The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 23, 1904, Page 12

THE SAN FRANCISCO SUNDAY CALL. woman upon wnom to take his re- e girl n pots and kettles and of a poor young man w the creature who and heart esses first eve of that bright ey complex- too old Busi- house- freshness in the ter her hon thi d y smudge on your nose, or for keeping a bright fire on his hearth and a melancholy look upon your face. He would be much more grateful if things were the other way sbout. Men talk a great deal about the woman who is useful and who loves them, t nine times out of ten, fall in and y ip love with the wor o is beau- loves herself. i€ all the disfigurements which & long apprenticeship 2t housework Seems to bring, nothing is worse than the graduzl th g of the halr about the temples, the slow appearance of gray at the edges of the once beautiful brown loc the acquisition of stringy T is reported that the aceident which befell the most sacred ikon in Rus- sla, called the “Inversky mother goddess,” while being carried in procession to give additional sanctity to a religious service connected with the war, has created a sinister impres- sion throughout the empire of the Czar, says the St Louis Globe-Democrat. And no wonder. The greater majority of Russians implicitly believe in miracle working pictures; hence when a cy- clone capsizes the vehicle in which an ikon is being carried and deposits the sacred article in the mud, it is not sur- prising to find that the contretemps should be regarded as a manifestation of divine displeasure, and as such an evil omen in reg to the fate of the Russian arms in the Far East. In the uncertain volcanic atmosphere which envelops nations engaged in war, every throb of the political ground is acutely felt, every tremor in the alir is caught Ly the ear instantly, and It is thought to prophesy an issue. The air of a trou- bled state soon becomes thick with signs and prognostics; everybody be- comes an augur, & soothsayer, an in- terpreter of dreams; every event is hailed as a bright or a black omen. However, some great warriors have been gifted with the ready wit which bas enabled them to pass off what might reasonably be supposed to be an unlucky portent as an auspiclous sign. For example, Leotychides II of Sparta was told by his augurs that his pro- Jected expedition would fail because a viper had got entangled in the handle of the city key. “Not s0,” he replied; “the key caught the viper.” Then every schoolboy knows the story how ‘William the Conqueror fell to the ground on landing at Pevensey and how this was turned to a lucky omen either by William himself or by a saflor cry- ing out that he took “seisin” of the < about fly in stray wisps tha and throat. A wo- ha is like a plant’s blos- som; without it she is gauntly unat- tractive. The moment a little bride forgets to curl her halr and is satisfied to twist it up in a hard knot at the back or to wear it straggling in her ey breakfast she is teaching her husband while she goes about getting the her and to be sat- kissing her good-by out to business. It utes longer to make self pretty for breakfast, to fasten a belt about s waist, to pin the shirt waist down snugly, to put on a fresh color and to arrange one’s ha as gracefully as one would for com 't it worth while to set the k ten minutes earlier mere- ly for the self-confidence and pleasure this gives if for nothing more? Then, too, the hair may be cared for, just like a growing flower, all day long, without once stopping the housework. The air just like a flower. It should be given sun and air and water like a plant or it will cease growing es a plant does. It should be tended about the roots, cared for and pruned and watched like the most delicate rose that ever bloomed. And like the rose, the more care and attention it receives the longer will it retain its ir, color and luxuriance. little housekeeper will rise just tes earlier each morning and tresses out to the winds, 1 feel the cool morning air on to forgel te cares d without she W r scalp like a refreshing draught of water. Put your head out of the win- dew, if you can, and with the fingers gently massage the scalp, beginning at the forehead and working back- ward to the nape of the neck. This will stimulate the blood through the scalp, will stir up the dead cuticle and will invigorate gach hair with new life. A very, very few minutes spent in this way each morning will give to your hair many more years of beauty and color. When you have finished divide the hair evenly with the comb into four or five portions, and with a stiff brush give cach portion twenty or thir- ty good hard strokes. Then arrange kingdom with both hands. Fremantle thinks that it is probably an adapta- tion of the story of Caesar’s landing in Africa, when, having stumbled, he, with admirable presence of mind, ex- claimed, “Thus I take possession of thee, O Africa.” When Willlam was arming for the battle of Hastings his squire, by accldent, handed him the back plece before the breast plate, an