Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-22

| Of compression Of the parts needed In order
| to allow the corset dress TO fasten.
When there is no compression. the corset
should fasten easily in the middle But
| ordinarily the corset cannot be fastened
| in the middle until the top has been fasten-
| ed. 1t Is then always too tight.
''Undeveloped chests and waists are not
| always due to compression of clothing.
but sometimes to lack of systematic de-
velopment by exercise and gymnastics dur
ing the growing period from ten to efgh-
| teen. 1t Is then that corsets are most
dangerous. and then that mothers apply
them to form the figure If not worn
before twenty-five, corsets may be worn
| afterward with impunity.''
The other physician who was consulted
on the subject said: "In my opinion ten
| inches is the proportionate difference be-
| tween waist and bust measurement"
-Four women-all well experimentation
she measured, showed in two instances a
difference of eight inches between the waist
! and the bust measure. In the third case
! there was a difference of nine inches, and
! in the fourth of ten inches. Afterward the
| measure was taken of woman who had
| never worn corset in her life, and the
difference between the two points was
| barely six inches.
Useful Suggestions.
| With a broad face and heavy Jaw the
hair must be arranged to soften the con-
| tour. There should be no straight lines OF
| any sort, Puffs or fluffy coils should be
| part of the couture, in order to give
| breadth to the top of the head. For even
| ing hairdressing. if a wreath is worn. let
1T be of rather large flowers-roses prefer
| ably.
| For five feet two inches you should weigh
| about l25 pounds
| Essentials for the M hair
| good brush and comb. bottle of hair tonic.
| a shampooing lotion and a small bottle of
| alcohol. good shampoo mixture is made
| Of Camphor 5 grains: alcohol Y ounce:
| powdered borax, 2 drachms. Dissolve the
| camphor in the alcohol and add the borax.
| You can keep your hair in curl by moist
! ening 1t with lotion made of: Alcohol, 1
| ounce; glycerine drachms; rose water. 2
drachms Then put II up on kids. 1t should
stay In curl several days. If your hair
\ is dry and brittle use little sweet oil to
| massage the scalp once day. A good hair
| tonic is made Of Bay rum, l pint: sweet
oil, 1 ounce; quinine, 10 grains. Shake well
| before using.
| The young woman who puts beauty
| patch-a heart-shaped bit of courtplaster-
| near the center of her left cheek-an-
| nounces that she is engaged IL one pos
| sesses a dimple a little bit of star-shaped
| courtplaster calls discreet attention to II.
| IL d Hblc ulSiiSufeS the CHECK, Dit VI
| courtplaster, cut round crescent, may
| easily be placed to conceal it.
If you are sixteen years old put on cor
| sets, although a French scientist wants to
| make 1t a criminal offense, punishable by
| imprisonment for a girl to wear corsets
| before she Is thirty years old. Conditions.
| however are different in America. An
other person. who also takes dark view
| OF the subject. says that the pressure of
| an ordinary corset is equal to carrying a
| sack of flour weighing sixty pounds.
In walking the motion should be free and
untrammeled one from the hips, with firm
| free and easy step. Correct walking exer-
! cises the muscles, quickens the breathing.
| improves the digestion, keeps the body in
| health, and. of course. brightens the COM
| plexion.
| Yes, girdles are better than belts. Belts
| are commonplace and contradict every line
| of the body; girdles give grace. About col
| or 1t is better to have cheap material and
| good color than vice versa. Color is the
| language of harmony.
| A simple recipe for smelling salts is one
| gill of liquid ammonia. one-quarter dram
| each of extract of lavender and rosemary
| and eight drops each of oil of cloves and
| bergamot. Mix these together in q bottle
and shake thoroughly. Fill the vinaigrette
| with bits of sponge. and pour in much
| of the liquid preparation as the sponge
| will absorb. Invert the bottle. with the
| cork out. to see that 1t is all absorbed.
| Cork the bottle tightly.
| There is no better and lovelier example of
the rosebud mouth and its concomitant, the
oval face and finely rounded chin, than that
! shown in Lawrence's portrait of Fannie
| Kembie, who was a great stage beauty.
| For excessive perspiration of hands and
| feet a powder made of two and one
| half ounces of powdered talcum one-hah
ounce Of starch and two scruples of salicy-
| lie acid.
| To stimulate and thicken the eyebrows
| the following lotion, applied nightly will
| be found beneficial: Oil of rosemary, 10
| drops; chloride of ammonia, 10 grains:
camphor, grains; alcohol, drachm; COM
mon salt. drachm: water, ounce.
An old prosy for a ring. set with sap
phires, is the following:
1.-THE gold doth show her blessedness,
| The SapphireS mark her true"
The signs of longevity, read from the face
| are these:
The eyes should be round and WIDE not
| oblong and narrow. for such eyes denote
| weakness. The mouth should be full and
| we'll set. A small mouth Is a bad sign.
The chin should be square and firm. The
nose, however, gives the most important IN
dication as to the PERSONS breathing ca
| pacity. woman with a nose that Is wide
and full through it's whole length and has
open nostrils probably has good lungs and
a good heart. and will live longer than a
person whose nose is pinched and whose
nostrils are narrow. The secret Of lon
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