The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-24

invented, and you can take advantage of them at 8 very small cost. Do not plunge your hands recklessly into the dish water. Hours each day spent in hot water Will cause them to become swollen and red. When 1t Is necessary that they stay in the hot water too long, give them a cold bath afterward to prevent tenderness and chapping, then rub them with a good hand lotion.
 If the finger nails tend to break easily from brittleness, rub cold cream on them for two or three nights. If you want to preserve your nails during any kind of manual labor you must keep. them trim med somewhat shorter than fashion de- crees, for breaking a long nail is hard to avoid when the hands are busy.
 If the hands become stained from pota- toes or fruit or stove blacking, or of tine many kitchen soils, remove the stain promptly with lemon juice.
 Many kitchen soaps contein ammonia and other strong chemicals. These are bad for the hands and should be used only when you wear gloves
 Busting and sweeping should never be done unless the hair is tied in a big handkerchief. Don't make extra sham poos necessary. Take the ounce of pre- vention. As soon as you are through with sweeping a room and the dust has set tied, wipe your face with cold cream, to take away the dust that is trying to set- tie Into the pores. Rub all the cream off and you will see plenty of grime de- part with it. M If you would preserve your daintiness. which is an essential to beauty. don't let yourself store away Kitchen fumes in clothing and hair. Don't imagine that a sprinkling of white rose or violet water will hide the fumes. Make point of having your kitchen thoroughly ventl- lated during cooking hours Tie your hair in handkerchief If the fumes are strong, Try your best to change your clothes the minute you leave the kitchen. This is not an easy matter to arrange, but so much the better if you can accomplish it. Give the kitchen clothes and the hair fre- quent airings. Loosen the hair and hang it out of the window.
 Make ,caIisthenics of your daily duties. Sweep, scrub, wash windows. roll crack CTS. mash potatoes with so much energy that you. will be invigorated instead of tired by the homely tasks.
 While you are in your kitchen sing. Never mind whether you are musical or not Sing. Your neighbors are the only ones to mind whether you can carry a tune or not. And when you are out of your kitchen. never mention it. Forget and let your family forget that it exists.
 Answers to Correspondents.
 Mrs. J. R. M.-As your little girls hair is too dry, do not use borax water in the shampoo Wash it once a month with soap bark and rinse in bowl of water in which is the juice of half a lemon. Do you know how to prepare the soap? Boil a small handful until, the water takes on deep red color, then strain. Wash scalp and hair thoroughly with this, rinse in several warm waters and let the final water contain the lemon juice. You w.ll find that this gives beautiful silky teA- ture to the hair. To make 1t grow thick CT, massage the scalp with vaseline every night. This will tend to increase the oil also. Do not clip the ends. Have them singed at a hairdressing establishment, or learn to do 1t properly yourself. It is something of a knack to twist the hair for the operation. and risky business unless you have that knack
 Anxious.-You say the sty of month ago has left red scar. If it was seri- ous one, that is not surprising. l should advise applying a little vaseline every night. Do not rub hard. as that will irri- tate the lid Take pains not to let the vaseline get into the eye, as it will cause smarting.
 E. s.-I should hardly advise you to try either of the remedies you name to en- large the bust. Massage is better. Per sist in practising it faithfully every night and in time you will see the desired re- suit. Use olive oil. and work gently until YOU have rubbed in all that the skin will absorb. If the massage causes soreness then you have rubbed too hard. Be very gentle and give a good half hour to the work. Eat plenty of nourishing food. 1T vou are run down. Use calisthenics such as have been recommended on this page from time to time. Those that concern chest development are the ones you need.
 Puss.-As to using milk on your face, the 'how" of 1t depends largely upon your own skin. It is oily, and If your skin tends to be oily of itself. the milk bath once a week is sufficient. otherwise, twice a week. Have the milk tepid. Be careful that 1t does not boil. If you find any eruption on your face after a few baths of this kind. they are not the best | things for your complexion.
 D. D. C.-To whlten the complexion without uslhB dangerous Dleacht Hdhe wash of lemon, juice and water, using the juice of one lemon to half glass of l water. Weaken it, if this proportion irri- ! tates the skin. Clean the face thorough ly with this. applying it with a soft old handkerchief. Rinse with pure water and apply cold cream, as the lemon Is rathCI harsh for the skin without the cream tc modify it's effects. I should say that yor have massaged your face too much Il | crowsfeet and wrinkles are appearing ! ...l,iIn A.n1l q 10 .n .nnne. L sa nnlN .ht