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of borax These two washes act together
very nicely. Eat plenty of fruit, particu-
sgy and When
dissolve some boracic acid in hot water
and with it battle the armpits. After dry
ing, carefully dust with powder made OF
one part boracic acid, two parts Of pre-
cipitated chalk and seven parts Of pow
dered talcum. Soak the brittle nails in a
little warm olive oil.
j. c. KIN massaging the face see to
1t first that the skin is thoroughly clean.
Then apply good emollient like the or
ange flower skin food. Rub this into the
skin with circular movement, using the
first two fingers of either hand. Take the
nose as the central point and let the rub
bling be out and away from this feature.
Rub transversely to all wrinkles [ am
mention. and think it much wiser to make
your own cold cream, the ingredients of
which you then know to be pure and
harmless.
MRS. c. NJ. W.-Massage the lines under
the eyes with the orange flower skin food.
Try the hair tonic suggested to Jennie J.
June
A. THIEI-I think your trouble comes
from poor circulation. Exercise in the
open air as much as possible and eat
plenty of good nourishing food. Then
fairly. stiff flesh brush and follow the
scrubbing with an application of olive oil,
rubbing it well into the skin. little
starch thrown into the water in which
one batheS Will sometimes Whiten the
skin. Why not make yourself some bath
bags? A very good and simple bath bag
is made by combining equal parts of pow
dered CASTLE soap, almond meal and pow
dered orris root. Put into small cheese
cloth bags and use in the bath in place
of soap.
LITTLE NELI-A druggist can tell you
better than / just how much the cold
cream will cost. I can tell you of moth
ing better than lemon juice, which you
say you have been using, to keep the skin
white. 1t will not hurt your skin If you
do not use it too strong and If you follow
with smearng of good cold cream.
TaraXacum is used to cleanse the system
The ordinary dose is a three-grain pill,
which is taken twice day as long as the
system seems to require it.
ELMINA-Kerosen will make
the hair grow, but there are so many
hair toncs more agreeable to use that
certainly should prefer one of them Any
of those given in this department will do
the work just as well and will not make
one an object of avoidance to ones
friends during the process.
MRS. M. E. CT did not know if you
would care to have me use your whole
name, so have used just your initials.
for the obliteration of scars, but | scarce
ly thing that it would prove effectual in
removing smallpox pits. Massage with
warm olive oil. If continued for a long
time, may help; but | fear there is moth,
ing that will positively do away with
them.
SARAH B.-The resorcln hair tonic
given in reply to A. t. Deszir will
am sure help you. Loosen the hair and
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seemed to have some magnetic power in
my insoence. I had tied a knot which
death only could break"
Bismarck's coUrtship was equally brief
Bismarck met and lost his heart to
Fraulein Won Puttkammer at a we'd
ding, and thereupon wrote to her parents
and boldly demanded her. AS at this time
he was a wild youth whose pranks were
the talk of the country. 1t is not surpris-
ing that the young ladys father should
say, ut was as if some one had struck
me On the head with heavy ak" How
ever. Bismarcks love being evidently re-
turned, the lady's parents invited him to
visit them that they might know some
thing more about him than report told
them.
AT the time of his arrival the parents
were ready to greet the guest with proper
solemnity. and their daughter stood by
with downcast eyes Bismarck rode up,
threw his arms around his sweetheart's
neck and kissed her before any one had
time to protest. The result was formal
betrothal.
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front gore has a double overlap.
On the wheel this is fastened back, and
10! we have a divided skirt.
Off the wheel presto change! we fasten
this over and we have an ordinary walk
ing skirt. This is accomplished by a set
of buttons down either side and a double
set of buttonholes.
The new sweaters are extremely sim
pie. The sweaters with baggy puff
sleeves and yoke effect are no longer pop
ular. The jauntiest ladies' sweaters are
now made like a boys sweater, save that
they fasten on the shoulder instead Of
slipping over the head
For very warm days a cotton waist in
stead of sweater IS worn with the divided
skirt. White duck caps are comfortable
and cool looking.
The same divided skirt is used for the
hunting costume of the modern Diana.
The prettiest material is a mixed goods
with brown shades predominating. Soft
tan high-top boots or brown leather leg
gings are worn.
The hunting coat is of brown linen and
built exactly after the pattern of a man
hunting coat. little brown linen cap
tucking in reckless curls goes to make of
this nymph of the woods very sports
manlike person.
With three such costumes as these my
lady athlete is well prepared to coax a
bite" make century" or bag
bird
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-21
How She Let HIM Order The Dinner.


