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you find yourself doing stunts Crossing
bridges and the like. A little trip over
the Blackwell's Island Bridge and through
Long Island City and back over the
Williamsburg Bridge is nothing at all
to you except a three hour walk.
Il also found myself moving more
quickly. l will admit that l had TO take
limbering exercises, and as n guide to
these | consulted an old toe dancer, a
woman who was once as young as Genee
and as much the fad. She is still light
and graceful, though 70.
become 1.-the in my motions. When i
went to her / began to apologize Tor my
age and I tried to tell her that l wanted
to be young for the sake OF my daughters
and the rest Of the family, but she
grasped the situation with q sympathy
that forestalled explanation.
You don't want to get old. she said
with q quick glance at my numbering step,
and you want to learn TO keep your
muscles Timber
Il murmured some kind Of assent.
Then she gave me a lesson which ] en-
graved among my daily rules and regula-
tons,
take a hot bath every night Of your
life.' said she, If you want to be timber
next day, Don't let 1t be a long bath
but quick, hot almost to ~scalding. A
hot shower Is best. but II you haven't a
RUBBER cap ana DON want 10 DOtner WIN
IL you can take q plunge into q hot tub
and out. 1t IL almost as good.
Don't dry yourself with a bath towe,,
but take a brisk run IN the bathroom.
II the room Is too small for running you
can at least jump. Leap up and down
until your blood is in brisk circulation.
IL will idoYyou worlds OF good.
You must sleep in a iannel nightgown.
This ia a thing at which most women stop.
Flannel isn't as pretty as lawn, and a fan
mel nightgown isnever quite as ornamental
az the gown OF embroidery and sheer stun,
but II can be thin, cool and soothing.
II nourishes the skin by keeping 1t warm.
and when you rise in the morning there
will be no muscular stiffness.
IL followed the advice Of the old toe
dancer and ] am lighter than In years
before. 1t would be good for any person.
young or old. who Ia awkward; for nothing
makes n woman feel as graceful rs freedom
Of muscle.
The matter OF the smile ] had to leave
TO my facial manipulation. She lifted the
corners OF my mouth and rubbed my face
upward from the III OF my chin 10 my fore
head until | could smile without trouble.
Most Women forget how to smile before
they are well out Of thsir teens. They
smile = seldom that the facial muscles
become stir, The remedy lbs in making
the muscles flexible and then in giving
them plenty OF work to do.
Il Joined a new thought club and ono
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Rome Aviation Club that he would not
fly unless the field was kept clear.
On the following day there was q
detachment OF cavalry to keep back the
crowd and Wright had all the field TO
himself. He made several flights that
day. and then when everybody thought
that the days work was over he had
the aeroplane placed on tho rail and told
his mechanics that he was going to fly
without making use of the derrick.
The engine was started and as soon
as the propelers began to turn the
machine instead Of being launched into
the air by mean Of the catapult glided
of the rail and rose to a considerable
distance. Wright vas evidently quite
satisfied with this success Not that he
said anything. but one could see It in the
variations Of his fight.
He performed figures of eight. described
circles. turned to the right and to the
left, rose up very high and came down
very low. almost touching the ground,
and again shot up. Then when he
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and this means that she is well out Of the
youthful class.
That the woman who, does not
laugh easily is an old woman. The
middle aged giggler is impossible; but the
middle aged woman who can give a quick,
beautiful. sympathetic. vivacious smile
runs a good chance OF throwing of at
least five years of her age.
THAT women show their age in the
method OF dress. They go in for style
and cost rather than for youthful lines
and grace.
with these things firmly in my mind
I started upon the work Of reformation.
I will be ready for mothers day. l said
to myself, and it will find me a changed
woman 1t has.
Il don't believe in coloring the hair.
but as my own hair was a very dingy
black and white stripe I determined to make
1t all q nov white. l knew that l must
have snowy hair before I could hope TO
make my skin look clear.
Few hairdressers want to undertake
the job Of bleaching pepper and salt hair
to a pure white, but l found an obliging
hairdresser who consented to do as she
was told. / ordered her to shampoo my
head with a lather made Of soap of the
kind that Is used in tho kitchen. This
lather was washed of and then my head
was rubbed with a cut lime. The lime
juice was rinsed out and my hair was dried
thoroughly in the sun.
After q few OF these ~washings ! had the
joy Of seeing more white hairs appear.
Instead of being black with white stripes
the situation was r~eversed-my hair was
white touched with black.
"Once In three days l wet my hair with
peroxide OF hydrogen. This had the
effect Of making my whole head n lemon
yellow. After three weeks Of this treat
mont the color became paler and my hair
grew quite white. Gray hair. ] will say.
IL very often benefited by an applica-
ton Of peroxide OF hydrogen; but !
don't recommend II.
Il believe in letting well enough alone,
but my little French baird resser advised
the peroxide, and as l was willing 10 try
anything ] consented.
We'll, before | had my hair the color
NJ snow | had used a cologne bath upon
Il and n brandy bath, and ! had washed il
In many q shampoo OF borax water. |
was very careful 10 rinse II well each time
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'Yes. sir"
Everybody her knew what the King
had asked Wilbur Wright when he first
saw him at the Quirinal Palace and talked
aviation with him. The following were
the Kings questions:
You cannot fly your machine. Mr..
Wright. without using the derrick. !
understand
Il Lean, sir" Wilbur Wright replied.
But you cannot fly without using the
rail?"
Il can also. sir
IT the eugine stops while you are up
in the sir does the aeroplane fall?'
NO, sir. 1t flies down.
|, Wilbur Wright proved that what he said
was true.
Major Morris OF the Italian Engineers
gave a lecture recently about the Italian
army dirigible balloon. which he stated
was not only vastly superior in every re-
spect to all the types adopted in other
armies but the cheapest to build. Italy
80 far has only one dirigible. 1t has a
speed Of fifty kilometers an hour, is capa.
BILE of ten continuous hours navigation
and has a lifting capacity OF $50 kilos.
The chief advantage s Of the Italian
dirigible are that it can travel at q height
OF 5000 feet. it is absolutely. stable, it car
go against a strong wind, and it is fur.
nished with a motor that enables ii &c
travel backward. Its capacity is only
8, 100 cubic meters and it costs $40. 900 &c
build.
Major Morris limited in his lecture tina,
by increasing the volume OF a dirigible
to Il. 1000 cubic meters it would be easy
to obtain airships capable OF forty eight
hours navigation and with a lifting capac.
ity OF six tons at a cost Of 500. 600, un.
doubtedly the most powerful and yet the
cheapest engine of war.
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=,
reached a height OF over 100 feet he
stopped the motor and few down quite
close to the shed.
After this Wright almost abolished the
use of the derrick and often started his
fights OF the rail even when he carried
a passenger on board and the aeroplane
had a heavier weight. He always stopped
the motor high up in the air. thus proving
that if by any chance the propellers
stopped revolving there was no danger
of tho machines falling instead OF flying
down.
One day, early in the morning, he did
another stunt. The %aeroplane was on the
grass.
Start the engine. Wright ordered.
The engine was started. Then he took
his scat on the aeroplane, clutched the
two lovers and suddenly the machine
began to move, first gliding slowly on
the grass, then gradually gaining speed
until. twenty yards away it left the ground
and flew.
That morning the derrick and the rail
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S%NApSHOTTING ITALY'S KING
HERE He IS WITH COL. ROOSE-
WELT AND THE WRIGHTS.

