The Washington times., 1906-01-22
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To Editor Womans Inquiry Column:
/. Please tell me if vaseline will make
the hair grOW2
2 Is ii proper for brides friends TO
call on her first or is she expected TO call
on them2
3 Must she leave her husbands card
with hers when making an afternoon
cau2
= How can make an inexpensive
punch for ten people,
3. Is il necessary for one to take out
door exercise every day?
9 Wednesday Is my day at home.
What can I do 20 entertain my friends,
many of whom stay most of the after
nOOn2
:. Is one supposed 10 answer a letter
two or three days after it is received2
MRS. NJ. G..
I. Vasellne rubbed well into the scalp
at night is said TO stimulate the growth
of the hair.
2. The brides friends should call on her
first as soon as they know she is ready
10 receive them.
g A married woman should always
leave two of her husbands 5 cards with
one Of hers when maklnE call. one lot
the hostess and one for her husband:
4 A delicioJ-s and inexpensive punch Is
composed of the juice OF one dozen lem
an
this to taste and then mix WIN cldIeI 70
the desired quantity and strength You
will find il is given much richef mayor
If the 5uice Is squeezed from the fruit
the night before u Is 10 be served ana
allowed TO stand in a bowl to which a
cur Of strong tea has been added, Mara
sCbino cherries and a few bananas sliced
into this make a delicious punch ioI
serving in the evening or at an AFTER
YES. - is essential 70 health that
one should take q certain amount OF
outdoor exercise every day.
s Won might arrange n short literary or
musical program. or perhaps your friends
might enjoy n game Of cards during the
s letter should always be answered
as soon as poSslnte aiteF ltS ISCe-l., Cel..t
every. one realized the value or prompt
/ reply We would all have more friends.
To Editor Wonaan's inquiry Column:
! can vou advise me how to keep per
/ sts+art Younger brother and sister out
I Of the parlOr when have guestsF II IS
J nor ALWAYS convenient TO bribe them
/ tI,er,, ont MARTHA G. ".
| About as good way as any TO keep
these ever present youngsters out or
/ the parlor is 10 make believe that they
are doing YOU q favor by staying.
That is the way I manage some people
/ Impress upon them that II Is their duty
( 10 stay and help YOU, and IL will soon
! become mighty diatasteful to them
To Editor Woman 3 Inquiry Column;
| What IS the most efficient way Of
renedving an oily forehead and noses
Also premature wrinkles and falling
haire Have been using orange flower
cream during the past six months
without benefit Is the cream conducive
, TO the ouiness Of the skin?
Creams tend 20 make some skins
/ oily. Try washing your face in water
( I'm which bOraN has been dissolved.
This has a drying effect on the skin If
used in large enough proportions.
To Editor woman's Inquiry Column:
%. I am not very stout, but would
4 like 10 grow stouter. What kind or
baths are best for me? t2). After tax
/ ing a hot bath followed by a cold uash
and Immediately going out could you
possibly take cold? j NJ T.
/ %. I do not know that baths have
much 10 do with the weight. II IS said
I that hot baths will reduce flesh, but
/ do not know that thero IS any kind pre-
/ scribed 20 add 10 II. Try drinking
! lot Of water and milk and eating rather
starchy foods, such as potatoes and
bread. (2). 1t depends upon your con-
stitution. If YOU are strong and
healthy YOU would probably never feel
/ the effects I know / frequently do
I this and never take cold, but 1 would
not ike 10 advise such treatment for
/ a delicate person, or one who is liable
I to contract a cold easily.
/ To Editor Woman's Inquiry Column:
Kindly advise me as 70 the best time
! and correct manner IN which to use a
; complexion brush. Do you think IL
materially improves the complexion,
and is there any danger Of inturing the
skin II used too frequently? Is IL ad-
visable TO use one of the higher priced
/ brushes made OF red rubber. or will the
/ cheaper kind made of black rubber do
as we'll? A L. T.
/ The face brush should be used at night
/ before retiring and you should be care
I ful to have the better grade of rubber,
/ though 1t is little more expensive.
To Editor Woman's Inquiry Column:
! 1. / have d finger nail which is very
much disfigured from Diting and pick
ing at same. II viii not grow and
! therefore makes me feel very much
/ embarrassed when one sees IL. Please
! advise me what to do.
=. have been biting my nails for
years and have tried time and again
/ but cannot discontinue it. Is there any
cure?
The only cure l know of is will power
stop IL. You would better go to see
/ a good manicure about your nails. /
should think. Systematic treatment for
some time is about the only thing that
/ viii put them in a presentable shape
again. If you viii send me a self-ad-
( dressed stamped envelope l viii tell you
/ who my manicure is.
To Editor Woman's Inquiry Column:
1 have dark brown hair and it is
/ beginning TO turn gray in front and
/ especially on the right side. Can you
/ suggest some simple ana harmless
remedy to use that VIII make it retain
! its color at least for few years yet?
\. NJ. A.
/ Massage Of the head Is good 10 pre-
1 vent gray hair and :onics containing
I fats are also stimulating 10 the natural
| color There is a little Ganger of per-
son applying too much oil, for that
would make the head look unpleaS SAINT.