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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-28

Curtis made a Rrand-stend finish, but he
could not overcome the sterling golf put up by
Travis Although nut out, thauncey deserves
great credit for the excellent golf he has shown
during the week. lie and w. b. Critteuden
won the foursome prize. Crittenden had a
put the length oi the home green for 80, but
he only trimmed. Chauncey knocked the ball
In. which made their score 80. Summaries:
Presidents Cup - Second round-A. L Ripley,
Oakley, beat z. A; Murdoch, Jr,. shinneoock byl
Roder!ck Terry. Jr., Shunecock, by up and = to
play; W. j. Travis oakland beAtJ. +. Curtis Essex
County, by up and 10 play; jasper Lynch. Lake
wood, beat owen Winston. Essex County. by up
Semi FinSis-Ripley beat ChAuncey by mp in nine
teen holes; Travis beat Lynch by up in twenty
holes.
In the ioursome competition some twenty
couples started but only seven handed In
cards. As before luncheon. the two Dyker
Meadow representatives., Daniel Chauncey and
W. Is. Crittenden. handed In the fine score OF
80. made up as follows:
out,"...............5 & 6-s
1n-..........-.....b 4 4 4-37-so
The other returns were:
q. Cooke and G. HIT hcock, Jr., Point Judith, ~;
q. Clark. Jr. and j. F. Curtis Harvard 81: 6. D.
Barnes and T. A. Murdoch. Jr., shInusCook, 81; Ii.
Il. Hollns. Jr., and Il. &. Watson, Jr, ~; L. p Bay
ard. Jr. aud II. r. TDler, Blltnsrol, g2; L. Krocque
and 3. Godfrey, ShinneCock %.
MANCHESTER. Vt. July PA mixed handi-
cap foursome to-day on the Equinox links re-
shifted q fOllOWa.
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TheIr tOtnIS RESPECTIVELY We're WI and N Tor
the nineteen holes. In the morning Lynch
gave II test OF his quality by eaSily taking into
camp young Winston. the intcrscholasti c cham
pion. They played pretty well coming home.
but going ont their cards were on the high
putting green and young Winston. although
more graceful player, could not hold him. The
cards were;
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MANCHESTER. Vt. July PA mixed handi-
cap foursome to-day on the Equinox links re-
sulted q fOllOWa.
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The other match In this round was between
4; NJ. Ripley. the Bostoni@n., and Daniel
who is now the crack Dyker Meadow golfer,
They hayed three holes in starting out. and
then Chauncey won hole In n capital T. At
last won out by ] up. but only after a tie On
the extra hole. Ripley made a 4 and Chauncey
a .. which settled the match For the eiC hteen
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-19

Miss Ethel Keeney wore a beautlful
white figured chiffon. The bodice was cut
low and was draped in graceful folds OF
the chiffon The skirt was flowing and
trimmed in chiffon flounces.
Miss Leontine Brakeman wore a decol-
lete gown in white and silver made per-
fectly plain and tight-ftting, giving g.
princeSse effect On one shoulder she wore
a bunch of red roses.
Mrs. Harry Miller of Oakland wore. a
handsome black chiffon gown made with
full skirt and draped bodice, showing the
exquisite lines of her figure. On one side
of the front and upon the shoulder she
wore punches of velvet violets. Long
black gloves and a black ostrich feather
fan completed her stunning toilet.
Mrs. c. r. Splivalo of Belmont wore
handsome pink satin gown. The skirt
was decorated with a wide real lace
founce finished at the top with an coca
sional rosette of pink satin ribbon. The
waist was tight-fitting appliqued in white
lace with pearl paSSementerie. The sleeve
was a draped sleeve of the pink with in
sertions of pearl applique. Her orna-
ments were corals and diamonds.
Miss Splivalo's gown was after Dou-
Get model. The body of the gown was a
deep turquoise shade of satin. The skirt
consisted of a white taffeta foundation
covered with small white mousseline ruff
fies An overskirt cut in the shape of a
point in front of the blue satin and end
ing in a long narrow point in the back
made a chic finish. The bodice was one
fluff of mousseline de sole and 1t was fin
ished around the neck with a pearl lace
applique. With this beautiful costume
Miss Splivalo wore a necklace of pearls
and pearl sunburst.
