The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-04
THE CARE OF THE TABLE.

And now a word as TO the care of
face cloths and things TO be used on
the toilet table. The first thing IS alb
solute cleanliness. The next is absence /
Of odors. The wash cloth must be cared
eer properly and kept sacredly clean.
Change your wash cloth often, and
when you use II more than day hang
II in the fresh air Do not use sponges.
IS they become sour without the most
scrupulous care and attention. and even
with this absorb more germs and smells
than almost anything we know Of. II
your soap is kept in dish on the toilet
/ "a bile see that this dish is also perfectly
clean and dry. Wet soap dishes waste
expensive soaps and are unsightly TO
look at as well.
Chamois skins can be kept as clean
as the wash cloth. and can be washed
regularly and must be aired frequently.
such DiTerence-As there IS in
toilet tables, I know a woman once
who said that she could tell what
girls top bureau drawer looked like
from the way she combed her hair. and
though the statement was bit eX-
aggerated. it seems quite possible.
Some dressers look so topsy -turvey
all the time. that it fairly upsets ones
nerves to look at them. We speak Of
toilet luxeries, and the modern girl
really does have many dressing knick-
knacks which our grandmothers would
have considered the purest frivolties.
but the order in which she keeps her
things is far from creditable.
The Few Minutes-Each morning and
night that a girl gives to making her
self look pretty, ought to be the time
OF solid comfort and rest. instead OF a
mad race with hair brush in one hand
and a watch in the other.
The chair in front of the table, to
begin with, should be comfortable so
that she feels like resting when she
drops into it. Some girls always stand
to comb their hair, and even while
manicuring their nails, am told. Why
not take it a little easier? Sit down
to your dresser with your things spread
out in front of you, and make a luxury
of dressing.
Too Tired to Sleeps the frequent
story that girls tell after a night OF
restless tossing and turning. The girl
who says this wasn't too tired to sleep
for such a thing isn't possible. She
had probably dashed up stairs to bee
right after finishing an exciting move
or directly after closing the door on hel
last caller Then she loosened her hail
and dabbed a little cold cream on hel
nose, before undressing. and tumble(
) into bed with her mind full of all sort!
OF distracting thoughts. Then she didn'
sleep. OF course she didn't. but if sh'
, had taken Is extra minutes before he
dresser. brushing out her hair, massag
: ing her face and fussing around witt
! the dozen little toilet trides that an
!. we'll groomed girl has on hand. sh
,, would probably have slept like a tor
). There is nothing so restful to the Who'll
> system as slipping into loose dressing
Z gown or kimono and brushing one
r hair The movement of the arm
> starts the blood to circulating ono
. more through the parts of the body tina
, have been cramped by the clothing al
Q day. and the rush of excitement ebb
a as the blood is drawn from the over
q heated forehead to the rest of the body
n The Morning STfnutes--Are quite i'm
b pCrtant too. The modern maiden laugh
, scornfully at the thought of the gran
= ladies of olden times who receive morn
! ing callers before rising, but the oil
- way had it's advantage after all.
Il gave one a chance to draw ones breat
II and take a square look at the day an
its problems before entering them TIL
az nearest substitute that the busy gil
q. of today can have for these mornin
+ calls is a little visit with her dressin
table and the girl who rises Is minute
earlier to enjoy it, is sure to feel bette
. all day.