The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 4, 1903, Page 10

THE SUNDAY CALL. Smiling Is an Art to B& Cultivated—It Twrns Lovely Girls Into Still More Radiant Beings, and Plain Ones Take n an Appearance of Beauty— | y Woman May' Be Fasci- ting Forever. i & — HE best cosmet in the world is that and Iits twin sister, smiling 1y girl into an at- a pretty girl harming creature. nor a skin whitener, ish nor a tonic is need- v nds this s f secrets for making one's self ondon est novelty is a pro- g, who, for a one how to smile the Mona L y choosa of smile become her, ructed In iring just that particular be the coquet e or the ger proTessor has a list of some three- score re styles of smiles. Among ver are the smile of sympathy, f endearment, the debutante’s the reserved smile of the ghtful woman and the smile of sim- ' ty are many othe; the ughttul, the incredulous, the self- mocking, the beguiling, ring, the repeliing, the restralned, ng the reproachful, 1s, the ebulllent, the longing, pectant, the Interrogative, the cold and classic, the scorn- wistful and the radiant. e are smiles and smiles. The scorn- e distrustful, for example, are ed smooth out wrin- contours, give sparkle enhance every charm. ts depend upon the amount of led as the trusting, A I ere 30,00 more divorced women than there are divorced men the United States, the official fig- res being 84,000 divorced men and vorced women. The disparity is for by the fact that men pro- ces or from whom divorces red more often remarry 1 under like conditions. er of divorced men is largest ana, which has 5700. There are » than 4000 each in California, Ohlo, an, Indiana, New York and Penn- a. Texas has 3500 and Massa- Carolina, the only State which » law authorizing or permitting di- has 275 divorced men among its and South Dakota, a State bas become noted by reason of the y with which divorce is granted, than the wom: bas 5 New Jersey has, proportionately, a very small number, 750, and Kansas, a muck smaller Btate in population, a much larger mumber, 2165, MERICAN DIVORCE STATISTICS. squ! evident i Back of the the production {le must be kindness and good, will, if the countenance is to be transfigured. The woman who takes life cheert who knows how to smile, and, above all, how to laugh, is going to retain her youth and ever prolong her days. Every hearty laugh in which a woman indulges tends to prolong life, as it makes the blood move more rapidly and gives @ new and different stimulus to all the organs of the body from what is in force at other times. The discontented worries 6f a morose person may very likely shorten her days, and the general justice of nature's ar- rangement provides that her early depart- ure shall not entall long regrefs. On the other hand, one who ean laugh keeps her health and her friends are glad to keep her. To the perfectly healthy laughter comes often. Too commonly though, as childhood is left behind, the habit fails, and a half smile is the best t visits the thought-lined mouth of the modern man woman. The pawer of the irrepressible laughter is the gitt of youth Women are by nature inclined melancholy creatures, to fret o and to let little things to be er’ trifles atters, and the major sadly, lying awake to worry thing that will take care of itself. Imaginary troubles must find no lodg- ment in our minds if we would be pos- sessed of an amulet against wrinkles; if we would not worry ourselves into ugli- ness and old age. There is no danger of the face shriveling if we keep the spirits serene and buoyant. Then the body is not only healthiest, but most beautiful. Besides being a complexion beautifier, smiling, or rather laughter, bestows more substantial benefits. It develops the chest in a wonderful way. Many parts of our lungs are not called into active use in or- dinary breathing. Laughing increases the play of the tension in our lungs and one result of this is to arrest the blood flow and to induce the taking of deep inspira- tions. Laughter, by bringing into play the whole of the lungs, or at least by favoring an increase of lung work, is to be reckoned one of the most admirable exercises in the world—if we may so In Utah, where plural marriages were the rule among the Mormons until re- cent years, the number of divorced per- sons is 335, a little below the average, and Idaho, with about half the population of Utah and a considerable proportion of Mormons, has 460. The State in which there is the largest number of divorced women (divorced and not remarried), ix Ohlo, with 7700; Illinols has 7600 and Texas 5800. After Texas comes New York and then Pennsylvania, Indiana, Michigan, Mis- sour!, Massachusetts and California, All these have more than 4000 each. In some of the Southern States, Ala- bama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mis- sissippi, North Carolina and Tennessee among them, the number of divorced women is twice as large %as the number of divorced men. ) In Alaska there afe more &ivorced women than divorced men: in Hawall there are more divorced men than di- vorced women. Indlana, with a population 300,000 less than