The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-27
Answers to Correspondents.

| Patricia.-To remove the oily appear
 ance from the face. sponge it occasional
 ly during the day with rose water con-
 taining a little alcohol. Where oil glands
 chin, the sponging should be more viz
 orous. A piece of flannel is best to use | when bathing the face with hot water. or
 when it is desired to steam 1t. A bit of | antiseptic gauge is good for occasional
 use when washing the face particularly
 after the application of a cold cream. Anxious Reader and Louise M-To
 make the hair simply fluffy without curl
 ing 1t, moisten 1t with a preparation of 2
 grams alcohol or rectifled spirits of wine, 1 ounce cologne, 12 ounce bicarbonate | soda and ounces rosewater. Every night rub every inch of the scalp with cold water. using a clean nail brush, if you want to keep your hair in good con- dition. Once a week use a tonic. An | excellent one Is made of: Alcohol, pint: !:
 sweet oil 1 oz.; tincture of cantharides, i dram.
 | Use a few drops of any essence you
 prefer to perfume it. A good way to ap- ply any lotion to the had and hair Is by means of a nail brush the finger tips Zoraida and Duchess.-To make a toilet vinegar. take: Acetic acid, oz.. alco-
 hol 1-2 pint: oil of neroli, drops; es-
 sence of bergamot 10 drops; essence of
 ambergris, 5 drops: essence of vanilla. 5 drops.
 Mix well. bottle and use a little in the
 bathing water. A good freckle lotion.
 which should be applied every other night before going to bed, is made of: Rose water, 1 1-2 ozs.; alcohol oz.; orange flower water, 1-2 oZ.: glyccrine, i dram; lemon juice 1 dram,
 Mrs. B. F. G. and Despair-For thin
 and scrawny arms. try athletics. One
 exercise is to double the forearm until it
 rests upon the upper arm, bringing the
 tips of the fingers. palms up. upon the
 shoulder Then join the palms in front, with arms outstretched and stretch them backward as far as possible. Repeat each
 of these movements several times. Close the fists with vigor and twist the hands and arms as far around as possible. the elbows remaining stiff and the upper part of the arms unmoved Another | movement is to raise the arms high in front stiff and straight. and then let them fall Repeat this exercise five or | six times. Let them form an arch above | the head, raising them slowly from the sides. f1rst with the palms out, then with | the palms in. Take deep inhalations while going through with these exercises and
 use some force. Don't act like a lily | broken at the stem.
 Classic proportions for an arm are as | follows:
 Length of arm from shoulder to fin- ger tips. % 7-19 inches; length of arm from elbow. 13 Ia inches; length of arm
 from elbow to finger tips, 161a inches around the upper arm, 1012 inches; around the elbow, 11A inches; around the fore
 arm, 15-l6 inches; around the wrist. 5ls inches.
 Wild Rose-Bathing the eyes with equal parts of witch hazel and water is very
 restful to them; or bathe them with
 warm water in which are dissolved a
 pinch of powdered boraX and two or three
 drops of spirits of camphor. A soft linen cloth, used for no other purpose. Is bet
 ter than a sponge for bathing the eyes.
 The eyes should be washed every night
 to remove any dust that mght have gath
 cred on the lids during the day.
 Mary M.-Dont use benzoin if your skin | washing the face, give it dash of lav- ender water. Women need to study the nature of their compleXions before they | try to improve them. Such and such a thing is said to be good for the complex | ion and all the maids and matrons rush | to use it. No wonder many say: Oh such thing is no use. I tried it. and
 it wasn't the least particle of good" ! Carrie Careless-fo cure dyspepsia bV