Mrs. Charles Read of Salt Lake City
wore New York gown of pale gray ben
galine The skirt consisted of a benga-
line skirt finished at the bottom with a
gray accordion pleated f1ounce, and the
over drapery was an elegantly embroid-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-19

" HERE is scarcely any branch in
which medicine has not advanced
within the last twenty years, but
in no one branch has more i'm
- provement been shown than in the
compromising and putting together
of drugs. No more is the unwilling pa
tent made to swallow large doses of nau-
seating medicine, for sugar-coated pills,
capsules and waters have come into
use and patients can now take the most
vile tasting medicines without any dis
comfort. Now comes along a Frenchman
with a still more ingenious plan which
opens up to pharmacy unbounded posi-
bilities of going still further ahead.
On account of the difficulty of assimila-
ting iron as a medicine a French drug
gist has sought to introduce it in a digest
ible way by what he terms ferruginous
eggs.
Hens can digest iron easily, while rem
dering 1t back through the albumen OF
their eggs in form which is easily di-
gested by the weaker stomach of man.
kind A salt of iron is given to the hens
with grains of wheat. A dozen Of these
medicated grains of wheat a day makes
the hens after three or four days, lay
eggs which are very rich in iron already
digested.
The Frenchman is experimenting fur
Their with other drugs, and 1t is not with
out the bounds of possibility that we shall
shortly be able to take all our medicine
in the form of eggs.
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:6(HENE6 FOR MAKING MONEY:


of the exchanges announced that she
wanted to wash pet cats! She said that
she was particularly fond of cats, and as
they ought to be washed, she thought her
offer might fill a want which would prove
to be real, even if it had not been long
felt. Two three young women write
verses to order-verses of the kind which
may be described as dinner poetry;
rhymes with a personal flavor. familiar
features of many social functions.
A country girl, whose accomplishments
IN the dairy line were not in demand in
the city, happened to mention incident
ally that she could handle saw and
hammer as easily as most women manage
a needle and thimble. She was soon en-
gagged to teach rich womans small son,
who had a yearning for carpenters tools.
how to use them without danger to life
and limb. 1t is a universal blessing that
women are learning to put to use their
own individual talents or accomplish
ments. Once the girl who now wants to
wash cats would have been spelling TEN
pers and dresses, and the country girl ac-
customed to a hammer and a saw would
have been making impossible desserts.
Truly the world grows not only better,
but more sensible.
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wrinkles For the two lines on the nose
massage also, rubbing always across the
lines. Try witchhazel on the red spot on
nose. 1 can tell you of no cure for the
red veins. AS they are out of sigh,
shouldn't worry about them. The BREATH
ing exercises and swinging Indian clubs
will do more for the hollows in the Shout
ders than anything else.
g. W.-For the coarse pores In your
case l should advise nightly scrubbing
with complexion brush and CASTLE soap,
followed by massage with the orange
battle the face with lotion composed of
three ounces of rosewater and one table
spoonful simple tincture of benzoin.
A. 3. elf you will soak one-half
pound of oatmeal in one quart of warm
water over night, then strain and add one
tablespoonful of lemon juice and one tea
spoonful each of olive oil, rosewater,
cologne, glycerine and diluted ammonia
and rub into the skin of the hands three
times a day, it will, 1 am sure, improve
their condition. The only way to reduce
the f1eshy parts is to massage, picking up
the flesh between the thumb and fingers
and rolling and pinching it as much as
you can without bruising the flesh. The
simplest lotion for removing freckles is
made by dissolving fifteen grains of
borax in one ounce of lemon juice. APP
ply to the face at night after washing.
Let it dry on the skin and then apply a
good cold cream. There is no way of
removing freckles permanently except by
keeping out of the sun and wind.
MARGARET MAITLAND-The essen
tial properties of the two waters are
about the same. So, if you prefer using
rosewater in the astringent wash do so
by all means.
SWEET SWEETPEA-If the face is
too red for comfort it can be remedied
by active pedestrianism, a well-ventilated
bedroom, no tight bands or corsets and
a diet of ripe pears, oranges and figs.
Put the hands and feet in hot mustard
water every night. Avoid hot drinks, eat
very slowly and be out in the open air
as much as possible The exercise of
standing with the heels close together,
bending over and trying to touch the floor
with the tips of the fingers. If repeated
a. number of times each morning, will
often prove of wonderful benefit in re-
ducing large hips. Try IL Sage tea, If
used quite strong, will sometimes darken
light hair. cannot tell you of anything
else for that purpose, save a dye, of
which I do not approve.
