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as are fesh-producing, will also help. /
do not know anything to suggest for the
long, heavy eyebrows, except to trim them
and there. "Cold freckles' are frequently
caused by disorder of internal organs,
usually the liver, and usually require to
posted beneath the. epidermis, and will
depart only when the scarf skin is re-
the freckles will also return. The safest
way to doctor them Is to treat them with
lemon juice; Apply, this with a soft cloth
a IN good e cod cream me to alay q afo
you find the pure lemon juice too severe
dilute 1t with a little rosewater leaving
1t strong enough, however, to make the
face smart, but not enough to roughen or
scratch it.
DISCOURAGED-To- Beauty Talk
will help you as far as the blackheads are
concerned. The treatment that you are
giving your face is all wrong. In the first
place, discard the rubber brush and get
in It's place camefs hair complexion
brush. When there are both pimples and
blackheads the pimples must be got rid
of before treating for the blackheads.
So do not use the brush until the eruption
The following wash Will. L am sure, help
you: One ounce glycerine, one-half ounce
rosemary water and fifteen drops of car
bolic acid. The application should of
course, be combined with proper living,
care being taken as to diet. exercise and
the daily tepid bath. A good cold cream
should also be used. When the skin is
entirely free of the eruptions then begin
with your camel's hair brush, to do away
with the blackheads, following the treat
ment laid out in the talk. Use nothing
but pure imported CASTLE soap on the face
and never use pure alcohol. Instead of
the rosewater and glycerine use the cold
cream after washing the face at night.
Cheese will sometimes cause the face to
break out in the most distressing way.
Possibly your blood is thin. In that case
you eat too many oranges. One in the
morning before breakfast is enough.
IDA R.-Drinking milk, if it does not
make you bilious, will not affect the
blackheads one way or the other. For
the coarse pores in your cheeks use the
following astringent wash: Take a half
pint bottle and place in it three table
spoonfuls of fresh. uncooked cucumber
juice. Half fill the bottle. with elder
flower water and then add two table
spoonfuls of eau de cologne Shake well
and add very slowly half an ounce Of
simple tincture of benzoin, shaking the
mixture now and then. Fill the bottle
with elder-fiower water. Use two or three
times a day, letting it dry the skin.
However, If you have any blackheads,
don't use the wash until you have got rid
ARIADNE RIFF you will send me a
stamped addressed envelope I will send
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pinch and press them down to smaller
proportions. Your other two questions
are out of my line, and have no place IN
MISS L. LEWIS-Sunday before last
there was special Beauty Talk on the
subject of pimples. As your letter was
written some time before that, feel sure
you must have seen it and benehted. Inc
red nose indicates impure blood or defect
in circulation. Regular exercise and care
full diet are very necessary. rake not
footbaths at night and use diluted Wltcn-
hazel as an external application A paste
which can be put on at night Will take the
redneSS away. 1t is made by taking one
tablespoonful of glycerine and two tea
spoonfuls of water and ADDING enough
prepared chalk to make a paste
CONFIDENCE-DOn' lose courage, ut
tie girl. The blackheads are most per-
sistent things, but you can certainly an
nihilate them with that brush and the
rest of it. Just keep it up, that's all. You
can purchase the ingredients called Ior
in the cold cream and make 1T yourselt,
although you may find it a bit trouble
some; or you can carry the recipe 10 a
druggist and have him put it up for you
Smear it all over the face and well down
on the neck There is no necessity to rub
| it over the eyelids. After you have rubbed
