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PeOS’ Matter You' Can Be Your ‘Own Beauty Doctor By Andre Dupont , Copgright, 1012, by The Pres Publishing Co, (The New York Wostd), “THIS TOO, TOO SOLID FLESH.” and take @ walk with me up the Drive or in the Park,” eid the Average Girl. ‘It's much too lovely a day to spend your time indoors.” “I really believe I will,” replied her friend, “for waiking ts part of my daily regimen nowadays.” wet “Walking 1s what?’ eaid’the Girl. “I do wish you would talk plain New Tork and not unabridged dictionary.” 4 The Woman of Thirty laughed. “You see," ehe eatd, “I have to take @ lot ning to get a little stout.” “Oh, that thig-too, too solid flesh : x By “That's just the trouble,” ead tue % Woman. “It won't melt, and it is good deal easier. to KEEP it off to look as young as I can—qvery wom- an does—but thi fe ti more aging than superfiuous fieth.~ you er stop to think that when you ere e8 to judge the ege of first look at. his bair, if bes the wrinkles around his “Pertmps that's oo. The idea never ocurred to me,” said the Girl, “I am more afrala of a.double chin istence. And, unfortunately, they run in my family, (Not relations-tn-lew, but Goudie chins, I mean.) I femember grandpa had at least three chine, od, Was a tiny child I ran in ofce to my mother crying that grandpa’ ted and run down on his shirt. ‘ol looked when I left her in front _ABStY I was when they all laughed “I know a woman," sald the Gé ." Bhe says all you hay ‘Wul be." “How does she loox?’ said the Woman, ss, “Well, I must confess, she’s pretty fat yet.” “That's just the trouble with any woman who thinks therself thin. @he ts only person who THINKS responded the Women: “But, to return to the double chin. It's absolutely al to beauty, you know, and I never could understand why eo many otherwise good-looking people are content to go around Gay efter day with « disfiguring fold of flesh under their chins, when by @ little and perseverance it could be so easily removed. I haven't much of a jouble chin yet. But, knowing the family tendency, I am efiready taking time 7 the forelook, and the superfluous flesh is fast disappearing.” “What do you do?” ofa the first place, I always try to remember not to let my chin droop on my ‘Keck when I settle myself to sleep, but te throw my head back a little, Not endugh to be uncomfortable, but just WuMctent to keep the flesh under the ‘Rin from gagging. This is very impor- (AGnt; for If you are inclined to be stout ‘Fou can get & double chin over night “wf tying with the chin drooping. (@hon in the daytime, whenever I get @ se¥ance, I give my chin rt of twist- ng maseago by graspin; much of the ‘Mesh beneath it as can eld between ‘the: thumb and forefinger and twisting until it alips out. I do thie many s<times on both sides of the chin, If @ Yiwoman ts very stout she can form the Mablt of doing this while reading; and her chin will soon be reduced. ua “Another stunt that will help to re j move & double chin is to tip the head et fer vack as possible with a quick, @ven movement, not a jerk, and then "drop it as far forward on the cotlar- shone ae the head oan be carried. If the flesh of the chin ts flabby it should be : rth with an eetringent cold cream. You can make a very good one for this porpoee by taking three quarters of en wunce of glycerine) swo-ounces of mut- Aop tallow, quarter of « dram of tincture of bensoin, one eighth of a dtam of Sapirits of camphor, one eighth of a dram of Russian isingiaes, one eixteenth of @ dram of powdered alum and quarter of en ounce ef rose water.” Ge, “Thank you," soid the Girl. “Perhaps in ten years’ time T'll need te try #.” Betty Vincent's Advice to Lovers :To Get Acquainted. when she knows you longer very Mkely she will care for you. “A. 6." writes: “How shall I get ac- quainted with a young man whom I/ “J, H.” writes: “I have just met « fhave seen around my netghborjiood and! girl who has been going with another high school?’ young man for two years; Would I be I should think {t would be very sim-|wronging him if I asked the gin out te find- some mutual friend who] eome evening?’ — young man. * “Pp, Q." writes: “I am very much tn. — oved away from our neighborhood. I Yet her once since’ but she was very ‘cool and wouldn't give me her present s. What shall I do?” Lem afraid you must take it for reer in your prese' he ts deshful. “oO, M.” writes; “For three months 1| es aage: 38-4 “aed the other night I proposed to her. | initial for @ bride to put/on ber linen?" ba al on with, your attentions and full monogram, of exercise spring, for I em bdegia- proper exercise than to GUT it of when once it is on. Of course I want ‘pe Would introduce him to you, No, unless ahe ie engaged to the “Feve with @ girl, but elx months ago she} +34, 9. writes: “A certain young man out of town, and whenever Rewanted that the young lady does not!” y eo mo reason why he should con- gomare for your attentions, tinue to wrke you untruths, Perhaps shave been paying attention to @ girl! “R. 6." writes: “What ie the correct jibe said she liked me as a friend, but] She generally uses the lest mitial of that was all. How shall I win her-love?’