) o o o 9 @ o @ o @ @ @ Q @ o o o o o
"Ha, ha, ha! How about lamb outlets
en- casserole, with truffles?"
cor broiled, and served with Jelly.
Really. Mr.. Willieboy. they are dreams"
VERY well-broiled, then. And-and,
you'll help me with the vegetables, won't
your"
Some asparagus-and potato souffie-
and peas?"
Splendid! And a salad, of course! I
always hold that dinner is incomplete
without a salad"
What is there?"
"Celery-tomato - lettuce-romane-e
carole -chicken-artichoke
How would a nice, cold artichoke-"
ooh, what a funny little basket the
waiter has-what is it. Mr.. Willieboy?"
"Burgundy-you'l have just a glass,
won't you?"
"Oh, Mr.. Willieboy! 1 can't drink red
wines; they are so dreadfully strong"
"Oh, well, then some sauterne-or hook
Or
ooh, anything that is sweet! 1 love to
see it bubble in those long stemmed
glasses; don't your"
Some champagne, perhaps?"
'If you like it, of course"
Very well (writing) and then-some-
suppose we try some cream
Lovely. With strawberries"
And little cakes
Perfect
And ccffee?"
Delightful! Do you know, Mr.. Willie
boy, you can order dinner better than any
man I've ever met."-Life.
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y - - y y y y y % % y Y y v " " " "
YVES" he said, 'ff there is one thing
v pride myself upon it is that l can or
der a dinner-the sort that you girls
like"
"Oh, I'm sure you can, Mr. Willieboy!
Now, suppose we begin with some
blue points-small and deep, you know,
eh?"
"Er-yes-and do you know, they have
some Of the tinest little clams-just in
cute enough to eat"
"Al right, wen have some of those Lit
tie Necks. And how about some Of this
French sole, with sliced lemon and
things?"
do you know that shad roe is lovely
that way? How odd you should choose
ell my favorites. 1 could just live on
sliced lemon,"
"All right (writlng), shad roe, and some
Of these"
Stuffed cucumbers-they are delicious
when they are ice cold-with mayon-
naise'
The flet is good here-always."
'M-m-m-i"
But perhaps you'd prefer"
"Oh, not at all. never eat"
Something else, then"
do you know, that reminds me of
Nattle joke. At the Dobleys' dinner the
/other day some one asked Why is a filet
like the poor? Do you give up?"
"Filet like the poor? Yes, that is one
on me-"
Because it is always with US! Ha-ha
-ha-ha!"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-21

iiioe sight anu uidTIlcu nap
PLY are Garibaldi and Bismarck
In Garibaldi's autobiography the story
OF his love is told He relates how. feel
ing the need of some one who would love
him, and believing women to be 1.-The most
perfect beings" he determined to seek
a wife for himself He was then pacing
the deck of the Itanarica, and he CHANGED
to look upon the houses of the Barra, a
little hill at the entrance of the Laguna
OF St Catherine, in Brazil. With the aid
OF glass which he carried he saw a
young girl. and he ordered the men to
put him ashore. On landing he tried to
find the house which he had seen from
the ship, but failed, and. meeting an ac-
quaintance, he accepted an invitation to
take coffee at his house.
''On entering the house" says Carl
baldi, 1.-The first person on whom my gaze
fell was the one who had caused my COM
ing ashore. 1t was Anita, the mother OF
my children. We both remained in an &c
static silence, gazing at each other like
two persons who do not meet for the first
time and who seek in each others Inca
ments something which shall revive re-
membrance. At last | saluted her, and
l said. You must be mine l spoke but
little Portuguese, and I said these auda-
cious words in Italian. However, I
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-21
Strawberry Cream,
snermaceti. one-half ounce.

