Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-06

braced and invigorated, and 1t is this kind
of spirit that advances you in your work
Your brain will work better for the bright
ness that comes into your life.
Beauty cannot accompany unhappiness.
dullness, ennui. No matter how regular
your features, how clear your complexion,
there will be a lack of that brightness of
expression that is essential to real beauty
A girl may be pretty with irregular fea-
lures. but not with the corners of her mouth
turned down. Train a cheerful expression,
no matter how sad and dull your life may
be. Do this as matter of vanity.
A writer once said that the best way for
a girl to have good time at a party was
to look as If she were having one. There
Is q great deal in it. Looking pleased is a
part of prettiness, and prettiness attracts.
Smile and laugh your way through the
world.
Good for Muscles.
Romping uses muscles in an unsystematic.
but very thorough way You cannot go
through vigorous pillow fight or a game
of horse without using all the muscles of
your body more or less. Best of all, deep
breathing is prompted You find yourself
out of breath, as you call 1t, the lungs IN
haling and exhaling in deep breaths. This
is excellent practice for them. Many peo-
pie breathe only specifically.
The more you breathe deeply the more
you will do so. That is, if you take a GER
tain time each day to breathe vigorously
that deeper breathing will soon become au-
tomato and you will find that you are
practcrg it when you do not intend to.
The lungs grow used to expanding, and
there is nothing they enjoy better once they
have learned the trick of it. Soon you Will
see signs of the chest expanding, the Dust
growing higher and firmer.
Take Brisk Run.
Running with the children is an excellent
exercise if you are not given to severe
pains in the small of the back. In this case
running is too severe for you. Otherwise,
race with them. Very likely you will find
that they can run much faster than you;
Go to work to beat them. Persist untli
you succeed. The color will mount into
your cheeks.
To the correspondents who have been
writing to to help them color their
cheeks, ! would say that there is no better
way than this An applied color shows that
it is false. There is no application of rouge
that cannot be detected-at any rate, by
another woman. The real color is the
beautiful and lasting one.
Useful Suggestions.
If were a girl with plump face and
pretty complexion would not worry about
the shape of my nose There have been
remedies invented to change the form or
features, but they often have had disas-
trous results. They are mostly of a surgl-
enough at best to be Iractced only when
necessary Some one invented nose per
fecter." which was to be worn at night.
pressing the nose gradually into the desired
shape, but there is always danger OF such
appliances bringing on diseases of the nose
Think what a monotonous world 1t would
be If we all could remold our features at
will. Nine-tenths of the women would look
like Madame Recamier, as she Is woman $
ideal beauty, and they could not be tod
apart There is something in keeping your
Individuality. even if that individuality IS
long way from classical models.
To keep the lips red. rub them with
salye made of one-quarter ounce sperna-
ceti. one-quarter ounce white wax, half an
ounce almond oil, fifteen grains hour or
benzoin. Mix all the ingredients and STIR
them until cool. Then redden the mixture
with alkanet root until you achieve the de-
sired tint After rubbing in leave no saive
on the lips.
AS to dimples I should say what l said
of the nose-surgery for reforming the face
is best let alone. Little girls have been
known to create dimples by boring a slate
pencil into their chins, and it is not i'm
possible that you might accomplish the
same result with patience. a dimple tnat
shows only when you smile is little mus
cular contraction near the corner of the
mouth, and you can learn to dimple in this
way by practcing before the mirror,
To make the hair fuzzy massage the
scalp two or three times a week with aco-
hoI and dry by tanning or in the open air.
To keep light hair from growing dark and
obviate the use of peroxide of hydrogen
shampoo thoroughly with two eggs beaten
together, white and yoks, then rinse in
one or two clear waters next a water in
which heaping tablespoonful of boraX has
been dissolved, and finally rinse with clear
water again. This Will dry the hair, SO do
it as seldom possible.
For whitening the hands cut lemon in
half and rub the hands with the exposed
pulp. If the skin is irritated by this use a
lotion afterward. White Vaseline is excel
lent
To keep the hair In curl dissolve three
ounces powdered gum arabic in half a pint
of rose water, then strain. Apply immedi-
ately after curling.
To make legs and hips symmetrical L
know of no better exercises than the mat
work given few weeks ago To develop
the bust, shoulders and upper part of the
back practice deep breathing for ten min
utes daily in the fresh air. and use dumb
bells and Indian clubs. An elastic exer-
ciser, such as can be purchased and fas-
tened to the wall in your own room. would
be excellent for you. Directions for using
these appliances come with them.
Last Resort