The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 12, 1898, Page 27

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 1898. Modern Dianas and Their Summer Outfits. A ! 3 3 1N S HUNTING AND SWIMMING TOGS Jg s—tweed, corduroy or ut for a regular field garb the tter will adv! to have it all of He w combin ,with a canvas just luroy Jacket, his own shooting bu 8 for cc lor made ‘with a wnish Un- either coat or jacket m of me dark a be tempted by bright co! hunter always s stume that will brown of the wood: possible. The reason i and heavy f weather, d sweater to wear y posing as, swoman and ume, be it tweed ough below of her high will e special er on—and is just wide motion in walk- ttle fullness there e’ ce of the back. The of this skirt is its pockets 1T pockets, two of them— tront, and each closing the s"top w ith a buttonhole and button. realizing the long suffeving re- from the pocketless cost itter adds a and the sportswoman through quite a man vie be- he knows ‘em Bverybody the pockets galore on_the trimmed ghooting a 1s now permitted to wear, and she finds, if she chooses the Norfolk jacket in its place, that she still has pockets, many more than she, in her new estate, knows what to do with. Under the short skirt she wears bloom- i ‘Half the World Lying on t both for glving a fine for Diana to have sweat- | | weight. canvas | say | Grawn and fastened around the waist in | bloomer style, and with her skirt raised ful sieep. is In total Ignorance of the Iqws governing health he ?.n side with the arm thrown behind Is the best posi tion, figure and promoting heaith.” SUMMER GIRL. ers or knickerbockers of tweed, or heav w the whole cos e will find a cor wool, far more com than a * ht nient ra co but e jeld costume far more if low at the top, ndre than a deep girdle. wear a boned or corded underw.i i is a point, however, to be settled by Di- ana herself. Now for the extremes, Said the outfitt 3 is a de same mate k find a e t in the way of hats, and some, I must rather vau doesn’t make mu t ;W soft felts. at the back and pitch he front, or the rever: or down all round skirt, b T con- 1 difference, and kishly turnéd up ed over the eyes at , or turned up In fact, they seem to prefer, just as some men do, even with the swellest of costumes, old feit rey can find rather than the actu- up-to-date sportsman’s hat.” re are outing shoes and “feld boots" any T for Diana, and she should have a pair of dry for 7 fre high hu ymthe b bicycle b each—the former 1 or fis shoes are reall; over nk. ots unger and perhaps a littie higher than the regu ion wheeling boot, with rub- ber disks on the soles. The field boots are exact counterparts of those for men, ept that they are a little lighter in They are sixteen Inches high, low heels, thick, heavy Scotch welt bellows tongues, are made of un- sed calf, and absolutely waterproof. The bellows tongue prevents any water from entering the boot at that point, and at the same time permits the boot to s sily by spreading out under the pressure. Once on the tongue is laced into place In the ordinary manner. €] | Such boots will allow the wearer to wade shallow streams dry-footed. claimed as the salesman told me the tank and a belt placed around the waist, | “Twenty-five dollars a pair!” I ex- pr ““Why sald he, “that {s not much when vou comsider that they are mad \ new will last with occasi order and alf sol for_a lifetim, he point was plain, and after all It didn’t seem, as a moment before, as if Diana must be a millionairess in order to be @ huntress. There are times and | streams when even the twenty-five-dollar The field boots are not high enough. | the really ardent fisher maiden poaches on | stfll more masculine preserves and takes to wading boots and stockings of * | rubber. For the benefit of embryo Dianas I will that_these two integuments wade a_trout gecurely a woman may stream as fearlessly as a man, forth as dry as when she stepped in. With wading stockings made of rubber | | 3 — e / 0 waterproofed cloth, low wading shoes with rubber disks on the soles are worn. These are less clumsy for women than wading boots, which are of rubber with the wading stockings attached to them. Apropos of the matter of securely rais- | ing the skirts for wading, the outfitter first mentioned does not believe in an intricate or complicated arrangement of | buttons, rings and strings; and the hint he gave to his swell customers might be | of use to women who do not fish or hunt, | but who are compelled to sometimes raise their skirts—unless they are Rainy Daisies. His plan is very simple—just a | broad hea band of rubber slipped over the head and allowed te rest about the waist until needed; it is then - pushed down about the hips, the skirt pulled up | through it as high as desired, and there you are. A quick pull of the band up toward the waist, when on dry territory again, and the skirt falls instantly into | place. The man of rods and guns laughed when I asked him if rods were made specially | for the use of sportswomen. “Why ce: tainly, but of course the only difference in the outward appearances. We simply rnament them in some way, just out of 8 | compliment to the fair sex, you know. | rod being about