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one and half yards OF e,lsing, this for
medium figures.
Such coquettish little garments are also
made of dimity with delicate figure in
color. French and Italian valenciennes
are the laces mos; used. and the draw
ribbons are of washable nature.
The stiff-gored petticoat OF highly
starched white is conspicuous by its alb
sence these days of extreme sIimuess. All
underskirts designed even for the plainest
skirts offer admirable suggestions. These
are in oft finished calicoes, with delicate
stripes or checks. White embroidery may
trim some. but the majority show merely
a soft fiounce headed with tucks.
MARY DEAN.
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and there Is no such thing as beauty
without health. The conclusion is inevi-
table that if the body is sick the WIN
dows of the SOUL must be dull.
Eyes, like the skin. require daily atten-
ton. fresh air cleanliness and even exer-
else Exercise consists in moving the
ewes upward and downward and from
side to side. with the head held we'll up
and kept still. This tones the muscles
which raise and lower the eyeballs and
brings a healthy supply of blood to the
eyes and in this way nourishes the It's
sues. The best way to clean the eyes is
to open them while the face is submerged
in basin Of cold water. This should be
done every morning, as cold water is at
the same time an excellent tonic for eyes
and lashes.
Attention to general health will go far
to make the eyes clear and bright and
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of fashion that points to the rapid pass
ing from our midst of these charming
styles.
After a careful study Of the latest
models sent over by Partisan designers
one arrives at the depressing conclusion
that the tight skirts. plain in the back and
narrow at the bottom, will soon be a
trifle out of fashion. The very short
waists also have has been" air For
tunateiy the changes in the new models
SO far are not extremely radical. We
can't leap out of a sheath into a
hoop" can We? Still, the changes that
have appeared show which way the mo-
distic straw is blowing. Frocks, how
ever built along the lines of the smart
winter models. will pass muster all
through the summer. but in the fall there
is reason to believe that they will be
among the 'snows of yesteryear.' So.
in spite of seeming unpleasantly insist
ent, l repeat, don't, to use commercial
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c,,s;xe French models. The long sleeve
appears generally in transparent fabrics
and is the entire arm length or hangs
from an upper portion of more substantial
material. Even a display of fullness Is
attempted in some or the freIleh s ,,ee ,,a'
the fullness appearing in long pun pc
tween close-fitting upper sleeve and ;. a
close fitting cuff This puff is of some d.
aphanous stuff In guimpes there Is
wide range of selection: 1t often dispor.s
itself in chiffon matching the dress IN
colorine. and is stretched plain with an
underlining of metallic lace or embroidery
showing through its lower part. Lace
lined with colored chiffon or net. Is an,
other guimpe vagary. and tneFe . are ,hn a,e
kinds of pretty arrangements, but the
p,impe of tucked net became too common
last winter to appeal to women VINO are
exclusive in their tastes.
These same exclusive mondaines nave
adopted the period frock-that IS thes
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term. ''stock up too heavily with clothes
following the spring modes unless you
can discard them in the autumn with
out feeling financially embarrassed. for
the directoire frocks demand the exercise
of ceverness positively approaching ge-
MUS to remodel them. Still. for the mo-
ment, the straightlaced lady of long lines.
all up and down. is the ideal catered to
in the spring suits. Apropos of these
suits. ] heard a woman who was looking
a walking gowns in one of our big shops
here say to the saleswoman: Mrs. Noah
of ark fame seems to have been the in
spiration for these styles. OF course
she continued. Adams wife was limited
to fabrics. but these suits have surely
copied her primness in their vertical
cuts
1t was the novelty of the suit which
aroused the comparison with Mrs. Noah.
J am sure. There is though something
fetching in these clinging styles when
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beartbreaking blights TO woman's charm'
so. though the various letters have All
been privately answered, for the sake OF
others who may so be in need OF ike
counsel | will touch upon these subjects
in this public way.
"Superfluous harris there any means
safe and permanent means-whereby 1t
may be removed" So write many women
afflicted with this truly dreadful and un-
feminine defect and a number of the let
;ers go on with pathetic earnestness to
state that nothing so far has been en-
,rely helpful.
Now, what does supernuous hair mean?
1t means the disfiguring groWths winch
sometimes appear upon the race. arms
and chest Of women. to the destruction
of their entire peace. Perhaps the sim
ian ancestors with which Darwin and
other scientists accredit us are respon-
sible for these hirsute patches SO unbe-
coming TO womanhood: but however IL
comes about. enc has only to be beauty
doctor to know how tremendously tue
trouble attacks the softer sex.
Many things are advised as corrective
IL not entire cure though electrolysis is
advanced by persons of authority as an
absolute destroyer of the unnecessary
hair-papillae. other methods used. ana
which are crowned with success In IN
dividual cases. are depilatory pastes ano
,iuuids pulling the hairs ont with tWeez-
ers. bleaching them with peroxide. etc
rhe thing to do then, is TO try one
means after another, eliminating tne
tweezer for this seems only good for Inc
scattered hairs which sometimes appear
between tho eyebrows. All dermatolo-
Gists of good reputation should also be
consulted before one acknowledges de-
feat. for every authority on a special
s'Sbject can give at least one useful
pointer" even if nc is not allknowinG.
4 simple depilatory liquid which Is
recommended as being beneficial to many
cases is made OF three ounces of SUI
phurate of barium and twelve ounces oi
water. This is mixed into paste BY
wetting cornstarch with the solution, the
paste is then applied 10 the hairs and
left to dry on. When the coating Is rub
bed of the hairs come with 1t. IL there
is skin irritation after this soothe with
good zinc ointment.
One medical treatment for superfiuous
hair Is partially to loosen the root witt
strong pull and insert a surgeons nee
die which must touch the base of tht
foIIicle and puncture the papilla. A twir
or two of the needle breaks this down
and if the needle is dipped in equa
parts of carboiic acid and olive oil thu
operation will he benefited.
Finally, remember that where there !;
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are thin and poor in quality to try daily
brushing with very soft to0thbrush
moistened with brilliantine or red yaseline
Guard against using any Chemicals as
tonics for the brows or lasheS- The only
safe tonic for the iashes Is cold water or
white Of egg and water. prepared by beat
ing up the white Of the egg with two ta-
blespoonfuls of cold water. DIP the
Iashes into this every morning.
When the lashes are red and sticky, In
spite of cold water treatment. try bathing
them in warm water and boracic acid. one
teaspoonfuI Of the acid to a breakfast cup
Of warm water. At night rub In little
boracic acid ointment. Some people advO-
cate the clipping of eyelashes every now
and then. but this is a very delicate opera
ton. for the sharp point of the scissors is
apt to penetrate the eyeball and do a
lasting injury. Still, many women do take
this risk.
The eyebrows, declares a German char
acter reader, tell us far more about the
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Coffee Pots.