evil om signifying flight; but the Duke again turned the mishap to cheer- ful account. “Yes, the last shall be first,” he sald; that is, the Duke shall be King. Others, however, there have been who have met the evil omen half way, &0 to speak, by throwing up the Sponge as soon as it occurred. On the morn of the sanguinary battle of Shrewsbury, Hotspur called for his favorite sword, and on being told that it had been left behind at the village where he had spent the previous night, he turned pale and said: “Then has my plow reached its last furrow.” Before many hours had elapsed the power of the Percles was shattered forever, and thelr great captain was a corpse. At the hoisting of the royal standarq at Nottingham in the month of August, 1642, some delay took place. It was with difficulty the stand- ard could be fixed at the place select- ed, the ground being solid rock. Scarcely had this object been accom- plished by means of digging into the firm stone with the daggers and hal- berd points of the soldiers, when a fierce gust of wind sweeping with a wild moan across the face of the hill, laid prostrate the emblem of sover- eignty. Many persons regarded this accident as a presage of evil, and the lowering sky of evening sympathized with the general melancholy that lay on men’s spirits as, any further at- tempt being abandoned, the standard was borne back into the castle in si- lence. Napoleon’s invasion of Russia was inaugurated by real as well as meta- phorical gathering clopds. On June 23, TANE AS 17UCIT FAIN: AT NiGghl™ AS Yol the hair and note its added pliancy and grace. After breakfast you will no doubt be ready to dust or sweep or clean clos- ets or beat rugs or to do some of the innumerable things about the house which set the dirt a-flying. Before you begin this stop an instant and care- fully pin a cap or even a plain hand- towel about your hair, covering it thoroughly, so that not a particle of dust can settle on its coils. It is strange how a woman will painfuly stretch a sheet across her dressing table, pin covers about her pictures and throw dust clothes over her bed before be- ginning to sweep, in order to protect 1812, the Emperor arrived at the Nie- men, the extreme frontier between Russia and Prussia. As he appeared on the banks of the river at 2 o'clock in the morning his horse suddenly stum- bled and threw him. A voice cried.out: ‘“This is a bad augury, If this occurred to 2 Roman general he would turn back.” It is not known whether it was the Emperor himself or one of his suite who spoke the words. “The next day,” says an eyewitness, “scarcely had the Emperor crossed the river than a dull noise agitated the air. The light after- ward became obscured, the wind rose and the sinister rolling of thunder was heard. The heavens had a menacing aspect, and the bare, shelterless earth presented an appearance that filled up with sadness. Some of those who but a short time before were inspired with enthusiasm were now shaken with fear, as if they regarded these circumstances as of evil omen. They belleved that these flery clouds which were gather- ing over our heads were forbidding our entrance intv Russia.” At any rate, those wise after the event declared that they had portended the burning of Moscow, with its appalling conse- quences to the grand army. Then, on the morn of Waterloo, the Emperor met with yet another ominous mishap. As Gudin, his page, was helping him into the saddle he lifted the imperial elbow too suddenly, and Napoleon pitched over on the off-side, nearly coming to the ground. A vast significance was attached in the old days to mere numbers, and an innate potency was supposed to be in- herent with each of them. In this re- spect, there appears to have been an evil destiny influencing the last im- perial ruler of France, when he pre- ferred to designate himself Napoleon III, instead of calling himself that which he really was, Napoleon IL. The number three became his fatal num- ber, and indicated his destiny. He wi engaged in three indiscreet wars, the Italian, the Mexican and the Prussian. Three times was he a banished man; I AEEANG ING YOUR (AR =~ Ol D Ok A Bl THITS TEON G = three times was he made a prisoner, and three times was he disarmed at the head of his military forces, namely, first, in the ditch at Strasburg; second, in the farcical bungle at Boulogne, and third, in the debacle of Sedan. Never- theless the “Man of Destiny” could do a graceful thing to avert an ill omen. Captain Jean Coeurprenx, in a ball glven at the Tuileries, just after the declaration of the war against Prussia, tripped and fell in the dance. The air was charged with electricity, and what at any other time would have been re- garded as a laughable mishap, now created consternation. But Napoleon held out his hand to help him up, say- ing as he did so: “Monsieur le Com- mandant, this is the second time I have seen you fall. The first time was by UAAY' S COVER YOUR HAIE ~ e Tt LB e o POSTING— — tnem, and will at the same time allow the most beautiful thing