The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 4, 1898, Page 27

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1898 27 BNV RRRRN NEW yman the other pulled on a little a silk edged with ‘Sins of sum- ome stained in are not prop- ng the seams pull out at toe they get comes, It is my time continued she 0 brush the d put it on with as much it were a new gown. When a small cape to my ind myse ssed for fall am really e > ps have always rided into tWo « C the figure and " tho . s only Few w v 4 elbow. This is e and in no t and the way ides the gr trimmings of he dr 3 For warmt however, the longer cape must be wor and the cape of about waist length is correct for the fashion of the fall. A very pretty cape which I saw a few days ago was made entirely of long, green ostrich feathers, They were sel upon a foundation of crinoline touching the other, with the ends cur under. tire cape was covered this way with thers, and it produced the beautiful effect of green plumage, not ¥ or velvet. Around the another row of thes irling outward. — The * a band of black s hich was fasteneu invisibly wi vhich the young woman this ver: tty cape corre- ith it nicely. It was made of wide. It 1 such a wa d hed belt. of Princess of Wa a silver buckle. d, giving e effect of a ¢ imilar incess of W en. The Princess, BLACK STRAW HAT WITH WHITE FEA- THERS, BY MICHNEWICZ-TURVEE. ained her elegance of youth- : a Scotch coat of gray and with green. Her bodice n silk, with an immense roat which entirely filled The neck of the s of green 11 and rolled wore gray, was very The Princess Her skirt was ands of green. coats are laz to be cut this p yme of them ack is invariably sleeves have none of last spring. Sleeves ut as they tle higher. gathered sleeve. .re gathered his gathering s filled in with looked as if her ited, The new v. so that in bility that we shoulders we coats are fllle every sha by have returned to the KN un WRAPS AND JACKLTS. s | tons, ithered sleeve | &® nlxu:}1 he alone can make the pressing come right. The separate waist is just as much in favor as ever. The sleeves are worn just as tight as you llke or can be made, with a fullness at the top. Where a waist is worn in places, such as under the arm, or down the front, or on the inner side of the sleeve the bad places can be covered up. To hide a worn place under the arm the small bolero must have been pur- gosely invented. For very little you can uy, among the remnants, silk which will harmonize with the waist. Use an inter- lining of thin crinoline and make the bo- lero either double or face i. very deeply. Add a crush collar and belt of the same and your walst is ready for another sea- son. “If the front of the walst is worn rip it loose from the lining, hemming the worn part back for a facing and set in a vest. Narrow revers, collar, cuffs and belt in velvet will finish and freshen the waist. If the material of the waist is good it will pay you to rip all the seams 8 88 e 8 e e e B e B e B 88 e $8 8 B e8| 8 nuuRBS nuw NWRBES which were sewed tightly upon | ¢ straps, making an army decoration. button trimmings the tailor made hod is used. The button is sewed | tightly Into the cloth, so that it| cannot wag. The loose, rolling button is out of place as a trimming, and if the button is so unfortunate to have a large eye, a hole should be cut in the cloth and the but should be set into FALL and outside. Trimming taken from your summer hat, the best parts of worn out but dainty waists can be utllized in making up the winter clothing. The dress skirt is a satisfaction to make over. The old ones were so full and the new ones so scant and ruffles and folds can be put on_almost any place to conceal a joining. Rip up the skirt and clean_and press it well. If possible use new lining, as old lining will not make the skirt look fresh or keep it in good shape. Get a OO cloth and place the breadths so that the worn places can be cut out. 2R % % %% % % % the I s the cloth like butto: upon a shoe. Buttons that are to be really buttoned are to” be treated differentl Here there must be room left for the cloth, and the best tallors have a small piece | of me which they place between the button and the is sewed on they th ren When the button ve the metal, and the batton stands h upon a little pedestal of its own. Many housewives sew the button on over a pin, removing the pin afterward, leaving a little space for the th. Home made coats often owe their bad fit to the fact that the buttons are sewed on too tight The button this umn has become