Sne Meeting With the Ex.President as
Shown by Ambassador GriscOm's
CamerR-kins's Interest In Flight
Tho Relaxation OF Wilbur Wright.
ROME. May l2.APhotographers have
lately had Unusual opportunities to take
snapshots of the King Of Italy on account
OF his meetings with Americans, The
accompanying photograph Of the King
and Col. Roosevelt on board the battle
ship Re Umberto az Messina was taken by
Lloyd Griscom, the American Ambassa-
dor at Rome. The other pictures are
results fof Wilbur Wright's exhibitions
OF his flying machine in Italy. ,
Wilbur Wright made a profound i'm
preston on the italians as much by his
taciturnity as by bis flying. When he
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MORE WOMEN AUTO DRIVERS.
Some Of Them In Short Skirts -sklful
in Running the Cars.

Some Of Them In Short skirts -skilful
in Running the Cars.
Those who walk along the streets where
automobiles are driven most have noticed
recently that moro and more ONE are
driving cars in the city. On Broadway.
Fifth avenue and Riverside Drive ma.
chimes are to be een with women at
the wheel.
In the first few days Of war; weather
recently there were lots OF women in
autos with c~haufeurs apparently teach
ing them how to I'll the cars. One man
counted fifteen such automobiles in a walk
OF about two hours. i'...
i Afgood' many CARS also arc nov" seen
in which women alone N the passengers
A woman at the wheel taking her friends
about seems to be the explanation. Tbs
women drivers don't seem to be afraid
in the least OF accidents and apparently
are prepared to handle any situation
that may arise or do any repairs that are
necessary. Only a little while ago a
woman driving a a would have bsen
the object OF much public notice. but
now folks are getting used to it..
Furthermore it is not only the older
m that drive. One car the other day.
a big imported car too. had a girl in short
dresses driving with some friends Of
about her W age in it. ,.,
The women are t be seen in the thick
est OF the ira ic on Fifth avenue. a place
that will try the soul and the skill OF the
best driver. Not long ago only the eleo-
tries were handled by women. becau-e
they are easy to manage and are clean.
but now all sorts OF autos have feminine
chauffeurs driving for their own amuss-
ment. A man in the automobile trad.
said recently:
More and more women come to us TO
buy cars for their own use. Any one
who ever has had q car knows b ten
times as much fun can be had in driving
for ones self as in being driven. Once
let a woman see what enjoyment may De
had out OF driving an automobile and she
will insist on doing 1t.
1T is a pretty severe test for a woman
driver to get along in the crowded streets
in the city, but ONT OF them are nsrvels.
As cool as any one could want. they are
too. Even the slightest and frailest oil
them appear to have the nervous energy
needed to drive a car skiltully..
-. They don't stay within the speed
They let 1t VI when they can. even some
places where the bicycle policemen are
near at hand. Idon't know just how they
come out with the cops. ,,
Il suppose they depend upon being
nice to the policeman to get them out @,
difficulties. You know a cop is after all
human and when you're nice to him no
isn't apt to be 30 vindictive.
Then again there are lots Of girls who
think 1t looks very dashing and sporting
to drive a car and they want TO do Il for
that reason. 1t takes a lot oil. worrying
and fussing to run an automobile right.
and some Of them come in from the first
trip Q. SO all up in the air through nervous
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The Rock or Moses.
From The Strand.

The Rock Of Moses lies In the wild
valley at the base OF Jebel Musa. the
Mount Of the Law. in the Peninsula OF
Sinai. The rock is eighteen or twenty
feet high, slightly inclined. n rough In
is intersected here and there with sits,
and the stone Ia worn away in places as
II from the effects Of running water.
II Ia beyond doubt the oldest known
legendary object in the vicinity. The
Koran refers to this rock more than once,
