The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 9, 1899, Page 27

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JULY 9. 1899 27 HINTS FOR BEAUTY This the science of cosmetics and the desires cheerfull as many questi dress all commu answered in s as you pl ase vill much e t possessed frequently on her part. condition o and entirely . gener- those with give out e is half run, titutional weakness or the childhood, just eeth have | h the in in ros; s « hood S0 £ subter- were resorted > clean- teeth? r how many threats w r how much ring done s of our d moth wouldn’t 1is but nruffled ar full the misery up for ourselves later f the proper sort and icated if one does not to degenerate. Teeth use, and if their mis ully accomplished they will ak through 1 of we h then being com - work will give out a meous idea that the first tempor 2d little should v "be n the ars a t just be ew, nai enny wn, danger o with The Del Monte Girl in the Jccket She Wears for Colfing partment is for the benefit of all those who are interested in hygiene of proper living. formation on either of these subjects the questions will be these columns. 1d sign any name that you choose. Ad- tions to Mme. .Hygeia‘ Sunday Call. If any one Write as often as you like, ask mouth well and be sure that your brush is kept scrupulously clean. When the gums are tender and liable to bleed, drops of tincture of myrrh in a water makes an astringent and <h. use lemon uice on the teeth. f they assume a ve sh tinge, a lit- tle peroxide of hydrogen brushed over them will whiten and cannot possibly injure them. y six months visited, the ver the dentist 1d be sho eeth thoroughly examined and small cavities filled. This will save tear wringing seances in the dentist chair, when the crevices have bec: so agonizing, that one-doesn't care if tidal w swallow us up or whe P! nd, t these things, like meeting one’s future rela- being sent in- to dinner tives -law, or with the man one has just refused, are lots more alluring to look back upon than to have in prospect. Anpswers to Correspondents. BELLE—The premature gray hair in e is probably hereditary, as »u are in excellent health and on for worry or anxlety. r is brought about y by the failure of the dients in the pigment. At mine: the first sign of gray hairs a good iron tonic -scribed by a physician, should be taken regularly, as the failure of the )n in the pigment usually comes first. good tonie should also be applied to Here is a splendid one: Two cture of cantharid ssence of rosemary n ounces of elderflower v Singeing the ends often has a bene ciai effect on hair that is turning gray. Roil the hair in small twists, so that all the tiny ends will bristle out. and then singe off every split end. Do this once a month, and ite of perfect p the scalp in a o ARIE HOPEL I cannot guar- at by using the ammonia the little hairs will forever depart, but I have heen told by those who ought to know that by constant use such would be the Use the liquid ammor purch the drugstore, and apply each night. GERALDI} — Animation good h ith will brighten the eyes bet- ter than anything I know of. Touch- ing the \es with castor oil will make them grow. thing them in warm salt water is also good. Blackheads best removed by the use of a com- plexion brush, tepid water and castile soap. The following shampoo is lovely hd will make your wonderfull soft and gl Yelks of two egg! beaten to a froth, one ounce spiri nary and pint wz it and E W ros Put ir le and shake well. Cleanse the hair and scalp thoroughly with th and rinse in several clear waters. If you prefer a soapy shampoo vou will find none nicer than the one suggested to a D. in last Sunday's Call. If vou will protect your skin in the way told of in last Sunday's Beauty Talk, and will use the orange flower skin food v while in the warm climate that xpeet to visit, I am certain that 1 will not urn with the brown, nkled complexion that your friends so cheerfully ( lict for you. AREQUITA — The hollow cheeks can be filled out only by the most wholesome diet, the most careful living d a al building up of a depleted physic: stem—for few women with wan, thin faces are really well and Orris root and.lycopodium is siring hands; better, I other preparation you yash the hands in hot water and Cycling. to occ: enamel which may Do icks to any great ext trifices con 4 gritty substances must be taboc luted listerine makes an excelle 1 the mouth should be rir the first thing upon arising in the morn- Then bru e teeth well, using a pure powder, the ingredients of which you know A good one is made by mixing to- her equal parts of powdered castile soap, or t lightful