| it we'll in and the skin has absorbed all
that it will, remove what remains with
| soft cloth The pumice stone that you
have is right. Just rub it over the arms
night and morning. Mind, this will not
remove the hairs for good and all 1t
will merely keep them worn down to the
surface of the skin. They will return,
and may come in trtfle coarser than
before. I very much prefer the peroxide
of hydrogen treatment myself. L would
not advise the acetic acid unless you are
perfectly positive the brown spots are
moles. 1t would be wise to consult der
matologist. Equal parts of vaseline and
cocoanut oil melted together and applied
to the eyelashes will make them grow.
But YOU must be careful not to get it
in the eyes. The following lavender 10
ton is delightful for softening the water:
Alcohol ounces; ammonia, l ounce; oil
of lavender one dram. Mix by shaking
i'm a six-ounce bottle and do not use more
than one teaspoonful of this to two quarts
of warm water when the face is bathed
BERTHA LITTLE-Cocoa cream will
see. It is made by melting together equal
parts of cocoa butter and oil of sweet
almonds and refined white wax.
SUSIE COSTELLO.-The acid is to be
applied but once a day for three days.
If used oftener a scar is likely to result.
A scab will form which, in the course of
a couple of weeks, will drop off, taking the
mole with 1t.
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and then hold the face over the rising
vapor. No injury Will result from n n
haling this vapor. The face must pc
washed thoroughly and smeared with cold
cream before the steaming operation be-
gins It should also be followed by a
careful washing and massaging with cold
cream.
An excellent cream for this purpose is
made from the following ingredients:
Spermaceti, one-half ounce.
White wax, one-ha1f ounce -
OIL of sweet almonds, two and nal1
ounces.
Powdered borax, twenty grains.
Essence of cloves, five drops
Dissolve the borax in the rosewater ana
add the essence of cloves. Melt the first
three ingredients in porcelain Kettle;
add the rosewater (all at once). Then
beat quickly with an egg-beater untli the
mixture is cold and firm.
I In wiping the face after Steam1ng IL De
careful to do it thoroughly enough to re-
move everything that may have exuded
from the torpid pores, not rupplng ~ haIu
enough, however, to irrltate tne n Sill; or,Ihhed
every night with a camels hair face
brush. warm water and CASTLE soap, 1oi-
lowed by massage with the colo cream. c4il
For biackheads that are very obstinate
q more severe treatment is necessary.
First dab the parts affected with not
water. Then to rev crops re ,,oeriTa oa ieni1I, IN
q saucer. Rub this on to the blackheads
with the finger. After ten minutes rub
the skin with the cut lemon and bathe
with rosewater Do this for several
nights. and then wash in the morning with
a lotion composed OF:
Rosewater, ounces.
Tinctl1re of benZoin, / tablespoonful.
Then commence the nightly scrubbing,
as described above. This must be con-
tinued even after the blackheads have
disappeared, for the little openings hav-
ing been cleared of their contents are
likely to fill again from the particles In
the atmosphere and in short time will
become as bad as before. Eternal vfgi-
lance is necessary.
For pores that have become thoroughly
cleansed of the matter that clogged them
and have been left coarse and gaping from
the treatment use this wash:
Precipitated sulphur, dram.
Ether, drains.
Alcohol, 312 ounces.
Shake we'll before using, and apply with
q soft cloth.
In addition to the treatment the entire
round of health must be attended to not
for a season but as the habit of life.
Answers TO Cores pondents.
BUTTERCUP-Night massage with
orange flower skin food will be of aid In
filling out those hollow cheeks. Strict at
tention to the diet. eating only such foods
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NEW Ideas for fashionable 6K|R 8


