The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-11
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il very dry however. there must be
moderation in the use Of salt.
Enlarged pores filled with tiny black
points are protests Of the skin against
i'll treatment. The skin has, perhaps,
been powdered. or the pores filed up
with the fats of glycerine. or some pre-
pared cosmetic that had no business
there. and ought to have been eleansed
away.
A bae stuffed with salt makes a
hygienic bed for feeble persons to sleep
upon salt cushion made hot and app
piled to the side of the face when neu-
ralgia strikes the nerve gives relief to
the sufferer.
Women apt to take cold easily may
render themselves iuVulnerable to the
action of the atmosphere if they lave
their necxs and chests in addition to
their faces. in cold salt water The rea-
son is that salt has the power to make
water Of any temperature six degrees
colder than the surrounding atmOs-
pierre; so one who sp0nges face, throat.
arms and chest in such extra chilled
water viii find the outdoor air warm.
Brown TreSSes in Favor.
The woman of today who desires to be
fashionable must wear brown tresses.
whether she seeks to shine upon the
stage or in society. The change is not
due to the initiative of the stage, how
ever. The mania for blonde hair some
years ago was most evident among
the footlight favorites. Then came the
tltOLE Recent 4etEG ADi ett SAifttAt-H anu
grades of auburn hair. of which Zaza
was the spectacular example. The
quiet, domesticatad brown hair of SO
many player women today reflects the
voeue for H in all classes Of society
Miss Mannering. Miss MarlOwe, Miss
Anglin. Miss Eleanor Robson Miss
Tyree, Miss Bates and many more have
won success in spite of what would once
have been considered a tremendous
handicap-brOwn hair, says the Sunday
Chronicle.
1t is the blonde actress-whether ac-
tualIy or artihcially so=who is handi-
the socially fast and furious. but she is
d-fashiOned-which is even worse.
Most light-haired actresses, such as
Miss Adams are light-haired and moth
ing more They are careful not to hint
at the word blonde. 1t is noticeable
that the brown haired actresses are, as
a rule, recent recruits to the profession.
They represent the new order of things
Among women in private life that one
meets on the streets. at the shops and
in cafes. brown hair Is much more COM
mon than it has been for years. 1t is
the fashion, and a good one, it stands
for the real rather than the false.
An American Kin TO Royalty.
It is not generally known that the
Countess Won Waldersee, wife of the
commander of the German forces now
operating in China, and the aunt of the
German empress. is an American A
writer in the Woman's Home Compap-
ion states that she not only holds that
exalted position, but IS also distinguish
ed as being the only American woman
who ever became a princess in her own
right quite aside from any title acquired
by marriage. The countess is really the
Princess De Noer this title having been
conferred upon her by the emperor of
Austria many years ago.
Few people in this country know the
romantic and remarkable life story Of
this American princess. who has never
returned to her native land since she
left it 45 years ago then a young girl
in the glory OF her beauty and first
ted with the exclusive life Of the high
nobility of Berlin that Americans, trav-
cling or at home. could not know Of the
American woman who IS acknowledged
to be almost a power behind the German
throne
This remarkable woman. although the
daughter of q New York grocer. married
successfully a royal parsonage and a
scion of one of the most exclusive famI-
lies of the proud German nobility. She
frankly used her influence to bring
about the marriage of the present Ger
man emperor and her niece and has pro-
ven herself to be a most remarkable
matchmaker Her husband holds one of
the highest positions at court because
Of her influence and he was sent to Chi
ma at her request Thus she is really one
of the most brilliant and interesting Wo-
men of the century. but the fact that
she lives in Germany makes it impossi-
bic for the English-speakin world to
have a true knowledge Of her power and
achievements, for. although a woman's
influence may be very great and far
reaching in Germany, her personality is
always hidden the new woman and