Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-02-23
WHEN AND HOW.


VIII Commit to Memory.
Especial Correspondence
NEW YORK, Feb. N.-Whcn the weather
is very cold, do not venture out without
thick veil if you value your complexion.
One is never attractive with red nose,
and there are certain freezing, raw, gray
days that play havoc with the skin and
render one guy" The less seen of ones
face the better on such Il day, and Il thick
veil will turn off the penetrating edge OF
the wind. Blue wells have arsenic in them,
it is said and are to be avoided. The best
color is black or brown.
When life seems hardly worth the living
and time hangs heavily, there is one re
source for the woman who is fond of books.
1t is to 90 to an old favOrite, like Dickens
or Thackeray, and live in the scenes he de
pcts, while making the body as comfortable
as possible. In winter'read before an open
fire, with tea and toast WITHIN ready call.
If it's raining Or showing and thr sheet is
heard upon the windows, so much lhc bet
ter. In summer read in the woods or on
the lonely beach. If this isn't feasible and
you are in Il large town, the roof at even
tide is a place where one can escape from
the throng and feel spiritually nearer the
sky
When your hands are chapped, wash them
in bran water and apply diluted glyccrin-
never the thick fluid alone. Another excel
lent balm is made at home, as follows: The
juice of lemons or 10 grains of CitrlC
acid with equal parts of rosewater, glycerin
and spirits of camphOr This makes the
hands like white velvet.
When you reading book you know
will be one of your tried favorites, mark
the passages that impress you. Afterward,
when the plot no longer holds you, you can
look through the volume at the pcnCllcd
paragraphs and revel again in the cream of
the good things
When your hair has dandrufr in it, go to
the druggists and get 10 cents worth of
tincturc of green soap. Rub this into the
scalp until lathcr is formed; then wash
the part quickly in warm water
When you have been on IL continued
strain bodily and mentally and want a
short rest that will accomplish the good eff
fects of a whole nights sleep, lie down,
| with clothes unlaccd, in a shady room, II
handkerchief bound lightly across the eyes.
This has a soothing effect upon the whole
nervous system Rest the eyes, and half
the cure is effected. You may have FIRE
quently wondered why you felt 50 utterly
fatigued from head to foot in making Il
tour of an art gallery. The secret is that
the eyes, changing focus constantly, have
become enerVatcd and in consequences feel
ing of general WEAKNESS sets in. Moral
Rest the eyes firstly, last y and all the time.
When the teeth become dark, either from
foolish use OF iron or from carclrs~Mr~s,
try the following, but not more than once
in Il year: TO Il spoonful of clear honey add
one drop of muralic acid. Dip the t"uth-
brush in this mixture and rub the teeth
roughly and hurrirdly. AftcrWard rinse
thoroughly. This removes tartar ana dis
celebrations of every sort 1t is rather here
ic treatment, however, and an ounce al irc-
ventiOn far outWelGhS 1t.
When you are having Il gown made, shut
your ears to the Establishments Ct ii dress
maker who tries to have You select ~pnlr-
thing fashionable without II Thought H. to
its becoming qualities. Each woman e@uUld
know herself. She should give due %l,cu-
| ton to her faults Of figure and leave the
good points to take care Of themselves. 1t
! is we'll to be couvontiouully CARRIED Is far
as possible, but no tilhc of beauty ~hUN:d
he sacrificed to fashion.
When your eyes are duh, try drinking
very hot water and orange juice.
When your nails arc brittle, hold them al
tcrnatcIy under very hot and very cold wa
ter.
When YOU have blackhrud~, bind Your
eyes and hold your face over the steam That
arises from Il boiling kettle. After this ii
little pressure will remove the errrrtioma.
When YOU are dissat isiird with your lot
in life, look around upon the people whose
histories YOU know, not on those with
whose outward seeming alone You are ac-
Quaintcd. If you find one with whom you
would change, you may consider yourself
unique. KATE JORDAN.