The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 27, 1899, Page 24

2 THE SUNDAY CALL NEW APPOINTMENT IS MADE ONCE IN EVERY SIX MONTHS E R ks NGED HAADS. ng the lates the original They are E S change. 1biet man ( ; John D. 5 = Navy, and James Wilson Agricufture. Through three have kept t nd are now on their third ye rv . health a man ing old or ace and his Shen am R. Day thdrawal of the 1l a surprise; aited when_the nounc t the President cintment ictive measu r was there had declded was regarded n honorary one For this appointed as tant he proved W Ohio veteran was indeed it had long any su made to call ement was into_his Cabinet as the premier William R. Day, who had comme 3 the coun an able, his capacity of Assistant at a time when the Secretary was unable to respond to all important place. tenure gof office was had soughtihim, but it was well known that it was fiot congenial, and that he desired to withdraw as soon The Tew Cabinet as the war with Spain was ended. that consummation was practically as sured Mr. Day did resign, but he served the country again in the highly important capacity of president of the Peace Com- mission at Paris. His duties in that place completed, he retired to the quiet of his home at Canton, refusing to take up again the State portfollo, and con- tenting himself _with accepting the Judgeship of a United States court in When GREATEST THREE - SECKETARI UMBLCR OF; CRANGES 'TOR PAST: THIFSLY YLRS ES-OF STATE BUR: ING THE MKINLEY TERM. Ohjo. It was a honors which was as was unusual. His successor in the Department of State was Hon. John Hay of Ohlo, who was recalled from the United States Em- v at London, where he had served with dignity and usefulness. He was ap- jointed Secretary of State on September 0, 1595. in the beginning of 1898 Judge Stephen Field had _retired from the bench of the Supreme Court on account of old age, and Hon. Joseph McKenna, Attorney General, was appointed to succeed him. At that time Hon. John W. Griggs was Governor of New Jersey, a man most popular with the people. But on the President’s solic- itation he was persuaded to resign from the gubernatorial chair and accept the hrusting Wi of high impre: i ive as it portfolio of the Attornev General. The Department of the Interior has had two incumbents. The first man_appointed was Cornelius iss of New York. But s resigned and Allen Hitchcock ck was at that h bassy at St. Pe- but he left there to accept the the Interior. binet as it will be this fall when lls the first meeting will v, tary of State; of the Treas- of War; John Charles E. y; Blihu Root, . Gnfigs‘ Attorney General o Smith, Postmaster General; John D. Long, Secrefary of the Navy: Ethan Allen Hitcheock, Secretary of the Interior, and James Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture. 1tot sanity T took I was pains to tell in the ined fiying older road were at and team tc St ling traveler was told that the Russ empire has an area of 8,500,000 Bquare miles, one h of t of the world f which one- urth is Europa and the rest in Asia: that its population s 00,000, » in Sihe- red lips add mightily to a woman's appearance, and when they part over even, pearly teeth a face cannot but be attractive, even though the rest of the features be not as faultlessly chiseled as those of a Greek goddess or the complexion be lacking in that white transpar s0 eagerly sought after by the b ed multitude. Upon the n m n upon other feature are record the varl mind. Peevishness, a and sorrow—ail the h b upon the lips In pass- of their brief that all who s and bad are h, and as the teatyre uncon- 1al expression are most common to it s inte one upon anot ape the lips the curve of Cupi ow, but lips that curve dow t Orners are us- ually the result of {H-natured or uncharit- able thoughts. Beware of lips ¢ droop at the o ners. They are not to be trusted. do we feel that we could iholy murder, and that e far to seek for our hand w the way I its victim feel on such ocea One cannot nhe.y g thin lips with a refined cruelty of dis- it n. They belc ) one who, 4 h severe in ju nd inclined to censorfons, m sfon. It i upen occ red ups and regular, g white teet hother across the Jan smiles chase one D of her countenance as merrily e 4y dances over the field of & sum- venine, wuo has the lovable die- nd & mind free from petty jeal- mer's o \ "This is the zirl we all ousies and spite: love to look at Wi :.“.