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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-10
RELAXING IS DISTINCT ART,
 BUT EASY TO ACQUIRE

Relaxing is an art not difficult to ac- quire. Just flop, limberins every joint in your body, as baby does. Don't al- low any stiffness to remain anywhere in your anatomy. Begin with your neck and think about every joint from there down to your toes, until they are loose. Then try to think of nothing whatever or of something trivial and pleasant. Fifteen minutes passed in this way will rest you more than hours of restless troubled sleep.
 Your nerves will regain their tone and small troubles will be easily passed over: your expression will be cheerful and attractive, and ugly lines will be smoothed out and driven away. making you appear years younger.
 The skin is a sufferer in summer from many causes besides the hot sun. one of the chief sources of discomfort is dust This is particularly bad if one must live in the city and go back and forth to business in open street cars Do not attempt to remove this dust with cold water.
 Carry in your bag small tube of cleansing cream or a vial of rose water and gylcerin mixed. Wipe off the face with either of these cleansers as soon as you come indoors. In this way the pores are not given time to become clogged. If you feel water to be in dispensable, mop the face with hot wa ter, using a pure cleansing soap. If your skin can stand 1t. a gyIcerin soap Is a good dust remover.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-10
TO PACK PROPERLY.

Ask a woman if she knows how to pack trunk and she will consider ths question superfuous. Ask a man if he knows how to do the same thing and he takes extreme delight in teli- you that he just pitches things in and stamps on them. Be 1t whispered cautiously, but the fact remains that many a woman does not know how to pack. It Is something of an art. after all.
 The bottom layer should be of boxes photographs. books and odds and ends. all of which must be wedged in very tightly. Upon this should be fully but tighty placed. Gowns como veils. ribbons, neckware. and other perfshable odds and ends should be placed in the corners of hat boxes
 Gloves, handkerchiefs. etc. should ba packed in a tray. If things of glass like pictures and vases must be carr led in the trunk, they should be heav- fly wrapped in several thicknesses of paper and laid between soft cloth ing. The vases should always he stuffed with soiled clothing and placed as near the middle of the trunk as possible. Shoes slippers and rubbers. should be wedged in every cranny and crevfce to be found. each shoe should be wrapped separately with either paper CT hose stuffed in the toes to prevent the box of the shoe from breaking. A closely packed trunk, is the best-packed trunk. for there ia but little opportunity for the things to move about.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-10

Der was being thrown away or used for small profit in Europe.
 When she returned to American, Mrs Matzner had something more valuable than Parisian frocks. It was something on which the custom inspectors could not assess duty, for 1t was an iiea. She made a round of the New York rubber redeemers and manufacturers and learned that old rubber was in demand all the time. She cabled the European merchant with whom she had first talked to send her all the old rubber he could get. She sold the shipment at a good profit. For two years she did business in this say. depositing her profits always in the same bank.
 Finally she found that she could get the trade of a number of the largest European firms, and for this she need ed much more capital than she pos sessed. She went to the president of the bank with which she had done business and asked for large loan. If the president had been at all skepti- cal as to her ability the explanation she gave him of the future of the old rubber trade convinced him and she got the loan. Today she receives old rubber from Europe in thousand ton lots and is one of the largest in- dividual factors in the rubber redeem ing trade.
 Rubber and cotton are two staples that are often linked together. and 1t is not surprising in view of woman's all-round activity to find that the cot ton market looks to Miss Katherine M. Giles for information. She is a cotton statistician. The training for this work was acquired by Miss Giles as a clerk for a real satistician. There she learned the system of establish ing network of correspondents throughout the agricultural districts as well as the even more essential art of sitting their replies down to the hard pan of sane probabilities. Ten years ago she decided to take the cotton crop as her speciality and she has succeeded--Richmond News Leader
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-10

