Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-08

them to grow coarse and thick and give an
unpleasant appearance at the time besides.
You must stop the habit In whatever way
seems most advisable according to the In
dividuality Of the child Mothers some
times resort to the application of tfncture
or aloes; the bitter taste Of this puts an end
effective method, but why not try reason
ing first? See IL the child can't be induced
to give up the habit by direct and SIM
pie explanation of the reasons why he
should give it up. The more child is
treated like a rational human being the
better.
After the trimming of the nails-and this
may have to be oftener than once week,
for the young nails grow fast-plunge them
into bowl of warm soap suds and let
them soak ten minutes By the end of
this time the skin about the nail will be
softened and you can push 1t back gently
with the flattened rounded end of the
orangewood stick 1t is important that this
process be begun early. for in this way the
skin will come to grow back gradually, and
it will reveal the pretty white crescent at
the base of the nail.
For Baby's Nails.
1t is not in good taste to tint the baby
nails with the rose paste which mother
may use but there is no reason why their
dainty surfaces, pink enough of themselves,
should not be treated to an occasional pol
ish with the manicure powder and the
cHamOlS DuleT. BABY Will soon learn W at
tend to this herself, or at least to the daily
rubbing without the powder, which she may
be inclined to spill. Once week is quite
often enough to apply the powder.
The general outline of the hand must
always remain much as nature intended it
to be, no matter what grooming accom-
plishes in the way of identifying. But there
is a tradition founded upon common sense
that the fingers may be coaxed to taper
to some extent If they are gently and per-
sistently pinched in the little lady's early
days. Teach her to do this for herself
whenever she washes her hands. The
pinching will encourage rosiness, which is
such a beauty.
1t is perfectly natural for the best little
lady in the world to be annoyed with all
this "fuSsing once in a while and to be-
come rebellious; and for that reason 1t
looks hard to you. But even the hair comb
ing is often difficult, and yet you accept it
matter of course. Try to do the same
with this labor of love, and find your re-
ward when she grows, under your patent
hands, into the daughter beautiful for
whom you long.
Useful Suggestions.
Treat enlarged pores with nightly warm
face baths and a scrub afterwards with the
complexion brush. A tonic for oily hair
consists of two ounces of alcohol, two
ounces witch hazel, one ounce distilled wa
ter, forty grains resorcin. Used every day
with a massage of the scalp it will prob
ably rid you of dandruf well as In
crease the growth of the hair. Brush out
all the dandruf every week and shampoo
once a month with green soap.
To strengthen the growth of the eyelashes
use this ointment being careful that it does
not get into the eyes. 1t will do no real
harm If 1t does, but anything oily causes
smarting. Two ounces red vaseline, one
eighth ounce tincture cantharides, fifteen
drops oil rosemary, fifteen drops oil laven-
der. Use every night for time; gradually
less often. l do not approve of using soap
for the teeth. Use some antiseptic powder
the last thing at night and the first thing
in the morning. The following is excellent.
and any druggist will prepare it for you:
One ounce finely powdered camphor, mois-
tened with a little alcohol; eight ounces
powdered orris root; four ounces precipitat-
ed chalk. Mix and sift through boiling
cloth. There are special exercises given by
gymnaStic instructors to correct bow legs.
You can find a course of this kind in a
large city if you will inquire among gymna-
Sums. This is a pleaSanter method than
that of braces.
For sunburn: Two ounces lime water.
two ounces Oil sweet almonds, ten grains
borax. If this irritates the skin, apply
talcum powder.