Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-05

lengthen them stylishly. Ii the darts have
worn out, veil the fronts with lace two
fingers wide, laid in few fine tucks at the
inner edge, and turned square below the
belt line to suggest a lace vest.
DRAMATIC EDUCATION.
sYou would be surprised" said friend,
sat the number of society women who study
dramatic art under the best teachers without
the slightest intention of ever going on the
stage. They do it as, the readiest means OF
acquiring charm of manners and a good
presence" The Delsarte system of training,
rightly taken, is the finest way of acquiring
hexibility of figure, grace of movement and
facial control. have often wished, in OBJ
serving the gauche motions and tricks of
manner in even educated women, that they
could, for few months, have the training a
good actress receives. One sees these tricks
of face conspicuous in country people coming
to the Centennial, and plenty who are not
from the country, either. The women smile
and they wrinkle up their eyes, their noses,
and show their gums and teeth like enraged
poodles. A good dramatic teacher would
attack these faults at once, and keep criti-
cising them till the pupil was cured.
Delsarte's ",iecomposing exercises" sat
tractive name-are really the finest things
for acquiring grace and control of the
figure. They are, you know, a series Of re-
taxing movements by bending each joint
separately, from the finger tips to the hips,
differing from calisthenics in being less
formal and fatiguing. Delsarte had the
fault of Frenchman, in the passion for
formulating theories which afiicts that ma
ton. Formulas seldom do justice to an art,
and his rules sound absurd, while their
practice is quite another thing. A woman
desiring the completest physical and emo
tional training should put herself under an
enthusiastic pupil of Delsarte, Mr.. Steele
Mackaye, am told, charges $25 lesson,
but his pupils carry out the Training with
ability at less rates.
COSMETICS AND OTHER ERFEMNINITIEs.
"Three Lively Girls" write to say that
bony necks are their great afaiction, and
have been "thorns in their individual flesh"
for some years, and invite me to earn their
everlasting gratitude by showing them now
to gain round throats. The "Two Es and
an A" must think their request forgotten as
it has lain unanswered so long, but that is
not my fault. S. D. never means to leave
letter unanswered (unless on sdperfuous
hair), though it almost takes year to reach
the end of correspondence. I am not SO
sure as to the gratitude either, when the
1.-Two Es and an A" learn that the only
road to their wishes is careful physical
culture, not the semi-occupied life young
ladies lead, of which the principal exercise
is chattering, which does not tend to round
throats. 1t iss physical fact, that many of
our young women actually talk the flesh off
their bones, the quick effort Of mind and
voice being of a most wearing kind. Ask
any teacher who has to talk in her school
half as much as these girls do, every day of
her life,
The first thing they want to do is to pro-
vide boxes of the charcoal tablets which
come at 10 cents, 80 in box, and are the
most convenient way of taking charcoal.
There is charcoal and pepsin lozenge of
English make, which is sovereign for indi-
gestion and the thinness attending, but it is
an expensive confection, at 80 cents quar-
ter pound, though good many waters 60 to
a quarter, and it lasts one month. These
charcoal waters are invaluable for purifying
the breath and the blood, so that the food
taken affords its best nourishment. Then
use filtered water and drink plenty of it.
Eat figs apples and pure candy before
meals, and when really hungry, at other
times, always brushing the teeth carefully
and rinsing the mouth after eating. The
corrosive acids formed in the mouth in
fame the stomach and waste flesh, and have
much to do with the serawniness of women. /
For breakfast take hot maple syrup, cracked
wheat, not oatmeal, which I repeat Is
starchy and clogging as usually cooked,
fresh, soft boiled eggs three If possible, and
good coffee, with meats or fish as preferred.
At night, on retiring, take milk punch, or
calvesfoot jelly beaten with orange juice
and fresh egg, or tablespoonful of salad
oil mixed with three tablespoonfuls of Ber-
gundy or port, adding q little honey or
lemon il liked.
EATING AT NIGHT.
Something in shape of light refreshment
before going to bed is the best recipe to gair
flesh rapidly. Nourishment taken then Is .
not wasted in exertion, but laid up in the 4
form of tissue which rounds the figure, and
is little reserve of strength for the next
day. Women who work hard should always
take, if possible, some little agreeable thing
10 eat or drink before sleeping. A cup of
and Graham waters, or jelly, or a
cup of clam broth will build up the strength
better than port wine tonics.
To develop the muscles of the throat and
shoulders, and gain graceful, birdlike
aexibility as we'll, practice turning the
head from side to side as far as possible,
slowly at first, but never very fast
or that wrinkles the throat.
morning, bathing the neck we'll in warm
water and rubbing in almond cream or
'alad oil before sleeping. A linen bandage,
vet with scented oil, worn round the throat
nights will nourish the skin and flesh, es-
socially while one is warm with exercise.
Singing is, however, the method of gaining
'ound contour of the throat. A woman
Who does not sing is a mistake, which
hould be repaired Immediately. How sell
lom we see singer with q scrawnY throat.
INHALING PINE TAR.
If the leanness proceeds from incipient
weakness of the lungs, it is well to keep
oine tar or creosote evaporating in sleeping |
'ooms, and use fir pillows. Inhalation of |
'efned tar is a notable cure for consumptive
Indications. A little oil lamp, with a |
mall tripod and saucer over the flame will |
De all the apparatus needed. The saucer is |
illed with water and a spoonful of tar. |
which keeps a very healthful atnos-
ohere in the room through the |
hight The pure rosin which !
,xudes from green pine trees is
he finest for sanitary purposes.
There used to be q preparation called |
Dive Tar, which was far too good to belost
light of, being delicate aroma and sooth-
ng remedy for consumption. Its main or
'nly ingredients were olive oil and pine tar.
It is good plan for those who wish to i'm
,roYe their throats to chew pure spruce
rum, pine gum, or that of the compass
Vood of the Western prairies, for the exer-
Use of the jaws develops the throat, and
he resinous qualities of the gum strength
ms digestion. don't mean to recommend
he habit of chewing gum as practiced by
is devotees, but there never was an insight
y habit which had SO much to be said for
t. Rank dyspeptics with the coating eaten
# their stomachs, as the doctors say, find
elief to their cravings by chewing pure
pruce gum, and all agree that the lungs
re better for it. The compound Of paraf-
me and sweet stuff sold for gum has moth
ng to recommend it.
REMOVING FRECKLES.
Marguerite" wishes to know what will
emove brown spots from the arms, that is.
reekles of the worst sort, which common
emedies fail to affect. She writes "Of
curse know the only way is to remove the
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