New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-11

HOW TO KEEP THE FEET PERFECT IN SHAPE
AND CONDITION.
Tho conflicting advice of reputed authorities
long ago led TO the despairtng exclamation: Who
snail decide when doctors dsagree?'' The woman
In search of beauty anxious 70 learn the best
UNIV 70 retain il finds a bewidering variety Of adj
vice Many specialists in treatment of the com
plexion advocate face steaming. Others condemn
It with unhesitating severity That the latter are
probably correct is TO be inferred from the ex-
perience OF a New-York woman who went TO con-
suit one not long ago Almost the first words Ut
tered by the specialist were: You have peen steam
ing your face" Her patient asked; Row dIu you
know? The answer was: Because the SKIN IS
dry, withered and fabby can tel al Ia, a glance
when a uses hot water or stean1ng.
hot water should be used once day merely
for cleanliness. Sponge the face softly with pure
soap and hot water either at night or in the morn
ing. to remove dust and open the pores theh Dati
in glow and finish by applying a good cold
cream Of glycertne, rosewater and nenzoln louoh'
An experienced dentist says that the carelessness
of parents frequently sacrifices the personal charm
OF their children to extent wholly unnecessary
The first teeth should be preserved until actually
pushed out by the second the jaw contracts
when they are removed any considerable length of
time before the second. The first set should be
brushed with the softest possible brush ana go19
paste and when signs of decay appear the chlIu
should be taken to competent dentist tor ADVICE
In his Wav the child is almost assured of sound
evenly growing teeth when womanhood or MANHOOD
Is reached
The Young woman who looks mournfuny in the
mirror upon the reflection of bony neck and thin
arms may do much TO remedy the trouble with
little expense or effort Olive oil rs OF the most
nutritious of food products. and a persistent and
OF salads aids materially in the acqulsi-
ton Of flesh. A salad of oranges and bananas, cut
in small pieces and drenched freely in French
dressing may taken before going 20 bed without
injury to the digestive organs. Negetable salads
should be included In the luncheon and dinner
delicate white heshed fish are excellent and
sardnes form a valuable addition TO the beauty
bill of fare
1t is surprising that so few people, either men
or women. have well shaped feet. Most children
have normal feet when born, and it Is improper
treatment that distorts them. A well known Bos-
ton lawyer with advanced ideas. shared by his
wife allows his children only mOccasins
until old enough 10 go 10 school. Then the shoes
made of the softest kid with sOles the width
OF the foot and broad, round toes. In summer the
season return to rnoccasns. There are FIVE chill
dren in the family, and the eldest girl OF
as those of the baby OF five years.
frequent cause Of trouble with the feet Is the
wearing of black stockings. Care should be taken
TO select those with white soles the dye is
extracted by the heat induced by confinement in
the shoe and acts an irrttant poison Itching.
burning and swelling often due solely to this
cause To mitigate the evil in degree the
at least three times during the week IN winter.
The feet should be bathed every night in warm
water and bcarbonate of Soda tablespoonful of
the soda to a basin OF water-letting them remain
In the solution until IL becomes cool They
be rubbed vigorously in drying and then bathed
with alcohol
Sapient writers on beauty often try to impress
upon their readers that neither Joy grief
neither laughter tears, should be permitted
TO the smoothness OF the skin nor the sortness
OF the mouths They advise, IN short a.