\.:w- he urs have permanently failen into certain lines it is aifficult to whatever its Ang eir s . Still, change their shape. A shape or dcfects, & mouth may + rose geranjum, one drop ofl AND OBTAIN empire containing nver the great railway was to military necessi- Nichol II, then the ed the first spadeful of ostok and proc t of Alexande: v and Imj no practical v about to cross Siberia, F when and how to trave Not knowing might develop, 1 se nd indorsing lett 4 i, Russian Embas dor at Washington; a letter from Secr tary Hay, and also, of course, a passp for myself and wife. From 8an Francisco one has a choice of three lines of steamers. We sailed the middle of March and caught an equinocttal storm on_the ocean and the cherry blos- soms in Japan. Talking of beaten tracks is tel twice-told tales, and I will there- gin my Nag ki to Vladivostok, may g0 directly to the latter place or touch at Korean ports on the east or west coast of that peninsula. The fare by the steamers—of from ven ($20), and the steamers {8 59 yen Japaness and German 2000 to 3000 tons—is 40 fare on the Russian (524 50). The ven and CROSS SIBERIA ON GUIDING TRADE FOR THE SAN d c and_ freight frc rmediate ports t Port Arthur, and are troc ps in the world. sel of this fleet. ports from Manila wi ki harbor within a while we were there try American sengers few inte v T tr nd four American t radius of 500 nd furnished a con- st the reverse of pleasing to patriotic FACT ip. n peog mers w nded by Rus- arry soldiers, pas- »m Russia and a DEV: rostok and am the fine A 10 ton ves- ans- moored in N The Russian’ vessel had three big twenty-four boilers and with a speed of twenty-two knots an hour. The American transports looked deplorably out of place, and_ one of them bore the outward signs of a dere- deed, the latter steame f careful preparation, star ancisco only to break do out, e chose the transport Orel, Captain Ivan Christianovitch Scalski, I. N., com- manding, and in company with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Johns of C hicago, who were visiting Siberian and Chinese ports, called on the Nagasaki agent for tickets. Our passports were Inspected and copled and then, for the passage price pald in Jap- . made more attractive, if that by cul\lvatlnf a Chat 11ft to_the Ii roved upon a n no other way pleasing expressic P which Hardy gave to his Tess is bewitch- ing, and in its quick upward movement expresses the same sentiment that a Parisienne voices in a shrug of the shoul- A mouth need not be small to be beau- tiful. Indeed, in & large mouth the lips are usually finer and more expressive, Lut they must be taken care of. Biting them to make them red will make them coarse and thick. This treatment should never be indulged in unless the lips are very thin, in which case the increased flow of blood which is thus brought about may ssibly ake the lips a litue ful hing will have the same effect If too full, they may be improved by pressing or by drawing them in as much ible. However, in attempting this 1l not to stretch the muscles, else will be horrified to find yourself the of a batch of nasty little are pale and coloriess indicate reuiation, a weakened constitu- tion or an impoverished condition of the r any one of which debilities a v fan should prescrib VWhere the lips are rou chap upon the slightest good camphor ice should be us Vvearn to prepare your own c-smetics, tuen mix up one after the following formula: Camphor Cold Cream. Take one-half ounce each of sper- macet! and white wax; melt and add e and one-fourth ounces of oil « sweet almonds; then one- fourth ounce of camphor, broken into s 11 pieces, and stir until dissolved. Then pour in one and one-half ounces of dis- tilled water, in which fifteen grains of borax have been dissolved. Stir until well mixed and beginning to thicken; then add four drops of ofl of rose, one drop oil of of ylang- ylang, two drops tincture of musk and two drops tincture of civet. Continue to beat untl cold, “Cold sores,” those annoying little blfs- ters that sometimes come in the night, like a crop of mushrooms, can, when they glve warning of their approach, be warded off, or, at least, be prevented from com- plete development, by frequently plaster- h and prone to provocation ,a ed. If you ~ FRANCISCO CHAI money, we w of arding i us steamer received ran the and throu h oarded the ¢ d among those who ship at Nagasaki were a b German girl going to Nikolaievsk meet marry her lover; a young man fr: land,” via India, with his house and fourtéen pieces of hage we four Americans. The captain and of- ficers of the Or . more than mere.y poitte. They s . told us the meal hours, and ‘in y saved us time and trouble, treating us as if we were their personal guests instead pf passen- gers who had simply bought transporta- Mliness and quiet of the ship led immediate admiration, for be » had only just arrived port she left April or the Rus- 00 first and irprised to learn tha and her beam 57 feet, At 5:40 p. f the Japanese curio- venders were sent from the decks to thelr sampans, the siren shrieked several times and the 'Orel steamed majestically down the sunlft ba After the shore line faded from view the captain came to our group, which now included the young German lady and the Englishman, ‘and told supper was req ith some