in selecting her wardrobe. She must figure on the laundry bills unless she has a mother or someone who can do this work. Such things as shirtwaists must go to the laundry. Many girls have overcome this problem by buying materials that do not need starsning. preferably those that need not be ironed. Wash crepes that need only be shaken out after washing are excellent for the girl who wears shirtwaists to her work.
 Girls who live on little money cannot afford the luxury of white underwear which must be washed, starched and ironed each week. Selections of gauge combinations should be made. as these are much cheaper any many women prefer them to the others. Mohair pet ticoats should be worn In the winter. The sales sh ould be closely watched for footwear, where one can purchase at low price stockings and shoes. Many of these sales give the opportunity of buying good shoes which have some slight defect. yet are stylish and well cut.
 For the girl who must count her pen nies the suit Is probably the hardest thing to get at a low price. If the girl or her mother can sew 1t is much bet ter to make 1t, asking the tailor to at- tend to the pressing and the stiffening. Better materials can be used in this way. If the suit must be purchased ready-made well cut ones are much better and cheaper. A mixed fabric will stand much harder wear than a plain one, A rough weave will also stand more than a smooth one. When black is preferred and must be worn there Is the pepper and salt mixture which Is dark and answers very well.
 The selection of hat Is also a hard xUh a one Is wanted by the girl. All girls have a taste of their own and the girl with the low wages Is very often liable to select what she wants regardless or the price asked for 1t. Many girls solve this problem by getting good shapes and trimmings at the sales ana then doing the trimming themselves. This takes up very little time in the evenings, and very pretty hats are d. ten the result, the girl suiting her own taste. Cheap finery should never be placed on the hat, as small bow or wings answer the purpose much better. The overturned hat is an eye-sore.
 At no time are gloves cheap and they soil very quickly. If the girl car ries a huff 1t is best to wear heavy wooden gloves to work. as these wear much longer than the kid ones. Many cannot wear wooden gloves and in this case the wash channels are the best. The chamois are woyn the year around and they can be washed in soap anu water. with a little sweet oil added. Cotton and lisle gloves are worn only in the spring and fall. Neatness should be one of the chief considerations for the girl who lives on small wages. Scrupulous care should be taken in the dress, no matter how plain 1t is Care should be taken in the pressing of gar ments In order that they will always look well and last longer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-10
AUTUMN, WRINKLE TIME;
 PAINT BRUSH REMEDY

"Be careful Don't upset my paint brushes. They are all oiled and ready for action" The speaker was a brawny armed woman with uproller sleeves and a determined countenance.
 q could use. four hands If I had them" she went on. 'I am a worker upon women's faces, and the business, particularly at this time of year. re- quires endurance, good nature, train ing and skill.
 "The trouble is that autumn is wrinkle time. and for the next few weeks we who make women lovelier will be at our busiest. Wrinkles ap- pear not in the summer nor in the winter, but in the fall. and for the first few weeks after the summer vacation there Is much to be done.
 "A woman came to me a few days ago. saying. I'm getting old just look at my ears and temples Sure enough there were those funny little temple wrinkles, at each side of her face, while her ears were set in those curl ous little folds which are really wrin- kles These ear wrinkles are the first sign of years.
 "I can treat your winkles,' said I, but you will have to assist Then I gave her a wrinkle formula and told her how to prepare cold cream. She went away. but in a few days came back more worried than before.
 "'Just look she said. And behold! the wrinkles were deeper than ever.
 T will give you another lotion said l. and then an idea occurred to me Have you been to the seashore| l asked.
 "Yes.' she said, but what difference does that maker
 "'All the difference in the world said I. The seashore wrinkle is the most obstinate known to the trade. It is deep and persistent and is caused by the action of the sun upon the sand Then I gave her a bottle of glycerine and lilac water half and half, and said: Massage your wrin- kIes with a quick, snappy motion so as to wake up the muscles and strengthen them. Don't pinch them, but snap the skin a little. working in the lotion as deeply as you can.
 She went away, and came back a little later with a perceptible improve ment. I'll tell other women, said she.
 "It is strange how wrinkles differ according to where they are produced. There ts one wrinkle which is fine and numerous, and the women who have summered on a yatcht or at the shore are afflicted with 1t.
 ITO cure 1t get two ounces of orange flower water and an equal amount or almond oil To this add half an ounce each of spermaceti and white wax. Melt the wax and oil and add the per fumed water drop by drop until there 1 is a thick cream.
 With this wrinkle you have to l spread the cream on the face with a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-10
WOMEN suCcEss WINNERS

