Monkton Times, 24 Jan 1908, p. 2

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She 77 Whol Heglects Fe T IS not necessary to be young in order to look young these days. The rule is that a woman should not grow cny older in looks for twenty years after she has reached tho fge of 30. The years, as measured by a woman's Jooks, are thege: At 20 she is supposed to tose her childish appearance. Then she comes to a standstill and looks the same until she is 30. Between 30 and 60 beauty specialists are agreed that there should be no "hange. After @ a woman may allow herself a little Indulgence in the matter of grow- 'ng old; but if she be up to tho ideas-.of the moment, she will not change very pauch up to the day that she goes to her [srave. Leerning how to grow old gracefully fis one of the tasks and duties of the fwoman of today. | Sho not only studles it, but pays ex- penstve prices to learn the art. She knows that once the art is hers she will never regret the money she has pelid in learning it. . Bho knows that a great deal of her good looks will depend on the small things. ' Qhat the polse of the head counts for a. jot. The lifting of the chin correctly. The plumpness of the cheeks. The habit of keeping the eyes open, and keeping the hands and feet young. The woman whose hands are old will find that they can be made to look much 'younger by the process of plumping them, That by soaking them first in hot wa- ter, then by massaging with skin food, and then by finally incasing them in soft, warm gloves, or by sleeping in gloves lined with a glove paste, she can work wonders with her hands. Well-kept, trim-looking shoes are an- other important item to a woman's youthful appearance. The woman who cares for her looks in middle Mfe should be very particular in regard to the shoes she wears, and she will-find that she can get just as much comfort out of a good-looking, well- fitted pair of shoes as she can out of a pair of run-down, loose slippers, that will allow her feet to spread and ruin their shape. One of the most telling signs of mid- Cle age is the dress which becomes rather slack. The woman who wants to look young must be most fastidious about her dress. The hair is another point to consider. TIMI E The woman whose hair jooks old and unattractive must go to work at it at once and work steadily at it for weeks before she can hope to restore it to its natural color and prettiness. She must study how to dress her hair. She must givé particular attention to the hair line, which is the line surround- ing the face. A straggly hair line will make any face look old. Thin hair is never pretty. In these days the ready-to-wear hair is such an established habit and made so pretty and comfortable that no wom- an need have the appearance of thin hair. Sallow skin is also another enemy to good looks that must be fought. TH@ remedy les in outdoor life, and in food that can easily be digested--plenty of green things, fruit and lean meats and fish. There is also the shape of the chin to consider. The woman who lets her chin get the determined lines of ill temper will surely look old. The woman who ducks her chin down AIT LOOSE/Y. A Low? ecen WY Lizrk Cofors close to her neck will look the same way. The only woman who looks well with her chin down is the very thin, the very pathetic type of woman of the Evange- line type. Such a woman must be delicately thin, very spirituelle in countenance, She must have great, big, childish-like eyes and a soft, pretty cheek line. Even so she must be careful. With the chin lowered, a woman takes on a reproachful cast of countenance. And there are few women who can look reproachfu] and do it prettily. The average woman who is fighting old Father Time with all her might and main should tilt back her chin, carry her head as high as possible and trust to chance and nature to do the rest. Letting down the chin lowers it down to the neck and throat and brings wrinkles under the jaw. Not one woman in a thousand can lower her chin after she is 30 and look young or pretty doing it. All other women lose very much in the beauty game when they try it. . Mrs. Symes' Aids to Correspondents Reducing Flesh ¥. @. M.