The National tribune., 1906-07-26

learn the Joy OF having the two or three
feet of carpet and wall under them free
to light. air and theb broom. Further
more. have folding chairs and folding
tables. You can get these very well
made now, and when you want to cu'
out anything, use the table for sewing
or for writing, unfold your table, and
there you are with a. comfortable chair
to sit in. When you are through. fold
both up, and stow them away till next
time, and thus get the extra furniture
out of your small rooms. A desk for
the small room that stands on strong
brackets on the waN is Joy forever
You let down the shutter" to it, and
that makes the desk towrite on. When
1t is closed UP 1t looks pretty, is out of
the way and you have not to sweep
around it.
The things a woman forgets when she
Is packing her trunk for a summer va
cation trip may interfere with her COM
fort for the rest of her stay, for one
never realizes how necessary the little
things are until one is safely landed in
backwoods Summer-resort boarding
house, five miles from civilization.
To begin with. 1t is a good plan for
the Summer traveller to make out list
before the packing comes and place on
1t all the little sundries and trifles which
are unimportant enough to look at, but
really Indispensable. There should be
a penknife, writing materials, postals.
stamp box. sewing utensils. hairpins.
hatpins, tooth brush, nail brush. mani
cure implements. soap box. hair brush,
talcum powder, dentifrice. A good shoe
polish is almost impossible to secure.
even at the most pretentious village
store. so it would be well to add this to
the list
The most convenient way to carry
these "sundries' is in a comfort bag,
and only the woman who owns one can
fully appreciate its good points. This
is made by taking piece of linen or
duck in some sensible color, with Sc
ries of pockets stitched down its sides.
1t can then be rolled up and tied, with
all the articles secure in the pockets.
A pocket alcohol lamp. bottle of al
cohol and a small tin for heating water
are little more of a problem as to
their transportation, but they are often
needed during Summer trip.
1t is a wise provision also to carry
with you for stay in an out-of-the-way
place few simple medicines. for it is
not often that a doctor is within call.
In the first place, supply yourself with
some wide heavy rubber bands large
enough to force over legs or arms for
possible cuts that sever veins or ar
teries. Quinine in two-grain capsules,
a good wholesome purgative medicine
which you know to be harmless, some
good collie cure, paragoric for possible
childish aches, vaseline and cold cream
for sunburn, witch hazel and the other
little household remedies which you
know how to use are really necessary.
Coal oil applied with the fingers directly
to the sting is an excellent remedy for
insect bites.
Girls, do be careful of the little
touches which help to make the we'll
dressed woman. You may not be beau
tiful so far as forrflq and features go,
but you can make yourself a joy by care
of those features and the form which
might have been fine if9you had taken |
care of 1t from the first. Remember |
that cleanliness of person Is absolutely |
necessary to the refined woman. You
cannot be wholesome unless you take at |
least a sponge bath'aeveTy day of your
life. The body is all the, time throwing |
off effete dead matter through the pores |
of the skin. and unless this matter is |
removed with good soap and water 1t |
gives off those PERFECTLY dreadful odors
that are sickening ito other people,
though you may not notice them your
self. The very first beauty lesson is the /
bath. Wash your ndff-6ften enough to
keep your scalp clean and white and
free from dandruff. Do not use any
thing but good soap, plenty of it, clean
warm water and plenty of that. You
can use the scraps of soap left from
cakes of toilet soap for that purpose.
Shave it UP and melt in warm water
I'LL 1t jellies when cold. Take handfuls
Of this soap and rub well into your scalp
and hair. using just as little water as
possible until you have your head ting
ling with the application. Then have a
big basin of lukewarm water, into which
plunge your head, carefully rubbina
your scalp with your fingers. The wa
ter should have been made soapy pre-
viously. Throw that water out and
soap your head again and wash again
In the same way Do this three times.
and then you can conclude that your
head is pretty clean. Then rinse in at
east three lukewarm waters, nothing
Else in the water, wiring your hair. and
rub with dry towels.
Then sit down In the sun IL possible,
but never in draft. and let your hair
dry. Do not touch comb to it until
every thread Of 1t is dry. Take a book
)r a newspaper and read and be COM
'ortable while about 1t, tossing the hair
about with the hands and gently thread
ng 1t with the fingers of one or the
)ther hands until perfectly dry then
VI uoll gently " get tile L..
Then comb with coarse comb. If the
lair Is dry and flies very badly, touch
he fingers in vaseline, part the hair and
ouch the scalp gently. then rub down
he part. until you have gone all over
he head. Now. don't make the hair
greasy with the vaseline. You should
lot use what viii lie on a 10-cent piece
1n your whole head. Then with your
wo hands rub the scalp all over, keep
ng this UP for about 10 minutes I'll
you follow these directions, you will
soon have nice. bright. shining hair
This is exactly what professional hair
dresser and doctor will do for your hair,
except that instead of vaseline a re
'torative" of doubtful propriety may be
Used. These two things will start you
IN the way to be woman whom peo-
pie will like to have around. for a clean
cody Is mighty apt to bring a clean,
sweet spirit to inhabit 1t.
Then there are the little dress acces-
5ories. Have clean underwear 1t is
scarcely worth while to have a clean
body IL you cover it with soiled cloth
ng. You can learn to do your own
washing and ironing. 1t Is not so diff
,ut as you may think, and II is such a
Joy to be able to have plenty of clean
clothes. Be sure that there are no rips
no Sits in your clothing. Keep your
well darned: sew on your but
.ons. Keep your shoes well biackened
)lacking will make them look better
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