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dilemma: either TO tell an untruth or
to cause pain TO the man that YOU love.
Most women in this alternative
Should say about so per cent of them
We ulG choose the lie as she best way
out. And they will often tell it in the
most unimpoTtant crises, to escape
being criticised. or being compelled to
justify their actions. Alexander cut
the Gordian knot with a blow of his
sword and this solution of a problem
mas been famous in history ever since.
Women every day cut the knots which
form between their hands in the tan
gleG threads of life by means of that
little sword which they always carry
with them and which is called the lie.
Never tell an untruth 10 your hus-
band. Whatever may be the dilemma
which confronts you, whatever may be
the knot that forms itself in your
hand. never cut II by means Of a lie.
You will thus preserve your own self
respect. and your husband will place
YOU upon an altar-hke pedestal. A man
may be proud of having a young and
beautiful wife. of hearing her praised
by all for her culture and wit. but Moth
iug viii hatter him more than 20 be
able 70 say: My wife does not know
how to say what isn't so"
In this hypocritical age in which we
live. where lying envelOps us from
head to foot and leaves its slimv tran
eN erywhere like a snail, TO know one
SPOT where falsehood has not pene-
trated and whittier it is possible 20 fee
as to sacred refuge is such an uplift-
ing and noble joy that il makes every
function Of life seem brighter.
There should be for every man in this
desert of deceit one oasis where the
grass is always green. where the foliage
conceals no vipers, where the rose
bushe, are without thons. where the
bees have no sting. where the skies are
always Cloudless; and that oasis should
be the soul of his wife Thither he
should De able to flee confident and
- rene to hear a yes that always
means yes" and u no" which is al
ways no
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with z, eat layers Of sweet--not saited-
butter and nuts worked together. It is
a sure cure for thinness. The complex
ion dance is rapid, and II brings ont
the perspiration in great beads upon the
face This alone makes The skin fine.
The parts of the body wnicl perspiTe
most are always the finest and softest
and whitest. and the continual perspira-
ton Of the face benefits the complexion
greatly. 1t invariably happens that per-
sons with a rough skin do not perspice
in the face. Greek dancing brings out
the pcrspiration and makes the skin fine
and soft and nice.
There are twenty OF these Greek
dances, one for every III that afiicts
mOrtals, but these are enough for a be-
ginner TO know"
Letters From Readers.
Mrs. O.-why is it that 1 cannot use
glyccrine? It makes my skin very much
irritated, yet so many toilet preparations
contain it.
Glycerine in full strength is probably
too powerful for you. But If YOU Will
dilute 1t sufficiently you will ind it a
very valuable aid 70 the toilet. Glycerine
with rose water is advised for TIE daily
bathing Of the face or for chapped
hands.
Mrs. VI once had a prescription Of
benzoin ana rose water for the skin. I
used it and liked it, Can You tell me
how ii was made?
Rose water half an ounce, With about
five drops OF benZOin. is q nice mixture
for enlarged pores. Use ii after the face
has been steamed and well washed with
soap and water. This will act as a heal
ing lotion
Mss II. Y. FL read your formulas
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exercise is done 20 a Sousa quicltime
march. You bend way backward and
march ten steps. throwing out both feet.
Then YOU march ten steps all doubled
UP forward. kicking your feet behind
YOU This is to develop the bust while
you reduce your hips.
"As you march. beEding backward and
throwing out the abdomen. you are
Obliged to breathe deeply, and as you
march forward, doubled up and kicking
behind you. you must also breathe
heavily. This develops the bust.
THE dance upon the sandaled toes is
TO broaden the shoulders Dancers are
always broad shouldered as broad
shoaIdered as singers. And II you throw
back your shoulders and dance you will
be sure 10 widen your chest and broad
en- your shoulders.
Knock the Elbows.
LAS you dance upon your sandalcd
toes you knock your elbows together be-
hind you. And. if you can't knock. you
come as near TO knocking as you can.
we had three knockers in our class last
winter. and the rest of us were all try
ing 10 knock As soon as your back is
as fat and narrow as it should be. you
can tell II by the tap tap which you
can give with your elbows as they strike
together behind your back.
You ought TO wear your hair floating
when you dance, fer there is a certain
poesy about floating hair. And your
neck sets more easily and your head
swims better II your hair floats behind
you.