and from these allusions arose the rever.
ence OF the Bedouins. who hold 1t sacred.
been visited by Christian pilgrims. who
have carved rude crosses In its side. OF
all the objects In the desert IL In most
closely bound mp with the simple faith
Of Its Wild inhabitants and Of It's early
visitAutS,
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MAKING OYER OF A MOTHER
HOW TO BECOME YOUNG AGAIN
IN THREE MONTHS.
1--WE ways In Which Women show Their
Ase-HaIrdrcssers. Dancers and Face
M~anipuiatOrs Needed In Process OF
Remvcnation-As to Youthful Dress.

M~anIpulatOrs Neeued IN Process oil
ReJuycnation-As to Youthful Dress,
we are celebrating mothers day al
our house. said a pretty woman in the
mothers class. -and we are putting a great
deal OF celebration into it. A year ago
we had an old lady in Il family. This
year the old lady has become young
She has been made over.
As ] am. or was. the old lady and as
there are other old ladies' still Ii wing in the
land ] don't mind telling how it was
done. As a beginning / will say that the
credit is not all my own. ! must give
part OF it to the Directoire.
When the Directoire style OF dress
came in the mothers. at last those of them
who had grown old, saw how useless /,
would be to attempt to be in fashion,
The only solution OF the di n1culty was tc
grow young again. As l was an ole
woman myself with gray hair and the &C.
~Companying blemishes, l began at once
the process Of regeneration. In three
months / had lost fifteen years.
In my first research | discovered that
no woman need age between the years
Of 30 and 10. A woman Of so can still
be 30. or very nearly 80. SO far as her looks
are concerned; but I saw, even as ]
made the discovery, that the keeping OF
her youth would be n perplexity to the
woman without lots OF energy.
'1n the second stage Of my progress |
made these discoveries:
THAT a woman shows her age first in
the color Of her hair and in the style OF her
hair dressing.
That abe grows old in her figure, for
- the waist line thickens and crawls ny
40 her appearance alters for the worse;
and she grows old In exact proportion as
her waist and hips get heavy.
THAT q woman shows her age by
tho hesviness of her motions. II she
moves slowly and cautiously 1t is a sign
that abe has rheumatism or Is afraid OF ",
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SIlulluk, WOH Y yOu| III 10 Do liz
formally imbecile before folks.
you're not going to be executed, you
know. You're just going OF OF a bully
trip for yourself, and you're blamed
lucky at that, to be able to go--luckier
than / am, that have to stick behind here
and grind. Now, look a-here, behave
that red eyed stuff, won't you. and act
Il overheard all this and a lot more,
and says / TO myself, studying that fel.
low: You're an ornery sort Of a our
mudgeon to talk that way to your wife
when you're about to part from her, and
the way she seems TO feel about the part
ing too for by this time her eyes were
simply streaming.
the steamer with her, II only for q minute,
and he clicked his teeth and hardened
his isw and barked at her;
wont do any such Il Nbla med fool
thing. end that. settles Il. and | don't
want you 10 s me to do that again.
Buck up. Stop all this humbug. How's
that? Don't ! feel badly at all about you're
going? Course l feel sorry and all like
"Weli. right there I caught a sort OF
a BREAK in that follows voice and Lheaved
a sharp look at his face. Then j could
see that the nan vas only pretending,
His features were positively drawn with
misery and his eyes were oil ready to
give him dead away.
-Oh, we'll, he resumed after he'd sort
Of conquered hat break In his voice,
i suppose I'll have 10 go aboard with you
II only to keep ypi from nfakingA show
OF me here on the dock. Come on and
he took her by the arm and led her up
The All ASHORE cali went. and all
hands OF the Godspeeders came down
except that man who'd been pretending
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-10
Bad Hygienic Conditions Are
Often Responsible for Poor
Appetites.