the proper thing for her e t0 | of two pulleys, which ran on an auto- , for twenty years, yes, eVEDn | wquld run when correct motions were are | €N and come | the tank. But she really fishes with the same rod as we sell her brothers—a five-ounce steel to use, or, if she chooses, a corresponding- ly light bamboo rod. I have seen rods made of gold and silver and others orna- | mented with silver fret work and etching for presentation to ladies. Just think of it—fishing with rods of silver and goid! We have all heard of that kind of bait, but whoever dreamed of such royal ap- | pliances for landing even a patrician trout or perchance a plebeian chub, “'Concerning guns,” continued the rod | and gun man, ‘“‘the number of women in- terested in shooting has had a marked effect on the output. Rifles and revolvers, ile of the orthodox pattern for men, | are, for women’s use, quite decorative in | many examples—a deferential tribute to | Diana’s Ineradicable desire for attractive | ernalitie | In the assortment of breech-loading | shotguns are many beautiful weapons for wome: xclusive use. Many such were seen at the recent sportsmen’s exposition. But though beautified with Inlaid work, gold and silver ornamentation and artistic engraving, these weapons are not toys. They shoot to kill and do so as well as the best of the guns made for the men. m five to six pounds would be the best | ht for Diana’s use, and a hammer- | B tor gun from sixteen to twent : ‘lg]nrun}hnm proper load of smokeles: powder, will cover her with glory if she | is a good shot. Erm hhe‘ On the paraphernalia of execution, how- ! ever, the costume outfitter does not dic- He attires her suitably, makes her active to the eye and Jeaves to her | 3 rh'rt_(‘o of her game‘and the means of bringing it to her feet. The Up-tg:Date Swimming Girl. HE up-to-date summer girl 1s taught | to swim scientifically, no matter if she does choose to pose as a gentle | creature half afraid of the water. Down deep in her heart she’s not a bit afraid, and ten to one she would dash boldly to the rescue of an imperiled swimmer with a coolness and skill that | would do credit to a member of the life- | saving corps, for the rescue act Is an fm- | portant feature of her natatory curricu- | lum. To really become a mistress of the art of swimming a girl must take a serles of lessons at a private institution where she is made to understand the full sig- nificance of the detalls of every move ment and position. This done, the resuit | is a splendid self-confidence ana a cool | head under every circumstance. | The methods employed at the late la- mented natatorium on upper Fifth ave- nue, New York, were novel, and, as one fair pupil expressed it, “perfectly jolly.” Beginners were first given instructions | in movements on land; that is, they were | made to stand up with heels placed close together and then taught to use their | arms. Later they were shown the mo- | tion of using one leg and arm together. After sufficient skill had been acquired ! in these matters they were taken to the into which was s napped the hook from a suspended trolley This was constructed matic track above the tank—that js, it made by the fair novice, but if the arms and nether limbs failed to work in har- mony not an Inch would the trolley budge. On occasions such as these the in- structor would stand upon the edge of the tank indulging in the most convine- ing form of gymnastics and bellow forth; “Move the arms out 80, as 1 toid you! Don't _try to stand on your foot!” “and the like, until, when apparently nearly | ready to pitch himself overboard and d it all forever, the cable would yleld a bit to the beseeching efforts of the splashing nymph and slowly, spasmodic- ally move on toward the opposite side of This degree in the initiation is kept up for a series of turns until the pupil feels il i i1 i =, !:’ b e H | l}{‘ “ : | hilaration | it often happens that the iron will that she is no longer afraid of the water. It glves one courage,” you see, and is a very safe introduction to- briny depths. Next she i8 put into a belt fashioned of cork, cut Into flat four-inch squares. Intd the water she plunges and proceeds to learn how to balance herself, and inci- dentally to swim without the staying hand of the trolley. As she gains in self-con- fidence the squares of cork are removed one by one from the belt about her waist, until by and by she finds she has mas- tered the natatory art, and that quite sclentifically, too. ‘When a girl has learned to swim well the feat of diving Is next in line. This usually 18 from the spectators’ gallery, twenty-five feet above the water, he in- structor first takes the correct position and dives over and then the pupil does likewise. When it comes to the rescue part of the course excitement runs high. Some- thing of goodly proportions which will slowly sink is thrown into the water and the swimmer makes for it at a lively pace. The art lies In knowing just how to support a dead weight and swim tellingly at the same time. It Is easy to see that the pupil who completes the course of in- struction as here illustrated is admirably equipped for old ocean’s billows, though I have neglected to speak of