largely a decoration. u would really be kno v few of the ele- ats are fastened with the h profusely decorate them Often the button will deceive the closest observer into thinking that it is the when actually it is doi s an ornament. The strap- > never buttoned. The coat ith very large hooks that will is hooked positively not come undone. The straps | are then brought over the front of the coat and are hooked in place. Upon each end of each strap is a large hand- | ome button which rests as proudly in > as though it were there for work. | ttonholes are carefully worked in the | 1d in many cases buttonholes are ¢ cut out on each side of the but- n as to be positively deceptive. All kinds of little fastenings are used in the same way. Buttons with a knot of silk ribbon and a hook underneath fas- tened Into another knot of ribbon look as though the ribbon were drawn through | the buckle in the coat. As a_matter of nothing is unbuttoned, nothing Is un- ke 1 @\ " Yl ?’" I ped. little invisible hook under- reath does all the work. The woman who has anything at all | in the house in the shape of last sea- garment can easily make a coat or wrap for herself. If she desires a take her old black cloth | year and cut it down. | ssors ruthlessly untl | v a small circular of the black | ust now buy fourteen or fif- | braid of any color. | n is very beautiful, | the braid or. better ch it upon the sewing work of making the to mark is | * necessary coat, althou cup. Carry _the n In big loops without ing it. At the ends h to begin another 1 way golng back rth until the entire cape is covered ¢ braid. Gold or silver cord or a 1 can be run along the | afterward. { the e lining of a_c very important, | and for these the gayest silks can be selected. HELEN WARD. A REVHKING GOWQS. Q7 7HEN now the summer Is so Z/ arly over the question comes \»‘/\/ agaln wherewith all to be | ed for another season. It | 1s the best time of the year for the| woman who mus 7. economical to | r her last winter's ward- odds and nicely in e very remnants | renovating | the old gowns, to be had for ve: little at this season when the merchants are ng up their stock before displaying the new gcods for the coming season. ! make it the inside out. Only a narrow | facing of haircloth will be wanted and you will be able to get it out of the old wide one, using only the best portions. If the skirt at the ers, too, are almost idle at this uch a complete change from | last winter's styles ‘that skirts and | ¢ is shrunk or worn at sleoves will have to be changed or you | hem, piece out each breadth at the bottom urself loft behind In the fash. | before the skirt is put together. Dresses are to be worn very long and To begin with the coat the new | the tendency Is toward wearing trains and carefully clean and press both lining | | cherries, d pattern and lay It on the «twisted velvet, mounted on stiff net, are All the milliners also | If possible | make necklaces of jet or amber, bowsand | only to shade the eyes. To conceal the piecing out at the bot- tom you may use a broad fold of the same as the skirt, which you will be able to save out of the discarded widths. Two or three narrow folds of the material or of silk or velvet or else‘akbrald or ruffie can be chosen. Cloth irts should be opened on both sides of the front breadth. Cllose the plackets either with button and button holes or with a fly, under which the pockets are placed and easily found. The skirts should hang close and bell- shaped, having the pleats quite together at the back. Bloomers worn over the cor- set bottom are far preferable to under- skirts in.giving the® proper effect. The bloomer must, however, not be a knicker- bocker, but hang loosely and to the shoe- top without an elastic. ‘The warmth re- quired must be found in an additional pair or pairs of tights rather than in flan- nel petticoats. ParIs TLLINERS continue abundant use of flowers, MILLINERY. mflowvrs and .all kinds of wild flowers; also with frult, such as grapes, strawberries, etc. Bows of to make trim- very much used. %)) & s WYV, AL CAPE TRIMMED WITH MANY FOX'HEADS, neck trimmings in every description in feathers, taffetas or muslin. At Mme. Marfe Rebouch’s, 40 Rue de la Chausse d’Autin, I was shown a boating hat of Manila straw with narrow brim and trimmed round the crown with a band of mauve and white check ribbon. On the left sidg Is a large bow of the same ribbon, composed of nine loops. . The cache-peigne is made of the same ribbon. hats even with sun- | At Mme. Michniewicz-Tuvee’s, 25 Place