Massachusetts, has 12,00 divorced persons, and Massachusetts has 6000. S designate it, for it aids in developing the chest. N 5 Not only our complexions and our lungs are going to be improved by tndulging a merry spirit, but success in any under- taking may depend upon our attitude of mind. Gayety, courage and a quiet mind was Stevenson’s wish for his Samoan household. Any one who backs up his brains with these three gifts has ail the odds in his favor. It is next to fmpos- sible that he ghould fail in what he un- dertakes. Gayety is the essence of poweg A light heart under faflure is another condition of success. Nothing deadens the heart of enterprise or unstrings the nerves of action like a fit of the blues. A sure cure for the blues is to smile— keep on smiling; don’t stop smiling, As for the necessity of smiling in all situations and under all conditions and circumstances, that must rest with the individual, who will probably decide that she will 100k as she feels and smile when she pleases. If she is not of a smiling disposition 1t may be well for her to ponder over some of the following wise saws and sayings. taken at random from the mote book of the professor of smiling: Laugh and live long and keep young. The woman who smiles is eloquent with- out language. She can say more than ‘would probably be put into words. A pecret smile is heaven's sunshine re- flected in = woman's face. The heart that sings wings Itselt to heaven. If we face the world with a cheery ae- ceptance we find the world full of cheer- If we snarl be sure of ful people, glad to see us. at it and abuse it we may abuse in return. Gladness expands; it never contracts or depreeses. Did you ever know a vindle- tve. ugly woman who had a pleasant smile and a smooth skin? \ “Laugh and grow fat" has a real foun- dation in fact. (This is for the thin wo- man.) Don’t become s0 burdened with the ac- cumulation of knowledge that you cannot spare time to laugh. » There is a pretty story of one smile's reward. A young Itallan girl living in Naples #aw, some months ago, a photograph of Queen Helena in a thoughful mood. Be- ing an artist, although one without fame or fortune, she conceived the idea of painting a portrait of her sovereign, and of beautifying It with a smile, which was wholly lacking in the photograph. This she did, and when her work was finished she sent it to the Queen with these words: “May her Majesty smile in this manner all her life.” few days later the young girl—she . hardly more than a child—became seriously ill, and an operation was neces- sary. Meanwhile, the Queen had learned who had sent the painting, and the result was that a few hours before the time for the operation, the court physician entered the girl's home, with Instructions from the Queen to take the best possible care of her. Soon after came one of the Queen’s ladles in walting, with a large boxful of beautiful presents, among them belng boxes of cholce paints, brushes, engravings, a jeweled brooch and a fine portrait of little Princess Yc- larde, below which were written some kindly words by the Queen herself. Answers to Corresponde~ts. MARGUERITE.—To make a-siolet sa- chet, take 4 ounces powdered orris root, 2 cunces powdered cassia buds, 2 ounces dried rose leaves, 3 drops essential ofl of bitter almonds, and 3 drams of gum ben- zoin In powder. Mix thoroughly. This may be put up in pretty bags and used to perfume note-paper or placed in bureau drawers. G. C—If your hair is “dry and brittle,” use a litle sweet ofl to massage the scalp once a day. Take up a little oll on the fingertips and rub in well. Brush the hair dally and once a week use a lotlon made of bay rum, one-half pint; sweet oll, 1 ounce, and quinine, 10 grains. Always shake well before using. FROM A BOY-—For your hair, follow directicns given above to G. C. The itch. ing of the scalp is allayed by hazel. Rub it in well with a stiff or with the finger tips. Your hands won’f A w! - chap if you will always rub on glycerin® and r water (or pure water) every time you wash your hands, or once or twice during the day, one-third glyperine to two-thirds water. Ten cents’ worth of glycerine should last ten days or more CONSTANT READER-If your halr is very ofly, you must use.a Httle alcohol cnce or twice a week. Dfluts aleohol with two-thirds water. Rub on the sealp. The best hair tonles contain tincture of can- tharides. The proportion is ome dram to 1 pint aleohol or good cologne; to, this add 1 ounce cast-r ofl and a few, drops of auy perfume. Use once a week. L. L.—*I am a girl of sixteen and I should like to know how I could g. a dimple in my left cheek.” I fear you will have to be reconciled to' your left cheek minus a dimple. There is no safe way of making one. MRS, E. F. M.—For the sebaceous mat- "ter forming on the eyelids T think bathing with very warm water, containing pow- dered borax, the best remedy. The pro- rortion, about one-half teaspoonful borax tc 1 pint of water. L. H. AND C. B.