Housekeepers often neglect TO keep the
inside OF q coffee pot as clean as the out
side. The result is q decided loss in taste
and aroma. while to fastidious coffee
drinkers coffee made in an unclean coffee
pot is positive poison. The inside Of the
pot should be cleaned every day with
powdered knife brick or fine sand. Then,
after a good scalding with boiling water,
put 1t out for a sun and air bath.
Buttons will become popular on cotton
and linen gowns and will remain almost
necessity on silk and heavier fabrics.
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true inwardness of our dispositions ana
tempera,nents than all the rest OF the
body Thin eyebrows invariably snow i;
lack of vitality. and those or the .nlon
and hushv variety indicate the existence
in IN their possessor of highly vitalized
temperament, together with great powers
of endurance. When the eyebrows meet
says our German friend. YOU may oe Ger
to;n tbat sincere character is expressed,
though it is interesting to recall that
every character reader since the days OF
Aristotle has declared that such eyebrows
indicate a peevish disposition. Long
dropping eyebrows. wide apart. lIiuIcale q
iovons disnosition If the eyebrows are
more highly colored than the hair Of the
head a distinctly weak vitality is denoted.
Lightly marked eyebrows which lie hign
above the nose show disposition toward
indolenoe Dark eyebrows which lend a
strong and energetic expression TO the
face are indicative of patience. Rarely
will you find in persons of sharp intel
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Keep Two Calendars.