Spermaceti, one-half ounce.
Refined white wax, one-half ounce.
Sweet almond Oil two and one-half
ounces.
Strawberry juice, three-fourths of an
ounce.
Benzoin, three drops
Take large fresh berries. Wash and
drain thoroughly. Macerate and strain
the juice through piece of muslin. Heat
the white wax. the spermaceti and the oil
of almonds. Remove from the fire and
add the strawberry juice very quickly.
Beat briskly with AN egg-beater until
fluffy and just as the mixture begins to
cool add the three drops of benzoin. Put
in jars and keep in a cool place. Apply
every night. You will find this particu-
larly good for sunburn.
Those of you over whose faces a veil
of tan is likely to drape itself when ex-
posed to the rays Of old Sol will do well
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of good pure cosmetics before starting
out upon Your summer campaign of heart
crushing? One might as well be seated in
tub in the middle of the Pacific, Ocean
as to be at a summer res3 when 1t
comes to purchasing powders and lotions
and creams and "sich loike" toilet prep
arations So take goodly supply with
you. say I. else you will spend your weeks
of midsummer frolicking bemoaning all
sorts of complexion tribulations.
First of all, then, YOU must have good
cold cream. Now that strawberries are
in season. suppose you make some straw
berry cream. There really is nothing in
the way of a cold cream to equal It. 1t
is one of the most delicate and healing
will prove unsurpassed as an unguent to
be used for children as well as for older
persons in place of the ordinary cold
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-21

INNS anu IuED6lOWS, IS but the
= athletic girl in masquerade. If
you doubt which is the genuine
summer maiden watch her when she must
dress the part. My lady athlete gleefully
whistling When Johnny Comes March
Ing Home" buckles on knapsack and
shoulders gun. With yawn and sigh she
slips into the makeup of Lady We're de
We're
Nv lady athlete does not only look the
rart-she acts it. Therefore her costume
Is chosen from a practical point of view.
At the same time there need not be an
air Of clumsiness about her attire.
Miss Charlotte Beckwith looks very
sportsmanlike and fetching in her cos
tunes in the accompanying illustrations
and yet they are just exactly the things
10 wear on the occasions for which they
are designed.
The fishing costume is an ideal one It
is the very essence of comfort and has
all the picturesque beauty of the dress
Of the fishermaiden of sunny Italy.
a loose soft linen blouse is worn, fasten-
ing in back at throat and waist by means
OF cord. 1t is not low enough at the
throat to allow of undue sunburn and yet
there is not the agonizing starchy wall
which at the present date props up the
feminine chin in the way of stock. This
little blouse is far more picturesque and
comfortable than the usual shirt waist.
over the blouse is worn little bolero
preferably of soft leather or undressed
kid. with trappings of the same.
A short skirt, leggings, big straw hat,
pole, tackle and basket, and we have the
fishermaiden complete in a costume that
never fish that swan the deeps could
resist.
The summer bicycle girl is but half
sister to the boomer bicycle maiden of
seasons gone by. Boomers are no longer
worn. not even for country riding
In their stead we have the most ingeni-
Gus divided skirt that the brain of man
and the hand of woman ever created. The
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Quite a novelty is the overall dress.
made from heavy linen crash, buttoning
at the back. Brown linen trousers and no
petticoats are worn with the overall
dress. Which should be the jolliest kind
of little knockabout gown for the city
back yard and the country.
A dainty play dress for the house, a
pinafore French idea, is made with low
neck and no sleeves at ALL Any pretty
bingham or calico does for the slip, and
the trimming is the most simple white
hamburg edging, put on without
quicker.
A summer travelling or yachting gown is
successfully composed of butcher blue
linen, with ecru linen guipure insertions.
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For Freckles.


