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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-10

There Is a popular theory that mon
have no interest In fashion. that the
matter of the newest thing In clothes
is quite beneath their notice. But this
Is a fallacy Men who give any atten-
ton to their appearance are as careful
to have the correct thing and often as
fastidious and fussy about 1t ms any
woman that ever lived.
IL men only realized as women have
always known and demonstrated, how
far personal appearance makes for sue
cess, they would give the subject more
attention than they do. lot OF men
who scorn to discuss clothes and many
of the smaller amenities of life are found
now and then slyly looking up authori-
ties. and many woman has caught her
husband reading regularly the fashion
notes of paper or magazine, and tax
ing now and then. a sneahing peep into
an etiquette book From a Yankee point
OF view. American men are the best
dressed men In the world. English and
German and French women no doubt
think just the same OF their country
men, but American men, particularly
New Workers, seem TO have adopted and
adapted tho best styles OF all Europe.
and to represent the acme OF good taste
ana correct form. American WOIueil'
who are the arbiters, don't like the
dreadful trousers that Engllshmen wear,
nor the other extreme cut OF the Ger
man officers. who are thought TO be
such heart-breakers in their uniforms,
nor the corset-lilte figures and extreme
cut toys of the French handles. The mod
est, trim and, 10 u.s. exceedingly smart
look that American men have lie exactly
right. and a model for gentlemen the
civilized world over.
Mems summer toys are the most at.
traotivs things they wear. and a man In
the smart flannels and ducks and linens
that are now such good style are lovely
and make the wearer look cool, whether
he feels so or not
When the play, "Frocks and Frills
that drama OF clothes. was put on al
Days last season. the best looking SUIT
worn by q man In the cast was Jameson
Lee Finney's blue serge. with CONVEX
tional straw hat, white wastcoat, whit
spats ana gloves Mr. Fiuney had coplel
the costume from one he saw at a gar
den party near London worn by tn
greatest swell, as 10 clothes, In Eng
land. Among an the loud and extrem
styles shown on that particular occa
sion. the blue and white stood out. cool
refreshing and becoming in its slmpll
city.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-10
Clever title storiss.

physician who has written sope con
fessions' for the Independent tells an anus,
ing story about himself. II received a re-
guest TO call from an old patient, who was
afraid she was taking scarlet FEVER" he
says. u responded at once. The pat.ent
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-10
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-10
FOR OUTING AND SPORTS

Tho Jackets are cut double breasted
and ara made to fasten up to the throat
FLAP pockets are placed on the hips and
nrmholes arranged vertically on the
fronts. Unfortunately, motoring does
not lend Itself TO style In dress: the
amount of dust collected on ride has
all too often been mndo an excuse for
,n[gly costumes There is no need FOR
lh's and we hail with delight the i'm
provement that Is taking place in the
dress Of this growing class
Such. then, nre the summer fashions
worn by the gentlemen of England. They
are smart and stylish and compared
/ with the shirtwaist introduced In the
! Statos thoy are refined Materials are
/ happily forthcoming which give Tho
/ tailor scope for hls skin. The softnesa
| of flannel and the delightful GOODNESS OF
| tropical suitlng can DO combined with
| excellence of cut and smartness OF I'm.
| ish. so that every English gentleman
may be seasonahly dressed. even in the
| hottest weather, and stu appear al
| year.
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A Gentle Hint.

hulkllhpEt huIlu,
Staylnte-Do You suffer with insomniay
Edith-Ycs awfully.
Staylote-l understand that Walk IN
the omen air at night Is a certain remedy.
Edith An right. You do the walking
effect Is.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-10

has bags under her chin. For this state
ol relaxed skin use orange flower water
win tnoture of benzoln In the proper
IONS given in a recent talk
Mary j.; To reduce the weight try the
directions given.
JULIE DARCY.
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H1Gn rRIcrn rR1E1.rs-