1t Is handy plan for the business
woman or the housewife who has much
domestic accounting to do to keep two
calendars. one to tear Off day by day.
the other to refer back to past dates
when necessary.
The reference calendar. which can be
very small and inconspicuous. should
have its special hook on the desk or writ
ing table.
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Speedy Passing Cngng Modes the Very Latest Spring Froc

choose some time in sartorial history from
which to fashion their clothes and make
pictures of themselves according TO the
modes OF that period. Just now the
Louis styles are most liked. You know
how picturesque these ideas are-fuli
skirts, long, pointed bodice. fichu and
tight elbow sleeves with pendent ruffies.
For indoor wear the period frock on some
women is charming thing.
CATHERINE TALBOT.
When the knob from teakettle cover.
coffeepot or kettle lid falls off, many
burn can be prevented by using as a SUBJ
stitute a medium-sized cork held in place
by a slender screw driven from the under
side of the lid.
4 fashionable color OF the moment has
deeply cut revers narrowing to a point
in front where they are caught together
by two buttons attached by little chain
Of metal or cable satin.
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"ReaIize" the Flesh Away.

II you note a stout woman wearing
faraway look in her eyes and an intense
expression of face she may not be worry
ing over her dressmaker's bill. perhaps
she is only realizing" her flesh away
Whatever you hope TO be. all that is nee
essary to do is to "realize"-in other
words, to make a mental picture OF the
image you are aiming at in your mind
and 10. the transformation Is COM
plete You must work for it. but IL you
follow the rules DR. Julia Seton Sears.
the prophecies OF the new cult. aserts
that you can become sylph If you're
fat or plump if you're thin: and that
these conditions may otherwise be ac-
companied by all the graces that are de-
manded by the women who realizes.
1T is not say so this idea OF realiz-
ing your flesh away she tells her hear
ers for you can rebuild your body 10
any image you set up in your conscious
ness"
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prevent fatigue when they are called
upon to do great deal of work. To rest
the eyes by closing the lids even when
it is not possible to lie down, is an eX-
cellent preservative, and this may be done
for few minutes at any time, in a street
car or on train or at home. This help
must include relaxation of the muscles
about the optics when one closes the lids.
That this does not always happen to a
woman one has only TO observe to realize.
for the average woman is apt to find her
self with eyes tightly shut, which means
that all of the nerves and muscles of the
face near the eyes are tense.
OF course there is no restfulness about
this treatment. for only when the lids go
together gently are the muscles not
strained. When the eyes are tired it will
be found most refreshing to bathe them in
hot water for five minutes. using a cloth
soaking wet with each application until
the muscles are well relaxed. Then an
other cloth should be wet with cold water
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and this placed over the eyes when one
lies down. The cold compress serves both
as skin astringent and as an eye tonic.
Before going to bed at night the eyes
should be thoroughly washed to remove
dust. Water with few drops of cam
phor added is a fine eye tonic. but 1t
should not be used without first applying
a cleansing wash.
Now a word about the eyebrows. which
give expression to the face almost as
much as the eyes themselves One can
do much to alter and improve the shape
of the brows. Electrolysis is called in to
remove superf1uous growth between the
brows. which tends to make an otherwise
charming face sinister and severe. Daily
care will improve the growth and gloss of
the brows. and by gently stroking them
between the fingers their very shape may
be altered During this operation the fin
gers should be moistened with olive or
cocoanut oil. which also stimulates the
growth. 1t is a good plan when eyebrows
Evening star., 1909-05-02