the hand Then, too, that "dfckie'' skew
ers around crooked and brothers shirt
never does. So why should girl not
have a regular shirt?
And she does. 1t fits her a little more
closely than the mans shirt about the
waist, but it opens down the front and
is fastened by little studs just like e
''brother's" and most likely "brother's,
too. In fact, I know of a girl who deltb-
erately went into her brothers room and,
monologue to still her own conscience:
Dearest brother-may 1 borrow your
studs?"
"Yes, and welcome, sister" Whereupon
she helped herself not only to the studs,
but also a necktie and scarfpin, and his
new shoes and socks.
WHAT 1 hear some one exclaim In
dismay, "shoes and socks?"
Yes his shoes and socks. And why not?
In the first place so far as the shoes are
concerned they are much more sensible
than her own. They have good thick
soles and are made of warm, stout leather
and, so far as one can see by the styles
of the present day, there is very little
difference in their appearance. Her feet
were large, and his were small SO that
the size was a perfect MT.
AS for socks she wore hannels and
wooden tights, and that was enough for
her limbs, so that the half hose were quite
as sensible as the rest of her apparel
OF course, our girl has not yet discarded
her corset. She cannot She needs 1t for
comfort as well as appearance. but she
does not lace it tightly and wears the lat
est straight effects Of the Partisan styles.
and these give plenty of room to breathe
fully, while they are well shaped
AS for hat, the soft fedora has long
been worn by our girl.
Her latest steal from brother" how
ever is his gloves. The plain tailor-made
street suit is no longer complete wltn9te S1tb
gitS gloves a"ttoi are made with two buttons, but
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NNHE latest foundation for the popu-
lar stock collar is fitted with a fine
ly tempered steel spring, which
clasps the neck closely and holds
the stock in place without any
trouble. 1t does not bind the neck, as 1t
is very light and yields to each move
ment, and, although it looks firm and
snug, it does not choke
Venus was the first mans woman, even
as Juno was the original woman's wo-
man. You will also remember that the
latter had reason to be jealous. Cleo
patra, Judith, Lilith. Delilah. Helen of
Troy and Mary Queen of Scots were all
mems women.
Fair and frail!' exclaims she who
can't unravel the mystery. All were good
looking, but no more so than many others
who never get a second glance. Beneath
purring sweetness each one had an in
domitable will and that subtle, elusive
thing called personal magnetism the
fairy gift of charm. as to being frail
their attractions and the manners of the
times account for any little slips when
history takes note of.
AS a matter of fact it takes finer tact.
more brains and stronger self-control to
man. The latter is adored by her sex for
those old womanly qualities which are
is admired for her unfailing youthful
ness. To say the right thing at the right
time to the right man, keeping him just
SO far, no further, devoted slave, never
complaining of small rations having the
wit to entertain, but never bore-with
certain topics on which he feels at home
allowing herself to care less for the man
than he cares for her in order to keep
his respect and her own-these are the
qualities which the mans woman must
have.
IT, added to these, she is domestic,
dresses well on a small outlay and is con-
slant in affection, she is JOY forever;
while her sister, the woman's woman,
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For evening dresses this method of secur-
ing good hang is really invaluable
1.-The fashionable skirt of the moment,
said the modiste, has absolutely to be
made in two parts, the seams on the hips
being opened almost down to the knees.
Ornamental buttons and buttonholes are
the safest method of enabling the wearer
to be securely and smoothly poured into a
garment that is without fullness on the
hips, back or front. The double ridge OF
buttons down the back is no longer de
rigueur. The fastenings must be down the
sides.
Shaped founces or the Spanish fiounces
have been abandoned, and the draped
oYerskirt is the proper thing. The tailor
draped skirt is the simplest of the draped
skirts and at the same time IS very erect
i've One of the newest skirts is entirely
covered with five or seven hounces over
tapping one another. The skirt rufIed
from the vast line down is entirely out OF
fashion.
There is a beautiful new unstiffened
taffeta that has a beautiful simmer
without the rustic of the old tafteta
Many charming Easter gowns have been
made of this material.
Another new silk that halls direct from
Paris is offered for sale. 1t is corded
silk with tiny spots and narrow chenille
stripes. The groundwork is darker than
the chenille pattern that covers 1t and
stripes and dots are combined
All the new wells have borders, some
of them very elaborate, but the simpler
ones are more becoming:
A fabric that lends itself admirably to
the shape of the fashionable gown is
called kid cloth. This is newer than the
satin cloth and its surface is like that
OF a suede glove.
Nearly # not quite all of the most
stylish spring gowns have yokes in some
form or other The yoke effect may be
only given by bonds of passementerie or
embroidery, but 1t is there nevertheless.
And yokes of tucked materials or lace
tumes-add a nice touch to costume
Purple azaIea is the perfume of the
girl who is strictly up to date. The odor
Is very much like that of white rose,
but more lasting
The custom of wearing all ones jewels
during the evening has been the cause
of new fad-that of wearing no jewels
at all until after o'clock.
The girl who goes in heavily for light
colored neck ribbons finds herself in a
perpetual state of poverty. But this Is
unnecessary if one but knows the art of
washing ribbons. The finest of double
faced satin ribbons can be washed to
look like new-only better, for they will
have an added softness that is really
enchanting. Fill the basin In the bath
room with tepid water; lay the ribbon on
the marble edge and go over it carefully
with common kitchen soap, water and a
stiff nail brush. Under no circumstances
must the silky, stun, be wTung out or or
folded. After the rubbing rinse well by
dipping into clear water, and then slap
the ribbon on the painted wall of the
bathroom. When dry 1t will fall of Of its
own accord. Ribbons Of the daintiest
hues can be cleaned perfectly In this
way and the heavier and nicer the rib
bon the better the result.
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Mems Clot es for Women.