Adelaide Smith, a native of Boone, Ia. has been elected to the chair of mathematics in the University of Cali fornia. She is looked upon as one of the foremost of American mathemati- clans, and her work has been recog- nized by several universities in Europe. Miss Smith formerly occupied the chair of mathematics in the University of Johannesburg. South Africa. Miss smith Is a firm believer in the high education for women, but is in doubt as to the wisdom of granting the ball. lot to women.
 Though China is behind hand in many ways, it is well to the fore in the matter of women's daily papers. of which 1t has a large number. There are i've in Shanghai, four in Canton, and hardly any city is without its wo- mems daily press. Generally these pa- pers are produced solely by women.
 Miss Ann Morgan, Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, and Mrs. Richard Vain wright are promoting plans for the building of a club house for working women in Washington. The entire amount of $500.000 Is to De subscribed 7
 Miss Matilda stiegritz. who Is only e girl in years. manages one of the largest restaurants In Onto. She buys all supplies, and has cooks, dishwash- CTS and walters innumerable under her small thumb. Besides this, she has in charge the ordering for the bakery de- partment in tine large grocery of which the restaurant Is a part.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-10
WORDS OF ADVICE
 FOR CUPID'S VICTIMS

If you are to be an October or No- Vember bride, are you going to be fresh looking one or so worn and tired that every one but the love-blinded fance wonders what made the match? asks The New York Times.
 Given radiant beauty and the mod ern hurly- -burly of preparation, and there are few chances that you do not approach the altar looking and feeling a wreck.
 "Why 1t is." asked the han. that so many beautiful women fall to make attractive looking brides?"
 He would never have asked had he ever had a sister married. Instead, he would have wondered why most women look as we'll as they do. know ing that no man could stand the strain of the average wedding preparations.
 It takes a lot of sense not to be wornout bride. It Is not matter of money or position as much as the power to say No" and be different from the rest of one's world.
 The girl who must make her own rousseau and possibly cook the wed- ding breakfast says: T cannot help being a faggedout bride. If had picn- ty of money it would be easy enough to rest.
 To which the girl whom money does not bother replies: If l could only live more simply! One must accept things people are nice enough to give. I know it would not be half so wear ing to make ones own wedding dress as to chase to a perpetual round of dinners. luncheons. and teas for weeks before ones wedding"
 Both are right. and with both the cure lies in the girl herself. If she has will power to run her wedding 70 s,i. berself and not her belief in the rulings of fashion, she could cut out tIresome frills and approach her wea- ding day in a more rested and restful
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-10
WOMEN SHOPPERS ARE
 NEGLECTING BABIES

T don't see how mothers dare leave their babies outside the stores in their baby carriages" said a practical woman to me today. q presume there are times when 1t is positively nec- essary to take the baby when shop ping, but it does seem like running great risk and inviting injury and even kidnapping"
 But these are not the only evils" she continued. For instance, I just came from one of the large stores, and in the entrance was q baby in its carriage laughing and cooing away contentedly. Two little girls came along and gave the baby a stick of candy, which he took eagerly. When I came out of the store the candy had disappeared and the child was devour- ing a good sized pear, which some one had presented it with. If the mother inside the store, could have seen the things that were going into that baby's stomach she would probably be able to handle an attack of collie later"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-10

