The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-12-12
Wcrf1dn'S WorId
THE CHRISTMAS SHOPPER.
marion Martineau in Chicago Tribune


The woman who goes out in the morning TO get
rid of her money comes back with set of crows
teet which add 10 her years and make her feel older
than she looks. Usually there is a headache also
This condition can be called brain fag and the
headache Is shoppers headache 1t comes from
looking steadily at objects above the level of the
eyes and by stranlng them to things at varying
focus. 1t Is also the result of the many colors
which the eye must assimilate and of looking at
the waving articles which hang suspended over the
head These conditions will tax the endurance of
the optic nerve and give one a sharp, nervous
headache.
The circles which appear under the eyes may
also come from mental strain, for it is certainly
trying to make 81 do the work of 50.
Sweet scents do great deal to drive away the
holiday ache, and the who will go shopping
armed with tiny glass bottle filled with violet am
monla has taken step in the right direction. But
she should add fresh air to the ammonia, and after
she has been IN crowded shop an hour, she should
go out TO the doorway, sniff her ammonia and FIJI
her lungs with the invigorating ozone. To those
who like lavender. it is a fine inspiring odor. and
little bottle of lavender salts will do world of
good Or there can be little lavender poured
INTO tiny scent bottle into which there have been
placed a few squares of ammonia.
Women who suffer from weak heart and faint
ing spells need something of spicy odor. and for
them there IS nothing better than a good sachet
Dag hlled with the spicy odor of pinks. To this
can be added a dash of powdered cloves. This,
made up INTO neat bag, can be worn III the cor
sage, against the moment when one feels faint.
often this odor, rising from the bodice, will keep
one strong in nerve and spirit through the ordeal
Of shopping in the holiday season.
The necessity for Christmas buying and the
undoubted bargains which one finds at this time
undoubtedly a sufficient incentive for going
forth, matter what may be the result. still the
wise woman viii take all necessary precautions not
TO come home with a batch of crows feet and
a new set of parentheses around the mouth.
Immediately upon arriving home the wise
Christmas shopper viii anoint her face with good
cream. which she has made herself, or has bought
OF a reliable dealer. If made at home it can be a
pleasant compound of mutton oil one-half white
vasene one-haf. melted together To this is
added a quantity equal to both of the pure oil of
sweet almonds. This should make creamy paste,
which can be spread upon the face and left on for
hfteen minutes 1t is then taken off with bit of
odl linen and the face is bathed in glycerin and
witch hazel.
Ot course, little good powder is busted over
tins and the woman who came home a wreck from
her days ordeal energies sfor the evening pretty
and fully rested
There is another remedy for shoppers head
aches, and this Is found in a little set tot GYM
nastlc exercises. The corset must be taken off for
the special feature of these exercises is that the
back Is free and the spinal column not compressed
in any way.
These exercises performed without nipple
ments of any kind but with the arms alone. The |
other; then the body Is bent and the arms thrust
downward. The exercises are simple and can be
performed by anybody the first time trying
! he tired shopper must not make the mistake
OF dong these exercises with too much violence
for She must remember that she is already tired
IN body and that five minutes work is about all she
can endure.
And she must ge careful Of another thing. and
tins Is to remove her shoes before getting to work.
Tor many of the nerves of the body communicate
1rapt liz with ,f H.
tired, 1t means gradual spread of that tired feel
me right up 10 the back and to the head
hanging the shoes will often rest person be-
%ond belief, and the Christmas shopper who comes
nome at noon to take off pair of shoes and put
on another is a wise shopper. indeed Specially do
the shoes rest the feet if the heels of the relief nair
happen to be of different height from those of the
"d palr and still greater relief is obtained if one
paT be buttoned and the other laced Pressure in
tins case Is brought 10 obear upon different set of
nerves and muscles with results that are more than
good for the tired shopper
The Christmas shopper take precautions
AGAINST the shoppers sheadache as well as remedies
ltterward If she will observe few of the laws
olo dress hygiene she will be much less apt to
come home with a case of brain fag The laws
hough simple, viii be found productive of the best
results
The most important of these laws is that of
eavmg the waist as unconfned possible. The
'orset should be unstrung and the strings allowed
ire. Again. all the bands should be loose giving
plenty of breathing as far as the ribs are
The shoppers second law relates to the collar
and, which should not be tight nor tall Neitler
houd 1t be too stiff 1t is a mistake however to
wear a soft ribbon such an occasion, for the
eck. being accustomed to some support quickly
rows tired if not held up III its usual way. But
he band should be loose and in no way such as to
ress upon the cords and the muscles, thus setting
he nerves a-tiugng.
The third law for the shopper concerns her
hopping hat, which should neither be tight in the
cad band nor heavy in its pressure upon the head.
\ light hat should always be worn for shopping
nd the shopper should see that it is we'll pinned
her head to avoid the disagreeabe slipping which
ften gives annoyance to the nerves
The shopper should avoid backache by wear
1e short skirt. The long skirt necessitates con-
tant picking up, and this means a strain upon the
pine.
Aud the shoppers shoes should be easy By
GLOWING these laws she will arrive home in good
ondition and rested to back and spine.
\ pillow can be specially made for the headache
the woman shopper. This pillow is made of silk, :
7 of satin 1t matters not what the outside may
c. 1t is the interior part that is important.
The inflow whom made ,uuc+ CONTAIN