AAx ever since the ark was built
wv and foated but the 'em-
broidery bee has just come
to town. Though in some features prac-
tically the same thing as. the "buzzer'
which produces merely useful garments.
there is pleasing variation in this needle
spree. and many a time the individual
worker thereat builds exquisite needle
work that will be treasured by her de-
scendants for generations.
This present epidemic for embroidery
has resulted in at least one great bene-
fit Old and exquisite designs are the
ones which are being most copied and
new ones need to be very choice to get
any notice from fingers Of taste. So this
bee has aristocratic traditions and
family tree The grandfathers and grand
mothers Of stitches are known, and each
worker vies with her neighbor for per-
fcction OF result.
For an embroidery bee OF actual ele-
sance, then. one must know something
Of the history Of stitches. So ask for
book on old embroideries at the public
library and astonish your friends with
your knowledge of the art.
A smart embroidery bee has a stamp
OF antiquated elegance. Invitations re-
Gently issued to one were printed in old
script on long, narrow cards and framed
when a girl about five years old strolled
along with a fluffy little dog and grim
ming Jap as escorts. The Jap, who was
about twenty years old, wore blue suit.
light overcoat and a brown derby hat.
His little charge wore the most thorough
~ up-to-date garments. Her hat was OF
the accepted "peach-basket" shape. She
wore long white coat. cut directoire.
white stockings and white shoes OF un-
dressed kid. Her manner was that OF
person sure of her position in the world
and OF the dignity necessary to uphold 1t.
To the Jap she was all condescension.
This Is fragment OF their conversation:
My papa says our soldiers are going to
fight with you. Kito. Then you'll have
to go back to Japan Il think your
honorable papa is playing a joke" 1t
may be wise for the ambitious young
women of Ireland. Germany and France
to beware lest the croaching Mongol
oust them from their places as nurses in
the American home.
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offensive odor ii is wise to wash the
stockings themselves in weak solution
of carbolic acid 4 good foot powder,
which is also deodorant is always a
great comfort after foot bath, this cool
ing as we'll as sweetenng the feet. Car
bolic ta:cum and powdered boric acid
provide useful and inexpensive foot and
hand powders. for what is good for one
extremity is good for the other.
A foot lotion which is as exquisite as
beneficial may be made at home from
the following formula:
Distilled water. l pint: bichrOmate OF
potassium, 311 ounces; essence Of perfume,
II drachm.
KATHERINE MORTON.
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EAUTIFUL e Y e 8
and eyebrows are a
special gift of ma
ture. Many an oth-
erwise plain face Is
redeemed by fine
eyes, many a pretty
face spoiled by red
trimmed. dull. lus-
terless eyes. But a
great deal can be
done to make even
unpromising e Y e S
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II X T. l. questions
are necessarily be-
ing asked me.
There are others,
of, course, but as
far as poignancy
goes these certain
~ rank above all
others in impor-
tance. The things
which they concern
are direct and
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NEW YORK. April ~. 1909.

!. N, ~ VI IL -, I'VyC.
lis is another one
of those eXcep-
tions that prove
the rule. j seldom
give advice. but l
am going to ad-
minister "A sdose of
ii now. My dear
madam and ma
demoiselle. If YOU
Ii av e directoire,
empire or middle
a & e-moyen-cos :
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Jan Nurse a New Idea.

Are Japanese boys to usurp the du-
ties of nursemaid in up-to-date American
families? That query forcibly presented
itself q few days ago in a city street
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tea, chocolate and fruit punch. And
when the guests went home each lookei
as IL she had been having very good
time, you may be sure
1t Is incumbent upO nthe hostess At
whose house such a gathering meets, to
put forth her choicest linen for the oc-
casion. If tea table is spread. the
snowy cover will seem more elegant and
in keeping If there is a worked mono
gram at least, and. OF course. there must
be vase or bowl with flowers in the
tables center.
Have these flowers the ones often
copied in fine needleWork: that Is, brief
and graceful sprays. The scant flower
arrangements of the vases OF Japan are
often copied by children in their en-
broidery lessons.
AS to the edibles which are served from
this table. they may be handed round by
and apron. Napkins are not obligatory.
but the small fringed ones are in keep
ing and will add much to the comfort OF
the guests.
sardines, lettuce, chopped olives, fruit
ices and layer cake were served. Bread
and butter and tea are quite enough
however. for the bite is only to show
good will and give an extra touch OF
gayety.
Do not forget that embroidery bee
means that all who do fine needlework
In ones intimate set are invited; and
when the time comes round each guest
must return the spree at her own home
The opportunity thus presented for meet
Ing gives through criticism and general
talk splendid chances for increased
knowledge on the subject O.. embroidery.
and certainly such pleasant interludes
are to be desired in the life of every
woman fond OF her needle.
The etiquette of the embroidery bee
does not prohibit a straggler or two OF
the stronger sex. A few mice" men may
be given to understand that they can
drop In at the refreshment hour, for the
presence OF men adds to the snap OF
every woman-gathering. But let them
understand that they must be useful art
erWard. He who can sing must warble
his chansonette when the work begins
again, for the bee worth while lasts till
q o'clock. And somebody else may
read, recte or tell stories OF the lions
and tigers of Africa, which is quite an
important country at this moment.
The hostess of the day does not ex-
pect a special visit of thanks from the
guests afterward. and when II Is time for
the latter to depart each shakes the
hostess hand, and after putting on wraps
and hat. goes directly out. With all ..at
home occasions 1t is very bad form to
return for another goodbye after one has
been made. for this distracts the hostess
attention from the other guests.
Any form of fancy needlework can also
be INDUCED at the bee, and In every line
of art work merely for house decoration
there are bits which shine beautifully
across the knee of a graceful sewer
Above all, don't forget the true spirit
of the embroidery bee. You are working
not only for today, but for the garret
trunk which is to descend unto the fourth
generation. The thing of greatest beauty
must be a joy for more than one lifetime,
il not forever.
PRUDENCE STANDISH.
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Household Tips.