--There is only one way to' reduce flesh: to limit one's diet to such foods as do not produce fats and to work off adipose tissue by means of continued exercise. In your case, for breakfast you should ' have only a cup of clear hlack coffee end two slices of salted but unbut- tered toast. \ For luncheon you can get along nice=_ ly with some raw tomatoes, cold meats, fruit and non-fattening foods of the sort. For dinner a slice of roast beef, no liquids and some green vegetable like stringbeans, asparagus and others of elmilar character. i Vegetables that grow under the fround, like potatoes, turnips and beets, are all flesh producing. Sleep not more than seven hours each night. NMvery day, if possible, take long walks, swing Indian clubs or make some such effoif to rid yourself of ex- tra weight. Any fleshy woman who has the will to continue this treatment will lose from two to five pounds a week. j Addresses Asked For M. M. T.--It ig itapossible to print names and addresses here. Doubtless the advertising columns will give you the information you seek. There are beauty shops in every large city where you can leurn to give fa- cial massage and scalp treatments. The field is not overcrowded and you would find thet ycu had a? your finger- tips a knowledge and a p*ofession that would bring you in an excellent tn- come, To give facial magsage correctly re- quires natural neatness, quickness and o certain technical skill that a good inetructor will develop, Go to somo reliable establishment ana you ha be taught all the details of It ty impogzible for me to give you: the rates charged for such instruction. The terms vary according to locality and reputation of establishment. Yellow Neck ADA S.--A yellow, discolored neck Is, as you say, anything but adorable, par- ticularly so when one has to wear a decollete frock. A simple home-made remedy is made as follows: Take one ounce of honey, One tablespoonful of lemon juice, six drops of oil of bitter almonds, the + whites of two eggs and enough fine oatmeal to make a smooth paste. Apply this at~ night, covering with a bit of old, thin, soft linen. Three or four applications will bleach the Surface to a beautiful white satinness. All sorts of cupping devices for mak- ing the cheeks plump should be care- fully avoided. A simple cold cream that you ask for is made ag follows: Take two Ounces of spermaceti, two ounces of white wax, five ounces of the oil of Sweet almonds, and melt together in a porcelain kettle over a slow fire. Remove, and while the mixture ts still hot add one and one-half ounces of strong rosewater in which forty rains of borax have been dissolved, Have the rosewater slightly warm. Fluff the mixture to a foam, using an egg beater. When almost thick add a few drops of oil of rose, or any preferred perfume. Use sage tea to prevent your hair from becoming gray. Make a strong brew, strain through muslin, and add a suggestion of alcohol, -Apply to tho roots of the hair every night, ' Liver Spots ' ANNOYED~--The following wash will often remove liver spots: One ounce of &lycerine, one-half ounce of rosewater, twenty drops of carbolic acid. Apply to the face with a soft piece of cotton, Hair Faded at Ends DESPAIR--When the hair fades at the THE POLITE DEBTOR. The proprietor of a hotel, hearing of {he whereabouts of a guest who had de- camped from his establishment without going through the formality of paying his bill, sent him a note: "Dear Sir,--Will you send me amount of your bill and oblige ?" To which the delinquent replied : } on amount is $47.50.--Yours respect ally." ends and becomes much lighter the chances are that the shampoo prepa- ration used has been too strong. Vory strong alkali soaps will fade the color of the hair, as will borax and ammonia. Use eggs and_ hot 'Water or a good castile soap, melted. Twenty-four hours before you sham- poo your hair eaturate the scalp with pure olive oll, which will act as a food for growth and which will give your hair a healthful luster. \ This hygienic manner of treatment ror will put the hair and scaip in such ex- cellent condition that the gray hairs won't continue to appear, Electric brushing and scalp massage are beneficial. Many a case of fall- ing hair is caused by the scalp be- coming very thin and tight, thus in- terfering with the prover circulation . of the blood. Tonic for Blonde Hair BLONDE--Tonic suitable for blonde hair; one dram of bisulphate of quinine, one-half ounce of tincture of canthari- des and seven ounces of Usterine, Ap- ply twice a day. Bath Bags ELSIE--The bags you inquire about contain various mixtures to use in the bath. They are more delicate than soap, and sometimes agree better with the skin. Bran, which may be bought at any