SUNSHINE H. P.-Do not brush the
hair vigorously while ii is undergoing the
process of shedding itself. and wear that
switch as little as possible. Cannot you
discard 1t entirely? Wearing a switch
heats the scalp and is really detrimental
to the growth of the hair. Let your hair
hang and give 1t sun bath as often as
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hair. There is nothing but a dye that
will make the white hairs the color of the
rest of your hair, and this / cannot rec
ommend. l have never heard of the rec
ipe you sent me. Sage tea and alcohol
is an excellent tonic. but the other in
gredient mentioned 1 never even heard Of.
so cannot advise you. Liquid powders
are so seldom used in these days that
haven't formula for one that L consider
good If you will send me stamped
addressed envelope l will send you the
name of a prepared liquid powder that IS
good as any l know Of
E. S. S.-The hair frequently falls be-
cause the roots are not sufficiently nour-
ished. A good way TO invigorate the halr
roots is to gently massage the scalp with
the finger tips dipped in clear, lukewarm
water This brings the blood to the sur
face and removes the particles of dead
skin At night apply the following ionic
TO the scalp: Two drains tincture OF
cantharides, six drains essence of rose
mary and eleven ounces elder-fower
water Also wear your hat as little as
possible.
ROONEY R-The Beauty Talk last
Sunday will, / feel certain, have given
you all the information you desired. IL
not write to me again.
MARIAN-Try fifteen grams or boraX
dissolved in one ounce of lemon juice Tor
those bothersome little freckles. Apply
directly after coming in out of the sun
and again at bedtime. Follow each ap-
plication with a smearing of cold cream.
To darken the eyebrows, boil slowly an
ounce of walnut bark in pint of water
for one hour. set" the dye by adding
a lump of alum the size of a hazel nut.
Keep this in bottle and apply to the
eyebrows with small camers hair
brush. Massage the bony neck each
night with equal parts of lanoline. cocoa
butter and cocoanut oil melted together
IRENE-Let me beg of you not to do
anything so foolish as to change the color
of your hair. You are sure to regret 1t
if you do, for as the hair grows out the
natural color the roots will have to be
touched up and you will find it the great
est nuisance imaginable. The sample
you sent me is very rich, pretty color.
and probably harmonizes with your skin
and eyes better than would an artificial
color. Now please don't vote Nine. Hy-
geia "a disagreeable old thing" but be
sensible little grille and make up your
mind to let well enough alone. Are we
still friends?
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length. The cloth was trimmed with
rows and rows of fluffy chiffon ruffies
and was lined with white satin Inc
high, faring collar was filled In with
shirred white chiffon.
Miss Gertrude Buckley wore stunning
cloak of Marie Louise velvet trimmed
with ruff1es of chiffon in light ana aarR
shades of blue 1t was finished with q
flaring collar lined with ruchfngs or plue
chiffon.
Miss Mee's opera cloak was of black lfi
velvet, elegantly trimmed in Cyrano chlI-
fon and lined with pink satin. Large
punches of roses finished the neck In
front and in the back, peeptng from De
meath a pointed Medici collar, filled In
with white chiffon.
Mrs. Joe Tobin's opera cloak was of
white brocade satin. very long and sweep
ing, finishing in front with rhinestone
buckle and clasp. The collar was formed
of an entire white fox. -
Mrs c. n. Walters wore a long Wnlte
velvet cape, narrow in effect, with an
arabesque border of gold and white satln.
The neck was finished with a white 1oX-
Miss Norma Bachman wore beautl-
the entire cape made of accordion pleated
ruffies. The collar was lined with WhlIe
chiffon, with bow in front and the enos
hanging to the bottom of the skirt
Mrs. Clarence Mann wore a handsome
opera cape of white silk embroidered IN
gold. The cape was finished with a
rounded faring ruffie trimmed in pleated
chiffon. The collar was faring pointed
collar embroidered in gold and lined WIN
chiffon. The entire cape was lined with
yellow satin
Mrs T. D. Ferguson wore an opera
cloak of a California poppy shade OF bro
cade lined with satin of the same shade
and edged with Persian lamb. me cape
ward the front. The collar and reveres
were of ermine,
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cred chiffon in lavender and gray. The
upper portion of the gown was in pan
nier effect formed by wide bands of gray
velvet ribbon The decollete bodice
was made of the gray bengaline and
trimmed with dainty chiffon ruchings. On
one shoulder she wore American
beauty rose In her hair she wore a gray
taffeta lovers knot ornamented with but
terflies.