In the old days men gave careful at
tention TO tho quality and cut OF their
garments, both IN suits and underwear,
hut there was never such variety OF beau-
tiful and expensive lungs IN the trflcs
that give characteristic touch and tone
TO mans appearance. The most ex-
travagant and senseiess prices are paid
to Fashionable haherdashors for ties and
stockings and belts and other articles
that make u mans costume other cor
rect In detail or the very opposite
There Is rebellion on the part OF every
conservative man as regularly as new
style comes out. and each men pro-
nounces the innovation Outrageous. But
after the old saw-'First endure. then
pity. then embrace each man aS reg
uarly gives IN. and mteluy adopts the
condemned novelty. Coli and bicycling
have dDuO lot for the new man, and
after the first Umld venture he wont Ia
for kuiekerbockers, soft shirts and bolts
and all the comfortable accessories of nm
outing costume TO such an extent that
he became a scandal and could not be
coaXed back Into boiled shirts and reg
ulatlon dress. The fact that men Of the
smart set, men who could have any sort
Of clothes they please. led the way
has established tho correctness OF the
fashion, and now men nearly live In goi
costume. At any rutC. H. is no longer
correct for men TO wear fgll dress afto
the close OF the season, except at som,
occasion of great formuitty. and at tn,
smartcst places one sees only an ogca
slonRl tuNcdo--Whilu nearly otcry mar
keeps TO hts tweods und finnurl-, TIMER,
IS almost as much variety ip tho mate
rails az there is I'm those used for wu
mems dresses white is the Iuvorlte-
IN wool COTTON or linen for out-ot-tuW
wear, but there arc many lovely gray
and browns and blues with Gno hal
lines that are worn for mourning b.
the best dressed men In town,
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pouBLE-BnEASrED JACKETS.

Men do not like being laughed at-least
of all on the matter OF dress and so they
have this year developed a taste for
double breasted Jackets OF blue material
and trousers OF white duck. The modest
nature Of flannel has made II shrink
every time It has visited tho wash tub.
and that too. may have had it's infu-
euce In ropularzluE duck rs n material
| for rether garments, seeing 1t viii stand
| amy amount Of contact with water with
out l1sug any of It's dimensions.
! or course, there are many suits OF
| flannel worn tho Jackets cut SINGLE
! breasted and the trousers Of ample pro-
I portions. Vests are single breasted,
without collar when worn, but they are
1 often omitted and n sash or belt worn
over the top OF the trousers. These
/ flanuol suits have the advantage Of he
| ing suitable Tor tennis, boating or even
| promenade wear. The newest thing I'm
cycling garments IS brooches cut fun In
scat and thighs and tight-httins at the
knee.
Norfolk jackets arc worn with these
with n single plat down the back aud "a
plnlt dowp each iorepprt The old style
OF kuckerS are the popular style hut
they look nothing liko so smart and
drr7sy and when worn with The ordinary
g, h. lounge Jacket they have d VERY
common rlucc character which strongly
suggests the adaptation OF an u busl.
ness suit
dress himself IN arctic attire, that ls. A
he talSos "a long ride. There are many
who still cling TO the ahoomaiters nduup
There's nothing Ike leather" hut ther,
Is also growing number who don gar
mcnts Of tweed, rcserving the Leather
FOR lining. etc. and any Impartial judg,
of appearances would certainly pro
nounco In favor uf these latter
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ADVICE TO MIN
dT's GOOD FOR WOMEN TOO
THIS WILL TELL YOU HOW HEAL. THv ~.
MAY BE RECLAIMED WHEN LOST "'R
Tells of What Two Men Say-Let Every WeaL I /.
ing Man and Woman Read It.

