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The Washington times., 1904-12-04
WOMEN'S HANDKERCHlEfS
Are Increasing in Size and Are Almost
Like Smaller for Men.

Larger handkerchief are in the hands
OF women this season than were carried
last year, for the correct size is nearly
as large as the smallest Of those carried
by men. This applies to lace mouchOirs
as well as 10 the tailored linen squares.
The latter are severe, indeed; just a
quarter-inch hem, finished with eyelet
hemstitching and the tiniest OF initial
letters outlined in eyelet embroidery. For
dlintier wear these same squares are
delicately embroidered in each corner
with a cluster OF leaves and flowers. IN
side one Of these IS a scroll surrounding
an initial Sometimes the initial occu-
pies the center Of a butterfly or sham
rock. This style IS done In French con-
vent work
Mourning handkerchiefs show de-
cided inclination to leave their usual
| stiffness. Instead Of solid black borders
! or those made up of lines OF black. a
little design Of flowers is used, few
( bow knots OF within the black Greek
( block or button effect I'm white.
The c0Iored square has no place ex-
1 cept peeking from the pocket or a Nor
: folk suit, and then IL Is best IN SILK or =
/ pastel tint. one silk kind has an lnltid
/ surrounded by tigTee done IN red SIX
[
/ flowers around it.
! The large lace handkerchief has its an
| tithesis In "a tiny complement 10 the IAN
/ This is "a cOquettish little thlng. a sinAl
center Of lawn. the edge Of which i
fitted To the figure of the lace. On tn
lace border tiny fOTget-me-notS or leaNe'
are embroidered one made up OF Incl
wide bands of hand embroidery, alter
/ mating with NalenClcnnes insertion, u
finished with a rufiie of the Nalenclen
nes II is an exceedingly pretty slyle,
Where 50 much fine lace Is used u
cost Of the handkerchief Is conslderaole
rated with real thread have marrow
edge Of Armenian lace or Irish crochet
Rose and star fiOWered designs max
4 this very dainty and attractive.
/ one hundred and fifty dollars Is not al
unusual price FOR a single large lac
mouChoir The tailored squares sell a
SIS ii dozen But where all Ihese elt
giant handkcTchiefs are sold. there ]
always kept In stock the simple mus
Inns at 81 "a dozen with fine hligree o
initial in one corner.
The Washington times., 1904-12-04

If ones profile is not all il ought 10 be,
one can go TO work and reform It. The
profile is not immoyable. as many per
sons seem to think. but. on the con-
trary. II can be decidedly influenced
one can change It so that IL looks en-
tirely different from the profile as II
now is.
To change the profile, take the defects
first and remedy them. II The teeth pro-
rude. have them Strengthened. Straight
ening the teeth is not at all difficult
these days There come certain appli-
ances which can be hXed upon the teeth
in such a manner as to bring them into
line with the rest OF the mouth. IN
stead OF an irregular. struggling row Of
teeth, one can have teeth that are per
fectly aTched.
The next thing 10 do in reforming the
profile is 20 straighten the nose. If the
nose is crooked in the bridge-and there
are many people with crooked noses
have il Strengthened The nose Is built
upon a soft cartilage. or muscle. which
is easily shaped with the fingers. The
operation OF strengthening the nose is
not al all a difficult one. By all means,
/ have il attended 10 at once.
II the nostrils are distended. giving
the nose an ugly. wide appearance. have
: them treated. Dlstended nostrils ar,
4 caused by defect in the breathing ap-
/ paratus. Asthma and a cold in the
/ head. and all the kindred ills, will have
4 the effect OF dIstendlrg the nostrils Gel
1 the breathing apparatus in good work
/ Ing order and the nose will be l0O pei
cent pretticr.
Sharp eyebrows never make a pretty
profile. Get a small bottle Of pur
almond oil and put it in a dish OF no
water. Let the water remain hot an6
add teaspoon of red vaseline 10 al
ounce OF the oil. Stir while II cools
and the result Is a very soft pomad
which Is just the thing 10 use as al
eyebrow grower.
Take Il small camers hair brush an,
go over the eyebrows every night. Out
line the brows just exactly as they ar
desired 20 be. Next morning wash tn
face with hot water. Do this ever
night and the reward Will be abundan
and pretty eyebrows.
Many people have ugly protiles be
cause they have ugly eyes. The eye
are blinky and watery. and il is impOs
sible To open them wide. They must b
. treated until they are clear and pretty
, TO treat the eyes successfully take
bowl OF warm water-say a pint {
] water-and dissolve into II a Tablespoon
j ful of powdered boraN. Set the bow
: where il will keep hot. and then bath
the eyes with the solution. Use il ever
I night before going TO bed.
! The beauty OF today, or the homel
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AN AID TO HEALTH.
Cheerfulness at Meals Is Preferable
Every Time.