Miss Clara Heyman wore a Partisan
pliqued Battenburg lace. The skirt was
made with chiffon flowers over the silk
finishing with the Battenburg. applique.
Nine. HOltOn wore inquired grenadine
The grenadine was in black and white
with apple green figures running through
1t. The overskirt was trimmed at inter
walls with narrow ruffies of black and
white Chantilly lace, and sash was
formed of the lace, which hung down in
two long ends over the train. The other
decoration was long clusters of green
chiffon roses hanging from their stems
in graceful punches. The bodice was
trimmed in the same manner with chif-
fon puffs running around it in serpen-
tine effect. The neck was finished with
a bunch of green chiffon roses on one
shoulder. turquoise blue velvet belt
and long mousquetaire sleeves with the
Miss Gertie Nee wore a Cyrano pink
mousseline princesse of Renaissance
pattern. The skirt was yoke skirt, the
fon accordion pleated edged with rose
petals. The yoke part of the skirt was
made of silver spangled tulle. The bodice
was cut low and finished with the Cy-
rano rose petals and silver spangles. Inc
opera cIoaks worn were by far the hand
soonest ever seen in San Francisco.
Miss Lillian Spreckels wore gown of
gray cloth in the popular three-quarter
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@RHERE are all the detailed descrip-
uohs OF opera gowns given else
where that even the most exact
ing could demand. But here are
u a few generalities that can be re-
duced from fashion as seen thus
far at the opera.
Black and white are the most effective
shades Why? Because they stand out
well II cut decollete. If not, they are
taboo. For only when snowy throat and
black or white are they pretty. If you
wear high-necked gown choose color,
but choose wisely and think twice.
{. For a gown of brilliant hue may turn
DO 'garfsh when next to shade that does
not harmonize. Or delicate shell-like
tint may fade into insignificance when
subjected to unkind contrast with q
heighboring hue.
Remember that Colors are usually at
daggers' ends with each other and choose
shade that is capable OF holding its own
against all corners If we could select
they shall wear, then we could give our
tnnately. it is not until too late that We
find q pink gown next to our own pink,
each of which kills the other.
So If you go to the opera In decollete,
go in black or white varied by Spangles
or what not. If fate has not been kind
enough to permit of this sort of gown
then work out your own saIvaton;;
upon-neither to deepen into extraYagant
garishness nor pale TO sickly hue.
skirts OF course were all Inaue SutdlH-
like the polonaise or draped skirt upper
most in popularity The lowered IS, skirt
is extinct killed by its own unbecomlng-
ness The skirts We're trimmed with lace,
flowers or ribbon: many Of them, how
ever, having OYerskirts made entirely OF
lace. The bodices are extremely simple
fitting closely in graceful, soft folds;
Several gowns in princess effects were
worn. but evidently they are not as pop
ular here as elsewhere.
The popularity of spangled trimming
was evident. Nine gowns out of ten
cleaned and glittered. with tine-cut SPAN pan
Individually it cannot be denied that col
Iectively bespangled femininity is very
good TO look at.
opera cloaks came out from their tissue
coverings and in all their chiffon sottness
or ermine wilderness proved that they
were worthy of shaking off their wrap
Bings. All the new ones We're after the
manner Of those have described
NRaE Lenten church girl makes axes pa, par
one demure damsel who goes reg
j IlarIy every afternoon IS sym
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One ounce best, purest oxide or zinc.
One-half ounce, carbonate of magnesia,
finely powdered.
Twenty grains boracic acid.
Two drops altar of rose.
Have each one of the ingredients sep
arately powdered In a mortar before pur-
chasing Put your rice powder through
fine sieve and then through bolting cloth'
Do the same thing with the oxide OF ENC
the magnesia and the boracic acid before
adding them to the rice powder. W men
all are combined put twice through Dolt-
ing cloth. After each sitting throw away
any particles that remain. Add the altar
of rose last.
If YOU wish to apply lotion to the face
before powdering that will cause the pow
der to go on more smoothly use this:
Gum tragacanth, whole, 81 grams.
