The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-08

| the wrist they are drawn in by narrow
ribbons Mitts, says The Drygoods
Economist are already in use for even
ing wear. and will be popular for street
wear later in the season.
The chain on which the fashionable
woman carries her metal pocketbook is
now made of black jet. A few are of
black metal, with tiny pieces of jet set
in at intervals.
White suede gloves are popular. In
the glace kid white is also the leading
shade, and the four button length, with
rounded corners at the wrist. is much
in demand.
costume has a scroll of water lilies.
with dolphin in the center, and is
made in gold or oxidized silver.
The demand for canoes has led to the
manufacture of an imitation brooch
which can hardly be distinguished from
the real. Some young women wear these
brooches on the cuffs of outside gar
mentS.
A new and beautiful effect has been
produced in black sash ribbon. 1t is of
silk material, with solid effect border
about two inches in width. The centre
Is transparent gauze, and through it
runs an undulating trailing vine design
Knit shoulder shawls, which can also
form a head covering, are made in the
umbrella cape effect, and have been ac-
ceptcd as a necessary part of every
womanS summer outfit.
DOn'f Eat Too Much.
One-fourth of the food we eat is sufIi-
Client to sustain the body under ordinary
conditions. The remaining three fourths
is eaten at the risk of our lives.
The great majority of people eat more
than they can assimilate. Every one
knows which foods are nutritive and
which indigestible. The great danger
comes in yielding to the temptation of
highly seasoned. appetizing dishes, which
are unwholeSome.
The most healthful foods as a rule ale
the simplest The appetite for very in
digestible foods as a rule is a cultivated
taste. 1t is important to regulate ones
food so that the appetite should be kept
normal When the appetite Graves IN
wholesome foods it is abnormal, says tie
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
People who respect their stomaches
should beware of the frying pan. Foods
cooked in this way often contain too
much fat, which the stomach has great
difficulty in digesting. Highly seasoned
foods should also be avoided. A mod
dispensable. Practically every one, how
ever, eats entirely too much meat
Liquid foods should be taken sparing-
] with the meals. They serve to weak
en- the digestive powers.
Never eat directly after having taken
violent mental or physical exercise. TIE
best plan is to rest for from Is to 80
minutes before a meal.
Brushing Injuries the Hair.
The most famous hairdresser in Lon
don has startled the fashionable ladies
of England by warning them that, in
following old traditions, they are BRUSH
ing the beauty out of their hair.
1.-THE incessant brushing of the pres
ent day is ruinous to the hair he savs.
Some women used to give their hair
100 strokes of the brush night and
and have good hair in spite of
1t. An occasional person might do so
now; but the good hair is in spite of the
brush, not because of it," says the New
York Press.
'All new hairs appear first as a soft,
delicate fuzz, easily pulled out or de-
stroyed. Stiff brushing will wear them
out, just as it will wear out the nap of
cloth. The hair-roots try to make up
for the destruction They are forced
into abnormal growth, and their life |
force is depleted. The old hair is fall
ing. The new hair is not being allowed |
to live and grow. The life force is be- |
ing exhausted. The hair gets thin, strag |
Cling, unhealthy, dies out altogether, |
and there you have the bald woman or |
man.