Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-08-30
PERSONAL }NEATNEss.

PERSONAL }NEATNEss
ih "a florists shop the other day ,vo
women were noticed choosinp t,o,.rs
90 send ~ 4 houseo of death. and .,bts
ara SAM one OF them, goes v.t,,
me DoX. Size glanced as sn.. s.ob~
Al the card which she held in nor b,n,
men hastily Withdrew il ana s4arcba.,
IN herspocket book for another. Thste
vas 4 touch Of soil on the card sh.
Explained 10 her friend. az thev turr.d
away. and do you know t,stelle 40,
- cAIuisit-iy dainty that one could
not associate with her the sliphtes,
.housht of blemish. When I saw IN.
tiifiing spot On my card. / teJr An ans
that IL would have offended her il uf.
ana must not be near her in DEATH
rms chance glimpse Of an unknown
He that has Closed impressed the lis
tener anew with the permanent and
radiating charm Of perfect neatnass
In a sentence a personality which had
embodied it had been revealed as COM
pletely as II the dead woman had been
Il life long friend, and its unconscious
influence again emphas sized The Old
aNioms that bracket neatness with re-
iigion are recognition OF almost d.
VINE charm. Cleanliness is next 10
sCdilness. order is heavens first law.
these are Hot chance sayings They
larry teep truth by which all should
pioht
II neatness is admirable in any one
- tn girl ANA young woman ii il in
lespensable. The farest of youth.
particularly feminine youth. attracts
every eye. When The fairness is dim
med by muSsy hair. uncared- for teeth
Ur nails. 4 skin that shows that 10
minutes in the bath j. not a part Of The
daily routine. ii is as If the periections
of line picture Were clouded with
spots ana blemishes.
Not an girls can be beautiful, but
every girl can be radiantly and ex-
luisit-ly clean. This means. first,
absolute bodily cleanliness, only posi-
bic with daily oath. frequent wash
ings Of the ndir. constant care Of the
nails and teeth. and after that. clean.
carefully brushed and often renewed
clothing. a pitfall of the moment 10
careless girls is found in the little
neckbands now enjoying such wide vo-
que. They developed to protect deli
cate ribbons and chiffons from too
soon SOiling. 1t seems likely that
something viii have tC be devised to
protect these. in turn. from too long
wearing. Mussy. rumpled ties. vest
fronts, bodices ana iinely Of any sort
are an abominatiOn and should not be
permitted i'll these days of easy rem
ovation or replacement.
Girls may Well take lesson in this
regard from the other sex. As neat
AZ man" is a frequently heard ex-
preston. and woman should blush TO
admit that a mans reading of neatness
should be finer than hers. Yet few
hours is the accepted masculine wear
uf a shirt and collar. and his clothing
is so constantly brushed and sponged
and pressed that at every street corner
almost there are caterers t. TINS tfadr.
rhe habit Of neatneSS should extend
to this care Of belongings as well as TO
their Wear Articles that are carefully
put away i'll protecting receptacles ai-
any icmovablc dust is brushed or
.Akgu on. not only last much longer.
out at all times make a much fresher
appearance.
II girls could cnce fully appreciate
the almost dazzling enhancement OF
their natural charm. which Is pro-
iuced by a radiant fragram neathess'
they would fairly walk with peas III
their shoes 10 secure il, if il could not
II. obtained in any other way,
And here while on the subject IS
suggestion for the care Of the te-th
ma mouth. Nothing is better IN lhe
yay of prcservative for the teeth anu
preventative Of disagreeable eonse-'
,uences in the month than bicarbonate.
VI soda Keep Jar of it on the toiie'-
X shelf. using a pinch in talro q
rlass Of water morning and eNeh'iis
With the toothbrush. and 10 rinse l"e
mouth freely. u.
This is the advice of pron'''','s
New York dcrtist who says thal ~
vide use Of this cheap ana cohNehis"'
lrticle would almost drive his proieS-
zion out of business for he adds' ~
lentists have about decided that 4"
bsoiutcly clean tooth STRUCTURE '
lot decay" The soda. il may p' az
led. is one of the best preVehtNe?
,igy's disease. that serious compiain@
which is found. in embryo at leas' :"
tlmoSt every mouth.-Harpers bd"'''