Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-15

Der: That the hair must first be lightened
and enlivened to bring out it's FURNISHED
tfnges and fine texture: that 1t must be well
cared for and combed and brushed to make
it glossy.
Be careful not to have your hair arranged
In such manner as to make your head APP
pear several inches broader or longer than
1t really Is.
Ugly foreheads may be shaped to beauty
with fluff of soft waves or curls.
Wedge-shaped faces are caricatured and
the triangular proportions emphasized by
allowing the hair to extend in curls or fluff
mess on either side of the head, but 1t is
perceptibly improved by arranging the hair
in soft masses, closely confined to the head,
and by raising the hair high on top of the
head to give an oval effect.
The Snubbed-nose girl by fixing her hair
in a bun like a coil gives the impression
that her coiffure is held by invisible strings
by her nose, which gets a more elevated
look than it would otherwise have.
IN the merciful scheme of nature there
are no plain women is the pleasing but
somewhat audacious statement of clever
person
If every woman would make the best of
her possibilities, physically, mentally and
spiritually, 1t would be delightfully."- probable
that there need be no plain women.
1t is no unworthy study to learn to make
the most of and to do justice to ones self.
No one has really learned how to conceal
defects and enhance the charms of her face
who has not made a critical study of her
coiffure.
Useful Recipes.
Better than crude oil and vaseline for
badness is a lotion of glycerine ounce;
tincture Of cantharides, 1 dram; wool fat,
1 dram; quipine, 20 grains; spirits of nut
meg, ounces; fluid extract of jaborandi,
- dram; rosewater, L pint Mix well and
apply twice week, using a small stiff
brush. Always shake the lotion we'll before
using.
A good lotion for whitening the skin con-
tains pure honey (strained), ounces; gly
cerine, 1 ounce; rosewater, 1 ounce; citric
acid, 3 drains; essence of ambergris or es-
sence of rose, 6 drops.
For excessive perspiration battle daily
with cold water containing powdered
alum. half teaspoonful alum to one
pint water.
To make the hair curly use wash made
by dissolving 1 ounce of boraX and 1 dram
of gum arabic in / pint of hot water. Mois-
ten the hair with this, then roll 1t on soft
cloths or curriers'.
To keep your hands from cracking" al
ways keep a little oatmeal or cornmeal on
the washstand. Rub some on your hands
whenever you wash them, just as you rub
on soap. Use soap also. After drying the
hands use a little glycerine; rub 1t we'll into
the flesh and wipe off any that is not alb
sorbed with the towel Better than clear
glycerine is the following: Glycerne 2
ounces; water, ounce; lemon juice, 1 tea
spoonful At night anont your hands thor
oughly with almond or sweet oil and put on
gloves
Use tincture Of iodine for the scars
caused by scrofula lunches" After bath
ing with very hot water and holding on hot
cloths, apply tincture of iodine with a small
brush and then massage with sweet oil.
Try this every night for a time.
Washing soda. not baking soda, is used
to tighten gray hair, in the proportion of
one teaspoonful soda to one pint of water.
To cure dandruff give your head a thorough
shampoo with alcohol and water, equal
parts.
To cure a corn paint it daily with a lotion
made Of tineture of iodine, acetic acid and
gycerine, each "a ounce, and 30 grains of
fannie acid.
To impart gloss to the hair brush it with
a brush dipped In perfumed water to which
a little alcohol has been added The hair
should be dressed while thus damp, when
1t is very easy to give it the right turn
When quite dry 1t can be loosened, well
combed through and again dressed to ad-
vantage.
If your skin is harsh and dry try using a
wineglass of glycerine in a warm bath
According to a noted beauty, a few baths
of this kind will make the skin and flesh
soft and white.
To keep wrinkles in allegiance as long as
possible bear In mind the following rules:
Exercise much in the open air. Use oils,
cream and fruit freely in the diet. Drink
simple, blood-purifylng herb teas occasion
ally. Don't wash the face oftener than
once day; cleanse 1t when necessary with
a little almond oil. Put cold cream or
almond oil on your face at night and rub
it in gently with the hand. There Is moth
ing better than friction to drive away wrin-