misgiving we went to the ta of the Orient had warned 3 an cookini, and we looked fc he cuisine was an agreeable The decora 2« of the table were in excel- setting was attractive, the and only in tws in- show the greasiness n cooks. Instead of t ual Americen array of knives there was a tler of four plate On the top and smallest p erossed a silver knife and fork, and at the de of the tier was a well laundered rap he first course, served by tall Russian waliters in white suits, consisted of a slice of tasty tongue with thin wafers of white radish in cream. Then followed an appetizing cabbage soup, hot and nourish ing; next a fillet of beef with small onions in a rich gravy; next fried chicken with lettuce and cucumbers on the same plate, then a course of caullflower with an in- ting cracker crumb and butter dressing. rawberries, cheese and coffee follovad The bread, both black and white, was very good, the water was ice cold, and vodka and tea were served as desired, and wines to order. The claret from the imperial vineyard proved mild and agreo- able, and was a trifie sweeter than Cali- fornia zinfandel. The vodka stood on the table in large carafes and was taken at will. .Vodka is nearly colorless, with just a suggestion of lemon shade, and has the taste of delicate gin. The last plate of the tier disappeared with the cauliflower, and THE TRANSSIBERIAN RAILROAD £ S AND FIGURES ABOUT RUSSIAN IBER OF COMMERCE. ASIATIC the strawberries came in on a thin white dish like an American dinner plate. The regulat hours were 7 to 9 lack and white bread; t; 2 p. m., tea and cof- ipper; § p. m., tea and K. he tea was served in thodox Russian style mn tumblers. T vaiters poured firs filled up with hot water, and the passen- ger used cube sugar and sliced lemon to taste. The breakfast table was set as for supper except that a standard dish heaped with Russian candies wrapped in D! and oil_paper stood at each end table. The first course of our first break- fast was composed of a bit of cold ham and a_tiny pickled fish s was fol- lowed by Japanese lobster garnished with d beet and lettuce and served i Then came & toothsome sliced lemon environment. and candy finished the wines were taken at take them at veal ¢ Tea, cheese, coff meal. Vodka and breakfast as we would lunch or dinner, The cabin passengers had the exclusive use of three decks amidships and the sol- diers and their wives and a few colonists were quartered fore and aft. In addition to her human freight the Orel carried iron rails, provisions and miscellaneous supplies for the army. The soldiers were stalwart, orderly, good-natured, frolick- ing, plous fellows, who found great pleas- ure in slng!nz national and sentimental songs and hymns. The evening service at sea was unique and impressive and the cholir effects were grand. On the steamer course from Nagasakl to Vladivostok the distance is 660 miles and at this sea- s fairly pleasant. son_the passage ther for twenty-four We had mild hours and then ing out of the Jap- anese warm cur t off Matsue Island into the Japan Sca, we ran into fog, rain and a lower temperature, necessitating the free use of wraps, oOvercoats anc shelter. " During the night of the 23 the steamer_ slowe down to steerage way °d her siren freely, a next morn- captain felt his course through thick fog to the narrow and tortuous -en- trance to Vladivostok harbor. 8 o'clock we picked up the green f a bold promontory off what the stokians ~ fancifully term -~ the of Bosphorus, and as we neared hore other and equally green eleva- tions came into view, and on Siberia the inviting, instead of Siberia the forbldding, we feasted our eves. The steamer was a study as well as the shore, for the soldiers and colonists, who had come 9350 miles by sea to this remote corner of the earth, scanned the shore h deep interest and conflicting emo- tions. The steamer moved slowly through the fortified straits, and as the fog and mist arose we saw in the outer harbor first steamers, more brick buildings and then the tow a minlature n Igm.m'lscn in hilly outline, with brick buildings of the officlal and office type very much in evi- dence, and wooden buildings straggling along and across narrow valleys and up steep hillsides. As we neared the floating plers to which we were to tle, sampans manned by Chinese and Koreans came about the ship, and dashing through the sticky mud of broad and unpaved streets were the famous picturesque and essentially practical Russian car- riages with one horse in the shafts nder his high arch, the traces hitched to the hubs of the front wheels, and another horse harnessed free on the outside and with head held down and out, the correct Russian style, {ulopins to the trotting step of the animal in the shatts. ILLIAM MITCHELL BUNKER. By Mme. Hygeia. INDEX TO CHARACTER. This department is for the benefit of all those