sli ajo SA sea i ais oan oh ei eR i. kia MR MBAR ie a Sy i A te ee = VERY mother dreada the "awk- : ward "age," and Dp the mother of girls, for, some inexplicable redeon, on uncouth girl is more out of harmony than an uncouth boy. I think It is because of the girl--as well as of the woman--we Oxpoct mare, we exact more. The prev- salence of this fallacy 1s noticeabdlo rough \ife! YYIe mothers did but know it, proper ,training in physical exercise and in de- }pertment will do much to rob the awk- 'ward age of its terrors. ** Children at an early age should be ptaught simple gymnastic exercises, but nlees these exercises unconsciously in- kenge 'ie child to perform better the igraryday te of sitting, #tanding and } alking, they fall of thelr purpose. hat uge to {ake a five-minute exercise itt 0 expand the chest and keep the shoul- Were straight and the hips level if, for @ rest of the day, the child drops into Pehe peattions of the little girl in the three pictures who is doing all these "things the wrong way? + The firet thing to accomplish fs to make the gymnastic exercises a pleas- ure~meke them play instead of work. Take five or ten minutes a day and practice these exercises with your little daughter--it will be goog for you, too. I know mothers and fathers who make this a practice, and the ten minutes thus employed each morning te the freatest frolic of the day for the chil- dren, ahere al ae apyit of gpsppetition, tqo, whi . Next, do net "Tait to on y the exer- cises leatned to event ses. Have the child walk, seta fogs a a part of the alas To very soon she will utdo ously do all these things the right way. eras CBE OnLE Drege e eyes end Concerts, oo Mowe, Siguider ss. reo 19 aren A anmnneenanmnerine iain Sk OTR emma oot re. 'rg FUEL 27s Cultivation blots out self-conscious- ness, which seizes upon growing children and is too often the cause of awkward- ness. The overgrown girl is painfully conscious of her newly acquired length and width; and have we not felt pity for the growing girl or boy who hope- lessly struggles to dispose of hands and feet? Hand-in-hand with physical culture should go training in deportment. There ig nothing more deplorable than a rude child, and grace and charm could no more attach to a rude child than to an awkward one. Physical weakness, such as defect in eyesight, will frequently cause a child to assume an ungraceful position. Dell- cate health and nervousness are re- #ponsible for cramped muscles. The art of relaxation should be cultivated. I marveled the other day when my tailor told me that twenty-nine women out of thirty had uneven hips; now I have ceased to be surprised, for I have not feund one woman in fifty who stands on both feet! Walking ts ideal exercise. Hold the head erect, with chin slightly lifted, which will throw the muscles of the back and of the shoulders into proper line; expand the chest with deep breaths, and do not swing the arms, but let them hang with muscles relaxed. Advice by. Mrs. Symes Sore Feet SALESPERBON -- Soak your feet every night in hot water. Apply & little vaseline to them, rubbing it well into the skin. Change your stockings often and do not wear the same pair of shoes two days in succession. Blackheads may easily be removed without leaving any scar, and once yid of them they very seldom appear again. Try this treatment for the biemishes: Tincture of green soap, two ounces; distilled witch hazel, two ounces, + Let thig mixture stay on cnly a few moments; then wash off with hot wa<« ter, Jf the green soap irritates the akin, aw it sometimes will, use it every oth- er day. Apply a cold ¢ream, Gréen soap may. be purchased at any drug store. It is not a regular "oake soap," but 8 ig about the con- sistency of costes Open each € with the ot ¢ fine ace ita as noadie. i eee must be LS a nat out, oor 14 ane PP Yale a7 ef Wow Vinegar and water, Wace volition of ca oe ait ne very « water. Steril ne the " ' i. eeeory espns b 1 o boilin ater, a th cae oe 5 trimee unleas the je, as yas the noedie, is thor- oughly Moicanued. i is aj ways angeroua, Hair iy Stain CURIOU 6 gage tea mixture is one of the R forms of vee oF staing. It tm your hair tn any Way. is the 1 prcettne ay R eunces; alco READY TO OBLIGE. At a dance in a certain cily, a visi- ir to the place got into conversation with an elderly gentleman. ; Presently the younger man said, peinting to a lady across the room, who was smiling pleasantly in his direction; "1 wonder if that ugly woman is ac- {ually trying to flirt with me?' ") don't know," the elderly gentleman answered mildly, "but I can easily as- hSe'smy, wile." bg a ered the Crest gaa ee Lhe enna Morag of black tea, ten ounces. Mix and per- fume to suit. The tea infusion should etc. Bde shoulda avoid sweets of all be made very strong, say an ounce of kind tea to ten or twelve ounces of boiling Probably the reason the recipe for su- Perfucuy Mair 414 not help you is that the hajtp have had time to get a good reot. If this is the case, nothing but the electric needle will remove them, To Reduce the Hips MRS. R. L.