nan. drag yourself had weight Tia .
to youth
Ion OF enjoyment OF life Ns 'ou W *
dcpesse ~ mon a.
10 e Compare Yourself with your early vor
wereyo
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very popular flannel Is light gray,
with lines of green and darker gray.
worn with a white and black striped cot
ton shirt, II whito stock and patent
leather shoes. The belt Is OF patent
leather. too. and there IS opportunity for
buttons and pin 20 suggest tho costumes
In design. Tho trousers and shirt look
so we'll together that many n man Ia
happy to go about minus coat, with the
heat for excuse. Stocks are not as pop
ular AS they once were. Men. for some
reason, seem 10 cling TO stiG collars
from habit. perhaps npd stoGlls are Ger
tainly not cool, nor IL II necessary to
have them very thick in order 20 make
them keep the proper shape. Tho darker
flannels for buSinoss are very smart, but
they are soft and catch tho dust and
lint, so that serges are very much better,
and Il Ia hard TO Improve upon n dark
blue serge for service and appearance.
Tho correct accompanmonta are tho con-
ventlonal straw hat culored shirt high
leather shoes. Worn without walstcoat.
the same suit Is correct for very hot
weather, with n leather belt and soft
shirt. The best style OF ties are rour-iu-
hands in foulard and other soft silks. and
green, brilliant, unsoftened green is the
most fashionable thing in ties The most
ultra combination Is four-in-hund with
wide ends, worn with blue suit,
The dress suit IA always tho same with
muslin tie, high, straight collar white
gloves and patent leather pumps. The
gloves should always be n pearl or pure
white-never. by amy chance, cream
white. But there ia no need to keep the
dress suit about at this season. ans
somehow when a man does wear H. un
less his figure rs one OF those built upoT
model lines, the marking line between
guest and waiter seems fainter than Il
does In the winter
lillian Edgerton Barrett.
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For hair thut Is vivid rcd, too bright
to be pretty, there can he applied lit
tie sage tea TO darlSen It, THIS should
be put ON after the hair is perfectly dry,
Tho hair eau be wet with it ana dried
In the shade
In drying the hair be positive that
your work ia thoroughly done. You can
let 1t blow in the wind or sit in Tho
sun with It, or you can get an assistant
TO fan II for you. The application Of
hot towels WIN aid the work ana the
lifting of the hair with the hands VIII
also assist in drylns IT, Many es,ab-
lishmeuts use an electric fan, but ir
YOU try this at home be careful not To-
Slt too nour the fan, near enough for
the fan to catch.
There are substances that can be used
to tighten the hair, but they should only
be applied TO hair that is half lignJ
such as ChCst nut hair, brown hair and
hair that Is OF a medium hue, and hair
TO tighten such hair wash It IN com
mon brown soap, by making u thick
lather, Into which there Us ammonia in
about the proportion OF half q teaspoon
10 gallon OF water. Use the soap IN
common kitchen soap shaker SO that
none of 1t gets upon tine hair itself
! When the hair has been cieansed
1 rinse ii with warm water in which there
| is n lump of baking soda dissolved; and
| finally rinse II IN clear tcpid water Dry
| In the sun, This shampoo will not make
the hair harsh II well rlnscd. 1t light
ems d and, upon some shades Of hair,
| It ia very pretty
A tonic that Is recommended for hair
| that Is falling out Is made by taking
one ounce each OF castor oil and hay
rum and adding a tenth Of an ounce of
| uncture OF cantharides. Equal parts OF
the oil and bay rum can be rubbed
| Into the scalp, This affords a fine tonic
and Will often check falling hair
Hair that does not seem to grow can
be tnvigorated by shampoo with a
basis OF pure oil soap, Get the clear
est oil soap you can find and melt II In
a pint of boiling hot rain water Set
aside to cool and, as It thickens. YOU
can pour IL into jar for you viii have
almost Jelly For the shampoo rub
half cup of this Jelly into the hair
and wash out with hot rain water This
will cleanse the scalp OF dandrum
For hair that is of n fiery shade and
which will not darken by easy methods
there Is tea mixture which cnn bS
recommended. Take of black tea a mini
OF alcohol about half a gill. OF glycerIne
half an ounce, and of bay rum half an
ounce. Mix and apply with sponge to
the hair.
To Annette; Your oily hair must be
very troublesome. Take four ounces M
witch hazel and add TO II two ounces If
soft water, To this add two ounces of
alcohol. Rub this into the scalp every
day. IL YOU find that Il lrritates thc
scalp so that there Is dandruffy CON
diton stop at once and shampoo your
head well.
Daisy T. says: II am. troubled with
very dry hair The hair cracks ma
spltts upon the ends and my head baS
a ragged appearance What can l ~
for II? An answer viii much obll -
me"
Take OF lsnolin half an ounce ana ~
cocoanut oil two udnces, Ada threa
drachms OF Elyeerlne Rub into ths
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-10
rnR RoIrGH HAZE.

You viii need 70 have you hair singed'
Get someone to roll It in strands and TO
pass a lighted candle under st. This Is
very dangerous operation Tor the
amateur and you better go to pro-
fesslonai establishment to have It done.
| NOW rub castor oil into the roots Of your
( hair for three nights. Then shampoo It
with the clear oil soap shampoo until
It is perfectly clear, and will ind that
you have nice manageable hair. TO coax
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Roll the Hair in ong Strands Candle Along Each One

scalp at night and let It remain on.
Brush your hair frequently and coca
slonally molsten the brush with rose
water in which there are few drops
Of glycerlne.
Miss Rustic says: MY hair is OF an
lengths and grows very high on my
forehead. l have cut it In q bang. but
II hangs uneven and Will not stay down
on my forehead II sticks cut and my
hair never looks nice"
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The Man of [ ashton
In His Summer logs.

