Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-28

shades, dahlia being one of the darkest
and perse the lightest.
Laura H.-To make lemon cough drops,
dissolve one pound of graduated sugar in
one quart of water and bring it to a sharp
boil. Add one teaspoonful cream of tartar
and continue the boiling up to a strong
crack degree. Pour the mass on an oiled
slab or plate and spread on one-quarter
pound of licorice paste half dram of tine
ture of capsicum, five drops oil of an'se
and one dram lemon flavoring. Work these
all well together with the hand, and then
roll out and cut into small lozenges.
Scholastic. = Milk of roses is made by
blanchng 21a ounces almonds and beat
ing until quite smooth with Il pint rose
water. Melt 1 ounce white wax. Il ounce
spermaceti and mix with Il ounce oil of
sweet almonds, and then add the beaten
almonds until all is like cream. Strain
through muslin and add 1 pint rosewa ter
10 drops oil Of lavender and u pint rectified
spirits, and you have sufficient milk of roses
TO last for several baths, for only little is
needed to add to the water in which you
lave your face and hands
Dorothy G.-To make cosmetic gloves, use
soft. large gloves, of white kid, preferably,
at least three or four sizes too large. Rip
them open and spread the inside with a
preparation and then sew up the ripped
seams. good paste to spread on the
gloves is made of ground barley, the white
of an egg, teaspoonful of glycerine and one
ounce Of honey well beaten to a cream. Do
not wear these gloves oftener than once
week, and at night. of course.
Marie Gerard.-Twice week is often
enough to manicure the nails thoroughly.
although they need daily attention. with
rail and brush. file and orange wood stick
to push back the flesh at the base of the
nail: or this can be done with soft cloth,
or the towel after washing the hands
Questioner.-It is perhaps Lady Pippin-
worth's eyelashes that You refer to. They
were long and sweeping. the upper con-
stantly getting entangled with the lower.
E-rnS nd ~, Anffn md
poetry. but eyelashes are not SO often de-
scribed
Gladys.-There is nothing more strength
ering and refreshing than deep breathing.
Just try it. 1t will put life in you. color in
your cheeks. vigor in all that you do. Make
a business of taking long. deep breaths for
few minutes daily. 1t is to your insides
what bathing is to your outside, so some
one says, with more truth than elegance.
Bernice.-The shoulder blade rules" for
which you ask. are as follows: Try to
push the shoulder blades together many
times during the day. Roll the shoulders
with the hands clasped behind the head and
the elbows wide apart Stand erect at short
intervals during the day, head up. chin In,
chest out and shoulders back. Stand now
and again during the day with all the pos
terror parts of the body touching a wall.
Put the hands on the hips. with the elbows
back and the fingers forward.
Frances L. wa cold cream to remove
wrinkles is made with IL ounces each Of
white wax and spermaceti. melted in dou-
BILE boiler. Add enough nut oil to make
paste and " ounce alcohol and ounces
rosewater. Stir thoroughly and then put
in about drops each Of oil OF rose gera-
mum and oil Of bergamot.
Joseph F.-Beauty and love are. II not
twin sisters. at least closely connected. and
Cupid may be allowed now and then to
alight in this column. Do believe in long
Engagements? To say IT do and I don't"
or circumstances alter cases." sounds both
stupid and tiresome. but I fear that 1t is
the nearest I can come to giving you an
answer. If you really pin-m down and de-
mand yea or nay. do not believe in long
engagements. Therefore, allow me to ad-
wise you to name the wedding day at an
early date.