she possesses —her delicate hair—to lie. uncovered to catch every stray particle that may choose to fall upon it, thereby clogging its roots, filling its pores and dulling its color. Protect your hair well on all occaslons of this kind and you will not need so often to wash it; for too much washing, as you know, ruins the most beautiful things. ‘When you have finished the house- work and are ready to sit down at your sewing or darning, or perhaps to scan the magazine, you very naturally do not want to waste the precious and pleasant moments of the day strug- EV. DR. ISAAC K. FUNK, an earnest investigator of psychic phenomena, throws a strong light upon the methods of fraud- ulent spiritualistic mediums, according to the Homiletic Review. Here is an odd business card which re- cently came into Dr. Funk's posses- sion: RADIUM MEDIUM'S PARAPHERNALIA. Crowns, Belts, Hands, Heads, Vells and Full-gize Figures all fllum- inated with the new RADIUM light. Will appear grad- ually, float about room and disappesr. EFALL WORK CONFIDENTIAL. Chicago. He placed this card in the hands ot his brother, B. F. Funk. asking him to investigate and make a report. In his report B. F. Funk says, among other things: “I found the proprietor to be a youngish gentlemanly sort of a fel- low, apparently refined and educated. I told him that a lady friend of mine in an Eastern city—all gospel truth— had some mediumistic power, sufficient to move a table, produce rappings, etc., but that her gifts had not enough money making power In them to en- able her to support herug and t:l“. dependent upon her. receivin, yo::no:rd i a friend,” Ikeonunned‘. ;:t o_ccurrod to me that you might help er. . “ ‘What kind of phenomena would you prefer that your lady friend should produce?’ asked he. “I replied: ‘I wish her to give phy- sical tions, such I‘lh. the ma- terialization hands, of entire spirit v:‘lou. {lluminated balls n!":\. floating musical instru- gling over your appearance. You haven’t time for everything, you argue, and you must get the mending done or you must read and improve your mind a little, or you must finish a plece of fancy work. Well, do it; do any or all of the things you want to do or ought to do, but first choose a sunny corner, by an open window, and, sitting there with thp sunlight filtering In on your back, let down your locks to the winds. Let them blow and play about your shoulders. Give them chance at the air and sunlight, just as you would give your flowers . that chance to breathe and to draw in life. The divine Sarah, Bernhardt never confines her locks when she is in private. All day long when she is at home they fly to the sun and winds and are untouched by a hairpin or ribbon. That is why, even as a grandmother, she still has golden tresses instead of iron gray ‘wisps of halr. Nothing is so good for the scalp and the hair itself as a dally sun and air bath and nothing is so comforting or less trouble. Usually the little housekeper is too poor or too frugal to patronize the hairdresser, or to indulge in a sham- + poo at a dollar or half a dollar at one of the big hairdressing establishments in the department stores. And so, In an in Irregular, off-hand sort of way she “washes” her hair when It is “dirty” or “sticky.” For this “wash” she uses any soap that may happen to be about the house, rinses quickly and dries her hair over the radiator. Buch treatment will kill the finest hair in a few years. You should decide upon a regular interval for shampooing your hair, and you should “shampoo” it. It you have very dry halr, do not wash it oftener than every three weeks, and you might let it go for four weeks with prudence. If your hair is oily you may indulge in a shampoo every two weeks, but not oftener. Some girls, during the rage for fluffy hair, were in the habit of washing their hair once a week or oftener, a process which took all the natural life and ofl out of the finest locks and left them dry, hard, dead and ready to fall out at the first sign of ill-health. Use for your sham- ments, trumpet talks, slate writing, mind reading, etc. Are these things within the scope of your art? “He smiled at the modesty of my wish, then said: ‘All this is merest child’s play, provided your lady friend is apt, quick-witted and has nerve. I am furnishing help after this sort to the mediums of Chicago—they all come to me; I know them all’ ' ‘Is there no difficulty in manipu- lating this machinery or parapherna- Ha?" “ It is so simple that you will won- der why it is that people do not de- tect it at ence. When you understand it and understand the modus oper- andl of handling it, you will be much amusbd,” ‘ ‘How about slate writing?” Perfectly simple.” . ‘With tled slates, glued and “‘Yes; oh yes. I have laughed un- til my sides ached after a seance at the remembrance of how easily and completely the d. e.'s (dead easles) were fooled. To see a doting father take the materialized form of his dead child on his knee and pet and kiss it, end then hear the little one say: “Now, papa, I must go; I feel I getting weak,” and then see the child slip from his lap and disappear, to the infinite surprise of all the faithful— it 1s more laughable than an Artemus ard “wax-figger show.” "’ “‘But I have been where I was permitted to touch the hand of a form. It seemed warm, as if flesh and blood." “‘This seemed to amuse him greatly. Finally he said: ‘Yes; it does feel pre- cisely like flesh. But this is another phase of the business.’ It is all ex- plained when the outfit is sent.” “To my repeated questions how this and that was done, his almost constant answer was that these secrets were part of his stock in_trade. “ ‘But, I Insisted, I have seen some- times the medium and a spirit form stand side by side, and I have takesa hold of their hands and talked to them TO OR ept warm w: too hot and it. To attempt out in this way is a fatal mistal Serub thoroughly, rub- bing the s well and washing the hair as you would a piece of clot Above all, rinse the hair thoroughly i warm water and be sure that every particle of the soap is removed, so that to burn your the pores are free to breathe. Dry the hair in the and the sun. Fan it, if you like, and rub it with the towel, but avoid the life-killing, hot air from t radiator or the gas stove, ir you do not want to rot and ruin the best part of your locks. Nearly half of your life is spent in bed and thus nearly half o your hair is in tight pig- papers. This unfortu reasons. First of all, scalp from the air and is the roots of the hair. Seco would drive the most devoted r the other woman or the utterm parts of the earth. Take quite as m pains in arranging your hair for the night as you would for a party. Do not attempt to-put it up convention- ally, but dress it picturesquely. One of the prettiest night arrangements is the Marguerite fashion of two plaits down the back, loosely woven and gracefuly parted. Above all, little housekeeper, keep up with the fashions. Do not sit at home until you have forgotten what “‘style” is, except through what you sea in the fashion magazines. Remember that all day, on his way to business, at lunch and even among the stenog- raphers in his office, your husband sees women with fashionably arranged hair and he is unconsciously comparing you with them. It is all very well to talk of beauty, regardless of styls, but beauty is never independent of style. Things are beautiful only because they are considered so. It is not necessary for you to be outre and extreme in dressing youf hair, but to look young, you must at least approximate the latest style of hair dressing; to wear pompadours when they are fash- fonable, a part when it is in vogue, or a bang when other women are wear- ing them. You can, however, always modify the style to suit your own face and If possible l.!l‘mi pick out the most picturesque on. At %, nearly every girl is a ploture, m. the beautiful Madonna fashion of waw- ing the hair, r-.rung it in the middle and knotting it gracefully low at the back of t neck is the most plo- turesque style possible. It seems to accord with Gainsborough and herdess hats, with roses tucked in curls, with quaint whits musiin d with every other faverite of the artists and the stage. —=sometimes both at the same time.” “This gave the fellow much quist fun at my expense. Finally he said: “That reminds me of & seance I once attended. It wns held by one of the best mediums in Cuicago. There wers a number of fine materfalizations—understand ma. when I am with the spiritualists I am an enthusiastic spiritualist. The next day a wealthy woman who was & be- liever called on me. She said that she enjoyed the meeting the eveninx before very much, but that she wished to ask me a question. She desired to know whether spirits really perspire, for she had detected the oder of perspiration on one of the forms. She spoke with such earnestness, and her duestions struck me as so ludicrous that I had to excuse myself and went out and laughed myself almost into a comvul- sion. When I was laughed out I re- turned, and with a long face, sald: “Yes, our dear friends materfalize In perfectly natural bodles, and hence, of course, perspire on a hot summer even- ing, just as the rest of us do.” Her faith was fully restored.” . “1 said: ‘I know & man who had his Httle child on his lap, and it demate- rialized while he was holding it.* “ ‘Certainly; that can be done easily with the 4. e.’s.” “ My friend has not the power of ventriloquism. How wiil she be able to represent the different voices? “Again he smiled, and finally brought out an aluminum trumpet and several mouthpleces. It was a revelation to hear the different voices he could pro- duce, and the rapidity with which he could change from one voice to the other. When my back was turned I could have taken an oath that I heard two different voices speaking at the same time. “He told me mych more, and ended by this business turn: ‘I can fix up your lady friend, and so irstruct her, it she 1s clever—cleverness is essential— that she will be able to earn from $0 to $70 & week." "