root which nd precipitated chalk. is fragrant and de- ~_ TOOTH POWDER. Precipitate chalk, one-fourth pound. Pulverized castile soap, three-fourth ounces. Powd is root, one ounce. Pulverized s one ounce. Oil of sassafr: one-half dram. After brushing the teeth, rinse the and apply the powder. Prepared chalk, finely powdered, should be put upon the z on the gloves. last question. Following the formula for the orange flower skin food: Sper- maceti, one-half ounce refined white wax, one-half ounce; sweet almond oil, two ounces; lanolin, ¢ne ounce; eocoa- nut oil, one ounce; simple tincture of benzoin, ten drops; orange flower water, one ounce. The mission of the gkin food is t¢ plumpen the face and to obliterate wrinkles. It will refine and clear the skin beautifully and remove all roughness and sunburn. course, must- be accompanied by mas- sage. If the ankles are large you ghould never wear low shoes. DOROTHY B.—A good way to invig- orate the halr roots is to gently mas- sage the scalp with the finger tips, dipped In clear, lukewarm water. This brings the blood to the surface and re- Its use, of | A The Most Stunning Girl of the Seashore Resort. moves the particles of dead skin. If the hair is dry rub a little olive oil into the scalp. Worry, overstudy, ill health or late hours will cause the hair to fall. Anything that will give a stronger con- stitution is pretty sure to bring lux- locks. Use the following toni cologne, four ounces; tincture ides, one-half ounce; oil of one dram, and oil of rose- mary, one dram. Apply to the roots with a bit of absorbent cotten once or twice a da MRS. T.—If the spots on your face come from a disordered iiver, first re- move the cause of the trouble, and then apply this mixture at night, washing away the next morning: Kaolin, four grams; lanolin, ten grams; carbonate of magnesia and oxide of zinc, two g each. The cucumber milk is There is no remedy for whiteheads, ex- cept to puncture each one separately and press out the contents. AGO? That flabby, puffy condition indica- Y about the eyes is gene: tion of some internal trouble, and is best remedie removing the trouble each 1 food, it. night with the orange flower s formula for which is given in foregoing that cauges Then massage reply to Sally After the m bathe the puffy places in cold water which is ¢ the s 1t of v % SALLIE RAY— rands to it that the clothing is worn ose. 1ere m be no tight sleeves or bands. Then bathe the nose in diluted itch hazel and apply pure lemon juice o the red hands, rubbing in a good cold ream as soon the juice is dry. A. M. De V —~Mount Diablo has or, to my knowledge, been in a state uption. It certainly has not been vithin the last twenty-five years, nor lo I think at any time. CRESSIDA—Pure castile soap is the very best in the world. I would not ad- vise the clear cocoa butter for the face, as it has a slight tendency to make tiny ge , In mall piece of alum, a piece for a eing plenty halrs come. The orange flower skin food is much better any w for build- ing up the tissues and filling out the hollow LOUISE—. o wonder you did not succeed with your cold cream. You should have stirred it until cold. And why in the world did you let it boil? It should merely be heated, so that the white wax, the spermaceti and the oil of almonds are well melted together. Then it must be beaten very rapidly so as to thoroughly mix the oils and the rose water. You can melt it over agaln and get it all right. As vege- table powders will not adhere to your ounce; pure oxide of zinc (best qual- ity), three ounces; carmine, one grain; ofl of rose, two drops. A bit of absorb- ent cotton make good powder puff, although I prefer a piece of soft, white velvet as a powder rag to everything else. CONSTANCE—If you feel that your case is hopeless, then fall back on those nice little corset waists that end at the hips and have the loose puffe out b It is so difficult to tell some one whom you have never seen what colors will best become her. However, from your description of your coloring, I should think you could wear dark blue with a dash of scarlet very nicely, or rich browns touched with either vio- let or some one of the shades of tan. S. H. M.—Feet that perspire should be washed night and morning in warm water, in which is a little soda. Then apply this powder: One part salicylic acid, two parts precipitated chalk and en parts powdered talcum. 5.