the electric wheel so placed in the side of the tank as to perfectly imitate surf motion. As exercise for developing the lung pow- er and giving strength to chest and shoul- der muscles the motions employed in swimming are the finest. I am told by an expert that ocean bathing is good for every man, woman and child over 8 years of age—but that it i8 also not good for any ot them unless indulged in intelligent- There should be no dallying on the sand elther before the plunge or following it, nor should a moment be spent in the water when not In active motion. Robust | persons may remain submerged for twen- ty-five minutes at the longest, while deli- cate ones should not extend the time over eight minutes. As a guarantee against taking cold a shower bath should be arranged in the bathhouse and turned on sufficient to drench the skin, both before taking the plunge and on the return from the surf. A good rule for both weak and strong to follow is always to come out of the water before the delightful feeling of ex- has passed off. for otherwise there is sure to result a languor and de- hility which sometimes lasts for a’ day .or | two. Salt water 1s not good for the halr, In spite of the fact that physicians often order salt shamnoos for the scalp. The wise bather will not allow her tresses to become drenched more than a couple of times during the season and then a good fresh water rinse should fol- Working >G ‘Wardrobe, N exceedingly pretty and comfort- able gown for summer Wwear, which s both very light and almost dust proof can be made from serge. Choose a very firmly woven plece. It is a certain satisfaction to know your own will not fade, which you ean be quite certain of by washing a sample before buying. The sample should be well ironed as well as washed, for fade the material quite as much as the washing. Make the skirt without lining. If you choose the rufile bottom pattern for making the skirt, the ruffle can be lined with silk and should be stayed with a narrow band of stif- fening around the hem. Head the rufile with velvet the same shade as the dres Igou.av.- L I 7l Make the jacket to be worn over a skirt waist wi.a a removable velvet col- lar. This can be done by finishing the neck and front down to the waist line with a cord. The collar is made with an inner cape exactly like the collars worn by little boys with the sallor suits. Make one collar in velvet like the dress and one in white velvet. Edge the white one with a narrow quilling ot ribbon. The present fad of wearing military buttons is easily gratified, as the buttons | can be bought at any store, and are made up into cuff buttons, pins, hat pins, buck- les and stick pins, and are both patriotic and becoming. Neckties of every description are found to slip up and get out of place if not prop- erly fastened. To obviate this difficulty uil the tie into place and stick a large geaded stick pin through the collar just above the tie in such a manner that the head of the pin will hold the collar in place. A novel way of utflllln% a half worn pair of bicycle shoes might be interesting to any one who has & palr of the long cloth ones with cloth bottoms. Get a pair of comfortable low shoes in tan or black. Cut the cloth bottoms off your bicycle shoes and replace them with the low shoes. It can be easily done, as the shoe lining 1s soft and can be readily sewn with stout linen thread to the leggin bot- toms. A sailor's riding het is more comfort- able than any other kind if it can be in- | duced to stay in its place. The hair should be braided closely and put up so the top of the braid comes fust to the hat. An elastic sewed to the hat will keep it firm- ly with the help of a pin. Do not make thg1 elastic tight or it will cause head- ache. To prevent sunburn you must take care of your face before going out into the sun rather than after. Wash the face and neck in warm water to which has been added a little borax. When dry rub well into it a lotion made of one half glycerine and one half witch hazel, four or five drops of carbolic acid and half a tea- spoonful of borax to a flve-ounce bottle of tge lotion. After the lotion has been well rubbed in dust the face with talcum powder to prevent the dust from sticking. y Tt you rub this lotion into the face and hands at night it will keep them smooth in spite of constant out-of-door life. e — How to Sfleep Correctly. Y doctor says that it isn’t what we do during the day but we way we sleep at night that makes us round-shouldered,” I heard a tall, stunning-looking girl say to her com- panion as they rested after the dumb- bell drill at the gymnasium. “You know how dreadfully I stooped Le‘nmiulc - Hwim Striking Out Bravely. ‘when I left school a year ago,” she went on. “I just thought I would go crazy with the home folks always saying, ‘Maud, dear, sit up straight!’ and Jack said I looked about as frisky as Grandma Burke, who is nearly a hundred. I tried physical culture and rode horseback and played tennis—did everything, in fact, that I was told would straighten my | shoulders, even to wearing three different patent braces, but I could not see the least improvement.” “Did the braces do any good?” I heard her ¢ mpanion ask. “I am just trylng a pair myself.” She was a slender little thing and not as fresh looking as the tall girl. “No, they didn't,” replied the other, “and what's more, they hurt me dread- fully. I had the backache all the time I wore them, and they gmched my arms, too. But I want to tell you what my doctor said. I went to him one day and I Jjust sat down in his great big chair and cried like a baby. I looked a fright and I knew it, but I felt sure that they would put me into a plaster cast or something equally as awful. He didn’t, though, but just asked the queerest lot of questions about how I slep! “How you slept?’ exclaimed the slender girl, showing a great deal of interest. “‘Yes, he wanted to know if I slept on a downy bed and with a b!g pillow under my head. Of course I did and when I told him so he nodded his head and said he knew it. “Then he went on to say that I would e with' my arms up over my head or else, when on my side, they would be in front of me, with the shoulders thrown forward, that I often w%uld curve my- self up in a little 'roll and go to sleep. These were the common mistakes, he fald, which most persons made in sleep- gt | ““Well, how on earth are we to sleep and on what sort of beds?" her com- panion asked, with very wide-open eyes. “On a_hard bed, the narrower the better. He said to lie on my left side | and put my arm behind me, which natur- | ally would throw the shoulders back. I| did it, and just see how straight I am!” she added, Standing up and showing her perh neck and shoulders. “It wasn't so very hard, either,” she | continued, ‘“but I was determined to master the art of sleeping correctly, and I have. You know Jessie Banks, don't you? Well, the secret of her fine figure is that she has for years slept without a pillow and on a hard mattress scarcely three feet wide. She used to stoop over frightfully, and her muscles were so fiabby; but the hard bed makes them solid, and lying with the head on the | same plane with the body keeps the chest | well thrown out and the shoulders stralght. She looks lovely now in ing dress. There is so much expression in a pretty back and well-carried chest.” | This was all T heard of their interesting | chat, but it gave me so great a curiosity | to learn more about the theory that I | made straight for the office of a physician | whose opinion comes very near being the | law in this country to-da: “It is quite true,’ he said, “half the world is In total ignorance of the laws governing healthful sleep. People lle on beds that are soft and pile 80 many cov- ers over them that the body gains no ven- To BY n“ ‘ “Fair tresses man's imperial race ensnare, And beauty draws us with a single hair.”” St. Paul wrote: “If a woman have long halr, it is a glory to her.” Since when there has been much rhythmic talk about hair being a woman's crown of glory. Nor is it empty talk, for pretty silken tresses, well cared for and with a natural wave, can excite more real envy in the feminine heart than diamond rings or brass but- tons. And there is nothing about a woman’s toflet that gives her that neat and well-groomed appearance that we all s0 covet as well-kept, neatly arranged locks. $ After all, it requires but a little care to make the scanty locks grow thick and glossy. It is not the hard brushing once in a while and the occasional shampoo that will keep the hair in good order, but it 1s the continuous care and attention. The scalp, like the rest of the body, must be kept scrupulously clean. It should be thoroughly shampooed once a month, unless very ofly, in which case twice a month is not too often. Use pure Castlile soap and make a good stiff lather. Don’t rub the soap on the hair, for this makes it sticky and hard to rinse out. Don’t use ammonia on the hair. - If the water is not soft, a pinch of borax will softan it. Rinse tacroughly in hot water several times, and let the last rinsing be in cold water. This causes a reaction and stim- ulates the scalp. Dry in the sunlight if possible. Fer some heads afflicted with dandruff soap is not good. In such cases use the shampoo: Yelk cf one egg. One pint of rain water. One ounce of rosemary spirit. Beat until the ingredients are thorough- Iy mixed and use it warm, rubbing it well into the scalp. This is splendid, not only as a cure for dandruff, but is also cleanss ing and makes the hair soft and smooth. TFor hair that is too oily use the follow- ing: Oleum ruscl, oz. ss., equal 15. Ungt. aquae rosae ad. oz. iv, equal 100. Ol. rosae gt. x to kx, equal 1. Apply to the scalp at night and rub away with a piece of soft linen in the morning. Continue until difficulty is re- moved. Keep cheerful and happy and look to the health if you would have beautiful and Juxuriant hair. Disorders of the circula- tion and of the nervous system, as well as anxiety and worry, cause the hair to fall. Trim the ends of the hair once g month. There Is an old superstition that the moon influences the growth of the hair—that, if cut when the moon is young, it grows with the increase and lengthens without thickening; if cut when the moon is on the wane, the growth in length ceases, but the hair incréases in thickness. The following lotion will assist the @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@Q@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ $ HINTS FOR THE GARE OF THE HAIR ¢ ® ® 8 By Mme. Hygeia, © ® [ofofolofolofolofoXolofofoJoookoJolojololofolofolofoJoloJofooJolofofogo] growth and nourish the roots of the hair: Castor oil, one part; oil of sweet almonds, one part; tannin, one part. Never use & fine comb. Never use curling irons. Here is a recipe for a curling fluid: Gum Tragacanth, 1% drachms; proof spirit, 3 ounces;. water, 7 ounces, attar of rose, 10 dmf‘" Glve the hair a thorough brushing every night. This removes dandruff, frees the hair from dust and dirt collected dur- ing the day, promotes circulation and keeps the hair soft and glossy. A word here about hairbrushes. Don’t buy a black brush, for it s im- ossible to tell when it is dirty, and un- ess the brush is perfectly clean it will not cleanse the head. The best brush for a woman ~ should have bristles not more than half an inch deep, unbleached and stiff enough to scratch but not-irritate the scalp. After very few strokes the loose hairs should be combed from the brush and the loose - scurf and dust removed by rubbing and beating it on a towel. The brush should be washed as often as it needs it. The best way to do this is to wash it in hot scap and water, to which a little soda or ammonia has been added, after which it should be rinsed in clear water, rubbed on a towel, and put in an sx;en window, but not in the sunlight, to A final rinsing in a little weak alum- water will Increase the stiffness of the bristles. Combs should never be washed, but cleaned with a stout thread twisted about the fingers and run In and out between the teeth. There is nothing better for the hair than a sun bath. Loosen the hair as often as possible and sit In the sunlight. But it takes more even than a fine com- plexion and beautiful hair to make a woman beautiful. She must look to her hands and nails, that they be soft and white and polished, her teeth must be looked after, the body properly exer- ciseu, and she must carry herself grace- fully and walk with her shoulders drawn back and head well poised, chest out and chin in, at the same time easily and with- out effort. Above all no matter how badly the world may be treating you, keep the ex- pression of the face cheerful and animat- ed. As the photographer says, “look pleasant.” Reaily, this is more than half the battle. And now, if there are any of you that would like to ask any questions concern- ing cosmetics or hygiene, I shall be only too happy to answer them. If there are any red noses that the owners would like to make short work of, any unsightly spots or other facial blemishes, write to me and I will tell you what to do for them. Ask as many questions as you like, sign any name that you choose, and di- rect your letters to Mme. Hygeia, The Call, San Francisco. I will give you only such recipes as I have either personally tested or know in some way to be harmless. or what-not her fond relatives her farewell with doubts and misgivings. All of which, says of the footlights than to the usual routine life of the student in What of the working in an atelier, a few moments for luncheon and again until 5 copying noon atelier? U A i L=t tilation whatever. High pillows throw the head forward and interfere with healthful breathing, while all sorts of positions are taken with regard only to getting easy. “A hard bed makes the flesh firm. I have known patients to apparently reduce their weight twenty or thirty pounds after sleeping so for several months, but on be- | ing weighed they would find that no flesh had been lost; it had simply hardened and lost its flabbiness. | ”Sleep(n(r' on the back is not healthful. It results in a gravitation of blood to the | spinal cord and the lower part of the brain. Persons who dream much and have the nightmare usuaily sleep tnis way, and, besides, it throws the palate | back in such a position as to cause mouth breathing and its accompanying snore. A deal of throat trouble s caused by this, as the air reaches the lungs without bein; purified and moistened by passing througl the nose. “Lying on the le.t side, with the arm thrown behind, is the best position both for giving a fine figure and in promoting health. All animals sleep upon the chest as nearly as possible, with the back up, and they know pretty well what is the fight thing to do. It will be found that ‘in taking the position I have just advised the throwing of the arm behind one brings the body nearly over the chegt. “As for sleeping on high pillows,” the doctor continued, “it is the easlest thing in the world to grow dependent upon them, as they favor cerebral anaemia, which induces sleep, but if one wishes to have a finely expanded chest she must dispense with even the smallest pillow. “A soft bed 18 enervating; it embraces the body and makes its tissues flabby, which, together with heavy covering, in- terferes with the circulation and prevents the body from tnrowing off impurities. One should have the air temperate and the room €o ventilated as to dispense with any but light covering. “Jt is not generally known, but to sleep on the back makes one very liable to take cold, which