--The following exercise, if persevered with, will reduce flesh around the hips: First, raise the out- stretched arms above the head, the body retaining its erect position, then bend slowly forward from the waist, so that the fingers come as near touching the floor as _ possible, without straining in any way. This is done without bending the knees. In recovering position let the arms re- lax and sink down as the body straightens up. Second, with hands placed lightly on the hips, the fin- gers pointing forward, let the body drop: forward easily, so that it is bent at the waist. This must be done gently, as by jerking more harm than good is done. From this bent position roll the body round to the right, counting four for it to reach the po- sition of bolng bent over the side, then to the back, being careful to do ft very easily at first till the muscles have gained strength, for an exag- geration of the movement may cause real pain. Then on to the left and back to the front, Practice again, only start toward the left. The waist acts as a pivot on which the trunk swings, ahd the head is easily re- laxed. Third. In this exercise the hands have the same position, but now the body is bent forward from the waist, then. back, then to the right and left. Each movement should are | LIDILOS Lud Loligs ee occupy four counts. Take these exer- cises gently, but let the movements be firm and strong. Avoid the slight- ro. / Cos! est strain of the muscles, No corsets should be worn while hile practicing them. s Are Too Small ae A N FRIEND--The following exercise is excellent for developing the hips: Stand alternately on each foot, swing the free limb pendulum fashien from the hips, each time allowing it. to go as far forward and backward as possible, Massaging the Face GULA--Proper massage will do a great deal to make your skin smooth and healthy, but the treatment is often overdone and the result is a flabby, lifeless skin. If you use a good skin food while massaging it will do much to invigorate the tissues and muscles of the face. The following is an excellent formula and the cream will not pro- mote the growth of hair: Sweet oll of almonds, two ounces; orange-flower water, two ounces; white wax, two drams; oil of sweet orange, one dramj spermaceti, two drama. Half fill a saucepan with boiling water, Stand a jam jar in _ this. Shred the wax and spermaceti into the jar. Let ft dissolve. Heat almond oil and add to the wax. Heat orange- flower water; add it half a teaspoonful at a time, stirring the mixture quickly. Lift the jar out of the saucepan. Beat mixture. Heat and add oil of sweet orange. Whisk cream until {it is cold. Put in pots and cover with parchment, For Pimples BRUNETTE--Your Plood is in a yor bad condition, and 'ore you can get ria of the pimples you must take med- icine to clear the blood. eanwhile ap- eS en ah PRES RIMS eceree ee Aa eee oer en cree ply this mixture to the pimples: Betas naphthol, five grains; oil of camomile, ide of zino, one ounce. Here is the formula fer a reuge which will give the cheeks a hee Bs, API HCL} Carmine, thirty grains; apis: one fluid ounce; rosewater, foyr fluid ounces; spirit of roRe, one Ayia aunge. 4 Lotion for Oi thy Danp dig following is an Sits If used daily, it tends te" crispy condition: Powdered soda, powdered, tne-feyrth Ber a de cologne, one fluid ounce; aleohot, two fluid ounces; distited water, six- Mix and agitate until selution is com- plete, Eyebrow and Eyelash Grower which you refer: Celngme, two ang@ one-half ounces; ghycerlge, one and one-half ounces; fluid extract of Sev nti Agitate Ingredients till thoroughly incorporated. Apply to the oygprows with the brush and to the lashes with brush must be freed from any and passed lightly along the edge of the eyelids, exeréiging extreme care touches the aye itself, ) Here is a recipe fer @ lotion whigh is excellent for oléansing the hairy spirite ef wine, two ounces; aremat spirits of ampronia, one eunes; Wate! ein ounce®; essence of? epinih pa ake for avkly Fatih tee & fer Px oy La find it very feet Are tender ft five drops; ointment of bengelmated ox water, TOOTS---For greagy, om . of soda, one-fourth owner; teen fluid ounces, C. G. L--I think this is the reatpe to Orandi, two drams, a tiny camel's-hair paint brush. Ps rop that ne minute portion cf the lotion Hau de cologne, one ounce; "sad welts she ounce, ° a water fiat and bing dry wit 4 which map the Ons Balicylic Reid, ; bane 8 o aleo- hol, four Santer. Ly Fe- fresh ng but 'iter bréve: dis- agreeable md | water. Let is steep for twenty min- utes, then stand till cool; strain and add the other ingredients; apply with @ soft sponge to the roots of the hair, It will darken blonde hair, Here is a formula for nail powder: Talcum powder, one-half ounce; pul- verized pumige stone, two ounces. Mix thoroughly, add fifteen grains of { ecarmine and a few dreps of oll of rose, if a perfume is desirable. Sift through silk bolting cloth. Put a Iit- tle of the powder 1p the nplm of your "hand, ru ¢ najls vigorously, and then, shaking the powder out of your hand, polish again. gives a dee pink Re sh to the nail "i Not Satisfied % EDYTHE--I would not advise you to try to get rid of your fleshy cheeks, 4 for a plump faee gives the appear- ance of youthfulness to a person. You gay your hody is too slender to be » vin proportion to the size of your face. °"' It would be much better, then, to ge- %... | quire flesh. There are numerous di- rections for increasing the bust, hips and lIimbs given in these columns which will prove helpful if you woula give them a trial. is Dandruff Cure ik MRS. G. 8.--Rub a little olive oll into |,' the eyebrows to eget the yes, then wash th one which bon "the § ol in with the +e careful, ahh od) stat 'ae otion being not get into the Ammonia morta iy o-- ns; glye- ne Pol elated Sous erine, one ounce; rosewater, Ave ounces, Pomade to Reduce Fat ; ash fe gels Xe, eal ae 2 2 Aiaog es + 7a Ges SR Sage uarter OTHING mars more completely the q noes ; Soli ae tee artar general effect of a woman's cos- q it, cture ke zoin, twenty --e tume benesias yer Ce eee ce info ¢ ae edventlyet ckiaces eae ute ty * that tate t F " at. Heal ale a aid rv "tt wis ae aot weap ae ni " MRES gH wha' Ps blouses and glean collars. All jewelry st sleanaing, end it all needs it fre- ently, a b fferent kinds are re z els, thereby avoiding the risk of pulling out the stones with loose threads in the toweling. Needlegs to gay, in ee r . pees a a should yeaa. ° 0 certain for you, reat tt Ls oF ge be reese . are a' oA WARE able in . ap en ee Sever i LB Poaaiahtone yy fe 9" drying jewelry, for some stones must not be dipped Into alcohol. Place the sawdust in a bow! and shake the jewel Die tt ntil it 1s completely dry. new be rubbed with putty hamots skin and moisten- x ooh the stones with pow- dered chalk and wash with water anda soft brush, 'Amber may be repoMshed with pul- "i verlzed chalk moistened with water, It is then laid on a bit of flannel, rubbed with olive oil and dried on a soft piece of woolen goods, Ivory, which becomes yellow with age, may be whitened by a salyWon of per- oxide of hydrogen. Exposing it to the sunlight in a bath of spirits of turpen- tine {s also excellent in effegt. To cleanse ivory, rub biearbonate of seda into {t with a soft brush dipped in hot water, Filigree silver ornaments are perhaps the hardest things to clean, for they tarnish with expomw to alr, fur- nace heat, gas---in fact, the mre wear- ing removes their briltegey. 'There are several ways of washing thew beautiful though perishable ornaments, and per- haps the best 1s the method where all rubbing is avoided. The ornament should first be rinsed in a weak potash water and then soaked not longer than five minutes in a solutton composed of one part salt, one of alwm, two of salt- peter and four of water. Ringe tn cold water and dry on chamols, Andéther method, where se many in- gredients are unnecessary, is to wash the filigree with a brush dipped in am- monia ard goap. When dena, ringe in boiling water 'and dry in savedust, When in the jewel case, silver ornaments should be wrapped in paper, Oxidized silver may be washed {in a solution of sulphuric acid, one part to forty of water, Nickel may be kept bright by being rubbed with wool satu- rated in ammonia, In caring fer gold and precious stones {t will be quite sufficient if they are frequently dipped In a dish of bran and shaken around. This done at short in- tervals will save the trouble of compli- _eated acid baths, "aneestral rank of the first class of the THE WIZARD OF THE EAST ister tor iver eeertions! a junior guardian of the heir apparent, has secured two years' leave of absence re from his duties in China and has just left Pekin to-return to England ta see SI® ROBERT HART ABOUT TO SEE bhi HIS 'FAMILY AGAIN. wife and children from whom he has been parted for more than twenty years. Those who are ina position 10 es Know state that Sir Robert will never a . ,. return to Pekin, but will shortly. an- Some of the Work He Has Done iP younce bis permanent retirement, as Clana During the Last For'ty- prophesied in The Express. five Year Although Sir Robert Hart's official . cteickd authority in the Celestial Kingdom ex- There will shorlly arrive in England, 'ended over the customs service only, the land of his hirth, a quiet, unassum- [is real powers were much tr than " The Yittte epee pow; Yee Ww ho, ware pas. ES would