Many people must have been struck by
the utter absence OF interesting cOnver-
sation that is so marked a feature OF
modern meals. In the olden days all the
wit and brightness OF the day seemed 10
be focused into the breakfast and dinner
hours, and nearly all the celebrated
stories OF brilliant repartee that have
come down 10 us were delivered during
a meal But nowadays people talk over
their worries and b0Jhers al the table,
look out trains and read papers during
breakfast and If they have got anything
disagreeable TO say 10 another member
Of the family. very often choose meal
time In which 10 say It.
Somebody once suggested that children
should be trained 10 be bright and
cheerful during meals. just as much as
they are trained 10 eat properly. for the
one habit. like the other. would cling q
them when they grow up, and max,
them much-sought-after companions
Worry is very bad for the digestion
and so is another fashion Of seeing how
fast YOU can get through your break
fast or lunch. certainly both things re
act upon ones neighbor's enjoyment o.
the hours that should bring relaxation
and good humOr
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To preserve glassware and to keep IT
looking its best. great care must be
taken In handling, cleaning. and polish
ing. If the best ways Of doing this are
understood, the life of the pieces will
be prolonged and each will be orna-
mental as long as il remains in use.
Wash fine glass as quickly as possible.
Standing in water for any length OF
time tends 70 take the luster from it
cutting. Put one piece at a time into
the water, wash, rinse. and set 70 dry
II a dish is sticky inside. fll il with
Iukewarm soda and shake until the sur.
face begins TO clear
The Washington times., 1904-12-04
By MARIAN MARTINEAU.

"HE ladies Of fashionable Londoh
were delighted 10 learn Ie"
days ago, that her grace Lady
Essex, was restored 10 soou
health
she is no longer nervous" said her
friends.
she has regained her beauty" said
another.
''Yegetarianism did it," said a third.
And vegetarianism it was. Her lovely
ladyship, Adele Grant. Countess Of Es-
sex, famous London beauty, and for
years delicate woman, has been
brought back 10 all her former IoveIiness
by ths adoption Of a vegetarian diet and
by taking up form Of exercise.
A great many persons suppose that
vegetarianism means the eating OF vege-
tables and nothing else. They think that
IL refers only TO the taking Of fruits and
nuts grains and such food into the sys-
ten, and 70 the eating and drinking OF
such articles as are not of animal
growth.
But this is entirely wrong. The true
vegetarian not only eats vegetable food.
but in addition to This he or she takes
up what may be called a vegetarian
form OF exercise.
The vegetarians believe in out-of-door
walks. They seek he green fields and
the meadows. Ihey i've as much as
possible In the oEen, and they always
breathe fresh air.
Beauty Vegetarian.
There is a vegetarian who lives in New
York. This woman. who is a celebrated
beauty, makes il a practice 10 rise at
O'Clock and walk across the Brooklyn
Bridge. II IS a pretty and breezy early
morning walk. In the afternoon sh,
walks across the bridge again.
And sometimes. In the early evening
she has been known to take the stroll
a third time. II +akes half an hour, anC
is splendid for the lungs. the muscles
and the nerves. She says 1t beats walk
ing up Fifth Avenue
The members o. the society TO whicl
the Countess Of Essex belongs make /
one Of their first principles 70 get out il
the open air. The Duchess OF Fife
daughter OF King Edward. belongs Z
this set. and she goes daily 10 walk il
the little City Park. often taking he
two little daughters with her. The
walk brislSly and deliberately after tn
fashion OF English women who are on
10 take the air. They do not david
nor go calling. Their object IS exercise
Pumpkin Gymnastics.
One branch 81 this society, the Sc
living in Carlton House Terrace, and /
the fashionable streets near by. are tai
ing a great deal Of gymnasium worl
The other day when the class met III
gymnasium was shockingly cold Tn
air whistled through II and the member
were chilled 10 the bone.
But the leader. an English woman WI
was used 10 fresh air. set them at wor
''I am going 70 give you a new set
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SpKTS 10 MITCH

