Evening star., 1902-08-23

slavish to conventionality and do some
rather daring things in public.
Young girls had better blush unseen,
good daughters and good sisters, than gain
all the fame imaginable as bright takers
and great beauties without any "homely'
talent
Homely means belonging to the home
AS nome is the place where love and char
lty should abide so the talents that be-
long to it are best worth possessing
There is an adage which tells to call
no man old until he has lost his teeth and
no woman old until she has lost her hair
When man talks to woman he may chide
her, but when he talks to man he may
cherish her.
When girl seems to have nothing at all
on her mind it Is a sign she is managing a
multipleduplex Irritation with difficulty.
The proper study of mankind is woman.
NO woman can he beautiful unless she
eats well and sleeps we'll and has man or
child to love. This is the heart of the
question.
IF I were a woman" says mere
man. L would cultivate the fine art of
listening. Few women can talk as inter
estfngly as they can look
Woman is not obliged to regard her
dressmaker with the awe of a decade ago.
She no longer ponders over the problem of
what to wear. 1t is all thought out for
her by well-paid tailors and mlliners and
modistes
Useful Recipes.
Many recipes for hair toncs have been
given in these columns, but none is better
than the following: Bay rum, l pint; cas-
tor oil, 1 ounce; tincture of cantharides,
1 dram; oil of bergamot, 10 drops. This is
to be we'll rubbed on hair and scalp once
a week. Every day the hair and scalp
must be vigorously massaged or rubbed
with cold water If the hair is very dry,
once week in addition to the tonic use a
little sweet oil on the scalp. If, on the
contrary. the hair is oily, once in ten days
use alcohol and water. one-third alcohol to
two-thirds water. This is best applied to
the head by means of a nail brush. The
hair must be brushed every day-not only
the hair, but the scalp, to stimulate blood
vessels to action
1t is a good plan to wash your head and
hair as often as you do your face; that Is,
If the scalp-not the hair alone-is given
good rub with cold water. This stimulates
the circulation. Don't wear your hat one
half minute even, when you are not
obliged to do To cure a calous spot
on the ball of the foot I can only tell you
of the very simple but troublesome remedy,
cotton wool or cotton batting, which l
know to have effected a cure in one case
at least! 1t must be kept bound on the
foot by means of narrow strips of cloth
and worn constantly every day and all day,
only changing when fresh piece is needed
At night try painting with iodine. After
time, If this affords no relief, massage the
ball of the foot with sweet oil.
Alcohol will not cause hair to grow on the
face but undiluted it is bad for the skin,
making it very dry, nor is its use even
with water good. except occasionally.
The glare of a bright light directly upon
the eyes is most injurious. Bathing the
eyes in warm water containing a solution
of salt is Strengthening. Use one-haf tea
spoonful of salt to one cup of water Bathe
the eyes with this frequently during the
day At night, after washing the eyes with
warm water. rub the temples and back of
the ears with spirits of camphor. Do not
put any on the eyes, however. Do not use
your eyes except for the time you are abso-
Iutely obliged to do in the evening, and
not at all in the morning before breakfast
This is all | can say to you about your
eyes. For any serious trouble, or if they
continue to pain you, an oculist must be
consulted