is easily understood, as the chest and throat are exposed, and 1 have found the majority of persons with weak lungs and sensitive throats $'o be addicted to this position in sleeping. “Well, doctor,” I questioned, “does the sleeping on hard beds without a pillow tend to give women fine figures? “] have never considered it from the point of beauty,” he answered, with great dignity, “but it must certainly do so, as it is the healthtgl wg};. lam‘i I:E‘a; :lovtvl:gg ost beautiful. v e of hot climates have nne do not doubt that the hard beds for coolness’ sake with it. I hnt‘l a pl;lr?gdt ago who was greatly wo. gfixlg:@ng‘: double chin. I learned that she was accustomed to sleeping on a soft ‘| bed and with a high piliow. I persuaded her to abandon them for a hard, narrow mattress, and without further trouble her flesh was satisfactorlly reduced. This solicitude for the welfare of our students in Paris has occasioned some delighttul instituticns where the Ameri- cans, be they from the North, East, South or West, meet and in rubbing elbows forget their tinge of “helm- weh.” The two most popular of these “home links" are the “American Girls’ Home"” and “Hymns and Lemonade.” The American Girls’ Home was founded some years ago by a number of wealthy New Yorkers.. Mrs. White- law Reid takes an active interest in the “Home” and is one of its most ardent supporters. The “Home” is situated in a part of the quartier most accessible to the studios. There are about seventy-five large, comfortably furnished rooms, which are rented only to the American students. Meals are served in the “Home,” but one can room in the “Home” and board elsewhere if it is found more desirable. The charges are very moderate. The inmates of the “Home” are absolutely free and inde- pendent as to their comings and goings. After trying “pensions” and ‘‘house- keeping apartments” most of the stu- dents finally move to the American Girls” Home and to a haven of rest. Four large rooms on the lower floor of the “Home” are open to all Ameri- can students and their friends. There are three large reception rooms and a library where the American papers and magazines are kept on file. The girls drop in here at all hours to chat, read, to keep appointments. A great many of the girls who live in apartments not convenient for receiving people enter- tain all their visitors at the parlors of the “Home.” Every day at 5 o’clock tea and crack- ers are served in the “salon” of the | dents at the universities on this side of the pond bid | miss. Thi many | of meeting each | making calls, the returning | very little place in their busv lives. American Girl, belongs more properly | to the realism of fiction and the glare hung,” Paris. | failing theme for discussion. hours from $ until 12 | music, art, the latest play, indulge in in the galleries or attending an after- | hour. ’ r\g\a\?\_" RESTUED “BUMVS AUD LEVONFDE,.” Novel ways in which the American girl students in Paris employ thelr social hours and Sundays. HEN the American girl goes[:i‘Hotm?."P ; e e = ic | dents in Paris are to be foun ere af £o Pars fo, SHIAS, Arb Il b hoty. the artists, musicians, stu- Almost all the American stu- and acade- They all find it a pleasant way other, and it saves a formality which finds The conversation is always animated and informal. The chances of “being or in other words, having a pic- ture accepted at the “salon,” is a never- Discuss a little small talk, wash it down with good tea and crackers and then “au revoir” till the next day at the same No fee whatsoever is charged even to those not living in the “Home™ for the use of the reception rooms at all hours and for the 5 o’clock teas. It has proved a most delightful way of bring- ing the students of the different arts together, and the managers gladly meet any deficits that may occur in the accounts. “Hymns and Lemonade” is a newer innovation than the American Girls’* Home, and when it was first broached to the students it was viewed with distrust. They scented that the promoters of the idea were trying to reform them, and they were unani- mous in the opinion that they liked themselves as they were. v But the originators of the idea—some. wealthy - New Yorkers—went right ahead, undismayed by any lacit of en- thusiasm on the part of those they hoped to benefit by the plan. A stu- dio capable of holding about fifty peo- ple was rented, and it was announced that non-sectarian eervices would be conducted there every Sunday evening for the benefit of the American stu- dents. There were very few present the first evening. But the excellence and brev- ity of the informal sermon, the singing of the vocal students who had volun- teered their services, the absence of passing around the plate, and the de- licious lemonade and cake served at the close of the services, all combined to make a good impression on the few students present. One of those happened to be a wag, fortunately for the permanence of the institution, and in a felicitous moment he dubbed the services “Hymns and Lemonade,” under which happy sobri- quet it was bound to thrive. For it is far easier and more aliuring to pro- pose to take a fellow student to “Hymns and Lemonade” than church.