drug store, may be made up into these bags, and it is among the simplest and best of remedies. The bags themselves are made of squares of cheesecloth, six or eight inches in size, and are filled half full; and if carefully dried one can be used several times. Fer Wrinkles Under the Eyes CROW'S FEET--For wrinkles under the eyes, plenty of restful sleep, no worry, plenty of water and massage every night -with orange-flower skin food, formula for which may be had by addressing this department and inclos- ing a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Rub on the skin food very lightly. Place the second finger on the eyelid close to the nose, sweep outward just beyond the eye, coming back under- neath to starting point. The pressure under the eye should be firm, and over the eye very soft. Every morning upon rising dash cold water over the face. It will help the tissues to become firm. Henna Paste LOUISE--The henna preparation you ask about is absolutely harmless, and gives a reddish glint to one's hair. It is made by boiling the henna leaves in water. ' The formula for the lavender lotion is as follows: Four ounces of alcohol, one- half ounce of ammonia, one dram of oil of lavender. Add a teaspoonful to a bowl of water when bathing the face. At night. use a complexion brush and pure Castile soap, rinsing and drying Aecerluate Age A Yow fuh rolile LaSliy LO. S@enraa" the face carefully and applying orange- flower skin food. Bringing Color to Cheeks MADGE B.--No complexion cream will give color to your cheeks. If you) are, as you say, perfectly strong and healthy and lead an active out-of-door life and are still pale, you might under the ad- vice of a physician take some sort of an iron tonic, This is ofttimes helpful in creating rosy cheeks. Hair on Face HATTIE B.--Any sort of soap or face eream which is permitted to clog the pores will ofttimes induce hair to grow. A complexion brush, plenty of hot wa- ter and pure soap and careful rinsing off in several waters will obviate this danger. Scrub your face with the brush until the pores are free from all foreign mat- ter and oily substances, using hot wa- ter and a pure soap. Then do the rins- ing. Green soap may be used, as you suggest, but it should not be used more than a couple of times a month. It is too strong for the average com- plexion, Lengthening the Waist Line L, L. E.--The make of corset worn has much to do with the length of the waist line. Get one that is especially long waist- ed and wear two sets of side and front Supporters to keep it down. By holding the shoulders correctly the line from the chest to the waist is nat- urally longer. Wrinkles Around Mouth R. O. E.--If you mean the lines run- ning from the nose to the mouth, these may sometimes be removed by good facial massage and by building up the system with nourishing, fat-byilding foods and plenty of sleep. These muscles are apt to sag from over-fatigue or from weakness or suf- fering, especially mental worries. If the lines are too deep to be erad- icated by massage alone, adhesive plas- ters will ofttimes help in doing away with them. Vaucaire Remedy DOUBTFUL--This is really one of the most wonderful tonics for developing Tite Yortgxt? RE LEP SHUT O CHrres - LZexrit > TL Nh LiFe. KES fie the figure and soothing nerves that curl up at the edges. Your physician will tell you that it is perfectly harmless and is more of a food than a medicine. The only thing to do is to get it properly compounded, to have the imported galega used. The formula is as follows: Four hun- dred grams of simple syrup, ten grams of lactophosphate of lime, ten grams of tincture of fennel, ten grams of true extract of galega. Take two soupspoon- fuls in water before or after each meal. Development 'is aided by massaging with this developing cream: Two ounces of lanolin, one ounce of cocoa butter. Mouth Wash ELSIE--A very fine mouth wash is made by combining one ounce of tinc- ture of orris, one ounce of essence of white rose, one ounce of alcohol and twenty drops of peppermint. Pour a few drops in half a glass of water and rinse the mouth thoroughly with it. A lotion which will prove helpful in cases of chafing or rash is made by combining seven ounces of elder-flower water, One ounce of glycerine and one- half a dram of borax. Apply at night. Enlarged Pores A READER.--You will find the follow- ing lotion very good for enlarged pores: Boric acid, one dram; distilled witch hazel, four ounces. Apply with a piece of old linen or & bit of absorbent cotton. Camphor Ice L. R, R.