervousness, H wrinkles and finally general and serl- M ous nervous disorders. This would M seem to indicate that tho game is not H worth tho candle. I OWDER is often an unsatisfactory unsatisfac-tory way out of the difficulties , I of an oily Bkin. Powder will 1 never cover the disagreeable Hl traces of perspiration on tho faco or h excessive uii tjeuruLions. irowaers are B excellent for ordinary purposes, being H to a great degree absorbent But when H there is. any special inclination to oili- B ness on tho face other measures must H be taken. Proper lotions should bo H applied. Among the best is one made Hj of boracic acid and rose water and an- H other of the same ingredients with dis- H tilled wftch hazel added. The follow- H ing recipe is for extreme cases: First H thoroughly wash the skin with pure H soap and warm water; then apply this H lotion: Sulnhate of zinc, half dram; H tannic acid, "hajf dam; nowdeicd alum, half dram: water, eight ounces. Then, dust the face with this powder: salicylic acid, twenty grains; boracic acid, one ounce. Do not use oils or cold creams on the face, but do not be afraid of generous applications of pure toilet waters and colognes. Abstain from highly spiced and oily foods; also candy and rich sweetmeats. MT is possiblo to have smooth hands even if one is a housekeeper house-keeper and dishwasher. Dissolve Dis-solve a spoonful of traga-canth, traga-canth, which can be obtained from any druggist for a very small sum, in lluec times as much water. Let it stand in a covered cup for twelve hours. Fill the cup with water and apply the thin jelly which has formed freely to your hands after each washing. A few drops of perfume and a little glycerin added to the jelly will improve the lotion. lo-tion. 0 |