The San Francisco call., 1905-03-26

to see a woman produce car fare or
tickets promptly from the jaunty bag
at her wrist without holding up push
Ing crowd while she hunts frantically
in her shirt waist or up her sleeve for
the necessary passport, to the accom-
paniment OF "steD lively, please"
IMPROVING HOLLOW CHEEKS
Oorothy)--There are, manifold rea-
sons for hollow cheeks. The meir ones
are natural disposition toward bodily
thinness, which manifests itself plainly
In the face. Weak. undeveloped mus
cles, due to defective nutrition. as the
result OF impair circulation and gen.
eral physical weakness. Lack OF teeth.
which take away the natural support
and allow the cheeks to sink inward
even though they be quite heshy. In
such cases the missing teeth should
be replaced, II possible, for the sake
Of proper mastication as well as for
good appearances; then the labor OF
restoring the contour OF the face will
be quite easy. provided. Of course. the
health is good. To impart frmness,
facial gymnastics and massage, accom-
panied by good prepared skin food
or cocoa butter, will prove beneficial
The skin food Is TO be applied Just be-
fore retiring and the exercise to be In
dulged in both night and morning for
about ten minutes. To exercise the
muscles, first compress the lips. f1fi the
cheeks with air and work the Jaws in
chewing movement, pulling the
cheeks outward as much as possible
and keeping the mouth closed. Before
applying the skin food prepare the face
to receive it by a thorough washing in
warm, soapy water. followed by a cold
rinse. Dry, and with the tips OF the
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cheeks upward and backward with
gentle pressure, after placing the
thumbs at the base OF the ears. Anoint
the hollows with the cocoa butter and
execute a rotary movement, beginning
by placing the finger tips at the cor
ner Of the mouth and following the
Jaw bone to the temple Start again at
corner Of mouth and work upward
through middle OF cheek to outer cor
ner OF the eye. Repeat each movement
ten times, keeping the pressure hrm but
gentle.
FOR THE COMMENCEMENT
GOWN (Mrs. B. M.).-The ever present
problem OF making gowns for tho
growing girl Is usually aggravated
when commencement day comes
around. but the work VIII be easier
this year than formerly because OF the
many dainty fabrics from which to Sc
lect. Simplicity should be the keynote
of the entire outfit. for although the
girl is parting with girIhood. In a
sense, and will soon step out to take
up the duties Of broader life. do not
be in haste TO part with the fresh, girl
ish simplicity, it is too charming Let
the maiden enjoy the pleasure OF be-
ing daintily clad for this an-impor-
tant occasion. but let the beauty OF
the gown depend upon fine fabrics per-
fectly cut and finished and not on law
ish display. Silks and costly laces
should be reserved for the time when
the girl Is formally introduced to So
ciety. and even then there are strict
limits which must not be overstepped
in the eoming-out gown Fine Per-
sian lawn trimmed with Valenciennes
lace makes an ideal gown. dainty and
withapvery practical. as it viii serve
as a party dress all summer and may
be changed a number OF times by the
use of different ribbons and colored un-
derslips; besides its laundering quail
tiles are unsurpassed Batiste Is one
OF the softest and srnartest fabrics and
may be trimmed with lace or exquisite
embroidery to match Then there are
the still more diaphanous fabrics. such
as silk null, mousseline. point d'eSprit,
organdies and the dotted swiss. VAL
enciennes lace Is the most popular
trimming of the season for sheer sum-
mer gowns. although a good deal Of
fine needle work is employed For a
tall. thin girl skirt having a deep
Spanish fiounce shirred at the top with
a heading. hem and nuns tucks at
lower edge. top OF skirt slightly gored
and shirred TO yoke depth. and a full
waist with yoke and bertha OF inser-
ton, deep cuffs to match. viii help to
build out the immature figure The
smart touch Is given in a wide girdle
OF liberty satin ribbon with long sash
ends Another charming model has q
modified 1890 skirt with deep hem.
above which are alternate rows OF In
sertion and clusters OF pin tucks A
deep cape yoke Of tucks and Insertion
duplicates the scheme OF decoration on
the waist