—An offensiv breath usually J. comes from one of two causes—a dis- ion or teeth that need a dentist’s attention. If, however, nei- ther one of these is the seat of the trouble, the following wash will sweet- en the breat’ leohol, 185 grams; cin- namon, 12 grams; ginger, 2 grams; es sence of peppermint, 4 grams; cloves, 1, gram. Mix and leave in infusion for two weeks in a tightly covered vess then filter through a covered funnel and bottle. Put one teaspoonful to a glass -of water and rinse the mouth. Any of the hair tonics given in this de- partment if rubbed into the eyebrows will make them grow. GRACE MILLER—As your halr is changing color and coming out in such quantities, too, I should suggest a gen- eral building up of your physical s tem as a remedy. Get a good, pure tonic and then rub olive oil into the scalp with very gentle massage. Reall 1 doubt if vou will be able to do aw with the freckles. They seem to be the nature! companions of auburn tresses so if T were you, girlie, I'd just let them severely alone and forget all about them, MARGARET—For the chafing under the arms, wash with castile soap and water, to which a drop or two of car- bolic acid has been added. Then dry very gently with a soft towel and dust with carbolated talcum or violet baby powder. The friend who told you that hives usually came from some derange- ment of the stomach or as the result of eating some particular kind of food was quite right. So, of course, the first thing to do is to put the digestion in order. Then. to allay the inflammation, use the following solution on the af- ordered diges water, one pint. MRS. G. L. B.—So, you have a cun- ning little baby that insists upon ram- ming its thumb halfw down _its throat most every hour in the day. Dear, dear! these blessed babies cause their “mom-moms’” no end of anxiety and worry, don’t they, and yet what a lot of happin and pleasure one gets out of them, too. The habit of thumb- sucking is sometimes a_ difficult one to overcome. It used to be that putting a little bitter aloes or tincture of quassia on the little pink thumb would bring reform, but these modern babies are such persistent little creatures that they simply eat off the bitter stuff and smack their lips over it, toc. If these methods fail with your little miscreant, I wonder how it would do to put little white cotton gloves on the wee hands? I really believe that would do it. Sup- pose you try it. NEW RECRUIT—Am delighted to welcome you to our ranks; only sorry that you did not comesooner. The whole round of health must be attended to, not only for a day, but as the habit of a lifetime, if one wishes to acauire a clear complexion. The diet must be strictly looked after, exercise must be regularly taken, the daily sponge bath upon rising in the morning must not be neglected for a single day, and the room in which one sleeps must be thoroughly ventilated. As for the face itself, I advise a thorough scrubbing with a complexion brush, tepid water and castile soap every night just be- fore retiring, followed by a smearin> with the orange flower skin food or any good cold cream. Let this remain on the skin a few minutes and then re- move every vestige of grease with a soft cloth. Tt will not be nece ry to wash the face again the following morning—merely wipe it off with a damp cloth and then dust with some harmless powder. If yvou will follow these simple rules I feel more than certain that you will see a marked change in your complexiof in a very short time. The following cream you will find delightful. It will give your «kin that transparent look for which you are striving. ALMOND CREAM. Ol of sweet almonds, two and a half ounces. Spermaceti, two and a half ounces. ‘White wax, half an ounce. Borax, one-fourth ounce. Glycerine, three-fourths ounce. Rosewater, three-fourths ounce. 0il of rose geranium, ten drops. Melt the first three ingredients In a porcelain kettle. Tn a separate porce- laln vessel heat the remaining ingre- dients. Mix the two and be: with an skin, suppose you try the following, flicted parts several times a d Pow- egg-beater until light and foamy like which is flesh tinted and has a very dered borax, one-fourth ounce; pure the white of an egg. pleasant odor: Precipitated chalk, one glycerine, one-half ounce; camphor MME. HYGEIA. soclety. Carefully stowed away in a OUTFIT FOR KurorE, There {8 & numerous band of tourists | who are going across the Atlantic, and to them the eternal feminine question of what to w aximtm of com- fort and the minimum of inconvenience is uppermost, It is always assumed when one iIs in a ndary as to the propér outfit for Euro- an travel that the contemplated .trip is ) be a steamet trunk trip, which means ong distanc d short stops. When one s going to take the usual tourist voyage, 2 couple or three months trip, with one night and two day stands, it is remark- able with how little in the way of change