Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-03-29

i sA0A AZ q SSCOIus Inen lower SiOWIy. IlOlo-
Ing the heels together helps to keep the
balance. Unless one Is careful there is a
| tendency to turn on the side of the feet,
which must not be allowed for moment
| Try this movement for ten or fifteen min
utes. The following day there will prob
| ably be distinct feeling Of soreness. then
you will know that you are really accom-
| plishing something, IL you have tired the
muscles. In rising on the heels start with
! the heels together, and then rise first on
| one heel, and then on the other, afterward
difficult matter. The movements are made
with some Tforce or impetus and not as
slowly as those or the toe movements.
These exercisesf strengthen the muscles
ments those Of the back Of the leg, and
both benefit weak ankles. It is such good
practice In fact, that one should walk
| around on tfp-toe, whenever possible-in
ones room, or whenever working about the
house.
One of the most common faults in wom-
an s walk Is undue tension or stiffening of
the ankle muscles, producing a straight
| up and down motion of the feet and the
consequent bobby" cramped walk-the
Stin-ankled gait
An exercise for streDpt heninp tho ank1e
joints Is somewhat similar to the last de-
scrlDed movement except that 1t Is taken
| In reclining position. which is easier work,
as the body does not have to be supported
Strengthening the Muscles.
Lie nat on the back, with the right leg
resting on the left knee Extend alter
nately the right and the left foot, pointing
the toe downward as far as possible Be
careful to do each the same number of
times, that the muscles of both feet may
be strengthened equally Circle the toe
from right to left and from left to right
II lncllnea to toe in, then circle only out
ware These movements must be ener-
slzeo-that Is, all. the force that can be
commanded must be put into Them if the
best results are desired. The instep is also
strengthened by the exercise.
WORD to the wise woman who has a
superabundance of flesh upon her limbs
these movements will go a long ways
toward reducing avoirdupois, and make
symmetrical, tapering limbs.
aaving learned how to toe the mark, to
slduu properly. to strengthen weak ankles
ana tone up f1abby calves. Diana advances
step higher and learns to walk
Inc 1rst position-one foot behind the
other, and all the weight on the front and
right foot; then the other foot is raised
| SO that the toe. alone touches the ground.
rms IS not done with the muscles of the
1oot put with those of the thigh
with the second movement the foot Is
Drought forward hanging perfectly limp
| In the third movement the knee is
| Strengthened and the foot falls into place,
! ran by the action of the knees in straight
enlng. Ihus. by slow degrees is the nov
ice initiated in the mysteries Of walking.
fo Mna sne w. walks! She walks like Diana
ponent OF the poetry of motion, and when
you compare it to the motion of a swan
on the lake, fish in the waters. bird in
the air. 1T Is the birds and the fishes that
| must feel complimented.
Talk About Grace.
only that woman possesses 1t IN full
measure VINO knows how to walk, who
walks two hours daily In the open air
1t Is the secret Of good looks. It turns
lovely pirIs tptn
ana plain ones take on an appearance of
beauty. A face tint is no longer wanted
or a SKIN Whitener, tonic, or an opiate
doctor, or an appetite.
How, then, may we get the greatest
amount Of good from walk? By walking
as though one were master of the situa-
tlon. BY walking erectly, with the mouth
closed, and every day the same distance, be
II one mile or ten. Every one knows that
walk, to be of real value. requires a spe-
cia' style of dress, just as a dinner or a
dance does. Particularly are shoes wanted
Whlch are large enough to give freedom to
the ankle and all the toes. This permits
one to walk with free ankle rather than
with a free knee.
member of the 900" said to a famous
writer on athletics. Il haven't derived any
benefit from your advice on walking and l
did just as you said and covered two miles
| an hour" The athlete said he would have
| to look into the matter.
| The following day the lady received let
| ter in which the writer made a violent
attack on her style of dress and heavy
skirts, two-mile walk should have killed
her, he said and how she escaped brain
| fever wearing a topheavy hat would for
| ever argue the superiority of her sex in the
matter Of physical endurance.
Hair Hints and Lotions.
How to prevent hair turning gray; to dark
en- it without the of hair dye, cure
| for dandruff and falling hair, how to make
| naturally curly hair straight, to make
straight hair curly, to increase growth If
| hair and to restore the color to brown hair
| that is fading.
Hair must be cultivated as a gardener
| cultivates his roses. There must be per-
! sistent cultivation, consuming at least a
half-hour's time daily Brushing with a
| clean hair brush is a point to be empha-
| sized; brushes need almost as much atten-
ton as the hair, and should be washed
| twice a week in water containing a few
| drops of ammonia and rinsed in clear
! water. Wash the brushes in a shallow
| basin, that the backs may not be injured
| by the ammonia. shallow dish and a
| nail brush are necessary part of the para
phernalia, when one sets out to cultivate
the hair, and every night it should be
| used; pour some of the hair tonic in the
| dish and with the nail brush go over the
| whole scalp, giving it a thorough brushing.
| Use the tonic three times week, the other
| nights rub the head with clear, cold water,
using the brush. The tips of the fingers
| can be used, and should be occasionally,
for applying the tonic to the head. but a
nail brush is more convenient. The best
| tonics for the hair contain tincture of can
| tharides. Here is a good recipe for hair
| tonic:
Put in a muslin bag Il ounce of clippings
| of alkanet root, and suspend it in a jar
| containing ounces of sweet oil, covering
| from the dust. At the end of the week add
| to the oil tincture of cantharides 90 drops,
oil of rose 10 drops, oil of neroll 60 drops,
| oil of lemon 60 drops.
| Stand three weeks before using. Always
keep closely corked. This is splendid
| tonic One more quickly made calls for
| Jamaica rum ounces, tincture of can
tharides dram, rose water 1 ounce, sweet
| oil, ounces.
| These tonics stimulate the growth of the
| hair and prevent it's falling out, and delay
| gray hairs; vaseline or sage tea, used once
| a week. also helps to prevent the hair
turning gray; 1t will darken hair slightly
| and may restore the color to hair that is
| fading A lotion for Strengthening the
| color is made of bay rum 4 ounces, -four of
| sulphur 1 ounce.
Use only once week. In some cases
| gray hair is due to a lack of secretion Of
| sulphur in the blood. The occasional use
| of sulphur soap is good. To remove dan
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