Vendome, 1 saw shown a toque of whit plaited Yedda straw, with the brim turne up all round, slightly in the form of a pad and spangled all over. The crown is round, low and rather wide. In the cen- tre in front is a Louis XVI bow of black stiffened velvet, embroidered all over with spangles. The hat is trimmed with two white ostrich feathers, one upright behind the bow, the other running round the brim of the hat. BEQUTY GLASSES. OLORED eyeglasses are quite the thing this summer. Not the old- fashioned smoked kind; oh, no! but | tinted glasses of a color to har- monize with the eyes that wear them. The summer girl who plays golf, rides the bicycle and goes yachting In the | blazing sunshine does not object that The sun, with ardent frown, Doth slightly tinge her cheek with brown. On the contrary, she considers a | healthy shade of tan is becoming. But she does very much object to the effect of a strong sunlight on her eyes. There- | fore she shields them with colored glasses. The crystal is ground not to magnify, For blue eyes blue glasses are cnosen; for black eyes, a delicate green; for brown-eyved lassies, | a pale tint of brown; and the effect is | charming. The color and expression of | the eyes seen through this medium_are | at once softened and intensified. Eyes | to light for beauty take on a darker tint. The ~ glass lends sparkle. Lashes look longer and more delicately shaded, and altogether the effect is a decided success. s are mostly long, reaching to and | again. below the knee, but short c will be | worn al The sleeves will be much | smaller than those in your old coat, but with a little care the; re easily reme- | died. If you intend wearing it another | winter get a correct sleeve pattern, rip out the sleeve and press it carefully, lay- ing a damp cloth on the wrong side and | using as hot an iron as you can. Be sure and have your ironing board well padded or the cloth will be flat aad 00000000 ANY of my beauty-seekers, 1 doubt not, believe that massage Is a modern fad, and merely for the purpose of rubbing some oll or cream into the skin and thereby bringing into the cheeks a rose tint hue. However, this is not so, for the cream is altogether an ad- to the massage. ju;icatssnge is as old as surgery. Indeed, it is impossible to find out which is the older, so it I8 pretty safe to say that mas- sage has been known and practiced al- most since Time was. The chief luxury of the Greclan and Ro- man women consisted of the most luxur- fous baths, in which they reveled, follow- ing them afterward by vigorous massage, which was administered by stout-armed slaves. Among savage as well as civil- {zed peoples from the most ancient times, massage has been practiced efther in the form of rubbing, kneading or anointing. Take out your Homer and read how, away back in the year 1000 B. C., the women rubbed and anointed war-worn heroes to rest and refreshed them. We all know that when selzed with a violent pain we instinctively and involun- Yarily press upon or rub the painful place, | STRAW HAT WITH CHECK RIBBON, BY REBOUCH. shiny. The sleeves for this winter are prin; v and can be cut to advanta, To return to shoulder capes— they '“'"*"anu:“oof ptlrel??arger bmes of last wintere. | usually with the result of subduing the very elaborate. One secs them with frills | °'[¢ he seams are worn take them all | over-excited condition of the nerves, and of ¥k and Jace and ribbon cloth, one | in'just enough to cover the worn place if | bringing almost instant rellef. Massage i3 verlapping the other. and each oné very | tpe ooat can be worn a little smaller, | exercise, It rouses the action of languld trimmed. They reach no fur- | {¢Cic must not be made smaller strap | skin, facllitates sebaceous excretion, and, he n the elbow, 1 could hardly | the seams. Either buy material like or | by exercising the muscles, restores their o for warmth. They are more es- | 5 shade darker than the coat and stitch | vigor, thus making the fiesh firmer and pecially designated for the purpose re-| gver the seams a bias strap about one- | giving new life to the entire system. In ferred to in the beginning of this art{- | half inch wide of you can use narrow | truth, there Is no greater ald to beauty. cle, namely for the cOvering up of shab- | piaid. If braid is used sew it firmly by | It is the fat woman’s comfort as well as by’ gowr hand and trim the collar and cuffs as | the thin girl's solace. It reduces fat, T saw a_very pretty cape. which might, | well, Put it onto the collar and cuffs with | when it has ucumul&tedb and also gives if worn by an elderly lady, be termed | 4 view to concealing the worn places. | flesh to the unduly thin figure, genteel, pon the figure of a tall, fash- | Velvet can also be used to cover the worn There is notmn& better than facial mas- fonable young woman it would be stun-| places, and if you use up the left over | sage to ward off-wrinkles. Alded by a ning. The cape was of a dark gray mel- ) pieces to make a hat ta match the coat | good skin food it will add to one’s beauty tonette cloth. It reached just to the el- bows. The entire cloth was braided with | black ‘silk brafd one-half the width of | your finger. On each side of the braid | was a tiny edging of gold cord, which | wonderfully brightened the somber gray, | The collar was standing. and was | trimmed with straps of black sfik braid | edged with the g{xld cord. Upon r-m:h| strap were four little smoked pearl but- lvet will not prove any more expensive | and youthful appearance as nothing else vel id. will. " The muscles of the face, more than mcafitb{:e velvet to exactly fit the collar | any other part of the body, are lazy and rpid. The massage brings the blood to :gepsurfnce and so stimulates the skin to healthy action, while the skin food feeds end nourishes the tissues. It {s difficult in a short article to de- scribe the movements necessary for proper masage treatment. First of all, cuffs and patch stitch the edges neat- iy baste and hem it onto the ly before you coat. front Is worn and it can be done ch’atn'ghe’the buttons and button holes and close the coat with the opposite side out. Last of all have a tallor press it well, 0060000500000000000OOOOOOOOOOO000000000600000000000000 ROPER MASSAGE FOR BEAUGY. By Madame Hygeia. 0 00000C000000000HO000O200000000020000000000000000000000 This aepartment i for the benefit if all those who are interested in the science of cosmetics and the hy- giene of proper living. If any cne desires information on either of these subjects their questions will be cheer- fully answered in these columns. Write as often as you like, ask as many questions as you pleasc and sign any name that you choose. Address all communications to L.me. Hygeia, The Surday Call, San Francsico. wash the face carefully in tepld water, using a little pure castile soap qr flax- seed meal. This is most important for, unless the particles of dust are thorough- ly removed, they will be kneaded into the skin and untold mischief in the way of irritation will result. After rinsing away every particle of soap from the face,-ap- ply the orange flower skin food, formula for which has been given in these col- umns. Then begln your massage. Every one knows that as age creeps on the skin of the face drops, therefore, to counteract this. tendency the rubbing should be in the contrary direction. Taking the nose as a_ central point, let the rubiln be out and away from this feature. .‘Fever rub in toward the nose. The forehead should be massaged, be- ginnimz in center at the top of the nose, iagonally and up, always rubbing trans- versely to all wrinkles. The chin should be massaged beginning in the center. If there is a_double chin and you wish to massage it down to smaller proportions you must dissolve the fatty tissues b picking up the flesh between the thum and fore finger and rolling and rubbing as much as {(ou possibly can, without in- juring the skin, the rubbing to start in the center and continue ug toward the ears. Then, to keep the flesh from get- ting flabby, the chin must be bathed in cold water In which a small plece of alum has been dissolved, a piece the size of a bean being plenty for a pint of wa- ter. This alum bath 1s only to be given when you are giving the movements for reducing the facial Xlumg‘ness. The fingers should be kept quite close together when performing massage. Never massage with dry fingers, as this will stretch the skin and it will then drop back into deeper wrinkles than before. Patting the face is a iood plan when the skin is particularly dull and lifeless and without color. Hard skins are made softer by being rubbed with oil and flabby skins are ren- dered firmer by being rubbed with alco- hol, perfumed with verbena. s S ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS tepid water and, if you use soap, be sure that it is the very best quality TROUBLE op using hot water on of white castile, Then if you will your face, it'1s a great mistake. Use masage the places under the eyes with the (] [ (] o o ] o following skin food, I feel pretty certain that you will be restored to happiness. Spermaceti, 3 ounce. White wax, 34 ounce. Sweet almond oil, 1 ounce, Lanoline, 1 ounce. Cocoanut oil, 1 ounce. Simple tincture benzoin, 10 drops. Orange flower water, 1 ounce. Use this every night, after washing the face, and be careful not to get it in the eyes. ALICE SH.