Rosewater, ounces
Glycerine, one-half ounce
Alcohol, one-half ounce.
Let the tragacanth soak In the rose
water for a day or two and strain torci-
bly through muslin or cheesecloth. Then
add the glycerine and alcohol which have
been previously mixed, SNAKE wen anu
perfume to suit.
Now I have given you trio or deiight-
full toilet preparations. Almost any sort
Of complexion will pick up hope under
their use, which of course must be com
bined with the three great rules or beauty
diet, bathing and exercise.
Right here ] shall have to call halt on
the requests of correspondents for replies
by mail. L positively cannot send these
unless 1t is to give an address or other
information that cannot be printed in the
paper Please remember this, my news
paper friends and do not ask for private
replies where published one will do.
Answers to Correspondents.
CYTHEREA-I think all that your skin
needs is systematic massage with the
skin food Here is the formula: Sperma-
ceti. one-half ounce; white wax, one-half
ounce: sweet almond oil, one ounce; lano-
line, one ounce; cocoanut OIL one ounce;
tincture of benzoin, ten drops; orange
flower water one ounce. Melt the first
five ingredients in a porcelain kettle.
Take from the fire and add the benzoin
and orangefower water, beating with an
egg beater until cold. In massaging the
little lines about the eyes rub away from
the nose using a circular upward and
outward motion. 1t is very difficult to
describe the movements in writing. Real
". the best way to learn is to go to a
competent masseuse, let her give you a
treatment or two notice just how The
does 1t and then go and do likewise.
Don't mind the little wrinkles that come
when you laugh. Nearly every one has
them and, besides, they're jolly little
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Creams aDd POWDER fortbe @omPlQxio7
BY MDe. Hygeio.


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q rs a fortunate thing that these are
the days of comparative idleness' 1or
what with keeping ones nose proper
" powdered and ones hair In curl
u there hasn't been much time for any
thine else. The moist weather OF the
past week has Strengthened out the hioet
beautifully curled tresses with perslS'-
ency that was positively heartreholns;
But don't you care, girls! Think Oh the
crops and the "booful Easter bonnetS
that 1t will probably mean to you
Speaking of Easter bonnets reminds me.
Now is the time of all the year When you
should coddle your compilations. OhleSS
you see to it that the skin is well nour-
ished carefully powdered and shielded
from the March breezes by a serviceable
chiffon veil, you will find the gorgeous
beauty of that Easter head adornInehI
most horribly embarrassed by reo NJ
tie nose and weather-beaten cheehs'
These March winds sometimes ueVelop
into a raging roaring tempest that can
create havoc both dire and dreadful to
delicate skin.
So look out for them and put In some
of your spare moments during TINS pless-
ed I,enten time that are not deVoteu "
sewing bees or afternoon service 10 Hull-
ing nm some good cold creams ana Washes
for the complexion, so that you may Dc
able TO ioin in the Easter dress parade
with the happy consciousness that the
splendor of your toilet is not oiihiieu ny
an utterly impossible complexion
First of all you must have good pure
cold cream If you do not happen TO
have this already, here is formula Tor
one that is excellent, not only 1or SOFT
enine the skin, but for whitening 1t as
we'll 1t has not been given before, ana
as cucunbers are now in market, you
will not have any difficulty in prepar-
ing it.
Cucumber Cold Cream.
Almond oil, 1 ounce.
Green oil, ounce. -
White wax, l ounce.
Spermaceti, l ounce.
Juice of cucumber, ounces.
Essence of cucumber, ounces.
Prepare in the same way that you
would any cold cream, directions for
which have been given many times in
This department. The juice must be ex-
tracted from the cucumbers, placed in a
norcelain kettle on top of the stove and
boiled for one minute, then strained. The
essence YOU can make yourself by taking
one and one-half ounces of alcohol and
one and one-half ounces of the boiled GU
cumber juice.
If you do not happen to have face
powder that you are perfectly sure OF,
make one after the following formula:
Face Powder.
One ounce Lubin's rice powder
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SUPERFLUOUS HAIR

Is removed by DR.. and MRS.
A. W. TRAVERSE. Donohoe
building, ITO Market St. cor.
Taylor, rooms 2S-29. with the
electric needle. without pain or
scar. Moles, warts. wrinkles,
blackheads. freckles, birth
marks. etc, also removed. Per-
manency guaranteed. Hours. !
10 D. ma