--Every night apply the fol- lowing to your cold sores: Two ounces of refined mutton or lamb tallow, @ plece of gum camphor as large as an English walnut, Melt together, stir until thoroughly mixed and allow to cool. Hair Tonic Cc. M. H.--Apply to the roots of the hair once or twice a day.the following: Hight ounces of cologne; one ounce tinc- ture of cantharides; one-half dram of oil of English lavender; one-half dram of oil of rosemary. It is positively necessary that the scalp should be kept clean, Shampoo at least once a week. Ra erates Jaborandi Tonic I. L.--Rub the following into the roots of the hair every night: Twenty grains of quinine sulphate; two fluid ounces of tincture of cantharides; two fluid ounces of fluid extract of jaborandi; two fluid ounces of alcohol; two ounces of glyce- rine; six fluid ounces of bay rum; six- teen fluid ounces of rosewater. The quinine should be dissolved in the alcoholic Hquids by warming slightly, then the other ingredients added, and the whole filtered. Superfluous Hair 8. D.--The only permanent cure for superfluous hair is the electric needle. The following formula will help to keep the growth down if used regu- larly: Three drams of sulphide of strontium, three drams of oxide of zinc, three drams of powdered starch. Apply this to the surface of the skin and let it remain on until a burning sensation is experienced, and then wash off with warm water. Re- peat as often as is necessary, To Develop the Arms I, Z--An excellent emollient for * developing is made by combining two ounces of lanolin and one ounce of cocoa butter. They may be come bined by melting over a slow fire. To Bleach the Hair PATIENT--Add a little peroxide to the water in which the hair is washed. The following is the recipe for cold cream: Four ounces of rosewater, four ounces of almond oil, an ounce of spermaceti, one ounce of white wax. For a Red Face F. D. C.--Every night apply this oint- ment: One dram of powdered sulphur, two and one-half drams of powdered starch, one and one-half ounces of olnt- ment of zinc oxide, three drops of oll of rose. It is not at all harmful to use butter- milk on the face, as it purifies and nour- ishes the skin. Gooseflesh J. S. C.--The only thing to do for gooseflesh is to take alcohol] baths every day until the skin becomes smooth again. Following is an excellent corn cure: One dram of borate of sodium, ono seruple of extract of cannabis, one ounce of collodion, Paint over the corn once or twice a day and scrape away superficial growth in three or four days. Face Cream CATHERINE.--After washing the face with warm water and a good soap, rinse with clear warm water and apply the following cream: One-half ounce of spermaceti, one-half ounce of white wax, one ounce of cocoa butter, one ounce of lanolin, two ounces of oil of sweet almonds; melt over slow fire, re- move and add.one ounce of orange- flower water and three drops of tinc- ture of benzoin. Fluff up with an egg beater until creamy. Blackheads of the Skin M. R.~Apply a very little of the cream to each pimple; wait until the pimples are cured before using the face brush, which might Irritate them. Two drams of boracic acid, two ounces of alcohol, four ounces of rosewater, Use with friction twice a day on the skin affected, You will find this a very good cleansing cream: Two ounces of white wax, two ounces of sperma- ceti, twelve Surines of sweet almond oil, two ounces of distilled water, two ounces of glycerine, ninety grains of salicylic acid, Cosmetic Glove Paste A. D.--An. excellent glove paste Is mede as follows: One-hatt ders of home-made soft soap, one gill of olive oj}, one ounce of mutton tallow. After boiling these together, remove them from thé fire before adding spirits of wine, one gill; ambergris or some other perfume to an amount to suit the taste, always being on your gaurd not to scent things too highly. To make bran bags, mix equal quan- tities of powdered oatmeal and bran to- gether, and to a pint add one-half cup of powdered soap. To this about one ounce of powdered orris root, Fill small bags and uce in the bath. How to Acquire Pretty and Silky Eyebrows -- E eyebrows should be brushed -- morning and night, and through | the day when one happens to -- think of them. Have a soft brush, and use it for five minutes at a time in brushing the brows. Always stroke in the Nne that the brows should