one can get along. Outside wraps for shipboard and steamer .rugs a course, not included in this as; statement, for the reason that they can be left behind with the steamship com- pany on arrival on the or side, to be called for or sent as dir It is assumed that the steamer trunk is to contain all one’s temporary posses- | slons in the way of the wardrobe, and that one’s journey will include Scotland, Northern England, Northern Ireland and Germ where one is apt to encounter cool weather, as well as s valleys. Paris, London and lialy ariety of temperature to cover with a few articles of clothing. The most serviceable traveling dress for such a jaunt is a light weight, close woven goods, of some unshrinkable or al- ready shrunk fabric. Continental coun- tri re proverbial for their uncertainty ummer showers, and in Scotland every rly sees its rainfall or a thick if one does not attend to this mist, seemingly unimportant item she may find her one gown leaving its prescribed lmit S0 of length without excuse. The traveling gown should have a close fitting waist and also a silk walst of light, if possible, washabie materfal. With this and a light overjacket one is prepared for all emer- gencies. The shirt waist iz a_ good article to avoid. Unless freshly laundered it is an | evesore and heated compartment cars, | dusty stations and daily feg of sight see- ing are aot to render it unfit for public steamer trunk should be a more elaberate toilet for dress occasions, at dinner on board ship, in Paris and London, where one is sure to meet or make friends, and for the special occasions which may arise when it 1s absolutely necessary that gown and bonnet shall be irreproachable. One cannot depend on buying what is neces- sary when one arrive In July and Au- gust the stores and shops of London and Paris are much Aas they are here—filled with summer goods which It is getting late to buy, while the early fall goods have not yet made their appearance. Underwear, shoes, the bric-a-brac of toilet, can be left to the discretion of the traveler and thc amount of space in the tiny trunk after these other requirements are answered. But with these few a ticles one can be assured of enj, er trip, secure in the consciousness of being prepared for all times and weathers. One’s hat should not be trimmed with feathers and flowers, both of which are ruined by wet, damp and dust. Stff rib- bon bows with wings or single stiff plumes are the best garniture. The steamer hat or cap should be taken along to wear on the cars. boa ete., and will serve as a stofm hat when weather is unpropitious and there is still one last cathedral to visit. SODA WATER GIRLS. Now that the season for the sizzling soda has arrived certain types and traits of soda-water girls are found together. For instance, brunettes take chocolate, glnger or coffec, just as their country cousins take sarsaparilla. Golden-haired, Dresden china girls take pineapple, lemon or vanilla, while Titian beauties prefer raspberry, apricot, cherry or orange phosphate. .Demi-blondes, with brown hair, fair skins and dark eyes, are usually addicted to mixed flavors. Vanilla and coffee to- gether is subtle and Oriental, while pistache and lemon suggests ' butter- flies and apple blossoms, and apricot and lemon tastes like sweef remorse, or “I wish I hadn’t!” and pineapple and straw- berry recalls La France roses and moon- light tete-a-tetes. Jnimaginative people will exclaim, Nonsense!” and drink their vichy or chocolate without thinking, but imagina- tion {s half the pleasure of eating and drinking. 5 1 BIGYCLE SERVICE. Fyfield is three miles north of Ongar, and is one of the prettiest spots in all Essex. The rector—the Rev. L. Elwyn Lewis—invited cyclists in general for a special service, which was to be all over in half an hour. To insure their comfort he offered to provide tea at sixpence a head, and to allow thé cyclists to stroll through his grounds and smoke or lie on before returning home. was a signal Suc There bly never been a better church D - At least five hundred cyclists tended. The Epping road was alive with them. Nearly every club and every suburb of London was. represented; others went from Chelmsford and Dunmow, where the flitch comes frem. The uay was beautiful—a bright sun, a light breeze, a clear blue sky and the fragrance Oll'fummrr in the alr. v of le was to be seen ty of cycling attire. There a motor tricycle and thére was a in rational As the Whitsuntide varie lady decorations were still in place the rustic church was very bright and prett The wheelmen were too many for the accom- modation. They packed every seat and overflowed into the