Making the head swim is now con-
sidered good for the brain. The trick is
10 swirl on your toes until your head
is all giddy. You then drop. sandals,
robe. cymbals, and all upon the floor
and rest 1t is the best thing in the
world for steadying a head that is tired
out with brain movement or brain flag.
The Greek Luncheon.
There is a Greek lunch which Is
taken by enthusiasts. II consists of
pomegranates and grapes. You roll the
skin back from a pomegranate and you
nibble at the crimson pulp. Then you
fill up on grapes. You must take white
grapes for your spiritual nature; green
grapes for yo'ir mental nature. and big,
luscious blue grapes for your stomach
At the grape cures. they divide the
grapes up in this way and serve them
for first second. and third course with
pomegranates as an appetizer.
Then there is the muddy complexion
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Ube Greek Dance as Cure for Poor Complexion
THE FIRST STEP
AND ITS EFFECT.

For the dance you put on as
little as possible, in fact, nothing,
if you are very enthusiastic. Then
you slip into the Greek costume,
clamp your sandals to your feet,
and stand erect. The Greek
woman was long on breathing.
All the classics speak of her deep
signs, and you stand up and sigh
and sigh until you get used to do
ing it, and can draw breath right
from your toes.
"Your muscles, particularly
those of the abdomen, will begin
to shake, and, then and there,
your first step toward thinneSS is
taken. Unless you can feel your
muscles shake you are not getting
thin. lhey are too deeply ourleG
in fat.
THE Greek notion is to stir UP
the muscles. Once moving, they
will work off their own fat and
come nearer the surface, and the
! Greek costume dance IS the best
thing that ever was invented
along these lines. 1t makes the
/ thin woman graceful, and it turns
/ the prose of the gymnasium into
the poetry of the conservatory"
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If women only appreciated the value
of truthfulness and sincerity they
would unhesitatingly abandon even the
whitest of white fbbing. Women lie
often and lie well. but no art has been
invented which will prevent them from
making an occasional mistake.
Cannot Love Grow7
As to the death stage. 1 am willing
10 agree that your love viii die only
with yourself. and that your husbands
affection will end only with his life But,
for there is a but. how about the growth
part OF Il? VIII your mutual passion keep
on expanding, as you think, or will it
have interruptions and seasons when j.
does not advance?
Gautier has said that In love, as in
poverty, 10 stand still is 10 go back
wards, and although this saying is not
entirely true. there is in it a great deal
OF truth. You should see 70 II. there
fore. that from time 10 time your hus-
band for one reason or another. either
because Of his health or his business,
should go away and leave you alone.
Don't follow him about every where at
all times. and don't make a boast OF
having never passed a day without aim
l believe that you viii suffer because
Of his absence ana that he himself viii
share your pain, but this viii be TWO
sorrows which viii pave the way for one
great JOY After a long fast all food
tastes delicious; after protract-d
thirst any drink is exquisite 1t is nee
essary that you should occasionally &C.
prive your husband of yourself in order
that he may the better appreciate YOU.
This Is the means Of maintaining
love at the required point of delicious
tension l. who adore your mother, ana
shall adore her TIL 1 die, have made a
habit since the first year of our marriage
Of going away from her now and then
for a trip Of a week or ten davs. and
up 10 the present day l have carefull q
kept up the custom. After each abserct
I find new honeymoon, and even a
G1y 1 believe that our happiness Is stLi
in the period OF GROWTH.
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the art OF being mutually deceived, in
marital matters this term signifies
merely the science Of handling the other
half Of ones self with courteous gentle
ness, with unfailing love, and with
deep knowledge Of the human heart. It
Is inspired by one Of the truest sayings
IN the New Testament: Thou shalt
love thy neighbor as myself" To a
young wife / would say: Thou shalt
love thy husband better than myself"
Unless you have married n man un-
worthy Of the name, an ice-hearted ego
fist or a self-indulgent brute. he will
love you more and more in proportion
as your love for him increases. Dante
says that Cupid DEGREES that no one
shall be loved who does not love in re
turn. and this is almost an inspired say
ing. because II applies to all the affairs
OF the heart And no matter how great
changes there shall be IN the laws and
customs Of mankind, love will surely be
get love as long as the world turns
round.
Mems Sins Easier to Pardon.
