The National tribune., 1906-07-26
WksHINGTU THURSDAY

have these things bulls In the house
have them bottled fast To the walls. and
learn the joy OF having the two or three
feet OF carpet and wall under them free
more. have folding chairs and folding
tables You can get these very wei
made now, and when ybu want to GU
out anything, use the table for sewint
or for writing, unfold your table. and
there you are with a. comfortable chair
to SIT In. When yousa through. folt
both up, and stow them away till mex
out OF your small rooms. A desk foi
| the small room that islands on strong
brackets on the waM iG q Joy forever
You let down the shutter" to II, and
that makes the desk toawrite on When
1t is closed UP It looks pretty, Is out Of
the way and you have not to sweer
around 1t.
The things q woman forgets when she
Is packing her trunk for 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, ave miles from civilization.
To begin with. It Is good plan for
the Summer traveller to make out q list
before the packing comes and place on
1t all the little sundries and trifies which
are unimpOrtant enough to look at, but
really Indispensable. There should be
q 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 1t would be we'll 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 a piece Of linen or
duck in some sensible color, with a Sc
ries Of pockets stitched down its sides.
1t can then be rolled up and tied. with
all the articles secure in the pockets.
pocket alcohol lamp, bottle Of al
cOhol and q small tin for heating water
are little more Of a problem as to
their transportation. but they are often
needed during a 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 IL
not often that 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. Quinfne in two-grain capsules,
a good wholesome purgative medicine
which you know to be harmless. some
good collie cure. paragoric for possible
childish aches, vasehne 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
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 foryfiq and features go.
but you can make yodrseh Joy by care
of those features and The form which
might have been fine isyou had taken
care OF 1t from thedffrst. Remember
that cleanliness OF person Is absolutely
necessary to the rennedc woman. You
cannot be wholesome unless you take at
least a sponge bath'aveSy day Of your
life. The body Is all the, time throwing
OF effete dead natter 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 ,.Aoa other people,
self. The very first beauty lesson is the
bath. Wash your n1n.oftaa enough to
keep your scalp clean and white and
free from dandruff. Do not use any
thing but good soap, plenty Of 1t, clean
warm water and plenty of that. You
can use the scraps OF soap left from
cakes Of toilet soap for that purpose.
Shave 1t up and melt in warm water
till 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 rubbing
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 IL pretty clean. Then rinse In at
least 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 a comb to 1t until
every thread Of 1t is dry. Take a book
or newspaper and read and be COM
Portable while about It, tossing the hair
about with the hands and gently thread
ing 1t with the fingers OF one or the
Other hands until perfectly dry. then
brush gently to get the tangles out.
Then comb with a coarse comb. II the
hair Is dry and flies very badly. touch
the fingers In vaseline. part the hair and
touch the scalp gently. then rub down
the part. until you have gone all over
the head. Now. don't make the hair
greasy with the vaseline. You should
not use what will lie on a 10-cent piece
on your whole head. Then with your
two hands rub the scalp all over. keep
ing this up for about 10 minutes. II
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-
storative" OF doubtful propriety may be
used. These two things will start you
on the way to be woman whom peo-
pie will like to have around. for a clean
body Is mighty apt to bring a clean,
sweet spirit to inhabit It.
Then there are the little dress Access
series. Have clean underwear. 1t is
scarcely worth while to have q clean
body II you cover 1t with soiled cloth
ing. You can learn to do your own
washing and ironing 1t Is not so diff
cult as you may think. and 1t Is such a