Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-04

RZW/> IN, bition seemed to
II wv evince itself in de-
4 sire to be thought
delicate. She must not walk lest she tire
herself. She must not ride horseback,
because the exercise was too violent. She
must not move rapidly, because it was I'M
dignifed. Color in her face was considered
coarse, and she ate chalk and lead pencils,
drank vinegar and plastered herself with
white lead to reduce her symptoms of good
health. Indulgence of good appetite was
all but crime, and any exuberance of
spirits was frowned upon most severely as
unbecoming "genteef' woman
1t was so when my grandmother was
young, but she was so fond of boyish pur-
suits, hunting, fishing, riding to hounds and
the like that she got the name of tom
boy" and while she gained in health and
personal appearance she was the despair OF
her mother, and was called masculine" and
advanced" If all tom-boys could develop
into women of her physique. and grow old
as gracefully as she did, then the sooner
schools for that sort of culture are opened
the better.
The girls are all at home again. I pre-
sun,e that is what has set my mind to
running on the tom-boy subject. Dorothy
has been in the west with Elaine, and
Louise, Bobbie, Nora and Jennie Joined her
those girls they must have been housed in
a tent and herding with their horses; in
fact, Dorothy says they did nearly live on
horseback, and a look at their faces Is
proof of that statement. They are as
brown gypsies, rosy as sun-kissed peach
es, and have appetites like Comanche In
dams, and they are all in such Astounding
good health that they actually carry about
with them an atmosphere Of animal spirits
that is exhilarating to everybody they
come near.
Tan on the Face.
Dorothy was nearly tagged out when she
went with Elaine to their big California
rancho, and when the girls went little
later it was with some misgiving that I
saw them off, they seemed so spiritless and
unlike what girls of their age ought to be.
1t has been a little lonesome without them,
but have had good rest and 1t was quite
comfort to be able to lay my hand on the
last magazine when I wanted 1t, and to be
sure that my favorite pen and pillow were
in their proper places instead OF being IN
window sill in the guest chamber or any
place. save where they ought to be, but,
on the whole. I'm glad they are back. We
were all sitting about the fire In my room
last evening, enjoying the CHEEKY blaze and
discussing the shopping expedition of the
day-the shop girls and dressmakers nave
had to suffer since those girls got BACK
when Bobbie suddenly announced that she
had purchased a bottle of face bleach that
she had seen highly recommended, and
proposed to the girls that they all try 1t:
l caught my breath in CONSERVATION! l had
scolded them not a little for getting so
tanned, but 1 really had no idea that had
made any of them as desperate as that.
YOU'D better let face beaches severely
alone Bobbette," remarked Elaine, before
I could give utterance to my remonstrance.
1.-The tan will wear off. We are several
shades whittier than we were when we left
Ell Morte, and 1 would rather remain as
a Mexican than experiment
unknown preparations.
"Oh, but discovered today that there are
freckles right across my nose that l
couldn't see when the tan was SO thick,
walled Bobbie II never can be Bess' maid
of honor and wear white tulle with freckles
on my nose. Never" she ended. striking
an attitude.
IT can give you a recipe that will clear
both tan and freckles off your face in twen-
ty-four ours" responded Elaine, with a
twinkle in her eyes that meant mischief;
but Bobbie didn't see it, SO tumbled right
into the trap.
"oh, do tell it to me quick. I'll begin to
use it right this minute
you will have to wait till morning to
apply 1t, fear" said Elaine gravely. at
isn't quite ready to begin taking, or, at
least, it wasn't when was in the kitchen
few moments ago; but Jude will have it
all prepared by morning"
Jude! Why, what has she to do with
it?" asked Bobbie, suspiciously.
The Ironing Board Recipe.
Everything, in this house at least" said
Elaine. MY recipe is hot kitchen full of
steam from the tea kettle, a good ironing
board, nice hot flats and big basket of
clean clothes; the dose to be taken with
enough energy to heat the blood to the
perspiring point and keep it SO for about
six hours, drying the moisture a clean,
soft towel about every ten minutes, fol-
lowed by a warm bath and an hours Sizes
ia, after which you may dress and dust
your face with little powder to take off
the shine. and appear like rosebud fresh
bathed in dew
Theoretically, that may be all right. but
practically 1T appears to me to present diff
fculties, as I doubt If Jude could be hired
to trust her beautiful white clothes to
our Impractical hands," observed Nora.
wouldn't Turkish bath answer quite as
well?"
mo, because the exercise of muscle and
getting the blood to course through the
veins through the eXertion attached to the
ironing is quite as beneficial as the sweat
ing process. But if you want nice,
pleasant face bleach, and one that is per-
fectly safe, steam your face"
ooh! 1 thought you didn't believe in
steaming the face" was the surprised
chorus:
there are times when it is beneficial Poison
| is good medicine sometimes, but an over
| dose Of it is disastrous. Now, let me tell
you how to get rid of Ell Monies tan. Like
| covers a multitude Of sins. and 1 took
| thorough course in skin study from a
| celebrated specialist who was a friend Of
papa's, just because I wanted to be scien-
| tifcally informed. He said that while the
| bath tub was the place to make the start
! for improving the skin, there was great
| danger that unthinking people would only
| add to their troubles by washing all the
| life out of their complexion. He recon-
| mended both Turkish and Russian baths
| to be taken as often as once week, but
| no oftener. The steaming the face then re-
ceived was sufficient.
No Soap ON the Face.
| If only tub bath was taken, the face
| might be steamed once week, and that he
| considered often enough. So do I, except in
| extreme cases, like Bobettes. He said