Soak forty grains of whole gum traga-
canth in seven ounces of roSewater fol
two days. Beat until the Jumps disap-
pear and then add one-half ounce of gly-
Germ, one-half ounce Of alcohol. one dram
of boracic acid and one-half dram of pull
verified alum. Dissolve these last two
ingredients in little hot water and mix
with alcohol and .glycerin before adding
to the Jelly. Perfume, and If too thick
thin with a little warm water.
All lotions and creams for the removal
of tan and freckles should be applied i'm
mediately upon coming in after exposure
ADsWers to Correspondents.
ZOLA-Your first letter to me was an.
swered in the Sunday Call of January 20
You wrote about freckles, didn't you.
Am sorry you missed It, A good bloo6
tonic and nightly massage with the or
ange flower skin food will, am sure
soon put your complexion into good
shape.
A. T. DESZIR-The following tonic is
what you need to make the hair grow
Forty-eight grains resorcin, one-hal1
fill a two-ounce bottle. Apply every night
rubbing it well into the scalp,
OAKDALE-I cannot tell you of any
thing save face bleach that will re.
move the outer cuticle from the face
AS the active ingredient in all such
beaches is corrosive sublimate, the use
of which l consider risky in the extreme
/ prefer not to give any such formula
Am sorry.
NJ L. G., s41-There is only one sure
way of reducing flesh, and that is by
denying yourself all fattening foods ant
exercising a lot and regularly. Gel
around and hustle as though something
would happen if you didn't. Get up early
every morning. Indulge in walks an6
gymnastics every spare moment. Do not
eat butter in any form and the more
lemonade you drink the better Avoic
all starchy foods, sweets and fats.
know |
''favorite" formula for cold cream. Al
those given in this department are goo6
enough to eat and the following is one OF
the best: Spermaceti, one ounce, refined
white wax, one ounce. oil of sweet al.
monds. five ounces; rosewater, one ano
three-fifths ounces; essence of cloves, five
drops. AS this recipe will fill an eight
ounce jar. perhaps it would be as well tc
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to have the following sedative lotion pre-
pared. 1t will prevent the face from tan
ming to any great extent:
Distilled withhaZel, three ounces.
Prepared cucumber juice, three ounces.
Rosewater, one and one-half ounces.
Essence of white rose, one and one-half
ounces.
Simple tincture of benzoin, one-half
ounce.
Rub this well into the skin with the fin
ger tips. When the cuticle has absorbed
it thoroughly apply pure vegetable pow
der.
To annihilate freckles-I mean the kind
that stubbornly refuse to pick up their
buds. and depart under persistent minis
trations of pure lemon juice-try the fol-
lowing
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y
n frills and ribbons her curls and
We all like the summer
maiden. We can't help it. There is
something so sweetly feminine and
dainty about her, something so remins-
cent of the days agone, before the coming
of these advanced years of clubs and
mannish dress and golf tournaments had
metamorphosed the young lady" of the
olden time into the up-to-date athletic
maiden.
The women Of to-day think" more and
have more ''isms and asms and latter-day
spasms." but I doubt if they are half so
sweet and pretty. At any rate, L have
yet to meet any of those who were then
counting gallants" who will admit even
for a fleeing moment that there has ever
been fashioned anything quite so lovely
and delightful as the little sweethearts
girls of those days painted and laced
their corsets with the assistance of the
bedpost were pale and had all sorts of
aches and pains, but haven't you heard
grandma" tell how the girls of her day
counted their admirers upon the fingers
Of both hands-"yes, and upon the toes
Of both feet. too" shaking her dear old
head the while. with an ever-increasing
conviction that there never would be any
thing to equal the girls and boys Of her
day?
Well. as I started out to say, it won't be
long now before the summer girl Will DO
at the summer resorts looking her very
loveliest and wondering why it is God
made such great and glorious world and
then put so few men in It. And how many
o. you, I wonder, are putting in supply
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-21

The sailor blouse bodice has soft tucked
plastron of rose pink lawn, and white
lawn cravat. and the belt is of white
leather with a steel harness buckle.
q ACE or dotted net sashes are new
and Just the thing for the girl
graduate to wear with her simple
60 white gown. These are quite wide
and slip throughput do not tea long
gold or silver slide at the back. Slides of
a similar style are also used on the rib
bon belt, these being put on at the back,
the ribbon coming from the front and
Slipping through and hanging down in
long ends There is a clasp that fastens
down and holds the ribbon securely, but
it does not muss or iniure the silk.
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SUPERFLUOUS HAIR