Trousseaux seem to be Inevitable but they can be run on more sens pie lines. Naturally. a girl takes priae in providing her own wedding outfit. bul surely that pride would be sootnoo with something less than utter cx- haustion and a depleted purse.
 Buy your own things. but do not puy more than you need. nor need you Duy the mall at once. There are few brides, even those who must make sacrihccs to get trousseau at all who oo no. find that they have lots more ciosh's than they can use.
 It is folly to get so many clothes a. once Even in lingerie and househo.~ linen styles change rapidly. and with the greatest care ones unused peces yellow.
 Buy just little more. than you would for any ordinary fall or winter outfit. Then another season you will not sbemoan costly gowns hopelessly dated back number" The bride of last October, for instance, Is racking her brains to know what she can do with her numerous Empire gowns, most o fthem as good as when new.
 One bride of the coming month has been wholly sensible. Her father al- lowed her a generous sum for her tro- usseau. Instead of spending 1t alls be- fore her wedding she has saved a good proportion to buy frocks. as the later styles come out nearer winter.
 Particularly if one earns her own troussea Is 1t follow to cripple herself financially and physically on her wedding preparations, The strain or providing a lot of clothes, while work. ing up to the last week. makes not only for a sorry looking bride. but for sorry bridegroom. unless her tenn per Is strain proof.
 Far wiser is 1t to splurge less and have ones own money for the nuHer- ous things even a weil-equipped bride will find she needs. The girl who has been used to making and spending her own money should go slow on putting every cent on her trousseau, banking on the generosity of the husband lover.
 The girl whose only bother with trousseaux Is innumberable fittings, should make a point to start In time to get everything home before the in- vitations are issued. There Is nothing more conductive to fagged brides than bothering with one's wedding gown up to the day before 1t is to be worn.
 Tn entertainments curb the Kindness of your friends. If you are to live on tn the home town you will appreciate their attentions more after the honey moon. Should you be leaving town far better take the "willl for the deed" rather than feast yourself into nag gardness and utter fatigue.
 The sensible girl makes point to accept no invitations for the last week before the great event. She rests in every possible way, and on the we'd ding day stays in bed until the last minute allowable.
 If you have not been sensible: If you are so tired that you know you will look fright even under beauti- flying tulle, try the tonic and freshen- ing effect of hot bath and alcohol rub. with facial massage, just before time to dress for the festive occasion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-10
CARELESS IN DRESS,
 SHE WAS UNPOPULAR

A young woman who Is remarkable for her intellect, her good heart, and her spiritual qualities called upon friend recently, and. although these admirable traits were all photograph ed in her sweet and interesting face and expressd in her well-modulated voice. she affected that friend like discord in music.
 This was the cause.
 She sat with a sunken chest, elevated shoulders and projecting chin. one leg crossed ungracefully over the other, and her whole attitude devoid of ease and elegance.
 Added to this she was carelessly dressed. Her attire was clean and fresh; to be sure, but the blouse waist fitted badly about the shoulders.
 There was no thought given to the choice of becoming colors, and her hat was unsuited to her style of face.
 There is no genius, no goodness. no usefulness that can excuse & woman for being careless in dress or ungraceful in department.
 Everything about woman should express harmony and charm. It Is utterly useless for the woman who is not beautiful within to attempt to seem beautiful by mere outward show.
 She may deceive a few superficial observers TOT a IlIIl9 put u SelnSn UT cruel habit of thought or a vain mind soon hardens the eyes and the face and destroys the the effect of the most tasteful attire and the most cultured manner.
 But the good heart and the bright mind should not disguise itself under tasteless garments or express itself with awkard gestures. Besides be- ing agreeable to the eye, the proper department of attitude Is an aid to the development of character.
 To sit, walk and stand with dignity and grace are accomplishments which help the mind and the spirit as well as the body.
 since the memory of man. the tri- angle has been a symbol of human character. The physical. the mental, the spiritual nature are expressed by the three sides of the triangle.
 So soon as either line is imperfect or diseased. man is abnormal in his nature. And whatever is abnormal is deformed or diseased.
 Learn composure. Learn grace. Learn department.
 Learn how to sit down. how to rise. to stand. to walk.
 These are important factors in a woman's education.
 For a woman should be a thing of beauty to mind, heart, soul, ear and eye.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-10
WIDOWS ARE CONDUCTING
 BUSINESS or MEN