who are interested in the science of cosmetics and the hy- glene or proper living. If any on- desires information on either of these subjects the questions will be cheer- fully answered in these columns. Write as often as you like, ask as maLy questions as you please and sign any name that you choose. Address 11l communications to Mme. Hygeia, The Sunday Oall. ing the fevered spot with a paste made of spirits of cnrnph.nr a'nd powdered quinine. ? Once more 1 must ask my correspond- ents not to ask for replies to their queries through the mail; whereas I am happy to answer through the columns of The day Call as many questions as it please them to put to me. not the time to send There are only twenty day, you know, and I rureelves. un- may T really have personal replies. -four hours in a have to eat and and read the papers the same as Addresses which cannot be brinted in the paner will be cheerfully sent, of course, but all 1 other questions must be answered through the paper. Answers to Correspondents. MARY D.—I cannot give addresses in the paper. If you will s addressed envelope and tion I shall be pleased information you wish. MISS V. SILVER—A equal parts of vaseline end me a stamped repeat your ques- to glve you the tonic made of and cocoanut ofl will thicken your eyebrows, I am sure. NAOMI—Hot baths and steaming are the best means of indu cing perspiration. There ls a prepared cream that is said to make the face perspire. If you will send me a stamped, addressed envelope I will send you the name of this prepara- tion and where it may be obtained. PEN PICTURE—A good digestion and a falr in hand. rich blood will your case 1 have mno diet i1s at fault. You wholesome, nourishin, highly seasoned, spic complexion u: Anything that benefit the sually go hand makes pure, skin. In doubt that the should eat only food and let ail and greasy dishes severel{ alone. Follow the rules lald down for the thin girl and those little lines that are beginning to come will “si- lently steal away.” The astringent wash will ‘benefit your skin, I feel sure. It is made by placing in a_half-pint bottle one ounce of fresh uncaoked cucumber juice, to which is added three ounces of elder flower water and one ounce of eau de co- logne. Shake well and add drop bi‘ drop one-half ounce simple tincture of ben- zoin, shaking the mixture now and then. Fill the hottle with elder flower water. Apply with a sponge once or twice a day and Jet it dry on the skin. N S. R. GIRL—Acne is very difficult to cure and can only be successfully re- moved by careful attention to general dlet and habits assisted by the use of steam baths and friction together with a mild lotlon to prevent the re-formlnfi of the ugly little blackheads. An excellent ointment for banishing these little black spots is made of flowers of sulphur, one teaspoonful; rosewater, one pint; gly- cerin, one teaspoonful. If it does mnot help "them, try the following: Liquid ammonla, twenty drops; ether, one dram, goft 30ap, one ounce. Bathe the place af- fected with hot water and rub in a little of this mixture with the thumb and wash it off with hot water. Blackheads usual- ly come from the same causes as pimples, and ihe diet has much to do with their coming. You should avold tea and coffes, You can substitute cocoa and warm milk. Do not eat pastry, sauces, cheese, nor any highly seasoned dishes, but pin your faith to fruit and well-cooked green "f' tables. At night the face should . steamed ‘well, rubbing a little diluted al- Cotiol into thé skin. Let me know If this treatment benefits you. As to temnf [you what will make you stop A’m‘"ng ear that .s beyond me. I would not warry about it, if 1 were you. You probably won't grow any more, and b feet 8% inches is not a very great height in these days of tall women. One frequently sees girls a couple of inches taller than you are, and some of them are stunning look- ing creatures, ‘“divinely tall and most divinely fair,” you know, and all that, 8o don’t bother. JANE~—I1f the superfluous hairs on your lip and chin are dark in color they can be made much less noticeable by repeated applications of peroxide of hf’drogen. 1t you wish them permanently removed, electricity is the only way. Powders and depilatories merely burn off the hairs, leaving the roots in a condition to flourish again. Nothing has yet been discovered that will dissolve or kill the halir-roots. The electrical treatment may have to be undergone several times, as few hairs treated are permanently destroyed. IRENE K —Lemon juice and borax, in the proportion of fifteen grains of borax to one ounce of the juice, is as simple and excellent a remedy for freckles as any you could find. TIts application should al- ways be followed by a smearing of cold cream. Use immediately after coming in from exposure to sun and wind. Then if you will scrub };‘mur face nightly with a complexion brush, tepld water and cas- tile soap, and again apply the cold cream the blackheads will be benefited also. Please read foregoing reply to An 8. R. Girl. Arsenic should never be taken, ex- ce(gt by advice of a competent physician. ERTRUDE N.