=HERE is no denying the fact that
the girl of to-day is determined to
be as comfortable as she possibly
il can, though woman. She is still
trammeled with skirts. That is
something she cannot be rid Of, although
she has tried everything she could think
of-shortening them for rainy days and
even trying to discard them for boomers
when riding the bicycle. She even went
so far at one time as to try knickerbock-
ers when wheeling, but she found that
she was the object of so much ridicule
that she has gone back to skirts, albeit
short ones.
But in every other respect she can use
"brother's" wearing apparel. Her tailor
made suits are patterned after his so far
as Dossible even to sack or cutaway
coats. with vests and "dickies."
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the one button is the latest for brother
and consequently for sister
1t is already rumored that the tailor
made girl has discarded her swishing pet
ticoats and she has, but not entirely. She
does not wear them with her latest tight
ly fitting tailor-made costumes, but she
does wear them with her visiting gowns,
and also all evening gowns. She cannot
give up their pleasant rustic on all occa-
SionS.
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SuPERFLUOUS HAIR

Is removed by DR.. and MRS.
A. w. TRAVERSE. Donohoe
building, 1170 Market ST.. cor.
Taylor, rooms 1929. with the
electric needle. without pain or
scar. Moles, warts. wrinkles,
blackheads, freckles. birth
marks, etc. also removed. Per-
rnanency guaranteed. Hours, l
to 4 d, "a.
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It may be a matter of surprise to find
ened to the snowy white cuffs she wears
by the body of a really truly" mans
shirt. Perhaps this will shock some peo-
pie But the fact is that when one de-
sires to wear close-fitting vest and jack
ct 1t is not convenient to wear shirt
waist and the separate cuffs are always
coming loose because there is nothing to
fasten them to except the coat, and the
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showers her love upon its object. blind
to the future, which finds her neglected,
disillusoned, disgusted. or the two, the
mans woman deserves the best time and
she always gets it.
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There are two extremes for the new shirt
waists. Either they are severely plain or as
shown here, they are tucked in every con-
cevable manner and in every direction that
he ingenuity Of the maker can devise.
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Talks o3 Beauty BY Mme. py9eia.


