Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-24

ability to meet success or defeat with an
equal mind.
Never relax watchfulness over yourself:
sitting or standing, always preserve erect
ness and poiSe. This preserves the figure
because it keeps the muscles firm and well
strung and prevents the sinking down of
the flesh around the waist and hips so
common in women over thirty, and which it
Is perfectly easy to avoid. With practice
this erectness of poise will in time become
second nature and the fine form which one
may have. and which is an essential element
of real beauty, may be retained.
However generously endowed in other re
spects Helen, Aspasia. Lucretia, Judith and
Cleopatra may have been, they could not
have made such indelible impressions on
the worlds history had it not been for the
seductive spell of lovely forms.
-Four Miles a Day.
Every healthy woman ought to take ex-
ercise equal to walking four miles on a
level. part of this is taken in ones daily
work; outdoor exercise should be taken
equal to walk of at least two miles.
Exercise causes increased action in the
nerves and blood vessels by which vitality
is augmented and a great supply of blood
and nervous stimulus is sent to repair the
waste taking place. The muscle of the
heart is strengthened by enforced exercise
and the waste of the system burned off.
The action of the skin is increased and by
persplration the effete matters in the sys-
wrinkles are susceptible to the influence of
| exercise.
! The advantage of the modern young per-
| sons method is simply that she has gone
! to the root, of things and has begun to
| apply her remedy there There are opti-
msts who believe that the result will be a
| new woman, with all the strength and
grace of the Greeks, and all the delicate
| facial fascination of the women of later
races. Whether this comes to pass or not,
| it is certain that the exercise identifying
idea has given Us a straighter, freer, sup
pier set of girls than We're known in the
days of puffs ard patches.
Useful Recipes.
! For recipe for glycerin jelly for the
hands. and nail polish, take two ounces
of glycerin. add thirty grains of gum trag-
| acanth, dissolved in four ounces of water
Perfume with eight drops of rose or violet
extract. Another recipe calls for six
| ounces of glycerin one-half ounce of slu-
cose and one drachm of geiatine, dissolved
| in three ounces of water; add some per-
| fume. For polish for the nails, take one
half ounce of pure oxide tin, thirty drops
| Of oil of lavender and carmine enough 10
color. Rub on the nails with poliSher
To prevent finger nails cracking. rub in
cold cream at night: it will soften and
nourish them and remove the duh look
seen on nails of invalids. 1t is often sign
| of ill-health when nails crack and split
For an oily complexion, for hands which
perspire freely and how to increase growth
of hair which is very oily. battle the face
| twice a week in warm water containing
powdered boraX. the proportion being one
drachm (Which is about teaspoonfuD to
one quart of water.
| Rinse in clear water. Too constant use
| of borax makes the skin very dry. Once
| during the day wipe the face with a cloth
| wrung out of water containing little alco-
| hol: also wash the hands with alcohol and
| water, the proportion being one dram Of
alcohol to one pint of water; then powder
| the palms of the hands with starch rice
powder. To increase growth of hair You
must use "A tonic. A good one is made of
alcohol one pint; castor oil, half ounce;
tincture of cantharides, one dram. Use
| this on the hair once a week, and once a
week give it alcohol shampoo. by going
over the whole scalp with a small brush
| dipped in water containing alcohol. This
will make the hair less oily.
For SuDerfuouS hair use barium sulphide
one part; powdered starch, four parts. Mix
| we'll and moiSten small portion of the
| powder and apply. Let it remain five min
utes wash off and then apply camphor ice
| Glycerine is never used successfully alone
to whten the skin. 1t is a great absorbent
| of moisture, also, and unless mixed with
rose water water is very drying Two
or three drops of tincture of benzoin to a
pint of water will brighten the skin, but
| should be used only two or three times
| week.
To make the hands white and smooth. use
| corn meal whenever you wash your hands,
| rubbing it on as you would soap. At night.
| after washing the hands in warm water,
/ apply lotion made of glycerine, two
| ounces: acetic acid two drains: rose water.
| three ounces. Wear gloves at night, II
| softens the hands, but this should be an
| occasional practice only-wearing gloves
| constantly at night makes the hands yell
! low.