The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-21

yet they are really very pretty little
things, with naturally pleasant, open
countenances. l suppose it is the effect
of a-strong light or a habit they have
| caught from each other, but / wonder
their mother does not notice it and cor
now, and, of course, it will be worse as
they grow older" says the New York
Tribune.
Children naturally contract their faces
on going into the sunlight, and in many
cases unless this tendency is attended
to it will become a habit almost inn
possible to rectify. A child who has this
habit should be taken daily into the
sunshine and taught to look before her
with a serene face. SCREENING up the
eyes, Wrinkling the nose and contract
ing the mouth certainly do not help
sensitive eyes. If the glare, however,
causes this contraction of the muscles
SO that a child cannot control her feat
ures Git is assumed that it is a girl
whose beauty should be preserved, al
though the remarks apply equally well
to a boy) she can be gradually trained
to bear it by looking downward until
the eyes become accustomed to the sud
den brightness, and then raising them
gradually. carefully keeping the face
all the time smooth and serene. In this
way it will lake a very short time to
train the muscles and correct a defect
which is a serious menace to future
good looks. Wrinkles and mes come all
too easily, and are ~ineradicable If ne
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who have no business with such dis
figurements. Even middle aged women
may keep their faces almost free from
the telltale marks of experience and
lifelong emotions, although it is to be
questioned whether such a face does
not nave an unnatural maskIike look.
How wonderfully Mrs. Crittenden
has kept her skin," said a southern wo-
man before the war speaking of the
famous Kentucky beauty.
Altogether too smooth for her age"
answered Mrs. Jefferson Davis, to
whom the remark had been made. IT
would rather have wrinkles and emo
tons"
Side Saddle Is Doomed.
The side saddle has been doomed, and
will ere long lie among the things that
were. The ultrafashionable equestrI-
ennes who frequent Tuxedo have so de-
creed, and what Tuxedo says is law,
Nearly all its many accomplished
horsewomen are beginning to ride
astride, says the Sunday Chronicle. Mrs
Paul Tuckerman, whose husband is one
of the directors of the park, was the
pioneer of the movement She may be
seen daily riding man fashion on her
spirited saddle horse.
She wears a costume which is a COM
bination of trousers and skirt, and pre-
sents an appearance that is conceded to
be the smartest and most becoming
of any hOrsewoman ever seen gallOp-
ing along the winding ways of that
aristocratic community.
Popular approval has stamped the in
novation, and many other fair horse
women nave either already adopted a
similar costume or signified their inten-
ton of soon doing so.
Mrs. Tuckernnan is praised on all sides
for having taken the first step in brav-
ing public opinion and ~venturing into a
heretofore forbidden field. She was for
merly considered a timid rider, and in
purchasing saddle horses for his wife
Mr.. Tuckerman was always careful to
hIIU nnlU ThnGa that W6ra hind and
gentle. With the greatest freedom OF
movement permitted by her new cos
tune, however, she has come to be
known as an expert and fearless rider.
A Pretty Idea.
At a luncheon given recently to her
bridesmaids by one of the autumn
brides, the decorations were almost en-
tirely in bridal white, the green of Sml-
lax being the only relief. A c~enterpiece
of white bride rosesewas the radiating
each cover, where they ended in a
bunch of orange blossoms tied with
white ribbon. The menu cards bore,
each of them, j picture of the bride set
in medallion on the heavy white card,
which was decorated with a spray of
orange blossoms. Clear glass candle
sticks holding white candles with white
silk shades were set here and there on
the table, smilax twining around them,
and the ices We're served in white we'd
ding bells.
A One-Sided Estimate.
women are bundles of fear. They
fear poverty and they fear the respon
sibilities of wealth. They are afraid to
Burglars, lightning, mice. sthe ballot,
scandal, new ventures, old age, other
women-they fear everything. Their
commonest expression is I am afraid
/ know all about it. / am only a wo-
man myself" These words are from a
prominent club woman. They need not
be supplemented, comments Harper's
Bazaar, with the truth that a good many
men live under the same grim shadow.
The Care of the Teeth.
after each meal and at bedtime. Before
is lone all particles of food should
be removed from between the teeth by
means of a toothpick or. better, dental
floss. Then they should be brushed
thoroughly with a brush of medium
dipped in tepid water. Very
and very old water are equally
harmful. says the Evening Star;
The brush should be used with an up
and down movement and not sideways
only, and the backs of the teeth should
be brushed even more carefully than
the fronts, for it is there that tartar |
to accumulate. Many think that
is harmless. but this is an erro-
neous belief. It's accumulation of one
of the principal causes of he oosening
of the teeth, and it's presence exposes
constantly to the recurrence OF
gum boils.
The use of some good dentifrice once
a day or two or three times a week
keeps the teeth white and better look
ing, but is not absolutely necessary
when the toothbrush is used regularly
after each meal. Rinsing the mouth
after each brushing with some pleas
antly favored antiseptic solution helps
to avert. decay of the teeth.
Finally not the least important point
n the care of the teeth is a regular
semi-annual visit to the dentist hat
ne may examine the teeth and fill at