characters who appear In garments made
of bright-colored cloth or In materials
covered with patterns OF fearful and
man dresses neatly but effectively; his
garments are not intended for ostenta-
ton, but for real decoration; they are
designed to adorn the man, and not to
ticeable feature OF all tho garments worn
this season is the low rolling lapel The
frock coat turns almost 70 the waist,
being held together at the front by
links; the morning coat In many cases
follows the same ideal and ia fastened
by the button just above the waist. and
even lounges and REFERS are made to
conform 10 this pattern.
LAPEL A WORK OF ART.
A well-made lapel is a work of art.
1t is not to be produced In the best
style except by the exquisite machinery
Of the human fingers aided and directed
by considerable amount OF intelligence.
The slop-made garment betrays Itself by
general flatness and by the corners curl
ing the wrong way. whereas the produce
4 ton of flrst-class tailor ia marked by
/ harmony OF outline, Il roundness Of nm
| ish and a general adaptability to the
shape OF the wenrer.
! now ideal Of fashion Is now being
promulgated In the best trades. Waists
are being made to 1T az closely as pos
| sible and hips are being emphasized so
| that the waist may appear smaller still
and there are some firms in Saville row
| which are now regularly padding the
| hips of the coats they make.
| Vests arc now worn double-breasted
and In many cases with hgh-buttoning.
| This Is the discord that heightens the
| effect. A double breasted vest button
Ing high In summer ia incongruous. but
then they are made from such delight
fully thin material that they are rem
dered seasonable for the hottest weather,
and. besides this, II must not DO over
looked that they make the wearer APP
pear wider across the chest, and that
Is a consideration.
They also give him the opportunity OF
wearing two rows OF buttons instead OF
one, making him smarter, but at the
same time adding TO his risk OF appear
ing n button short
OF trousers we merely state the ten.
dency Of fashion Is IN the direction OF
more width at the hips and less width
I'm the leg.
Hero we mud the fashion generally IS
for fihunels, though the tendency ms
far as the neither garments are con
oerned. IS certainly In the direction OF
duck trousers Possibly Rudyard Kip
ling's ailiterative appcllntlon "flannelec
FOOLS has had something 70 do witt
this. for there Is nothing that Hills q
rtyle as quickly as ridlcule.
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sssssssssssssssssssses

The coolest summer shampoo Is made
with water that has stood over night and
Is just the temperature Of the room.
This Is also an excellent method OF
taking tepld body bath. Draw the
water the night before and IN the morn
Ing 1t will be Just right for the body.
Dip out gallon and set It inside for
the shampoo,
Take this water and into It drop three
drops of ammonia. Three drops 70 a
gallon of water will not be noticed, yet
It will act upon the hair to the extent
Of cutting the grease and Will make 1t
easy TO wash.
Now take bran bag that holds a Ia
blespoon of bran and throw It into the
water. Churn 1t until it Is t. milky look
ing mass. Set this aside for 1t Ia the
shampoo water.
Take of pure, clear soap about guar
ter of cake shaved nue. Make "a
lather OF It and into this lather throw a
| little powdered or1S root This Is the
washing mixture.
Rub this into the head well and sat
| urate each hair with ~. Let the scalp
| be very moist and, after you have got
| it well wet, you can take the sponge
| and squeeze 1t upon the scalp, again and
| again, letting the water run down the
! hair. DO this until there Us no doubt
! that the head Is well soapcd.
DO not rub the cake of soap upon
| the hair for 1t will be- impossible to re-
move the soap from the separate hairs.
u sticky head OF hair for weeks.
When the head has been soaped un.
| I'll Ii is white with l1rlvr, and rubbed
! well use the bran water for rlns,ug
Rinse again and again using little
| sprinkler with rubber pipe which can
be attached 10 the faucet I'm the alb
Senee of this smoll watering pot Will
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Debutaute writes: Il have very ughs
eyebrows that make my face look very
pale and without expression. Is there
any way In which they can be darkened?
l am afraid TO use dye and l do not I,ka
TO use the eyebrow pencil because IT
shows so plainly"
Try the sage tea wash. Apply two
nights and notice If there is any diff
ference.
II sou eyebrows are thin as we'll 40
light you may iRylgorate them by us
ING melted vascllne and olive OF! In eulIal
quantities. Put on nightly with a cameTs
hair brush.
Reader has this question TO ask; "Is
| there any beauty In the moustnche az
seen upon the feminine face? From
early girlhood / have been blessed Wiz,
one and unttl recently | regarded If "a "a
an afhiction Now 1 notice that MANI
OF the Cuban beauties have light dow
upon their upper lip and the CastiIuan
/ women almost invariably have IN is a.
/ ever q mark of beauty and do you think
II Is becoming? You will confer favor
by answering"
Personally l have always admired n
lltue shading upon the upper lip of a
woman. She must be very dark in TYNE
ana the down must he very Hight ma
Just a the outer corners of her noun
IN CASTLE this is a great mark of AIS
/ tlhctom but In this country II Is no.,
generally admired II the hair IS once
cut from the upper lip so that its smontp
way qualities are gone it Is no Longer
Mary j.; II you do not like the growth
on your lip why not try the stick -
s9lve which II used for the takine ~
I OF down. II is made of pitch and bees
wax and is heated until 81 Is very eor,
II Is then applied 10 the downy mar,
allowed 10 cool and pulled off oulekiv
II brings the hair with 1t and. II 5oSc
very skilffully, 1t Is not so very miami
Grace: Remember that you must -
/ move the hair very often II done Win
the pitch stick. The roots can he kii,es
by electricity, but unless you use tbil
you viii have 70 keep on with the III snls
ent method OF removing Il. 'ss-
| woman reader complains that an.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-05