While IL is not so much one-coior
season. there is "a tendency To have GER
tain articles match perfectly.
Spats. for Instance.
Women have these made Of the ma
teriGl Of the costume. especially n IT. be
Of bToadcloth. In some OF the Simplest
colors the spats may be had already
made They must mutCh perfectly, how
ever, and that means jhaI most Of them
must le made TO order The goods from
which they are made Is not necessarily
plain. Small checks are very smart one
Tiny shepherds check suit designed for
a fair one going South has spats made
OF the same materials.
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and. until she learns 70 take a great
deal OF IL into her stomach. she viii
never be well
But when it comes TO the fat
woman's vegetarian dietary IL is diff
ferent The problem is awful 20 deal
with. Here Is a woman who has eaten
meat and drank water until her sys-
TEN Is filled with both She cannot
leave OF either one. If she goes with
out meat she feels faint, and IL she
goes without water she suffers tor
lures. IL Is Hobsons choice with her.
There seems no way out.
The fat woman who wants 10 get
thin must turn vegetarian in so far as
exercise is concerned She must walk
and walk and walk. And she must ex-
| ercise and exercise and exercise. She
must keep out IN the open air all she
can, and she win be rewarded with a
/ steady decrease in weight.
Thinning Foods Many.
Her foods must be cooked grains or
cereals and fruit. But she must eat
them without sugar and without
cream. If she cannot DO this she can
take toast sprinkled with salt instead
Of butter. And she can eat graham
bread and all sorts Of dried and fresh
fruits. There is wide rance OF food
for the fat woman who wants to get
thin
There is in q vegetarian society in
London public woman who once
weighed two hundred and fifty pounds.
She made up her mind to reduce. and
every morning she began the day by
! taking the juice OF two lemons in half
4 a glass Of water without sWeetening
1t made a tart nice drink which put
her in fine fettle for the day. 1t toned
up her stomach wonderfully.
! Then she ate poached eggs on toast.
/ Nothing but poached eggs on toast,
three times a day. Think of living on
that diet three times a day and nothing
else. That is what the woman did. She
d denied herself all luxuTies and she soon
began to get thin. Her closing Heal at
night was baked apples. whiea she took
/. at 10 o'clock. without sugar sOrs cream.
j And during the day she munehed an ap-
pie or sucked on orange when she felt
thirsty il was very satisfying. and
} after a little while she began 70 like
her food.
Hard for Two Days.
; Dieting Is hard for the first two days.
The third day is easy, and the fourth
? day you prefer your new food After
: two weeHs you have Outgrown your
taste for sweets and drinks and you
would not go back 10 them. That is the
beginning OF your work Of reformation
From that time on - on viii steadily get
thin"
The vegetarians OF whom Lady Essex
, is member have for their aim the cur.
, ing Of nervous diseases, and some OF the
. first society women Of London have
Joined. Those who were jaded with the
arduous duties Of the London season
have been admitted To the ranks OF the
. food cure. And the Queen herself 4:
dabbling into it, too, trying IL for a few
days at a time.
The Washington times., 1904-12-04
CHRISTIANS GIFTS
homemade Presents Are So Much
More Appropriate Than Others.


It Is the thoughtful. clever woman
who makes Christmas remembrances
that one remembers. All the money IN
the world expended upon a gift cannot
make il half so pleasing as some little
triie that is just what y0u wanted The
thoughtful gift shows that the giver has
understood you; that 10 her you are
something besides just one name OF her
list that she has taken a pleasure IN
planning 10 give you a pleasure.
Thoughtful gifts are usually home
made. and the girl who fashions all her
Christmas offerings with her own clever
hands has begun already 70 MI a bureau
drawer with these dainty little works
OF art one OF the cleVerest things i
have seen has been made by q girl for
literary friend. She bought a tiny fat
iron, gildcd IL all over ana suspended
from Its handle by two delicate green
satin ribbons d dainty calendar. on
each leaf OF the calendar she inscribed
! In fancy letters some quotation appro-
pirate 10 the ItJerateur. such as The
Pen is Aughtier than the Sword"
Next she made a soft. frilly pen wiper
/ of chamOis skin, carefully pinking the
edges This she laid fiat on top OF the
iron. attaching il by Two bows of the
green satin ribbon TO the lower parts OF
{ the handle
/ Nothing prettier or more useful in the
way OF a combination penwiper, caIen-
dar and paper weight can be imagined
And the beauty Of il was that even. the
most abseut-minded Of the literary cult
. could not misplace IL or lose it, Per-
haps TOO. the 1aJirOn as well as the
I comfort and convenience Of the thing
would suggest to a poor lonely bachelor
/ how nice II might be 20 have a clever
little domestic person like that about,
! 10 make life easy and agreeable for
him.
Many pretty ana useful little articles
can be made for a bachelor maid whose
time Is too fun for her 10 gather about
her all the dainty feminine comforts
which appeal 10 a woman Articles
such as handkerchief and glove boxes are
fashioned from cretOn-cOvered cardboard
in delicate hues fastened together by
smart ribbon bows. This sort OF work is
delicate, agreeable, and much more
snowy and satisfactory than intricate
lace making OF elaborate embroidery.
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Ladies of Fashionable London Delighted
Because Lady Essex Has Regained
Her Former Health.
Members of Society to Which She Be
longs Made it One of Their Principles
to Get in Open Air.