o a
Il
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he q sort of postscript to the talk OF TWO
SUNDAYS ago, for blackheads call for the
same general treatment as do pimples.
That is, they frequently come from the
same causes, and so, in order to get rio
of them the same hygienic measures
must be resorted to. The skin OF the
entire body must be kept in a state of
absolute cleanliness and the digestive ap-
naratus In perfect working order.
Right here I want to tell you all great,
hip secret. Tt is this: Fruits will make a
skin as lovely as candy and bonbons and
icecream soda Will make it unsightly. An
orange before breakfast and two big rosy
checked apples before going TO bed will
c1ear and whiten the skin as few other
things can. Now, this does not mean to
consume two or three dozen oranges dur
ing the day and to go around eternally
nibbling at an apple. Such course or
procedure would probably result in thin
ming the blood and bringing out twice as
many eruptions as before.
Oh. dear! I'd so much rather dilate upon
love as a beautifer than to talk about
ANYTHING so prosaic and disagreeable as
b,ackheads! But so many women's lives
are made miserable by the little pests
that I suppose l must, and of course the
sooner / get at it the sooner it will be
over So, here's to the unhappy girl with
tbe speclxled facet May she find comfort
end an unblemished skin in carrying out
the following directions:
The quickest way or getting T1d OF the
l;ttie black specks is to give the face a
thorough steaming several times week.
Tbis nrocess will open the pores ana give
tbn ciopped matter a chance to escape
THE easiest way to steam the face is to
6H a deep china bowl with boiling water,
throw over the head large towel or
something sufficient to confine the steam,
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ribbon on the outside of a seal coat,
covering almost the entire back of the
1Irni st
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A Smart Spring Hat.

Spring improved by thread lace veil with
border ultra with th
0 a
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waist belts and can be had in any pat
tern in sets to order
Belt buckles, from being very tiny, have
suddenly jumped to the opposite extreme.
They cover the entire front part OF the
waist, extending around nearly under the
arms in some cases, and are four or five
inches broad. The same effect is carried
out in the back A big silver buckle Of
oxidized finish silver, in square effect was
seen last week on a broad black satin
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The Latest Opera Cloak.

This seasons opera individuality of does not resemble
built
background pretty face The gTadu
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Jones-What sort of man is Spriggins
Smith-WelI you can't get an idea into
his head, and you can't get an idea out
of his head-PuCk.
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Neckties and stocks are now made of
plain taffeta in two contrasting colors,
so that there is one end of one color with
a loop of the other on each side, and the
stock shows one of the two colors.
Plain taffeta combinations in shirt
waists are also seen. One of the most
startling combinations is green with a
cerise The yoke, cuffs and stock are
made of one color and the body and
sleeves of the other, while the necktie
is of the combination, half of the string
in each color.
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o many of my correspondents
have written me recently asking
treatment for blackheads that 1
have decided to devote the
Beauty Talk this week to giving
the desired information. 1t will
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II r. summer wardrobe worries
WMM me-" said a friend the other
II W " day. What perplexes me IS
II IN v what to do with the bargains
l have already invested in.
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Another new silk that halls direct from
Paris is offered for sale. 1t is a corded
silk with tiny spots and narrow chenille
stripes. The groundwork is darker than
the chenille pattern that covers 1t and
stripes and dots are combined.
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Nearly # not quite all of the most
stylish spring gowns have yokes in some
only given by bonds of passementerte or
embroidery, but 1t is there nevertheless.
And yokes of tucked materials or lace
vOkes unlfned-in the handsomer cos
tumes-add nice touch to a costume.
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Answers to Correspo ondent:

BUTTERCUP-Nightl massage with
orange flower skin food will be of aid In
filling out those hollow cheeks. Strict at
tention to- the diet, eating only such foods
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The woman S Woman" and the
"Nan's Woman"

7RHE latest foundation for the popu-
II lar stock collar is fitted with fine
II ly tempered steel spring, which
II clasps the neck CLOSELY and holds
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-12

All the new wells have borders, some
of them very elaborate, but the simpler
ones are more becoming.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-12

Purple azalea is the perfume of the
girl who is strictly up to date. The odor
Is very much like that of white rose,
but more lasting.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-12

A fabric that lends itself admirably to
the shape of the fashionable gown is
called kid cloth. This is newer than the
satin cloth and its surface is like that
of a suede glove.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-12

There is a beautiful new unstiffened
taffeta that has a beautiful simmer,
without the rustic of the old taffeta.
Many charming Easter gowns have been
made of this material.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-12

The custom of wearing all ones jewels
during the evening has been the cause
of a new fad-that of wearing no jewels
at all until after o'clock.