The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-07
CHAT and GOSSIP BY A WOMAN.

you can do very well for yourself, and keep
your hands in good condition. Wash
your hands in lukewarm water and always
press the skin back at the base OF the nails
when wiping them. Rub them with glycef-
inc and rose water on going to bed. In order
to keep the nails in good condition, you
must always trim them evenly and rub
them with q soft chamois skin TO polish
them. Excuse my saying so, but IL Is
very advisable to keep them perfectly
clean.
II the hands are rough and thin, sweet
oil baths will keep them sort
aud plump IL persevered In.
Lemon juice is very good for white.
ming the skin, also oat meal. can tell
you OF an excellent soap for whitening
the hands that Is very easily made. MIX
together two ounces OF lemon Juice, Two
ouuces of eau de cologne and six ounces OF
powdered brown Windsor soap. Let 1t
harden In cakes.
Professional mauicures use q cosmetic,
red liquid, that eats away the
tSo sSsieis finger rna nails. nahs The mans pr.paPa
tion contains an acid that is painful when
il comes in contact with sore place.
This salve does away with manicure scis-
sors. Ten drops used once week Will
keep the moons in sight.
! !
IL seems TO me that Westminster street
grows more crowded every day, and this
afternoon it was particularly full, so that
l crossed over to the " other side " of the
street, and the first thing that took my
attention was the fruit that Is SO tempt
ingly shown in Colley's fruit store. The
straw berries are now sweet enough to eat
without puckering the lips all up, and
the price is reasonable for this season.
Pineapples are also plenty, and .i- parti-
there is much better fruit for
dessert, luncheon or supper than sliced
pineapple covered about an hour before
serving with powdered sugar, SO as to get
a rich syrup. Some people prefer TO chop
it. There is also another way OF prepar-
ing pineapple for a dessert, that is to
chop the pineapple and add sliced BAN
nanas and oranges. The combination Is
just delicious.
Oranges have never been better, and
even now are as good as in the winter. AZ
least this has been my experience, and
consider myself judge.
7 7
/ took cable car ride last Saturday to
rest myself and coming down Waterman
street, saw all the buds just coming from
the bali game on Lincoln field. The young
people looked charming in their new
spring dresses, worn out OF compliment
to the students"
About every hat had green on 1t, In
some form or another, generally leaves
and flowers. The jaunty tan jacket was
short and nobby in its effect.
I !
After my afternoon outing, was pretty
tired and found il hard to get asleep, but
j have a good formula for medicinal
bath, which i shall be only too
haSpy to tell you of. You Will
sleep, never mind how tired you are.
Here il is: Take ounces OF sea salt, 2
ounces of spirits of ammonia, 2
ounces OF spirits OF camphor,
ounces of -ufcohof, and = hot water
enough to make full quart of the liquid.
Dissolve the sea salt in the hot water and
let Ii stand until cool. Pour into the
alcohol the spirits Of ammonia and cam
phor and mix them well bya thorough
shaking, then add the sea salt and again
shake well and bottle for use. Keep
tightly corked.
Keep some where near at hand, q soft
sponge, q bottle Of the liquid and a saucer,
and when tired, nervous and "blue" wet
over the whole body with the wash and
finish with vigorous rubbing with
soft crash or Turkish towel. Rub until
the skin glows, slip into bed and then
Just try to lie awake. You cannot do 1t I'll
warrant. Do not be tempted to neglect
this bath, but make an exertion and it will
pay you. The WOMAN.