grow. Some tonics undoubtedly are aids, and the simplest of all is vaseline. Red is the best, and this should first be put on the finger tips and rubbed well into the brows before brushing be- gins. This may be done in the morning quite as well as at night, for the grease should be so absorbed as not to show. Whatever color the hair may be, the brows are usually more effective if a few shades darker. Any tonic containing grease is a dark- ener, from the fact of the presence of the oils, and with a tonic of this sort a dyo is not necessary. To be sur¥, a dye works faster, but in the end not so well; and it is much better net to use a dye, at least until after a tonic has been applied daily for some months. A decided stimulant for the eyebrows 4s made of two and one-half grains of sulphate of quinine and half an ounce of sweet almond oll. Mix and rub in theroughly before brushing. In cases where the eyebrows grow thin from illness, something a little dif- ferent should be used. ' Good for this condition is a mixture of five grains of tincture of rosemary, one gram of tincture of eantharides, -- fifty grams of the spirits of camphor and fifty grams of cologne. Mix, and apply morning and night reg- ularly for at least six weeks, The luster and preitiness of the brows may be very much increased in the evening by with airaond oll, A fine Cumel's-hair brush should be dipped in the liqiiidpaand all that can should be wiped from the tip, _Then rub the brush over tne brows gently evenly. Should the oil be visible in any place, wipe it off with the finger tips. x curves back Character in the Fore- head FOREHEAD that A reveals a poetic a fondness for the arts and a talent for elther music or painting. A straight forehead, one that rises from the eyelrows in a perpendic- ular line, is a sign of severity, in- flexibility and tenacity. A high forehead, .o be very good, should be well developed about the eyebrows, If there is quite a perceptible bulge of the eyebrows, combined with a high forehead, the sign is of a calm, cool, deliberate thinker. If with these eyebrows is combined a forehead that slopes gradually back @& sensitive, poetto temperament is disclosed; if, again, they are com- bined with a short, narrow forehead, the subject will be syccessful in Wusi- ness and in everything connected with worldly matters, but ho will be incapable of appreciating to any ex- tent or of creating anything connect- ed with the arts. Breadth of forehead is always fa- vorable; it is distinctly connected with breadth of oharacter, Of course, a broad forehead may be part of a weak face, which will nate urally define the Iimits of character much closer than even a combination of a narrow forchead with an other- wise strong face. How to Look Tall -- HE woman who wants to seem tall- 42 er must see how slender she can be. The thinner she is the taller she will look, other things being equal. But there are things she must do. These are the things to be learned: First, to hold up your head; second, to dress in long skirts, and, third, to dress your neck longer and wear the hair as high as possible. You must wear your @Owns broader on the shoulder and must dress wider, go to speak. Little women make a mistake ff they wear tight-fitting shoulders and long, thin sleeves. (They only mako thera- selves look weazened, The following is a good exercise; Lift the arms, then stoop and rest on tho right knee. Rising, reverse the mo- ticn, and rest on the other knee. Then run down the room, jumping from foot to foot. Then come back, still Jumping, and this time Mfting the feet movement, tet tose, thet cemne upton and bend backward, ee ee There is @ reason for 91} things, and the reason why theso evercircs male the little woman taller is that they mala her supple. moistening them slightly temperament, ~ ¥ N CASE GF FIRE, 4 Few Hints as to What May Be Done In An Emergency. The man who knows exactly what to do in cases of strenuous emergency is of inestimable value to the community at large, A few hints, therefore, with' re- gard to simple expedients which may be resorted to in case of fire should prove of interest to our readers. In the first place--keep out air. With- oul air fire cannot burn, and 'hus the danger will be at least retarded if the doors "and windows of all rooms are speedily closed and the fire-engine im- mediately sent. for, "Should the clothes catch fire, throw ycurself upon the floor and roll over and over on the