Is removed by DIR. and MRS.
A. W. TRAVERSE. Donohoe
building, ITO Market ST.. cor.
Taylor, rooms 1929. with tbs
electric needle. without pain or
scar. Moles. warts, wrinkles.
blackheads, freckles, BIRTH
marks. ETC.. also removed. Per-
manency guaranteed. HourA
to 4 p. n.
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Beauty Hints for the Summer Girl.
BY Mime. Fygeio.
BY Mime. Hyge io.
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I'M LPACA ribbon scarfs for millinery
II y purposes, and also for the neck,
IN with fine white silk stripes at the
edges, are to be seen in the shops.
Hemstitched collars of soft satin, with
pointed sides and a sailors knot in front,
with hemstitched ends, are among the at
tractive neck fixings
Some lovely printed chiffons in oriental
oolorings and with new confetti spots and
small garlands of flowers are being made
up into waistcoat fronts, and they are
admirably suited for wearing with open
coat and skirt costumes in the pale pastel
SHADES OF cloth which are now so fash
ionable.
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1NLAY clothes are recognized needs
~ of children now. It no longer is
j considered quite the thing to send
the small folk out to play in any
garments so long as they are soiled.
There may or may not be a reaction
this year against the fancy for real little
overalls, such as have been worn for two
summers, for girls. To meet a fresh de-
mand, though the old may continue, linen
smocks-good, old-fashioned name-have
been brought out. They are one-piece
dresses for very little tykes, with the
skirt gathered into a band and some sim
pie facing of contrasting color Then,
too, they come white, without any
trimming, but fit for throwing into the
washtub.
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~ NE is always afraid that when a
man falls suddenly in love he may
fall out of it equally quickly, but
~ among celebrated men of the CEN
fury who have fallen in love
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TES." he said 'ff there is one thing 1
Y pride myself upon it is that l can or
der a dinner-the sort that you girls
u Ike"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-14
UXFOR
PROMINENT CITIZEN ACCT
DENTALLY KILLS HIMSELF.
Especial to vlrginian-Pilot3

Oxford. N. c., October 13.-The entire
community was greatly shocked last
night on hearing that Mr.. John II.
NJ eadows, n prominent tobacconist, had
accidentally killed himself while hunt
Ing. These are the facts:
In the afternoon Mr.. ]. II. Meadows,
accompanied by Colonel j.. c. Edwards,
left in buggy to go hunting. About
sunset, while on the Burwell plantation
few miles from town, MS they were
returning home. they discovered a
covey OF cartridges. AS Mr. Meadows,
who was a. noted shot, and fond OF the
sport, was getting out of the buggy,
his gun WAS accidentally discharged by
the hammer striking the step OF the
buggy, the load going through his arm
below the elbow, then entering his neck
and penetrated his brain, killing him
instantly. On this fatal evening his
beautiful young wife had delayed their
evening meal. that they might partake
OF it together. when the crushing It'd
ings reached her. Mr.. Meadows was
about ~ years old, member of the
Methodist Church. was VOL known in
Richmond and Danville, and universal
ly popular.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-14
ELlzABErn CITY.
PERSONAL MENTION-REPORT OF
A DROWNING.

Elizabeth City, N. c., Oct. 13.-It is
reported that John Herring, colored.
who was shot d few nights ago in the
arm by Noah Gray, also colored, is in
II critical condition, and was not ex-
Dected to live.
MIR. Charles Coffin, OF New Orleans,
who is in the city putting machinery in
w. N. Gregory's rice mill, spent yes
terday in Norfolk on business.
Mr.. Eugene Bell, formerly Of this
place, but now OF Berkeley, Va, is in
the city visiting his parents.
The Italian Band which has been in
ouriclty for a. few days, left yesterday
for Newbcrne.
1t is reported here THAT Mr.. Swinton
Stallings was drowned few nights
ago in the Dismal Swamp Canal. Mr.
Stallings is well known in this city, and
his many friends here hope the report
Will turn out TO be untrue.
MISS Minnie Cartwright, who has
been spending several days in Corn
land, Va, visiting friends, has returned
home.
Capt. w. T. Farrow, of Little Wash
ington, ". c.. who has been in our city
for several days, left yesterday for his
home. He was accompanied by his
daughter. Mrs. j. a. Burgess.
The residence Of Mr.. f. NJ. Grice
on Main street, is undergoing n new
coat of paint.
Mrs. G.. Burruss Fcrebcc and chill
dren, of Norfolk, is visiting her sister
Mrs. w. J. Woodlcy, at her home on
Main street.
NIessrs. Bertram and Willard, the
gentlemen who directed the successful
production of Captain Dick" have
been persuaded Ito cancel the date
which was to follow from here. remain
and put on their other play, 1.-THE Mid
night Fire" which has been just as
successful all through the State as
Captain Dick This entertainment
will take place at the Academy Friday
night. October 20,next week, under the
same auspices and by almost the same
cast as appeared so successfully Tues
day night. Mr.. Will Hollewell has
kindly consented TO remain and take
mart