Thousands like Mr.. Scott have been c
1uenza. Grip and Consumption by Duff
enriches the blood aids digestion, build
The system must be kept strong and
Vigorous so that it will throw off dis
ease. 1t is the run down, WORKOUT sys-
tenn that contracts those diseases which
so often prove fatal. Take heed, build
up Your body. keep your blood rich and
the circulation normal, then you need
have no fear of disease.
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey is prescribed
by doctors and used exclusively in all the
prominent hospitals. 1t has stood severe
tests for fifty years and always found
absolutely pure and free from fusel oil
and all dangerous ingredients.
CAUTlON-When buying Duffy's Pure
Malt Whiskey be sure you get the gen.
ulne. INSCRIPTIONS dealers, mindful Of
the excellence of this preparation are
seeking continually to put upon the mar
ket for profit only, and will try to sell you
cheap limitations and so-caIIed Malt
Whiskey substitutes, which, far from re-
lievlng the SICK are positively harmful.
Demand Duffys and be sure you get it..
1t Is the only absolutely pure malt whIskey
which contains medicinal health giving
qualities. Look for the trade ark, 1.-THE
Old Chemist" on our label.
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THICK MANTLE OF ASHES
Santa Maria's Eruption in Guatema-
la Destroys a Fine Coffee
Crop. *.4z IL

New York, Nov. 5.--Details Of the recent
eruption Of the Santa Maria volcano show
that there was little loss of life says a
Herald dispatch from Guatemala City,
Guatemala. When the EARTHQUAKES
shocks began the day before the eruption
the Inhabitants of the surrounding country
fed, leaving about all Of their possessions
behind. The country for radius Of fif-
teen miles around the volcano Is covered
with stones and ashes several feet deep.
Fully one hundred thousand mules, cat
tie and sheep persisted.
The great coffee crop, ready for picking,
was completely destroyed, as also were
many coffee trees
second crater has opened on the side
Of the volcano, and strong odor Of sui
phur permeates the air. The country Is
covered with mantle Of ashes resembling
snow. 5
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F. One Of daughters paccng physician but feels
that Wine Of Cardu the finest medicine for sick

THE "change of life comes to
:. every woman usually about her
forty-third year and the monthly
function begins gradually to disap-
pear. This period is a time Of reckon
ing the blessing of good health is
firmly established or The results are
sad and appalling. And today Wine
Of Cardul puts the choice Of health Or
sickness within the reach of every
woman who is approaching this
great change.
Mrs. Poppenhouse is the Chaplain
Of the Daughters Of Rebecca in Chi
cago, and as such she is highly re-
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conditions in and about the mines. Be-
fore leaving this region to-day the specia
train was run to the Potts colliery, an in.
dependent operation, several miles from
here, where the commissioners spent some
time. From this region the commissioners
departed for the Mahanoy valley, where
the Maple Hill colliery Of the Philadelphia
& Reading company was visited.