The San Francisco call., 1905-05-14
Answers to
Correspondents

IMPROVING CHERRIES ROOMS
(Marion).-CD A room with a northern
exposure that is more or less che eerless
may be made more attractive by
changing the furnishings Remove the
blue and white carpet and white enam-
eled bedroom suit. Have the walls done
over in a paper OF a warm cream tint.
with garlands of olive and gilt and a
touch of red in the border. Such paper
need not be expensive. Cover the glar-
ing blue woodwork with a coat OF
cream white paint and shade the .elec-
trio lights or the lamps with rich red
silk or crepe paper Cover the floor
with carpet in shades Of olive, tan
cream and rich red and add bedroom
suit in golden oak. Over the shades.
which should be of deep cream, hang
curtains of f1lny white lace. Place a
pretty plant in the side window and a
few books and magazines on a small
table A room may be furnished as de-
scribed at a low cost, or more expen-
sively by having a better quality OF
furnishings, yet keeping close to the
tones suggested. CD To improve a
couch which is worn shabby. buy a
couch cover in shades of color which
will harmonic with the furnishings Of
the room and pile it with bright pill
lows in growing red, olive, cream etc.
A few good pictures and photographs
prettily framed will add greatly to the
appearance Of the room and change
your cherries apartment to a cheerful
one.
NATURE VS.. DYE (Forty).-Hal
bleaches and dyes cannot be recon-
mended, for 1 consider both injurious to
the scalp as well as to the health gem
orally. Dyes are really never perma-
nent and often cause the color OF the
hair to streak ard thus force the
rfr,rro g n -
terly destroy the natural pigment of
the hair and it will never return to it's
original color Why not be content
with the gift of nature, as you say
your hair is abundant and only trifie
gray.
II. however. you insist upon artificial
ly tinting the hair consult first class
specialist and have your hair dyed by
an experienced person; do not attempe
such operations yourself, using, as you
must, compounds of which you know
nothing. (2) To keep the hair bright
and free from dust without shampoo
ing it frequently have plenty Of clean
brushes and use fresh one each day.
Brush the hair down to the scalp thor
oughly, burt not with sufficient friction
as to frritate the scalp. Separate the
hair and brush out the strands to dis
lodge all particles of dust and dandruff.
Protect the hair from dust when trav-
cling, driving, etc., by wearing a chif-
fon veil. To correct the oily nature OF
your little daughters hair, shampoo it
every three weeks, adding a quarter OF
a teaspoonful of refined borax or few
drops of ammonia to the basin Of
water. Either CASTLE or liquid green
soap is excellent for shampoo.
CARE OF PERSPIRING FEET
(Sensitive).-To be afflicted with Of
fensively 5perspiring feet is to be rem
dered perfectly miserable. and l do
not wonder you are sensitive over it
1t is a difficult trouble to wholly over
come, but much can be done to. relieve
1t and at a trifling cost Nervousness
and general debility are frequently the
causes of ordinary forms Of too copious'
perspiratiOn, in which case it will
cease gradually as the health i'm
proves On the other hand this trou-
bic seems to be constitutional with
some people, and nothing but exaui-
site care or the person viii alleviate
it. If you had written more clearly
of how long duration and the exact.
nature of your trouble / could have
,Sdyised you more intelligently. In any
case. however. take the very best care
of your health and never be persuaded
to resort TO strong perfumes in an en-
deavor to conceal offensive odors, for
it only makes a bad matter worse.
Rely upon dainty foot baths and the
frequent changing OF hosiery and
shoes TO obtain relief Before retiring
prepare a warm foot bath and after
allowing the feet to remain in the
wafer for ten minutes wash them thor
oughly with soap, dry and rub the soles
and the ankles. where the largest pores
are located, with decoction Of white
oak bark. The use Of this astringent
bath is invaluable in moderating the
flow Of perspiration. To make the de-
coction place one ounce of white oak
bark to one and half pints of boiling
water and simmer very slowly for two
or three hours: cool. strain and add
four ounces of alcohol. then bottle for
use. The most convenient mode of ap
plication is to pour out a small Quantity
in a saucer and apply to the feet with
velvet sponge. Continue this treat
ment until a marked improvement is
noted Change the hosiery every day
or twice each day il necessary. dust
ing the feet and the inside Of the shoes
freely with talcum powder. By wear
ing two pairs of shoes alternately. al
lowing those not in use to air in. the
sunlight for several hours. odors will
ha lost