The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-10

~ course, the nat problem must De SAT
lsfactorily solved, and it must be borne
in mind that it is always economy to
puy a good hat The pretty t0que or
turDan viii carry its owner through
the most trying experiences
The girl who is well dressed can go
forth with Self-confidence. The well
poised woman never thinks of her
clothes after she has taken the last look
in her glass Before leaving her home
she Is sure that every detail of the toilet
Is beyond critisiSm. The girl who com
mands admiration walks with freedom.
she holds her chest up and her chin in,
so that the crown of her head is the
highest point Her feet pointed straight
ahead are kept close together, so that
the heel lines are Identical The body
must not move to either side. It should
be carried forward with motionless
shoulders, the weight being always over.
the advancing foot The steps must not
be long.
And what shall I do with my hands?
inquiries the girl. Forget them, my dear.
When you are walking easily and enjoy
Ing your promenade, you do not think
Of the hands and they take care Of them
selves.
It Is never good form for woman to
lOiter on the street Fashion. as well as
good taste, demands that she shall move
as II she had some objective point in
view. She should keep her eyes on a
straight line ahead of her It is the OBJ
jet TO move smoothly, quietly. and with
absolute repose- When a friend is met
the nod is not enough of a recognition.
The head should be bent, with an in
clination that is slightly Indicated by
the whole body. The right sort of a bow
costs much practice among those who
are anxious to be very correct, but when
all is said and done. the heart IS good
guide, and the salutation that conveys
the idea of Difference and gentle courtesy
is the best bow any woman can have at
her command. 1t is well however, to re-
member to bow over the forward foot.
In walking the movement should be
steady and the chest should be about on
straight line with the toes This at
first gives the feeling of falling forward
but it is their right position and ii can be
readily cultivated.
Columns could be written about the
bad street manners in Chicago There
is no city in the world where the young
person" is so badly behaved Girls
lounge in the street cars, they saunter
on the avenues, and they stare at the
pedestrians in the most offensive man
ner- The girl who is old enough to go
about alone is old enough to carry her
self with the greatest dignity
What One Woman Thinks.
Affectation is one of the most disa-
greeable Of feminine attributes.
A woman frequently carries her hand
kerchief up her sleeve and a lot Of dress
samples in her stockings.
The woman who doesn't sit down on
the floor to put on her shoes IS almost
as queer as the man who does
The clever woman is the one who can
make a man think she is obeying him
while all the time she is really posing
him
According to a woman. the best way
to punish a girl who goes back on YOU
is to make great success in life and
marry a prettier and better GIRL
a woman always has greater conf
dence in the honesty of human nature
,~11r loo. 1t
door unlocked at night and finds out the
silver is perfectly safe the next morn
ing.
The trouble with great many men
is that they do not realize that woman
enjoys a surreptitious pat from her hus-
as much i've years after marriage as one
year before.
What a convenient arrangement IL
would be If each baby that is born into
the world could be accompanied by a |
ticket stating whether it would succeed |
best as a blacksmith or a minister,
concert singer or a first class cook.
The Flour Shampoo.
And now the latest is the -four sham
poo It's an English idea and it Ger /
tainly does sound muSsy- A fashionable /
English coiffeuse advises these flour !
shampoos once month The -four IS |
Sifted into the hair IN handouts Then /
the locks are divided into sections and /
brushed with a soft brush until every /
particle Of white dust has ben removed. I
Three or four applications Of flour l
should be used at each shampoo, the /
color and consistency of the refuse prov
ing that amazing amount OF dust IS /
removed from the hair and scalp with /
each application. Soap and water sham I
pooS are given twice a year. Twice a Il
year the hair should be singed at the /
season when trees and hedges are cut
back Also the English expert advises
that the hair should be brushed every
night with fine, flexible brushes, and /
the brushes should be cleaned twice or
three times a week with flour or am
monia and water
'sCorsets Against Small Shoes. !"
Here is what one Chinaman says in
the North China Daily News about
.sCorsets Against Small Shoes"
What is the use Of binding the feet2
It is the same use as Tightening me
waist among you Europeans Do You
tighten the waist for cOmfOrt2 No Is
il to make one look taller or shorter2
No Then what is it fOr2 It is for
beauty. It is to catch the eyes of men
So is foot-binding- They are both for
not do as much harm as waist tighten
ing.
when SO many of your men have
written against the harm of waist tight
ening and not succeeded, how can a few
Of your women think to put a stop to
medical women Why do they not loosen
their waists before they ask our women /
to loosen their feet? Your enlightened
Christian women should begin at home
by forming an anti-waist tightening 50
ciety; then we Chinese may follow your
example
Pie Low Couture