—A red nose is usually the result of unwise eating, imperfect cir- culation or a too t|,hly laced corset, Find out the cause and remedy that, and then bathe the nose frequently in diluted witch hazel. Cold cream, if made from pure ingredients and not composed of ani- mal fats, will not increase the growth of superfluous hair. I would let the fuzz on my arms severely alone were 1 in your place. There are, of course, depilatories that will remova tha hair for the time be- ing, but it always returns, usually worse than before, and the depilatory has to be used again and again. If, when askin for halr tonics, you Srl- would only te me whether your halr olly or dry, I could advice much more satisfactorily. What 18 good for excessively oily h {r would not do at all to use on dry hair. It your hair is in the latter condition, use the followin& Forty-eight grains resorcin, one-fourth ounce glycerin and alcoho] enough to fill & two-ounce bot- tle. the hair is oily, this tonic will be better: Forty grains of resorcin, one- half ounce of water, and one-half ounce each of alcohol and witch hazel, Apply to the scalp at night, with a small spongs. Liquid f. powders are not positively harmful to the skin, unless they contain bismuth or lead, as do so many of the H(\uld preparations. Besides, they are seldom used these days. BAXTER—A course of combined with a fattening diet, will crease the size of the arm and wrist. Lemon juice left to dry on the skin, fol- lowed by an application of cold cream, will whiten the neck and hands as satis- factorily as anything you could use. Cold water and castile soap, applied with a complexion brush, is the best treatment for open pores. The scrubbing may seem o make the pores more gaping for awhile, but it will certainly end in improving an refining the skin. The !fl'ubgln ehould be followed by an application 0{ the or- ange flower skin food. D. D. D.—As the treatment suggested has not been successful, suppose you try washing your face with common table salt. Merely fill the hand with the sal, dampen with water, and with it scour the face and neck until they are all {n a glow. It will Eruhahly irritate the skin a bit at first, but keep it up. If the blackheads do not yield to this treatment, then get four ounces of tincture of green soap and four and one-half ounces of witch hazel and mix them together. Apply every other night, washing off lmmesrately with hot water. Use a Turkish washrag. Do not cxPect marvelous changes to be wrought in a night and do let me know if the treatment is helpful. ELEN G.—It surely could not have been the skin food that started that downy growth. Lanolin and cocoanut oll in their pure state are both excellent hair Froducers, but In combination with other ngredients they are comparatively harm- less. Besides, there is not enough of either one in the skin food to have this F,\'mnx!tl;:s. effect. I am inclined to think the lfttl halirs would have sprouted anyway. How- ever, If you feal uneasy about it then use a cream that contains neither one of the ingredients. I think aou will find the almond cream more safisfactory than the other one you mention. If you would pre- fer not to use glycerin omit it, and us in its place another half ounce of almon oll. That will make three ounces of the ofl in all. The peroxide of hydrogen merely bleaches the halrs. I dyoub it cow's cream will ald very materially in eradicating wrinkles, but it is very soft- ening. You can add a little benzoin to it it you wigh, not more than ten drops to & glass of cream, I should say. The lotion recommended for the hands has such a very small Prnporuon of glycerin in it that you need not fear its turning the skin black or in any way injuring it. Your druggist could not have used the exact proportions called for, else the powder would not have roughened your face. If you will send me a stamped,addressed en- velope I will give you the name of a pre- pared powder that I consider very de- lightful. I really do not see why your cucumber cream did not mix. Did you add the liquid all at once immediately upon removing the other ingredients from the heat and then beat with an eggbeater until cold? That is what you should have done. Thirty-elght drops of benzoin Is al- i‘@?"““&{“’ m(\llr‘h for that quantity of am; een drops wo 2 Dicpartans P uld be a better N, ! s removed by DR. and MRS A. W. TRAVERSE, Donohos building, 1170 Market st. cor. Taylor, rooms 28-23, with the electric needle, without pain or scar. Moles, ‘warts, wrinkles, freckles, birth- also removed. 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