church yard. It was a simple little Service—a few hymns, a few prayers, a lesson. and a sérmon five minutes long. The preacher developed a single idea—as the cycle requires the spirit of man to guide it, so does man require the spirit of God; as the cycle Is a means of progress through this world, so Is the grace of God the means of progress to- ward the world to come. And the rector— wise man—fulfilled his contract. As the clock struck 4 the ‘“Amen!” of the last hymn was said. Then tea in the parish room, consumed with open afr appetites, and after that a smoke beneath the rector’s chestnuts. The rector is a vicar as well, and he has both a rectory and a vicarage. This rectory, a rambling and picturesque old mansion, was ‘once the manor house, and he has seven acres of ground around it. Pho- tographers perpetuated the scene, and all the viilage came out to see. There has never been such a busy Sunday at Fy- field.—London Dally Mall, FASIDE GLITPSES EL MONTE, July 7.—“This is the first American place I have geen in America.” The speaker looked up and down the broad piazza of the huge wooden hotel. “How so?" asked his compan- ion. “Well,” said the Englishman, “I got here too late for dinner, don’t you know, and when I went to the dining-room they gave me—what do you think?—beefsteak, potato chips and ice water; the first real- 1y American meal I have eaten. And now this—so American!” The Briton again looked up and down the long porch, thickly set with rocking- chairs, where white forms s d to and fro in the moonlight that flickered through the leafage of shadowing trees. From the balircom floated the strains of a waltz; in front bicycles carrying slender white figures glided noiselessiy past. and groups of girls, white clad, bareheaded, strolled up and down. “I_suppose,” he ing at the rocRing figures aid tentatively, glanc- from whose hair or cdrsage an occasional gleam of light woke the answering spark of dia- monds, “that these ladies out here are chaperons whose daughters are dancing inside?” “Very possibly, ion. -The Briton gazed silently a few minutes into the garden, where other young girls, their arms twined about one another, con- tinued to pass, bare-armed, heads unco ered, lifting with their unoccupied hands the $kirts of costly evening gowns. With * returned his compan- an of satisfaction he presently repeat- ed, “So American!” : And almost the Briton was right. Del Monte, with its huge wooden caravansar many-windowed; containing hundreds roome, where people swarm like bees in a hive, cating together, dancing together in the hotel parlors in the evening, lounging together on_ the hotel piaz day und evening, is far more American os- tentation of wealth and dress, and its unequaled frankness and good humor and jovial democracy in display than is New- port—that enormous and brilliant Euro- pean garden, beautiful and stately, but 80 walled and fenced that the townspeo- ple are barricaded even from access to a beach which from the days of the first settlement has been their own. There is very little privacy at Del Monte. There no partition through which one cannot hear. en minutes ago there appeared on my threshold a couple of children, boy and girl, 9 and 11 years old possibly, of the progress of whose toilet as performed in the next room my ears had for some minutes kept me in- formed. Both were spotle in white pique, but where the boy glanced at me with a certain timidity, the girl advanced boldly, her little round neck lying in cre of fat, her round brown eyes sur- veying me with audacious curiosity “When did you come and how long are you going to stay?’ she as ; then turned to examine the room before join- ing her mother, a rather young, hand- same woman, with audacious eves like the child who paused at the door on her way down to the piazza. A white taffeta dress was this lady's porch toilet, with an elaborate effect of face in the make-up, and an accordion- plaited h of pale blue chiffon. A dainty fichu, also of blue chiffon, carried down with ‘much frilling of lace to a point at ist, gave a decided slope to her ors. As she lifted her skirt, I saw she wore small white shoes with S. In her that blue bows and Louis XV hee ears were diamonds, and the held some brilliant trifle of fan vivid cherry color were covered with rings. "It was like no place but Del Monte that, smiling to see that the children had found amusement, this stranger expressed no surprise at their taking possession of my apartment. White was_ the color of the porch col- ony; white lawn dresses, white piques, white ducks, white cloth gowns, white veilings, white dotted Swiss frocks, white point d'esprits, white