—Cleaning velvet is out of my line entirely. The only advice I can give you is to take It to a first-class cleaner. EMMA D.—Read advice given to Mrs. L. A. T. Try the same treatment, and let me know if it does not help you. KATHIE.—A tonic made of equal parts of cocoanut ol and fine white vaseline]| is what you need for the eyelashes. Anoint the lids with this at night. BEATRICE B. B.—For answer to your first question please read advice given to Mrs. L. As for your second question, massage 1is excellent for the purpose. There are also certain exer- cises that are helpful. One of these Is to lie flat on the floor on the back and raise one leg and then the other as high as sible ten times in succession; then both legs together. Then fold the arms and raise the body to a sitting posture ‘ten times. Perform this exercise each night, and when standing take care to throw the chest out and the stomach in. E. J.—Flushing of the face usually in- dicates a general ‘genurbatlon of the health. It may arise from indigestion, suppressed perspiration, and very often from tight lacing. It is also caused by nervousness and hysteria, because the small vasomotor nerves which control and regulate the cutaneous blood vessels are disorderly in their action and relax and contract spasmodically. Take lots of walks; take a good blood tonic; wear no tight bodices or bandages, and eat lots of fruit such as pears, oranges and figs. Avold hot drinks; eat slowly, and put the feet in hot water and mustard powder every night. Also eee to it that vour sleeping-room is weil ventilated. I LATEST STYLE BLAZER COAT. it: Wash the parts affected with rose water, and then dust with a powder made | of three parts of rice powder and one | part fln?lé‘ powdered orris root. LOUISE.—1 can suggest nothing to al- ter the eyelids, nor do I know of any ap- plicatlon’ that could be made to the throat which would result in softening | the voice. exercises which will give one better. u and control of the voice. If you have an throat trouble I would advise you to co sult a throat specialist. MILLY G. M.—I think that you can do {our own housework and still have nice- ooking_hands, if you will take care of them. Keep a lemon or a tomato conven- iently near, with which to remove veg table stains, and, if you can afford it, use castile soap for dish washing. Do not change the hands suddenly from hot to cold water or from cold to hot. Keep a air of old filo\'es. with the tips of the ngers cut off, to draw on when handling coal or ashes or doing rough work of an kind. Use this cold cream for the hand: Pure white wax, 1 ounce; spermaceti, 2 ounces; almond oll, 1 pint; and glycerine, 3 ounces. Melt the three oily substances, and while hot add the glycerine. until smooth and cold. Always dry the hands carefully after taking them out of water, and rub the cold cream into them thoroughly when retiring for the night, and, T am sure, the hands will soon show & marked improvement. I know of noth- ing that will remove superfluous hair per- manently except the electric needle. I have several times, in these columns, told of a way by which it can be removed temporarily. W. C. GREY—The tonie is to be rubbed into the hair roots one or twice a day. Yes, you can get the phosphates at a drug store. Olive ofl rubbed into the sealp i excellent, but if you use the tonic that will be oil enough, but you might invig- orate the halr roots by aging the scalp gently with fingers that have been barely dampened in lukewarm water. R. J.—For falling hair and dandruff, use this tonic: Eau de cologne, 8 ounce: tincture cantharides, 1 ounce; oll F lavendar, % dram; oil rosemary, % dram. Apply to the roots once or twice a day. Also " look to the general health, take a tepid sponge bath every day, take regular exercise and be careful as to diet. MARION—It certainly is annoying to have one's nose get red and become swol- len. This is very often occasioned by bad circulation or impure blood, although in your case I rather fancy that it comes from indigestion, in which case; remove the cause, or the effect will surely remain. Regular exercise and careful diet, avold- ing all rich and indigestible foods, are two necessities for its cure. Spic nd acids are particularly to be avoided, Take hot foot baths every night, and continue applying pure witch hazel to the offending nose whenever you happen to think of it. A SUBSCRIBER—Coarse pores are very obstinate always, but I can recommend the following wash with a considerable | degree of confidence. It clears the skin and slowly draws the- pores closer to- gether: Precipitated sulphur, 1 dram. Ether, 4 drams. Alcohol, 31, ounces. Rub this into the skin at night just be. fore going to bed. Where there is a ten dency to coarse pores the face should al- ways be washed in cold water. MABEL S.