Expect little of your husband. my
dear daughter. and he will give you
much. Be indulgent with him, and no
matter how much or how little he loves
you. DO not get wrought up over MS
small oRendings or caprices. For men,
you see, are not like women. who. when
they are IN love. give themselves en-
tirely over TO their feelings. Men love
much as they eat. or drink. or walk
With them love IS merely one side Of
their life, not life itself Therefore,
their sins OF neglect or carelessness are
much more pardonable than those Of "A
woman.
How many wives there are who. by
their Jealous protests ana querulous
complaints. have magnified a mans un-
thinking whim into an excuse for
breaking up their own home and hap
piness. There are many other women
1 am glad 10 say, who, by means Of
reproach that seemed like a caress. or
a gentle scolding that was almost a
joke, have brought their husbands back
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Tow to be a model wife and have
RI a model husband.
4 4 No American would have the
courage to write such a guide But
one has been written. and it has now
been widely accepted abroad as full of
authority.
The author is the venerable DR.. Man
tegazza. life member Of the Italian SEN
ate and author Of score Of works on
psychology. pathology. and physiology.
His essay was designed for one reader
only-his youngest daughter on the eve
OF her marriage. But it has found
wider reading than any of his other
writings. The subjoined text will ex-
plain why this is so.
Problem Not Solved by Marriage.
When a sutton, my daughter. has been
advanced TO the position Of fiance. and
when the fance has become husband.
the problem Of domestic happiness is by
no means solved. This is the experience
OF thousands who are forced 70 invoke
the aid Of the divorce courts.
II Is seldom that. IN an unhappy mar
riage the blame is entirely upon the
husband or entirely upon the wife IN
the majority OF cases the fault lies with
both. in some instances it is so evenly
divided that each IS able 70 look the
other in the face and say: Its your
fault" Commence then. my daughter
by bringing TO this great partnership
OF happiness all the capital which you
ought TO contribute 10 IL. You should
consider your husband as part OF your
self and care for him rs carefully AS
you do for your own face or hands
You care for your person according TO
established rules Of hygiene. You ought
10 care for the other half OF yourself
which is your husband. according 20
the rules OF a wise domestic diplomacy.
Blame Seldom Undivided.
Don't be shocked at the apparent
brutality OF these words. Although in
the world of politics diplomacy means
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Whenever YOU have a wish-and YOU
nave the right to have them Just as
much as your husband-try TO support II
by some good reason and not by a mere
bubble or caprice. And whenever you
express a wish try 10 put IT in the most
interrOgatory and conditional terms,
such as: Don't you think it might be a
good things?'' or Wouldn't II seem wise
to your That's diplomacy and wis
dom; 1t may look like cheap politics, but
it's also virtue.
In the most difficult domestic crises.
when you want to convince your hus-
band that he ought 10 do something
which he doesn't want to do, but which
is nevertheless right. you should craft
ily soften your words and present your
case in such a manner as 10 make him
think that he himself is really eager TO
90 the thing you are suggesting.
Forget Imperative Mode.
1 know one husband who is always
boasting that he has a wife who agrees
with him in everything and contradicts
him in nothing, not even in the most
insignificant matters. OF course it is
really tho wife who has her own way
in everything and imposes her own will
upon him. and, luckily for all concerned,
she seems only TO wish for good and
reasonable things. But she has erased
from her vocabulary the verbs Il want
and Il command" they seemed to her
useless and dangerous words.
In reality the women who have these
verbs always upon their tongues never
succeed in ordering or commanding any
body. and have TO resign themselves to "A
real matrimonial servituce which Is most
humiliating. The male animal is a fe-
rOctous wild beast that may easily be
tanned by carosses and soft words But
he rebels and shows his teeth against
those who scold or abuse him; like the
lion, he can be more easily influenced by
swectmCats than by blows.
know that you adore your mother,
my daughter. and she is certainly a
saint who lives only for her husband
and her children; but when you take
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dance. which comes in with the Greek
movement To get the full benefit Of it
you must have lively music and a bath.
The complexion dance is much like the
reduction dance, but it's differences are
important. You begin with a hot bath,
as hot as you can stand and as short
as possible.
You throw yourself into your creek
costume. instead of into a bath robe.
the music starts up and away you swirl.
You must dance until you perspire and
must always keep the head erect With
the head thrown back. the arms thrown
out. and the body swaying. you get into
the perspiration which is so necessary
for the complexion. This is the way
to get "A fine, nice skin. The harder you
dance the more you Will perspire. md it
Is not until you are dripping that you
can feel as though you had taken your
exercise
Soap and Water Scrub.
This is followed by an old-fashioned
soap and water scrub which opens the
pores. and brings the color into the
cheeks.
There is also a Greek dance to make
you fat. II is danced TO slower music.
And. when you have danced five min
utes you stop and drink hot fruit soup.
Hot fruit soup is a vegetarian dish.
II is made by boiling fruit until all the
juice is extracted. This is sweetened
until very sweet and is then taken by
the soup ladle full Grapes. pIums. and
apples make the best fruit soup With
the fruit soup you eat a great deal Of
bread cut thin and spread with salt but
ter laid on very thick.
Occasionally a dancer will drink
| cream q milk and will eat bread spread
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TO the fold, and made them feel ex-
tremely ashamed Of themselves.
If your husband Is afraid 10 freely
confess his fault and. makes up some
utterly absurd excuse 10 explain why he
stayed up so late at the club or didn't
come home TO dinner, laugh, smile, and
let him suppose you believe him. To
many people this may seem the apoth-
COSTS of cowardice or stupidity. but in
my opinion it is one of the highest forms
Of heroic love and domestic wisdom.
When Duplicity Pays.
For you I wish and hope that there
may never be any need Of this kind of
domestic heroism. but ] want you to
feel yourself capable of displaying IL.
l will add, however. that your husband
must be worthy Of receiving such chiv-
alrous treatment For "a weak man,
without character and without constan-
cy, there should in the end be no pity or
consideration.
If you ever lose your respect for your
husband separate from him at once. and
if you can't do # legally draw around
yourself a ring Of fire which shall effec-
tually keep him from you. a small Of
Tense inspired by the caprice of the mo-
ment ought not TO DE distorted into
an act of treason, but there's no 'neces-
sity for your confusing weakness with
wickednesS.
Avoid Perpetual Contradiction.
In all conflicts Of tastes or ideas in the
government of the household you should
always yield 10 your husband in the
matters Of detail. in order TO be able TO
insist sometimes when an important
subject is under discussion. Perpetual
contradiction. even II It is generally rea-
sonable and right. Is a rust which cor
rodes love and eventually destroys IL.
II you wish 10 have your way in qUes-
lions which concern your own dignity or
the education of your children, you
should practice self-repression and sub
ordinate your own desires in unimpor-
tant matters like the cooking or your
relations with Indifferent acquaintances.
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classics speak Of her deep signs. and you
stand up and sigh and sigh until you
set used to doing il. and can draw a
breath right from your toes.
Your muscles. particularly those of
the abdomen, viii begin TO shake and.
then and there, your first step toward
thin0ess is taken. Unless you can feel
your muscles shake you are not getting
thin. They are too deeply buried in IA
The Greek notion is 10 stir up the
muscles. Once moving, they viii worl,
off their own fat and come nearer the
surface, and the Greek costume dance
is the best thing that ever was invented
along these lines. It makes the thin
woman graceful. and 1t turns the prose
Of the gymnasium, into the poetry Of the
conservatory.
Until the Greek costume was revived
women wouldn't practice athletics. Fut-
ting on ISnicSers and swinging the clubs
was too much like work. But now that
the whole thing can be done in a con-
servatory to sweet music Il is a different
matter.
Hypnotizes the Nerves.
Music hypnotizes the nerves. When
You get into a Greek gown. with plants
growing up ard roses dangling around,
you begin to feel light. Then. as the
music strikes up. your cares melt away
ana with the first clash Of the cymbals
you are a new woman.
THE Greek step is done to a two
step waltz time. You make a deep bow
TO yourself This is TO reduce the alb
domen. Then you strike out with your
sandaled toes and swirl around. You
swing from left TO right and from right
to left, bending from side 20 side. This
is where you reduce your hips
The line Of march which is the next
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Music HypnotizeS the
Nerves and You Are a
New Woman.
To the Tune of Two
Step or March the
Measure IS Taken.
Answers to Queries by.
Readers on Points of 3
the Toilet.

and like them. But cannot always az
ford them. 1 would like 20 make a MICA
toilet water. but all the ingredients are
so expensive. Can you not give ne
something which will be good and win
not cost very much.
Take of spirits Of cologne pint Add
TO il one grain Of musk. To this add
half an ounce of oil Of rose geranium.
Shake this well and set away for three
weeks. Perfumers often let perfume
stand three months to extract the bou-
quet.
For Thin Eyebrows.
Grace F.-What can do for thin eye
brows? Is there a quinine tonic for
themA
This is highly recommended A quar-
ter Of an ounce OF red vaseline and the
same quantity of lanolin. To this add
about four grains OF quinine. Warm
slightly at night and apply 20 the eye
browe with a camefs-halr brush
Do you approve Of the hollow cup Tor
making thin cheeks fatter? have been
recommended 20 use It
This often works well But why do
YOU not try massage2 This is sure.
=
makes your face hollow.
G. HI am trying your treatments.
and most Of them are pretty good. My
chapped hands got well under your d.
rection. But the trouble Is with my
face. 1t is all dry and wrinlEled from
using hot water. I can't seem TO get it
10 look right.
Do not apply very hot water to the
face oftener than once dav. Dry il
on soft towel and then. massage in
a little pure skin food TO prevent It
from wrinkling.
Mrs. B.-Have you ever heard Of hut
ternilk as a cure for tan? I an so
situated that I can get buttermilK when
cannot get cold cream and iace To-
lions.
Cure for Freckles.
There was an old-fashioned cure for
freckles and tan. consisting Of butter
milk. one cup. TO which was added half
a teaspoon of horseradish. This was
spread on the face. allowed 10 dry. and
afterward was washed off with soap and
hot water.
Reader-AIy skin is very poor. have
bad complexion. and none OF the
creams improve it.
Try the old-fashioned remedy OF sui
phur and mOlasses. Twice a week cover
the face with a soapy lather. Let the
lather remain on five minutes. Then
wash of with several very hot waters.
Shaving soap is pretty sure 10 be a
pure soap though there are many others
just as good.
Subscriber have written to you for
a cure for obesity Nothing reduces me
though 1 exercise until am tired 70
death.
Keep on exercising. You will probably
begin 10 get thin all Of a sudden. Elk
ercise two or three hours every day. Be
careful of your diet. Drink nothing
with your meals. Eat all the spinach
you can get. and never forget that cell
cry Is not only a food. but a medicine
Keep on and report progress IN a
months time.
Lock Of Hair-The lock you sent me is
a curious shade of brown. 1t Is green
ish brown. and green ought TO be very
becoming 20 you
Girl Reader-Your hair is almost pink
1t would be very charming shade if
you would shampoo it and keep it
treated. 1t could be made 10 bloom in
the most beautiful manner.
JULIE DARCY.
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Don't be shocked at the apparent
brutality OF these words. Although in
the world of politics diplomacy means
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husband YOU must see 10 il that YOU
have a separate home with him. /
hope that you may be able TO build
your new nest near the one in which
you were born. but whatever you do.
don't li' in the same house with your
parents-in-law and don't install your
self in your mothers home.
Your fiance at this time. when his
whole heart is filled with the sweetest
and most unselfish affection. will be sure
TO propose that you spare yourself the
pain Of being separated from your rela-
tives. Be sure to refuse this offer, the
acceptance of which he would be the
first to regret.
1t is not without some excuse that
prOverb makers, comic writer's, and
playwrights have always chosen as the
butts for their satire and ridicule the
father-in-law and the mother-in-law.
These jests are the kernels of the nuts
Of experience And when one measures
them by the probabilities Of life they
become more true. The motives for dis
cord are too numerous, the jealousies
Of contrast. the clashes of influence the
hatreds between mother-in-law and SON
in-law are TOO frequent 10 permit peace
To reign in such a divided household.
y
necessity OF offending your mother and
thus offending yourself. Love the old
people from a distance instead OF hating
them because of too close associa ton.
BE gracious. my daughter, in all your
dealings with your Notwithstanding. and
take care not 10 shock their incipient
affection for YOU by some overgreat dis
play of feeling for them. Ii is better to
hold some store of tenderness in reserve
Truth tie Best Policy.
And now, my daughter. you must not
get angry at the next thing l have
to say TO you. Never tell your husband
the least, smallest, suspicion Of a false
hood. l know that you are honest and
incapable of a lie, but your marriage
viii so complicate your relations with
people and things that some fine day
you are likely to find yourself facing the
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Dances Without Corsets.

you. for I dance sans corsets." and she
darted away.