The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-02

/ spends ii chiefly before her mirror. daub-
1 paint, OF dressing her hair in wonderful
| fashions and adorning II with artificial
| flowers or gold or silver ornaments
Sometimes she learns to play on q kind
/ Of mandolin. but she must suffer much
| from ennui, and one can hardly be sur
herself with the fumes OF the opium pipe
She has no healthy outdoor pursuits. as 4
take an airing in a curtairsed sedan chair
or in covered cart with a tiny window
When she reaches a marriageable age
she IS disposed Of like bale of goods
toned BY her parents. and this person
engages to-fnd a suitable part" for the
hapless daHsel, though sometimes her
parents fix upon her future husband when
she IS still quite a child, and she does not
Coz. at all events, is not supposed to-
catch a glimpse Of him until the wedding
day
The Bargain Fiend.
This perennial joke about the love. OF
women for bargains wearies me-. said a
bright business woman the other day
with most presumptuous superiority men
charge our sex with an extragasant zeal
men to assure me that they are Just as
eager as women are to get an article at
says the New. York Press
Mr. A. IS generally extravaganza in
after bargains The other day he came
into our office wearing air Of great
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other foundation than the discovery Of a
street stand where seconds in lead pen
ellis were sold at two cents each
II you know a good pencil when you
see it., he explained, you can rummage
pencils at two cents each. or three for
And that reminds me of another bar
gain You know the ten-cent cigars I
homke2 Wei. there is a little shop down
four for a quarter. I just heard Of the
place and ran down there at lunch time
And would you believe It. that man,
whose transactions run into the millions,
in clothes. stationery. etc, and Mr.. 81
stopped in the midst of his estimates on
tell Mr. Il Of bargains he had discov-
cred in neckwear and shoes and household
yet women are said to monopolize the
bargain-hunting disease
That Exasperating Nose.
One of the most exasperating Ills to
which flesh is heir is the red nose that 50
compartment of wintry winds The trou-
BILE has such a variety OF causes that It
application. and the Individual sufferer
who would be relieved must make an ef-
fort to learn the source OF her particular
Absolute frankness with ones self is
necessary if she would really learn It
viii DO no good to say: why. my corsets
are loose as loose can bet-' If tight lacing
women deceive themselves In just that
way.
Another potent factor is lack Of circu-
latIon- If ones hands and feet have a
tendency to be cold the nose is almost GER
tain to be red. and every effort should be
made to promote more vigorous circu-
lation- Warm foot baths and liberal
massage of the entire body are the best
antidotes in this case. Electricity IS an
Invaluable aid to defective circulation.aud
there are now small batteries for home
use 10 be bought as low as 81.
It is wise to wear thin cashmere stock
ings and stout shoes in cold weather.
and to wear silk lined kid gloves unless
one carries a muff.
If the redness be caused by indigestion,
the table is the place to begin treatment
Highly seasoned foods, stfmulants. and
even strong tea and coffee must be avoid
ed and fruit and vegetables should con-
stitute a large proportion Of the diet.
While treating the cause an external
treatment may be added In some cases
1t is helpful to saturate a square OF alb
sorbent cotton. large enough to cover the
nose. IN cold water. over this should be
laid a piece of oil silk Keep on the nose
Piled directly to the nose is one Of the
best possible local remedies. and cold
cream is often useful.
One may conceal the redness OF the
nose by applying cold cream when dress
ing to go out and allowing it to remain !
as long as possible then Wiping off with |
an old handkerchief and busting with a |
fine face powder.