The San Francisco call., 1904-06-05

be more popular than ever for veranda
pickup work. The possibilities OF the
material are better understood, designs
have gained in dignity OF form and
purpose until now really beautiful re-
suits are obtainable, suitable for al
most any room and particularly har-
monious among summer furnishings.
CARE OF TENDER GUMS (Ma-
rie).-Your trouble is probably due
to q harsh toothbrush and dentifrice
and you have also rather overdone
the cleaning. Three vigorous brush
ings daily is too much, especially
when a very stiff brush Is used. The
gums are kept in a constant state of
Irritation by this method and instead
of preventing dentists bills II will
increase them, as the loose nlllngS
and tender gums indicate. To relieve
the sore gums obtain one ounce OF
tincture of capsicum and apply to all
the tender spots with soft Gamers
hair brush. Be very particular 10 go
around the edges of the gums which
show a tendency to recede from the
teeth. For few days, until the sore
ness is relieved, clean the teeth oy
washing with a bit of absorbent cot
ton wound on the end of an orange
wood stick, first dipping it into warm
water and then into plain precipitated
chalk Rinse the mouth, then use
dental floss to remove all particles
from between the teeth and rinse
thoroughly again. Discard your stin
toothbrush and substitute one with
soft, fine bristles. Have the follow
ing reliable tooth powder prepared by
your druggist: One-half ounce or or
ris root. one-fourth ounce of powder
ed white CASTLE soap, one ounce or
precipitated chalk and one-fourth
ounce of cassia powder. Use this
twice day, at morning and at night
before retiring.
SHIRT WAIST FASTENINGS (B.
T. L.).-There Is such a variety of fash
ionable .fastenings for the shirt waist
this season that a woman is whimsical
indeed who cannot find something TO
her liking OF course there is the ever
popular pearl button varying from the
tiniest ball TO the fiat coin shape as
large as a silver half dollar. The me-
dium, dime size, is most practical, al
though the larger sizes are extremely
smart on waists of heavy linen. Then
there are the pearl and metal sets,
which are attached to the waist by
means of a pin at the back, and need
only be detached when the waist is
cleaned, and then their removal is a
decided advantage, enabling the
laundress to iron the center boxpIait
and cuffs more perfectly than can be
done when buttons are permanently
attached. The small, slightly oblong
bar pin, about an inch in length, which
was quite the rage several seasons ago.
has been revived and is shown in both
gold and silver. The most dainty ones
have plain frosted surface set with
a single pearl, colored gem or the love-
liest bit of coIored enamel The fancy
for hand-painted porcelain buttons OF
immense size is a fad among we'll
dressed women, and fortunate is the
woman who can paint them herser,
for the prices asked for them in the
shops is so high as to preclude them
from becoming common. A novelty OF
the season is the set of studs, oval or
round. half inch in diameter, with
belt buckle to match, which is made OF
gun metal or silver set with a rather
large opaiescent center; these buckles
are from one and one-half to two inches
in diameter. Waists of every class of
material are made up with the Dutch
or blind closing, guileless of any visible
fastenings. for those who prefer less
display than provided by the orna-
mental fastenings mentioned