—Dissolve fifteen grains borax in two tablespoonfuls of lemon juice. Apply to the face at night. When it has dried on the skin, massage with a good pure cold cream. As to the habit | you say you have developed, it is a most pernicious one and will certainly lead to a derangement of the digestive apparatus, the result of which will be pimples, black- heads and all sorts of unsightly facial of | There are certain breathing | | liquid_rouge is made by fillin | they | | of your nerves. well in tepid water apply a warm solution of bichloride of mercury, one part to 200 parts of distilled water.” Sponge with this for five minutes, being careful not to get it in the eyes. Then smear with a good cold cream and leave on over night. A grease rouge can be made by adding to your cold cream a very little bit of powdered carmine. The least harmful a wide- necked bottle with the petals of dark red roses and covering them with best wine vine; obtainable. A READER—If the smallpox pits are not very deep, bleaching might help them, but one is such a sorry looking object while going through the process of shedding the complexion that I would prefer a more simple method. It will take lots of patience, whatever treat- ment you follow. My advice would be to start in upon a systematic routine of massage, going round and round over the surface of the face with the fingers well smeared with the skin food formula for which is given in reply to Troubles. Then some time during the day apply this lo- tion: Alcohol, twelve drams; tincture benzoin, two gram: liquid storax, two grams. Put ten drops of the mixture in half a glas of water, and with this sponge the scars, allowing it to dry on the face. Certainly a spider cancer can be removed. A knife is generally used for th purpose, although its removal can sometimes be accomplished by ap- plying a cauterizing paste. There are numerous causes for these afflictions, but are usually superinduced by a bruise or irritation of some sort. M.—Take two hot baths a week, scrub- ing the entire body briskly with a flesh brush and a good soap. Take a dflllg tepid sponge bath, plenty of exercise, ani avold all greasy, rich foods. Get a cam- el's hair face scrubbing brush and serub the face each night with tepid water and pure castile soap. After which rub in the skin a good cold cream. An oc- casional steaming of the face will also help. Try this treatment for a couple of weeks, and if it does not help you write to me again and I will tell of a lotion to use in connection with it. I have nev- | er heard of the remedies you mentlon, so cannot advise you on the subject. LILLTAN—If you read my reply to E. J. in last Sunday’'s paper you found your first question fully answered. For the extreme nervousness, try to live a quiet, unexcitable existence, with all the rest and good nourishing food possible. Take regular exercise in the open air. Sunlight is a glorious medicine for nervous women. Keep your mind cheerful and bright, and above all do not dwell upon the state Did you try the oatmeal lotion? MORTON—The condition of your scalp and skin looks very like a skin disease of some sort, for with good health and vouth the skin should be in a perfectly healthy condition. Glycerine is very dry- ing to some skins, and may be the cause of the parched look you complain of. Hot water will also give the skin a stretched and shiny look. Use tepid water. Here are the proportions for the cold cream: Pure white wax 3% ounce, spermacet! 