Hundreds of women in the United States today are carrying on the busi- ness that their husbands left as heri- tage and are doing the work well, ma king innovations. keeping the methods up to date and even acting as pioneers in certain lines.
 In these cases, of course, the busi- ness was started and built up by men, but there are other hundreds Of Wo- men who have created a business, nursed 1t through the first days Of struggle and brought it to success.
 Out in Denver there is woman whose works are known to every traveller who has gone to Colorado for health or pleasure. She Is Mrs Mary Elitch Long, whose public gardens, menagerie and theatre in the High lands form together one of the show places fthe city.
 Although her first husband, John Elitch purchased the farm from which the gardens were formed in 1890, their growth and success have been due to her, for he died the following year and the carrying out of the plan to form a show place and amusement park was left to her.
 This was no easy task, according to the Bookkeeper, for the gardens ana all the rest were in an embryoni state when she was put to the acid test or the panic or loSo. 1Hdb SAC PIONOo hSA business ability then when capital on which she counted was withdrawn and when men were going down to bank ruptcy and defeat was proof enough or what might be expected of her. She lived up to the promise of those dark days and has evolved an amuse- ment enterprise which Is valued at | close to $400,000. To estimate the wo- man and to understand that her busi- | ness has in no way caused her to tenn porize with her own convictions, 1t Is | significant to know that she never per-
 mitted the sale of intoxicating liquors
 In her gardens, although at times and hard times. especially-she has
 been offered all the backing she want | ed if she would give out liquor selling concessions. It was after she had placed her gardens on paying basis l that she married Thomas D. Long, 1 but she still remains the moving spir- l it of the garden.
 | There may be a thousand and one l ways of going into business for ones
 self, but Mrs. Augusta Matzner, of
 New York city seems to have found 1 the one thousand and second It was
 while she was on trip to Europe a
 number of years ago that a merchant
 with whom she was talking at re-
 ception remarked casually that he
 wondered whether there was any mar
 ket In American for old rubber and
 overshoes. Mrs. Matzner thought this
 request strange, and on inquiring,
 found that many tons of wornout rub
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-10

another nap. For breakfast eat an- other orange if you are up to 1t or grapefruit. Spend the morning in the open air. either resting in hammock, warmly covered. or inwalking. But don't if you are building for beauty. make the mistake of overexercising at first. Rest until you feel like walk ing then walk until you feel like resting.
 For luncheon a carrot soup or creamed carrots Is a good dish. Or If you prefer to take it that way you may eat a raw carrot between meals For dinner carrots may be served any way preferred. Strange to say. this does not pail. Your taste will grow instead of being surfeited.
 'sThe Creole woman takes as 'nightcap' a glass of sweetened orange flower water This is an inexpensive distilled water made from orange blossoms. A teaspoonful Is used in glass of water sweetened to taste. The Creole women of New Orleans are noted for their good looks and their placidity. No nerve sanatorium Is sup ported by themi
 "Also the blonde must consider her background. No other type is so cas- fly washed out by inharmonious sur roundings. She will not finger in cold gray rooms. or expect to look her best in glaring red rooms or in violet stud ies. Instead, she will see to 1t that much gold and yellow are in her wall covering, her divans will be heaped with pillows running from biscuit col or to the vivid nasturtium browns and yelIows. She will adopt as her own flowers holding gold in their petals, jonquils, fresias. yellow roses-7any- thing warm in tone. Even a goldfish adds a becoming note to the room of a blonde. And she will see, above all else, that she has gold slippers and gold scarfs, a gold fan and gold chains. All amber hairpins and hat pins--in fact, all things that hold the color of sunshine, which is her own."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-10
SMALL SALARY IS
 HANDICAP TO GIRL

The girl who works for very small salary has much to contend with. for she not only has to 'get along" but she must look well. too. If she does not consider the latter she will prob ably ieopardlze her position. Ter wits inc nIace of dollars when it comes to a matter of dress. Tn the purchase of a certain garment she must figure on its wear, the cost and whether she can really afford to make the purchase.
 She must bear several things in mind