book muslins made of the porch a harmony in white. dresses_and jewelry the impressive fe of Del Monte are its large women—stout women, 1 mean, of whom it has more than any other resort —who promenade the parks and gardens of the springs, and whose effect in_their white robes is that of snow-clad moun- tains. All-pink hat are favorite wear with the ali-white dr and trying they are except to the lov aceés and . most perfect comple Crowned with roses’—Brobdignagian roses—are many of the Del Monte girls one meets—for in spite of the large women there are girls at Del Monte—though some of them are too sallow and some ruddy to bear without harm the flowers’ proximity. But now and then one sees a beautiful young face that looks adorable under its rose- laden headgear, and for the sake of one such uralloyed success all failures are freely forgiven. Duck and pique skirts dot the flelds, embroidered with fleur de lis and Frenchy looking bow-knots, for Del Monte has never resigned itself to being severely tailor-made. Here goes a girl in scarlet pique, and there one in blue, but these are the punctuation marks, the taba sauce; they give variety and emphasis but the skirt of skirts is perhaps with strapped seams vivid color. With the white skirt a_white waist may be worn in lawn or pique, or per- haps one of sheer, pale blue batiste or something heavier 'in_blue pique. There may be, t0o, a pique jacket, but the spe- claity of Del Monte is the silk golfing jacket, shaped like an Eton, of white or some_ delicate color and so embroidered and decorated as to make clear the fact that, with exceptions, the Del Monte girl scarcely goes in for “the rigor of the game.” Of course the experienced golf girl scorns, for purposes of play, a white taffeta jacket embroidered with thistles in_ their natural colors, bt at golf luncheons or at a fete champetre even she may relent, while in the eves of the girl to whom athletics are of secondary importance, the jacket is a mitigating circumstance, There are Del Monte girls who are not fluffy or white. A smart costume was of large plaids of lavender and white pique, worn with a little black silk Eton jacket turned over with white and opening apon a mannish white vest and tall collar. The owner of this costume 11 stepped in low- heeled bulldog-toed shoes, where the flufly girl is wearing high heels and pointed toes altogether. And the most stunning girl at Del Monte, straight-nosed but of an English rather than a Greek type of beauty, wears dre that, soft as the fluffy giri's, are as severely patterned us the tailor made. Beautiful embroideries are the stunning girl's hobby. embroidered on_cloth, velling, on muslins. Other of her suc- cesses are achieved with hats, large hats adorned some with plumes and some with | glant ro One of the pink hats of which I have spoken is hers. of wh Ttalian straw and trimmed with pink white comet ribbon and vink and w wdise feathers drooping about o on each sid Tn evening dresses there are dreams, for dancing_is the order of the night, and every girl who comes brings her trunks full of laces and muslins. White India muslin Is one of the summer’s favorites, dotted with incrustations of lace and made with the inevitable circular flonnce. A recent success was a gown of white point d'esprit veiled bv a tunic of fine black lacy Mauve chiffon trimmed with lilacs offered a touch of variety. vhite, trimme in some nd hite the Among the lesser things fashionable, but mighty in importance, are the buttons which are now in evidence upon whatever manner of gown. The new_ glass buttons are singularly beautiful. They are plain or cut, and appear in every possible shade. light or richly toned, in blues and vio- lets, pinks and greens, so much liked. e or lace, frocks, esnectally for the long po- lonaises. and are used all the way down the front—or the back be. The heart shape is ¥ present. and comes in pearl or glass. For lace coats and redingotes the buttons are a decided feature. Frequently for such use they are of giass overlaid with gold filigree or of very handsome pearl. Speaking of colored glass—it will be seen that it forms the handles of the smart wash parasols. which_ the tailors build to order to match the duck, pique or linen Zowns thev turn out in Such smart per- fection. . These parasols are. by the way, most fashionable when of five instead of seven gores Very smart, too, even for young women this season are the tiny second empjre carriage parasols, all ruf- fled and lacelike in effect. Among small novelties ‘we learn that in | Paris the long neck chain is now prefer- are used even on muslin. organdles* iron is a the little