The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-26
THE FASHIONS
Help. for HomeIy W omen.

lDorcas Magazine.
NY young friend wishes to be graceful
and teautiful in face and figure. Now she
is awkward, angular, and apparently all
hands and feet. Her complexion, through
want OF proper food, exercise. etc, is thick
and muddy. This she may remedy by eat
ing coarse bread, fruits, cereals, beef and
mutton, and eschewing pastry and sweet
meats of all description. She must take a
hot bath once a week, with a cold sponge
bath upon rising every morning, followed
by brisk rubbing with flesh brush or coarse
towel. She mu st walk, ride, row, and in
dulge in all kinds of athletic sports. If she
be among the masses who must labor to live,
so much the better for her. Let her sweep,
dust, bake and brew, sing and dance, and
she will develop her muscles without being
obliged to resort to exercises" for that pur
pose. Should she be so situated that house
hold labor is not deemed advisable, let her
try DIR. Charles Gifford's health apparatus,
the use of which will in three months
straighten her shoulders. strengthen every
muscle in her body, and give her new
lease of life as we'll as a permanent founda-
ton upon which to build.
When this is done great deal is accom-
plished, but not all. To secure an erect and
graceful poise of the head and shoulders,
let her walk fifteen minutes twice a day
with fat book or bag of salt or sawdust
upon her head. She must remember, espe-
cialIy in walking, to inhale and exhale very
slowly, but with force sufficient to drive the
air into every air-cell of the lungs. This will
bring the color to her cheeks and brightness
to her eyes.
Now, in spite of this, her skin may be red
and rough, or profusely spotted with freckles
If the former, let her use oatmeal water the
last thing at night, and frequently during
the day. Before exposure to the wind or
sun, wash the face with solution of borax
and glycerine, using but one-third only of
the latter A solution Of a few drops of
olive tar in water will sometimes work won
ders in clearing and smoothing complexion.
A thin paste of honey and borax water is
pleasanter and more congenial to some, and
in many cases quite as efficacious.
Ii she be possessed of a superabundance
of freckles-unless there are too many she
need not mind, as at present these COM
fashionable and in their absence some
fashionable beauties have them applied by
slillful hand at the rate of fifty cents
apiece Should she, however, have more
than is desirable, she may make use of
the following hint for their removal:
Crate horseradish fine, let it stand few
hours in battermilk, then strain and use
the wash Night and morning.
The Fashionable but Hurtful Scent Bottle.
Quite new in viniagrettes is the vinia-
grette holder, which opens in half to receive
an English salts bottle. When closed over
the bottle the effect is that of silver vina-
grette with the convenience of a glass bottle
that may be removed, cleaned and refilled
without the slightest annoyance. These
viniagrette holders are manufactured in
silver, and are designed to hang from a
chatelaine at the side, and show great vari-
ETY. of style as regards shape and decoration.
Some are beautifully etched, and exhibit
lights and shades gained from oxidizing
others present an enameled surface. while
others again are beautifully decorated with
applied metals and amalgams.