mar ee Foy ma yearg ho hae any eter indreedhias, a mative Met foe 4 miancial pilot of the em- ire, and it is due almost entirely to enced the destiny of the Chinese fam- ' pices pire during the last 45 years, writes a (Ss wise management that China is now in a state of financial solvency. In mat- pda corespondent. Sir Robert Hart, : ae ee the little white autocrat of Pekin, the 'ts of foreign policy. and: trade Wizard of the East, inspector general HIS WORD WAS LAW, of the Ghinese customs, holder of the Even the Dowager Empress bowed. te the judgment of this little man with the obsequious manners and infinite tact. Withoul for a moment relaxing his watchfulness of the customs services ho took over and perfected the govern- ment system of lighthouses on ocean and rivers; he organized and ruled the armed fleet that patrolied the waterways of the empire for protection against smugglers; he arranged the huge loans that linked China with the Western world, and, finally, he established the national postal system, of which he be came inspector general in 1896. At the height of his power Great Bri- tain offered to make a ee oy = left der shores & simp lerk 40 Cah fat ened eects minister Tettpotentiary to China, rut Sir Robert declined with thanks because he preferred to remain hehind his desk at Pekin, As inspeclor general of customs he ruled an army of more than. 8,000 subor- dinates and a system unsurpassed by any machinery of government the world cf service, Sir Robert has never availed over. More than 1,000 Europeans held himself heretofore of that privilege. He service under him, it being an invari- left Pekin only four times in more than able rule of the department that all posi 3 years. He kept track of the smal- tions of responsibility be held by white lest detail of his great organization, and men. On the other hand, he handed @ insisted upon personal reporls being sop to the pride of the Chinese in the made to him by the heads. of all the de- shape of a rule that natives alone partments. should be allowed to handle the money, To the ordinary observer, familiar THE FOREIGN DEVILS. with the character of the Chinese, with could not be trusted! English was the Oriental aloofness and antipathy fo language used in official intercourse, Western ideals, it is little short of m\- but every document was afterward raculous that Sir Robert Hart should translated into Chinese, involving a stu- , be been able to exert the great in- pendous amount of clerical labor. fluence which he did. His wonderful bein, very few of 'yes Lr ade rise is due, in a large measure, to his ea phe ye Hee et BL al the Hae He is a bo diplomat. Ag an beri hg him instancé of this, "there [8 4 good story mt I, Ge inspector aly fo Robert told by his colleagues at Pekin. . Of was the hardest worker in the service, late years it has been the constant prao- He was to be found at his desk at all tice of the officials of the Tsung-li-Ya- hours of the day, and often far into the men (foreign office) to ask for the ad- night, Althoug' "it ts the custom of the vice of Sir Robert on all impertant in- service to allow a two-year vacation to ternational questions, Almost without a'l Europeans who complete eight years exception HIS DEC iSIONS WE RE ADOPTED Bult in spite of the fact that he was viv- tually a deciding factor in these ¢on- ferences he always tools care to pretend that he did nob knew it, When invited to be sealed in the presence of the Chi- nese oflicials, Sir Robert invariably sal on the edge of his chair, whieh, in China, is a sign of humility and sub- mission. Lady Hart and her children returned fo England 27 years ago, and Sir Robert has net seen them since, They have been expec peoting him home year by year He is 73 years old, but still believes that he has a de during all that time. cage of, work left in, his little body, Apes of this man reads like mance, He was bern in 1835 in Ports own, & my town tn the a verit north of Ireland. He ned the mer- ant service in an humble cap&city at of eighteen, Landing in China in 18 he deserted and secured a job as @ student interpreter In the Hong Kong a NNN Sa RN on eel conswale. Nine years Tnter, when he Was only 28 years of age. he "hecome inspector general of the imperiak hb nese crsloms at a salary ef SHOU @ year, and thus began tos gigenitio tisk of croaling a modern, DUSINESS anpane gation amid surpoundings of sapersts tion, ignorance, prejudice and aishons sty such as existed nowhere else Ga the world, a iY -- ONLY LONG SLEEVES NOW, Mistress--Here is a nice dresa for you, Martha, Maid--Thank ye, ma'am; but IT can' fake it, really, Mistress--You foolish girl, of course you ean take it. I insist. Maid--No, really. ¥ con', maam. Wa got them old-fashidéned shorl sieves, bese teased ane ene Fish-heolw have keen made in the Same shape for 2,00 years.