n. Indeed, for many of et. of polished much favored fac trinkets of the t In the ones of soft ones of ch best. They are and becoming. To be worn with delicately tinted shirt- waists, of either cotton or silk, the long chiffon or silk muslin_ scarfs £0 about the neck twice and tie in a large bow under the chin. There are two littla frills edged with narrow satin ribbon on each end of the tie. Another fetching neck arrangement is a collar of rose linen edged in lace. At the front there is a knot of black velvet ribbon, caught up by a gold buckle, and white tulle dotted in black chenille. A novel cravat of black velvet seems to be the winning favor. Two other sketches show ties that are much worn with white pique shirtwaists, are made of the brightest of figured elaborate the plain that take tractive e . line_ there are ribbons and but iffon are the one really the mo: fichu: silks, which resemble the familiar ban- dana’ handkerchiefs in design. One such collar has a stock of red silk. In front and caught by a band of red a square of the figured the middle. Another gay form of a four-in-hand. ilk there is 1k drawn up in silk tie is in the The Panama hats that are sold by one or two of the leading hatters in the city are very popular at the resorts. These are worn with India silk gowns, as well as with wash gowns. They are trimmed becomingly only with bows of black velvet ribbon and one or two little stiff black wings. In shape they are not unlike the sallor hats, but the brim curls up and is oft. These hats are, of course, expen- sive, but they are said to wear well and to clean, and, so far as the straw goes, are in every respect like the Panama hats that men used t wear years ago, and that were supposed to last ten years. It is, however, only a passing fancy. and it is foolish to in st too much money in anything of the kind, although, where economy does not have to come into the question, it is well to include one such hat among the others that are bought for the summer campaign. RAREST PTAMP. The question is often asked, What is the rarest stamp among the ues of the United States? The highest price ever paid for a single specimen of this country was $4400, which sum was given for th famous 10-cent stamp of Baltimore, is- sued by the Postmaster of that city in 1845. The design shows the autograph of President Buchanan, with the value be- low. There are but few co in ex- istence, and it may truly be said that it is the rarest and most valuable postage stamp in America Prior to the sale of this celebrated cimen the highest price paid $3000. his was for a fine copy of the 20-cent Louis,” which at that time ranked as one of the rarest American stamps. Shortly after it was sold, however, others were found, and the price has dropped considerably. . 3 re a great many United States ranging in value from $500 to mong which are the Beaumont, n and Madison (Confederate) The Girl Who Goes to the Races. Provisionals, and the Brattleboro, Mill bury and ' New Haven Postmaste stamps, all of which are extremely scarce. Such rarities as these are seldom offered for sale, and when by chance one of them comes upon the market thers are always many collectors ready and willing to pay full value for it. In the way of finding rare stamps there are great possibilities for those who have access to old letters and corresponder between the years 1843 and 1865. The ear rs” Provisionals were issued 7, and the rare Confederate 3 ides these there are ues of regular United States man stamps that are rare, and bring good prices when sold. The mo: t valuable stamps in the world st issues of the Island of Mau- a s British possession off the st of Africa. Although between twenty and thirty are known, the last sold brought more ~ than when of- fered in Paris about Prisoner ay the Bar (to. magistrate)— Your worship, would you mind hurrying up my case a little? "It's almost_twelve o’clock, ahd if I'm to go to jail, I'd like to get there in time for dinner. FLUOUS HAIR Is removed by DR. and MRS A. W. TRAVERSE, Donohoe buflding, 1170 Market st.. cor. Taylor, rooms 2. with _the electric_needle, without pain or scar. Moles, warts. wrinkles, blackheads, ~ fre s, birtl marks, etc., also removed. Per- manency guaranteed. Hours, 1 to 4 p. m. WRINKLES Removed and face rejuvenated by my newly discovered electrical process ‘or $50 to $200. See what the world's greatest serpentine dancer, LOIE FULLER, eays about the skin food and tissue builder, BRAHMAN TOILET CREAM. “I certainly can recommend ycur delighttul cream as one of the best things for its pur- pose I have ever used.” Autograph letter can be seen at office of A W. TRAVERSE, M. D.