flames, dragging the hearth- rug or some thick materia] with you if pessible. - Smoke is one of the most formidable doengers, and when houses are on. fire aS many deaths are caused by suffocation as burning, When attempting to cross a room filled with smoke, creep on the hands and' knees, keeping your head as close to the ground as possible. This is effective because Smoke rises, and fhe most breathable air is therefore near the floor, A fairly efficient respirator can be quicley devised by drenching a handker- chief with waler and covering the mouth and nose with it. But prevention is better than cure, and a small hand-pump or chemical -extin- guisher will offen be sufficient to stop a fire when itsis in its early stages, |: ne Why is it that the average man would rather lose than see some other fellow win? i f DIED OF STARVATION, Wandsworth, England, Man Four Years Out of Work, Alfred Martyn, aged sixty-five, on whom an inquest was held at Wands- worth, England, a few days ago, was found to have died from starvation. The widow sdid her husband had been out of work for four years, and had been very ill. She supported him as best she could, for he was too proud to go to the workhouse, : He was brought home by a policeman, who discovered--him lying on Wands- worth Common, and said he had been walking about all night. Some days afterwards he was, taken to the Infirm- aty. where he died, "We have been living on a little bit of bread and tea," the poor woman de- clared. . "T went out to work. but I could only. earn 2d..or. 3d, I sold everything I had to. keep him. "Just before he wags removed to the Infirmary 1 put him on the floor and sold the bedstead as old: iron for 54d. to. get him a eup of-tea and a bit of bread. He could eat a bit of bread as big as your hand." A nurse who removed the old man to the infirmary said he was lying on the floor in rags, and was unable to walk. The only' furniture in the housé was a table and a box. ~f~--__ NEXT TO KIN, "In the matter of that property settle- ment, Mrs. Jones treated you meanly. didn't-she ?" "T should say so! Why, she could not have treated me any worse if she had been a member of my own family." TOWARDS THE POLE, Ice eight feet thick on the ocean, and snow falling even in summer. Such is the weather experienced in the Polar re- gions. When the air is dry and still, it is remarkable how low a temperature can be borne wilh ease, One explorer tells us that, with the thermometer at 9 deg,, it was too warm for skating. The summer weather in this-region is, more- over, in x me -- respects pleasant and healthful. Vithin the Atetic zone there are' wonderfully-colored sunrises and sunsets to be seen. They are both bril- liant and impressive, But the nights-- the nights are monotonous and repelling. A rigid world buried in ~ everlasting snow, silent save for the cracking of the jee or the wail of the wind. 'Travellers in these regions experience many dis- comforts. The keen air causes their skin to burn and blister, while their lips swell and ¢rack. Thirsi{ again, has been MIXED, much complained of, arising from the thd Biateecan : A action of the low temperature on the -- -@ Prolessor in one of our universities: warm body, was: noted for being very ahsent minded, Tt was his custom to call the roll" each. So ELEPHANT"S WONDERFUL Naturalists' consider drunk Nature. the in the entire human body. these muscles the trunk nnd, being hollow, is tion pump. 60 useful, TRUNK, elephant's the most marvellous miracle of It contains over 4,000 muscles --a great many more than are found By aid of wilh. uproot trees or gather grass, lift a cannon or a nut, kill a man or brush off a fly, It is as useful as a hand with all its fin- vers to supply the elephant with food, used as a suc- No other animal has a single member or organ so perfect and morning before the lecture: was no response, he looked an an I races One morn- ing after calling a name to which there peering over his spectaclesjeaisked Sit ly "Who is the absonrt boy vacant shair I see before me?" gern eos WON THE PRIZE then aman went up to one of the wo. and. said : Nae eg "Well, madam, Tf think you have w ho prize," Soy in thd At a pariy recently they were playing: a game which consisted in everybody in the room making a face, and the one" who made the worst face was awarded' 7 prize, They all did their level best and "Oh," she said, "I wasn't playing. a

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