The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-10
Woman's Uays in Summer Days.

the middle OF the day for good meas
ure. There is nothing more uncomfor-
table than drawn condition OF the
race. Use water only when II is abso-
lutely necessary. After the morning
bath little cold water may be dashed
about the eyes and mouth. Wipe face
ury, then dip 1ngers into some perfect
~ pure toilet cream and rub this into
the pores. DO the work thoroughly.
Wipe cream from the pores with a soft
bit of linen. If there is any shine a
sift OF powder will do no harm. AT
night the cream can remain on unless
1t feels too sticky. Protect the linen
OF your pillow with smooth linen
towel. The towel must be perfectly
smooth on account OF pressure which
Is apt TO line the face.
HOMEMADE JUJUBEs.
Homemade jujube lozengers are ex-
cellent for use in cases OF sore throat.
and children eat them readily, for they
are %euual TO the purest sweets. To
make them dissolve a packe. of table
gelatin In water and stir IL into four
ounces OF glycerne. The mixture will
set like tough glue and should be cut
into small shares. A few drops OF CO.
clinical Will color these jujubes a
lovely pink.
OLDEST OF VEGETABLES.
Onions and cucumbers are two of the
oldest known vegetables. Like peas, the
Egyptians grew them at least thirty
centuries ago. To the onion belongs
probably the honor OF being the first
vegetable primeval man ever made trial
Of Onions are not found growing wild
anywhere. but kind OF leek is not un-
common in Southern Siberia, which is
very like the Welsh nationai emblem.
MAKING HIGH GIRDLEs.
The high-draped girdles that are worn
so much at present can be fashioned
with unlined ribbon and the method is
simple and the effect good
Take No. IL ribbon, taffeta. or double
faced satin. and cut it long enough 10
go around the waist twice with a lap
over OF two inches on each side Take
the middle OF this ribbon and pin il to
the middle of the waist in front. Then
take the ribbon around the waist, cross
IL in the back, retaining the double
width; then draw II down TO the lowest
point in front. lap it over and pin Sc
curely with either a fancy brooch or
pearl-headed pins.
Be sure to keep the ribbon out to it's
best width and also before beginning
to pull ii In to strike the exact waist
line, SO II can be pulled in without hurt
ing the figure.
IN. GEORGE ELIOT'S LAND.
A Brooklyn woman. and an enthusiasts
tic cyclist, who is now travelling in Eng
land writes: II wish you might have
been with us yesterday in our trip
through George Eliot's land. We saw
the room where she was born at South
Farm, Arbury. and picked some little
blue flowers from under her window.
Griff House, where many of her books
were written, the old Mill on the Floss,
the Rookery the Dairy. all immortal
lied In her writings, gave us thrills CT
delight as we saw them. Arbury Hall,
which figures as Cheveral Manor In Mr..
Gilfiis Love Story, made a very pretty
picture as we saw IL, looking across the
little lake. In Arbury Park we saw the
frisky rabbits, the deer and the pheas-
ants frolic as did their predecessors In
George Eliot's day"
HEAT IN INCANDESCENT LIGHTS.
The amount OF heat given out by an
ordinary incandescent lamp il greatly
underrated in the popular mind. An
ordinary sixteen-candlc-p power lamp I'M
mersed in quart Of water VIII heat
IL to the boiling point in an hour. Gel
luloid i'm contact with a lamp bulb may
be ignited i'm a few minutes, while silk
shades close to the bulb are scorched
i'm a few hours In Boston last year
an incandescent lamp, hanging by It's
cord against n wooden partition. grad
ualy scorched and charred the wood un-
til IL burned a hole completely through
IL. and set fire to IT..