today. the pumpkin exercises,
said she. And then she. who by the
way. Is an American woman and New
Englander. tossed a pumpkin of medium
size TO each woman, and in a few min
utes the class was busily engaged in
doing the pumpkin exercises.
Why 1t Is So.
"a pumpkin" said the teacher laugh
ing at the strange gymnastic imple-
ment, being large and roundsand un-
wieldy, is the best possible thing for /
these reasons:
ct takes two hands to hold il and
so II exercises the wrists.
cit is heavy and so It brings the mus
cles into play.
1T Is hard to manage IL without drop
ping il and so the brain must do a
little work
And. being Just the size and weight
Of an ordinary pair of dumb-bells II
takes their place and is better for the
reason that IL requires more dexterlty.
"A woman when exercising, should
have "a problem TO solve. She must
punch the bag or WELD the swords, or
use the gloves, or IN some way exercise
her brain. Otherwise her exercise Is
tedious enough"
Now. attention" said she 10 her club.
| And for half an hour, until all were
I laughing. and painting, they tossed the
pumpkins back and forth and did sym
/ nastic exercises with them untI they
/ We're all In a glow.
| Now rum" commanded the instTLC-
/ trcss. And of they started on a jog
trot running steadily for the rest Of the
/ hour.
Diet Of the Society.
While this is one side OF the vege-
tartan society it is by no means at all
both sides. And many would say that
II is not the most important side. Diet
ing is the principal thing and the vege-
tartan must learn 10 eat this food and
to do without that food. and 10 select
the right articles 10 drink
In this vegetarian society. which Is
doing so much for the beauties OF Lon
don, there are two distinct classes or
divisions. The first division is the lax
one. The members eat fish and oysters
Of all kinds and this opens up fine
course Of food supply. They have shell
fish and baked fish and boiled flsh and
every kind of sea food that tempts the
/ appetite. ~ IN tLlAS L4ANg nav NAAN--
fruits. their nuts, and their vegetables
and grains.
But the other sect OF the vegetarian
society are far stricter. They eat moth
: | ing at all in the way Of animal life
And, in pace Of meat they eat a cake
I which is composed Of chopped nuts
ground wheat and the best OF fruit. al
mixed together and baked until brown
II is served with a tomato sauce and Il
{ really very palatable.
Vegetarian Menus.
The menu OF the more moderate Of TIT
= vegetarians contains much that L
Z tempting. For breakfast they have fruit
) coffee, eggs and cereals Of two or thre
kinds.
oil For the MONDAY meal which is a lun
/. cheon they begin with a fruit soup ant
I'll follow it with vegetables OF every de
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AROONCOAT

Something on the order Of mans
dressing gown is new room coat re-
Gently evolved.
In this case II is of Persian figured
cashmere. the colOrs being mostly dark.
in the wine. green ana brown shades.
The collar and lapels are faced with
taffeta brOche in resedu. color Ihi
figures in the pattern. This coat IS
lined with finest flannel In reseda green
.4anv would prefer China silk. II makes
q picturesque garment % slip on over
lightWeight house dress. Another pur-
pose il may serve is as uesIsee with
a pretty silk DetticOat or with dress
skir IL comes about 10 the knees Is
rOorly and boasts broad sleeves. For a
journey IL would be a valuable part Or
ones raiment
The Washington times., 1904-12-04
Cleaning Decanters.