The most practical use for old corks
is to make low fire burn up Empty
spools are also good kindlins, and
neither should be allowed 10 accumu-
late in any quantity.
The label on a glass Jar will keep
clean and in place longer Ii pasted
the inside. OF course. this only applies
where dry materials are used, such as
rice, tapcoa, etc.
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clear and attractive, TO render eyes which
are only passably pretty really beautiful
Much depends upon health. In fact
beauty culture in any sense is simply the
application of health and hygieneko the
skin, teeth, eyes etc. Health is Ueauty,
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tunes in your wardrobe wear them now.
wear them recklessly even If they are
the best rags" you own, while they are
at the high tide of present popularity.
for there is an undercurrent in the affairs
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lect eyebrows Of very light color, al
though the color does not count as much
as the shape. Red eyebrows invariably
indicate considerable ambition. but the
average eyebrow is combination Of
black and red. So if our German seer Is
right the cult Of the eyebrow is quito
worth while both from a beauty and
psychological viewpoint.
DAPHNE DEAN
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Odd Name for q Home. i.

One Of the oddest-named country homes
is in Jackson county. Mo. The name as
it appears at the front gate is ''Hadher-
way." and never fails to attract atten-
tion from passersby. For years the wife
wanted to leave Kansas City and go 10 a
farm. When the family finally moved
they named the home "Hadherway.
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Mess a conan is
Of extraordinary
slimneSS, every gar
Inent she donS must
go toward simulat-
ing this look. Each
piece underlying the
willowy picture
corsets, petticoats.
drawers - must he
as nearly as poSsi-
BILE hipless, without
gathers and void
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dered sca'ps. A good stimulator is made
as follows:
Cocoanut oil. 8 ounces; tincture of nuN
vomica, Al. drachms; Jamaica bay rum,
ounces: oil of bergamOt, drops.
When the hair falls rapidly with dan
druff hairdressers sometimes use scalp
salve containing a large proportion OF
lanoline.
The third question is: "How can over
come excessive and unpleasant perspira-
tion?"
Physicians advise simple remedies for
this. The affected part must be bathed
in cold water. which closes the pores,
and then they are powdered thickly with
pulverized boracic acid. OF course. eS-
treme cleanliness is necessary for cases
afflicted with Odor, but the boric acid
is by far the surest deodorant known,
and the cold water bath is declared TO
be splendidly corrective OF profusion OF
moisture. For the rest excessive per-
spiration is often the result of nervous
ness. and is besides one of the aftlictions
Of youth. Increasing years correct the
evil.
A tendency toward profuse perspira-
ton Of the feet and hands is certainly
great annoyance. but it is one which may
also be enormously corrected by extreme
cleanliness. Wash the offending members
not once but many times day and pow
der them afterward.
Salycilic acid Is good for the foot bath,
and great relief is obtained by frequent
change Of the stockings. Three pairs a
day may be necessary. and In cases Oh
Yale Club in New York. The formula
is as follows:
Mince ten anchovies and small slice
of Virginia ham to the finest possipie
paste, and for each egg use two teaspoon
fuls Of the mixture: break into channs
dish blazer. which has been rubbed with
garlic and warmed with small lump OF
butter. two eggs for each person ana
scramble with the ham and anchoVy.
Serve on Yale blue dish.
Mark Twain considers the following his
best recipe:
Divest two genuine eggs of shell and
claws, being careful to avoid breaking
same. If you break 'em begin again at
the top of the recipe and proceed anew.
Lay the pluinage and cackle on one
side roll the remainder very thin, add
baking powder and boil In pudding
bag over a slow fire for week. lie
with baby ribbon and serve cold
Eggs suffragette'' constitute the novel
ty at the famous Colony Club Mrs. Car
ence Mackay is sponsor for them. They
are simply hard-boiled eggs. split. emptied
of their yolk and stuffed with anchovies
and the creamed yolk highly spiced with
mustard and paprika.
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of fullness. In fact. for extremists 1here
are some delightful absurdities in secret
garments these so closely hugging the