Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-09

tract of white rose. Bottle and always
shake well before using 1t is best applied
with small sponge.
Dda1t be guided entirely by yoar feelings
in the matter of exercise. When a person
feels the least like taking exercise that is
apt to\ be the time 1t is needed the most.
II you\ are nervous take your athletics
slowly, land not in quick, jerky manner.
Very little exercise daiiy-for five minutes,
say-is shuch better than none.
A little salt dissolved in warm water
about one-fourth of tablespoonful to one
half cup of water--will remove inflamma-
ton from eyelids, Redeemed by the wind.
II your hands perspire freely keep a jar of
powdered alum on the toilet table. Occa-
slonaliy use little of this in the water
with which the hands are washed but don't
use it every day. If you are going to
ball or reception use the alum bath before
putting on your gloves.
The upper arm should measure from two
to two and one-half inches more than the
forearm. The expanded chest should be
eight or ten inches larger than the smallest
natural waist. Light gymnatics, without
apparatus, will do any one much good.
According to one authority, wrestling Is
the very best physical pastime.'' 1t inn
proves every muscle of the body. and it is
good for character. nerve, patience, endur-
ance, agility, quickness and GOODNESS are
all involved
Carrie Careless.-The word pomatus,
about which you inquire is derived from
pomum, an apple, because pomatum was
originally made by macerating overripe APP
pies in grease. If apple be stuck all
over with spice, such as cloves then ex-
| posed to the air for few days. and after
ward macerated in purified melted lard or
any other fatty matter, the grease will he
come perfumed. Repeating the operation
with the same grease several times pro-
duces real pomatum. According to a re-
hoy, ,t,,r1
the form given is. kids grease two pippins,
an orange sliced, glass of rose water and
half glass of white wine, boiled and
strained, and finally sprinkled with oil of
sweet almonds.
Salie.-To make honey and almond paste
to use in massaging the arms rub the yolks
OF TWO eggs with One-quarter pound strain
ed honey and two ounces ground bitter
almonds Then add slowly one ounce al
mond oil and one-half dram each of altar
OF cloves and altar of bergmot.
Jacqueline.-The best way to develop legs
and ankles IS to walk around on tip toes
morning and night, while dressing and un-
dressing. Run slowly back and forth across
you room on tip toes, or walk around your
room in low-heeled or heelless shoes, press
ing hard on the toes at the end of each
stride. Copy Hamet's slow stride across
the stage. Walking on the heels will de-
velop the muscles of the SKINS. Battle the
legs in cold salt water after performing
these exercises and then give them brisk
rubbing. This helps to increase their szs.
1t was Carlyle who, by his analysis of
Tenfelsdrockhs book on clothes. established
the theory that society is founded on
clothes. All men-women. that is-are born
equal; the inequalities develop with the
clothes they inherit acquire. Clothes
denote not only the means of a woman
but still more decidedly express her taste
and education.
The quotation relative to leap year which
you want is probably the following:
In leap year they have power to choose;
Ye men no charter to refuse
Belladonna.-Anosmic means wanting the
power of smelling-all odors being alike
There are persons who are hyper-osmic-
that is, very sensitive to smelling
To strengthen the knee muscles bend the
left leg in a right angle, extending the
right EGG horizontally and lower the body
until the right heel nearly touches the
ground. Rise by Strengthening the left leg,
with the right still extended horizontally,
and without letting the hands or the right
heel touch the ground. Then lower the
| body as before, extend the left leg tie
time, and rise on the right. Continue until
the weight of the body has been raised
twenty times by the effort of either knee
Joint without the aid of the other