Decauters and claret jugs often need
special treatment. II rot too finely cut
they can be cleaned with half a dozen
buckshot dropped into warm soda water
inside them. Shake these about vigor-
ousiy. lf much incrusted the bottles
should Doe nIed with soda water. the
shoppers put ou, and left 10 stand for six
hours. The crust viii come or with this
treatment. but afterwurd a little vinegar
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COUNTESS ESSEX
Vegetarian Methods

point 10 serve stewed fruit with each
meal and good fruit 1t is. Breakfast
begins with a compete OF stewed
peaches served on oatmeal Then comes
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t)eoetarfarts Restores Beauty Of popular Countess
True Vegetarian Not Only Eats Vegetable
Food But Takes an Appropriate
Form of Exercise.
Tossing Pumpkin. a New Exercise Which
Brings Many Muscles Into Action,
IS Health Giving

coffee. the best of eggs and plenty Of
toast and marmalade.
The dinner contains many a dish OF
stewed fruit, which is mixed up with
rice with other fruit and served in
soups and in sauces It is astonishing
to note what che can do with vegetables
and fruits. And for supper there is an
other set of dishes.
Rules for Certain Cases.
you can do more with vegetables
than you can with meat" said the stew
ard OF one Of the vegetarian retreats.
where immense prices are charged
fashionable patients for teaching them
to do without meat. And the patients
say that they never Jared better.
I'VE have ceraln rules for certain
cases:
Those with POOR compilations are put
upon fruits. steWed always. and on veg
etables prepared without cream sauce.
We give them 10 milk or cfeam-
aThose who are afflicted with nerves
are given green vegetables. ripe fresh
fruits. uncooked. and all their meals are
/ eaten ia the omen air. We give them
hot cooked breads and plenty OF things
/ to nourish and feed the nerves. We SEE
that they do not go hungry and we feed
/ them five times a day.
Drink for the Nerves.
Nervous patients are given greai
deal Of fluid They usually are people
who drink very little and we give then
plenty Of fruit drinks. one Of the best
I being hot apple tea. To make apple tea
YOU cut up apples and cover them witt
/ hot water When they have STEPPED yot
J pour OF the juice ana serve II very hoi
/ with sugar and cream. A better apple
/ tea is made by serving apple juice witt
/ sugar and lemon.
Nervous patients are given watel
/ that Is not too hot. they are glVef
sweet light wines. unfermented grape
| Juice and all kinds of things that ar'
! healthful and satisfying. The troubl'
/ is that the woman with too many nerves
invariably does not supply the system
with a sufficient amount OF fluid and
that is why she IS so very nervous. Sh'
| should drink pure fresh water as ofteI
as she can do so.
''The milk diet is also one Of the vege
| tarian's strongholds. II the woman wh'
is ailing and nervous VIII take the mill
diet she will get well. Let her procure
four quarts Of good fresh pure milk
| Let her begin IN the morning and tax
a glass OF milk every half hour all day
This will cleanse her system and puTif.
It. carrying of all the impurities Of tn
stomach and blood.
| DietTfor Women.
THE milk diet can be taken in DIFF
ferent way. The patient can drink he
cup Of coffee in the morning and taxi
lher chop. But after this one. meal sh'
must not take another meal until th'
next mcrning. Instead Of this sh'
drinks a glass OF milk every hour
This Is not strictly vegetarian, but i
borders upon it and is an improvement
upon the meat eating three times !
ldaV-
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scription. especially baked potatoes.
which they serve in the most delicious
ways. And for dinner they have the
regular course dinner, soup, FISH, vege-
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tables and fruits, ice creams and deli
cious desserts Of every kind.
In an institution in London, where
the tired beauty can 60, they make It a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-22
PRIZE RIVERS.

A-handsome prize will be given the sender
of the best list of rivers found in No. 992.
The solutions are TO be forwarded within
one week, and in case of doubt, the winner
will be decided by any extra neatness or
other notable merit of one of the two or
more nearest complete lists.
The prize for $50 goes to Elizabeth Ander-
son. Danville. Ind. Other excellent answers
were those of Emma c. Humphreys to 955,
$50. $751; s5s. $50. &c. 961. $685. 964. 9e5. $685. 967
96S: A. H. Harmon, 1853; Georgia Piggs, $50:
Edna L. Clarke. $50; Gene Morse. $50: Sher-
lie Deming, 959; L. II. Farwell $50; Oscar
c.. Lewis, $50: Old Soldier. $50; Jessie Cop
pers, 959; Clarence Cissell, 959; G.. II. Mar
lowe, 959; Mrs. c. A. White. 959: F. c. Story.
$50: NJ. E. Darrell. $50: Ralph Martin. $50;
Carl Shelby, 95e; Ruth E. Engel (aged 12).
$50; Frank C. Crowell. $50; M. II. Damon.
$50; Alice H. Crull, s59; William p. Stew
art, 959; Kate Schooley. 959; Mamie S. Lee,
QlQ