| her maiden name, and sometimes her 6 APPY?!" Why, “happy” ts a far too mild word to express the song H in pretty Besste’s heart as she gazes upon her new-completed trousseau; while Love peers softly from behind a heap of dainty oeeewinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnt Epoch Makers in Medicine fg the popular anagram the Engtish people have made by a rearrangement of FR the letters ocour- ring in the name, Florence Nightin- eale And an an- gel indeed Fior- ence Nightingale proved herself to 2) nar on, oheering angel!” This de In 14 when the Bnglien were engaged in the Crimean war @ cry went up that etirred the wholé of Engiand, The ory|™ “The aid, without the slightest Pr yeae who bave the worst horses, ots,’ "—~ was the result of the reporte sent home from the seat of war of the ewful suf- that was engaged in the confitct, Fior- nce Nightingale seized the opportunity. offered her services to the nation and volunteered to go to the ne of battle. She stared out in October, 184, with thirty-seven nurses; reaching the seat of war in time to care for the poor soldiers that fell at Balaklava, Miss Nightingale's work here at the barrack hospitals of Scutari present one of ghe finest stories of human achleve- ment and is a bright page !n human his- tory. She gave herself body and soul to the work and would continue at her task for twenty houre Gatly to see the sick and the wounded properly cared for. She was present at the operations to give heart and courage to the suf- ferers. At night, lamp in hand, she would make her lonely rounds through the wards of the sick to speak kindness and cheer. In a time Migs Nightingale had th: sick soldiers under her car The June Bride # alt. (SER) frills and orange dlossome, to take just one look at Me victim oud of the corners of his elfish eyes, which sparkic with merriment over Ais triumph! By J..A. Husik, M. D. 1913, (waste ) FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE—“Mother of Trained Nursing. showed her love of nature and animals, When she piayed with her dolls she would nurse and bandage them as if Battle-Scarred Humor. a batictinten, ai en, et it which was really _ Just for Recreation. B. ATHERTON, Becretary of the League of Republican Clubs, fs a politiclen and an authority on good stories, % 7 advantage of the fact, hed « lot of » strects and leying wires putting in sewers, mone oe ty the same ot ‘been employed in the tai ;| What was soon to become an ‘One morning his friend, Pat ‘What i the devil are you dotag 6 aye Mey 2 Dearie Pru maand wire. He WOULD KING SomaTHing fe LS he ) RAST WINTER By Eleanor Schorer ELEANOR SCHORER. *#)ing work. Ghe studied and examined the different heSpitals, asylums, re- they were sick chiMiren. As « youns|formetories and charitable institutions woman ehe was brought to London, /in London. where she began her activities in nure-| She studied for six months at the In- atitute of Protestant Desconesses et Kalserewerth, where she learned thor- oughly ati the details of hospital man- Ghe took a French steamer ang un- town ‘and unrecognised came to Mns- Jand and slipped awey to her country home. The English nation raised 00,000 pounds for her in recognition of her services. This money she used to establish echools for teaching scientifi at St. Thomas and at Kin, Hospitals, London. In 1968 a! book, “Notes on Nursing, down the fundamental prinoipt and noble profession. Her advice on hospital construction and sanitation Was sought both at home and abroad. During the civil war and the Franco- Prussian war she was ofMicisity oon- multed by the governments concerned. In 19M, in recognition of her « ry fell from 42 per cent. to the low figure of only 2 per cent. Her work eaved the lives of thousands of friendless soldiers and established for all time the noble King Edward VII. conferred on her the Order of Merit. She died in August, —_——— A Queer Contest. HB puptis of @ girie’ high echool | in @ Pennsylvania town hed a bread making contest the other Gaye It was & great success, for the druggists and doctors of the town did @ rushing business the next day. One one of the sogsy, sour, half-baked high schoo! loaves and put it in his chow eo an awe-inepiring ex- ample of what bread should not be Mke.—Beker's Weekly. | i | i E 5 cP i i} i i : i 5p f i f { t i it g & i i if, tt it i mS st ana s i ef? EE : ; i iad, if ui ded. v y—this thing tornignty, 8 the indignant girl & Gladwin—that’s @ Glincher—- was up to his care know I don't know "Gladwin, ‘how could yout’ eald Helen, EF rt it fi if Esai ¢ ener ‘Trevere Giedwin felt o pul Fi i 4 04 Pasa with great seriousness: “| woulds’t hurt you in any way ” the world,’ ‘Helen looked up et him and sou) of sincerity and sy! wee both reaseu ‘by the intensity of his look. ‘Really?’ she mat backing away and sitting ‘The mention of Mr. Hows Whitney Barnes's curiosity, dred to know more of “Well, 1 don't see what 1." he spoke up. tle insiste upon my marry lurted out invotuatarily. taratgat” exotatmed Whitney ‘Helen rewarded him with @ rude, ef | i i 7 i i ‘t Mr. Hogg bes CHAPTER XV. Heroism, Love Lend Something embarrassment of both the ‘girls had degun to wear off. ‘The two strange young men, notwithstanding the counted-for absence of the ob- Ject of Helen's quest, began to appear lees strange. Hoth possessed po- tent attractions and undeniable magnet- baker held «nm. sree tine, sonar, ‘sout, hatfveked | The shy and ehrinking Hadle was eure that tall and elender young the easy draw! - bright hu- y ace, him. He pushed her to eb thing in the world.” Helen ngre indignation 4nd reproach “It's shameful to try ai then went oloser to the young id in @ different tone: