The Minneapolis journal., 1904-05-28

that the minor points of charm are not
neglected. She can be absolutely neat,
and that Is q charm in itself. She cai
take such pains with her hair that if it
Is not naturally beautiful it can yet look
we'll She may not be able to alter the
shape Of her hands or to keep them al
ways soft and white, But the skin may
be smooth, and the nails well cared for.
All these little items take time, but they
are like some other things Of which we
have spoken in these papers 1t Is a tedi-
Gus business to get them into good con-
dition after they have been suffered to
become neglected, but 1t Is a trifling mat
ter to keep them in good order when they
once look we'll.
There are many causes for carelessness
Of detail, We all know what they are,
and some yield to one variety and some
to another. One woman, who does her
own housework, will tell you that her hair
gets rough and unkempt because she has
to sweep and dust and take care Of fires.
Even If she protects her hair with a cap,
1t becomes damp from perspiration and
the dust settles into it and makes it harsh
and unmanageable. Her hands must so
into all sorts Of work, and show the
marks of It. Using a broom spreads them
cut of shape, washing dishes and peeling
vegetables soils and discoors them.
The girl who indulges in outdoor sports
arrive at the same results, but by diff
wheel or on the links she will concede
nothing to the housekeeping woman for
the dampness and dustiness of her hair,
and she will claim that the effect Of the
sun and the wind, the oar. the golf stick
whteness and shapeliness Of her hands
as any amount of domestic work.
We may grant the argument in either
case. That Is, we will allow that there Is
sufficient cause for the hair and hands
getting into bad shape. But Is there any
good reason why they should be allowed
to remain so?
Take first the case Of the working wo-
man. Her arguments to the contrary not
withstanding, she Is very foolish when she
does not make a practice Of wearing cap
about her dusty work. 1t should be of
some thin wash material, which can be
easily laundered, and it should be made in
n way that Is pleasing. She owes that to
4 the people about her as well as to herself
The cap worn by babies nurses is a fair
model as it covers the locks completely
and when finished with little frill al
the edge Is not unbecoming.
This cap, while 1t may protect the hail
from dust does not, Of course, save II
from the effect of perspiration. To avoi6
the evil effects Of this, so far as may be
the hair should be loosely put up when il
Is dressed and should be shaken out an6
allowed to dry at night time-not done uI
in a hard knot 1t should be washed al
least twice month, except In very colo
weather-and should not be submitted tt
the harsh discipline of hot curling irons
This may seem a hard ssrsing to the tht
woman whose hair grows stringy from
heat, whether she rides a wheel. plays al
outdoor game or wields a broom or
fatiron-and perhaps it would be mis-
9 take to Insist too strongly upon it.. If {
wonlan thinks she gets enough attractive
ness from the curling tongs to make VI
for tI1n 10 ma Or oh q nv n
process, 1t i'll becomes any woman whose
hair curls naturally to expostulate will
her. And it must be owned that in man.
cases the difference in appearance be
tween straight and waved locks is enough
to make up for the trouble and time ex
g pended In achieving the latter. ..
II would gladly give ten years of m.
life to get curly hair announced wo
man, and when someone protested, sh
went on calmly, "That would probabl
be less than I shall give first and last t
curling 1t with the tongs."
Even the curling tongs are better tha
tho wearing of curl-papers or curling kid
about the house in the day time. II
woman wears the protecting cap she ma
conceal these denominations beneath it
and this Is as strong an argument a
one can advance in favor Of the cap
The girl who does outdoor things doe
not have the way made as easy for he
so far as her hair is concerned. Now tha
the custom mas arisen vi gOllS DaiSiledt
ed the hair Is said to be more luxuriar
than when it was kept under q close ha
This Is probably true. But while on
" may pardon deshevelled tresses in a gi
flying down against the wind on whe
or on horseback, or driving her ball acrcs
the golf tennis net ths
does not excuse her appearance in II
same trim--or lack Of trim In the hous
When she comes back from her outdo
sports she should get herself into Il
guise of q well-brought-up young woma
and not Of a hoydon.
- The outdoor girl, too. should wash h
hair twice a month. Not with strong d.
tergents, but with rational shampoo
egg shampoo Is the best. The egg--tl
white and yolk mixed together--is to
applied to the scalp and the hair, al
then washed off with little green sos
dissolved in warm water. This proce
over, fresh water must be used and n
until the water runs clear from the ha1
proving that all other applications ha'
been rinsed out, are the tresses in sta
be dried.
The care Of the hands consists in pr
venton more than In cure The hous
keeper may declare that it is imposst