13 ounces, oil of sweet almonds 1% ounces, rosewater % ounce. I would rather ad- vise in yvour case the skin food given in foregoing reply to Troubles, but fancy it is very like the one you have been using. BERTHA—I know of no reason why bay rum.and quinine should turn the hair Fe On the contrary, in the proper pro- nortions they make an excellent hair tondc. It certainly is distressing to com- mence getting gray when one is only 20, It must be due to {ll health, worry or over-study, or possibly it is inherited. I would advise your taking an iron tonic prescribed by a physiclan, and use this STUNNING CAPE OF OSTRICH FEATHERS. blemishes. Do not let ““I cannot” get the mastery of you, particularly at your early age. It is a “bogey man’ that, if once it 1 gets the upé)er hand, you will find your- self in dea S life. Now is the time, when life is young and character forming, to cultivate and | develop will power with which to combat the many temptations you will certajnly _encounter in your journey through the world. RITA—For the oily hair make this liquid soap and use for your shampoo: ‘'ut in very small shavings one-halt pound of pure imported castile soap. Place in a porcelain vessel with two quarts of botling water. Let it stmmer until every particle of the soap is dis- solved. When cold it should be of the consistency of rather thin cream, and, if thicker, add more warm water. Stir in one-fourth pint of alcohol and let it stand several days in a warm room. All the alkali and impurities will settle to the bottom and the liquid will be as clear as crystal. Pour this off very carefully, leaving residue for kitchen purposes, and add one-fourth ounce of essence of ver- bena. As the hair is sq very oily, add one dessertspoonful of ammonia to two quarts of water when you wash your hair. To make the hair grow and to pre- vent its falling out, apply a tonic made of fifteen grains of quinine In one-half pint of alcohol. Do not wash the hair oftener than once in two or three weeks. L. BETH—The hard white lumps that appear upon your face are, I think, a form of acne, which usually arises frem debility or impure blood. It is very ob- stinate and sometimes almost impossible to cure. Careful attention must pald to diet and habits. Hot baths are ex- cellent. I would also advise your having this prescription_filled by your druggist: Extract of dandelion, one dram: pow- dered rhubarb, q. 8. Divide Into three and cannot tell you how to test tooth pow- der, but I can tell you how to e a pure one if you desire it. MENA L.—I have never heard of the powder having the effect you describe. I should not worry about the perspiration oing any place else until it get there. ou can use this treatment if you prefer one-half n pills and take one every night. If the little white Iumps come to a Eg‘d a fine needle and press tpflck wmi the contents gently out. Then wash with a pure alkaline soap, and after rinsing ly conflict with all through | tonic on the hair: Two drams tincture cantharides, 6 drams essence of rose- mary, 11 ounces elder flower water. A fr"d tooth powder can be made from the ollowing ingredients: Carbonated magne-~ sfa (powdered) 6 parts, orris root 2 parts, pure_powdered soap % part. SADIE—I am sorry you have had to wait so long for answers to your ques- tions. T assure you your present letter i8 the only one from you that ever reached me. Where the first one went or what became of it I do not know. As to re- ducing your flesh, you can do so perma- nently only by a thorough change of diet and life, assisted by continuous exercise. Be sure that you take the proper amount of exercises and that they are of the right sort, Avoid all sugary and starchy foods, all fats and fatiening vegetables, such as rice, potatoes, turnips and beets. Sub- stitute toast for bread, eat sparingly of butter, and the more lemonade you drink the better. Drink little coffee and no milk. Never sleep more than seven hours, and take hot baths, not remaining in them long enough, however, for them to debilitate. Trousseau, a celebrated French physician, advised two grams of bicarbonate of soda at each meal. The subject of flushing was fully gone over in answer to E. J. in Sunday’s Call of Au- gust 28, Fm‘egolnf reply to Lillian will answer another of your questions. No, I cannot recommend arsenic. This shoul never be taken unless by the advice of a reliable physician. For the rash under the skin you need a good blood tonic, and for the coarse pores, if they are not clogged up, try the sulphur wash suggest- ed to Subscriber. For the eyebrows one ounce of alcohol and in it dissolve five grains of quinine. Apply this every other night, and on the nights in between times massage very gsnnt' with the fin- gers dipped in pure ollve oil slightl) warmed. I cannot advise you to try peel- ing the face. It is a verg risky proceed- ing, as nearly all face bleaches contain corrosive sublimate, which is a deadly Yeckory, and agai “fl‘:’:fié’: %‘L‘"fi!{i'{‘n" stactory, and again ™ contrary. B. G