—For the eruption on the face, after bathing with warm water, apply daily a little of the following mix- ture:. Flour of sulphur, 25 grains; spirits of camphor, 1% drams; lime water, 23 cunced. Or an ointment m: be made of 1 dram white precipitate and one-half cunce vaceilne. Apply a little every night ANXIOUS—To make “redd brown hair lighter” would not yecrance, I am sure. N artist, and the color of eyelashes and complexion usually har- monizes. Of course, there are unhappy exceptions, but if you change the color of your halr, you will have to operate on your com, xion probably. To make the eyebrows and eyelashes thicker, bathe them with a weak solution of salt water once or twice a day. At night, after bathing them in clear, warm water, rub on carefully some sweet oll or almond oil. A SINCERE FRIEND—The short hairs will grow around your forehead after a time. You can keep your hair in curl by moistening it with a lotion made of alcohol, 1 ounce; glycerine, 2 drams, and rose water, 2 drams. Then put it up on kids. ELIZABETH—"Thank you very much mprove your ap- Nature is a good hair, eyebrows, for the recipe for my complexion. It is quite clear and smooth now. Please tel me what is good for chapped hands.™ Olive ofl, 1 ounce; spirits of camphor, 1 dram; alcohol, 1 dram, and spirits of lemon, 10 drops, rubbed on the hands at night will cure chapped hands. They will not chap, however, if you will always use cornmeal or oatmeal when washing the hands, and, before drying them, rub on some glycerin ; rose water, 3 ounces, and lemon ju dram. ROBABELLA—I sympathize with most heartily about nos think that It is decidedly one of-t! agreeables of lite.” Try this lotion every et until a e is effected: Tanaio acid, 1 dram; rosewater, 4 e the gl and Saturate a plece of abs the bathe t unc and face the are often tea when to them, to an “at 1 drinking anything hot for at least twenty minutes after they have been in the house. VICTORIA—To il out hollows on each side of your collar bone and to develop all the neck muscles these hesd- bending movements B 1 the head siae- av ways ten times the right and as many times to the left, and then forward until the n touches the neck. Repeat these movements fifteen times, taking long. deep breaths; deep breathing has much to do with developing the muscles of throat, neck and chest. The mov of the head must be made slowly. any Jerkiness The throat an should be rubbed with cold cream or al- mond ofl nightly the feet well h has been yermanganate F. G—For soft corns, so at night In hot witer in w dissolved a few crystals of of potash. Then dry carefully and pow- der with a mixture of equal parts tannie acld and borac Next morning wash wit rinsing with coid; dry thorou, er with beracie acid. DOROTHY G.—If your hands are red, hold them up over the head each day for = few witiut This will cause the blood a while, but I am afraid to leave them f! that little can be done except to stir up rculation by daily exercise. . 1 ounce; almonds yolk of an egg. Beat all add a few drops: of lemon jui ead on the hands at night about twice @ week and put om a pair of gloves, white ones preferably. RIGHT COLORS FOR ALL TYPES- ITH dark hair and a pale com- plexion a woman should never wear dead white, A deep cream color could be worn sr yellow or red. Anytbirg like light green should be given 2 wide berth. Heliotrope is becoming to girls with very fair hair, gray-blue eyes and fair skins, Such a girl could wear the tashionable light green with advantage. The sallow brunette who is wise will not wear lilae; the blonde who is afflicted wit a waslied-out complexion and who puts on a gray costume is not a success. Colorless women should not wear color- less shades. A brown-haired woman with a good complexion can wear almost any- thing. Most fair women look well in cold colors—blues, lilacs and pinks. Both black and green tend to whiten the complexion and yellow will tend to make it more highly colored. : An auburn-haired woman's best color is brown, while women Wwith olive skins can wear the most beautiful colors—warm Teds and gold. The florid complexion looks best in clear black, with a creamy tint between the and the gown to soften the contrast. t everybody knows that biue, as a color, is becoming to fair-haired pee- ple, but the happy effect is twofold when the w er's eyes are also Dblue; while should her fair hair be of some shade of yellow, from pale gold to golden auburn, the effect is often wonderful, for nothing is more beautiful to art and nature than 'the latter's own harmonies of gold and azure. Apricot and maize g0 well with black or white costumes. Gray is becoming to women with gray hair and to young women who have gray eyes and lovely complexions. Dark girls should also wear a glossy black and never a dull black. - With blondes the contrary is the rule, a dqul black, such as is used for mourning, be- ing the most suitable. Girls with violet eyes, who are fond of flowers, should select sweet-scented vig- lets, preferably nestling at the throat, or else pansies—rich. velvety, mauve-purple pansies—each one flecked In the center with a tiny golden heart. To brunettes with dark, eyes all varieties of yeligw flowers or dark red roses will be found becoming. Alm