l have made careful investigation along
this line to learn the actual truth.
A large proportion OF the children II
asked why they did not have breakfast
would quickly reply hat they did not
want 1t; or, if in the younger children,
the answer would be-their mothers
could not make them take any. The
true answer must be sought farther
back than the mere lack of food, for
this is frequently abundant. The true
caus is generally the personal or domi-
ciliary hygiene Of the poorer classes. ex-
tending throughout several generations.
Careless mother, unclean bedrooms,
close and lily ventilated. late retiring
hours, with heavy. unsuitable dinners,
a strong Discrimination for the morning
bath. Then the child is hurried If to
school with little attention to his per-
sonal comfort in many ways. besides
emitting the breakfast.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-10
Fashion Notes and Nouehies

# HE little nicetes Of the toilet are made so extra nice in Paris that n o
wonder h FrenchWoman has q toilet table loaded with little bottles
and boxes filled with beaudfers The willy French perfumer knows how
to do u his most humble soaps M creams in such attractive damuness that
are wel[nigh irresistible to the feminine nature As for " e Americans Of
the genuer seq, can any Of IS deny that a French wrapper nj a bit of French
wording on a cosmedque make it tenolda as entdng? The latest notion in
Partisan tonetd aindness is the lambs wool powder puff encased in a little bfus
box, which exactly fits it and las a glass lid showing the puff tied across with
blue ribbon Imagine nov the small daughter of the purchaser of such pun
would clamor for ~ g1asstopped box for deectabe donys jRel-case.
While the newest sleeves continue to be quite tight at cuff and shouds.
there Is decided bulge al the portion over the eIbow-hfning. me specuiatea
at a return in the long1ost old leg o mutton. Drecon is exploiting a new SLEEVE
which fas below the elbow overa n underseeve Of soft null gathered into .
Of tn sleeve fits closely, only haring a bit toward the bottom, which seso
the f1er undersieeve
A useful gift for the friend wo is setting out on a ong trip by rail- 4. a
sleeping car apron. made of al ordinary damask towel The bordera at oe end
OF me we is u off to make a belt or aistband ekd out by hemmed lawn
at the back The other en- OF the towel is turned u half wav thu
border making a pretty fnfsh along the upper edge of this turnedup hap
lhFee row Of feathersttchng divide the flap into deep pockets, into which
various smant toilet needs may be slipped.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-10
M0DISH EMBROIDERIEs.

The embroideries sewed on coarse
linen by Austrian, Hungarian and Rou-
manian peasants are greatly In demand
for the many bands and straps used
for trimming both5dresses and tailor
suits.
These beaded st{%ps are lone in on
vertional desiGu<yin bold coiors, and
are worn as neekBands. In some of the
artistic a~teliers some wonderful designs
have been done for n~eckbands. These
are usually in the form of rows of
small chains of the finest beads in deli
cate coiors, such as yellow, amethyst,
blue in its many shades, or reds. Con-
trasts are worked into them. and they
are often fastened by most elaborate
clasps. They form nice touches about
the soft and clinging gowns which are
so much worn.
Wristbands, which are q revival CT
the beaded bracelets worn in early Vic
torian days, have been introduced, and
we are really threatened with quite a
survival of these %tri1es. which, after
all, were distinctly pretty and served
to throw up the grace Of a delicate
hand and wrist.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-10
HOUSEKEEPING HINTS.

/ Here are a few hints from an expert
eneed housekeeper which may be o.
help to other in their homes:
l. By putting a lump of butter in rice
while cooking you will keep it from
ever boiling over.
.. To keep lettuce fresh and crisp for
days, clean, wash and put in a paper
bag on ice.
8. Potatoes will bake more quickly II
rubbed with lard.
4. To fry small fresh fish, dip in egg,
then roll in cracker crumbs and fry In
half lard and half butter in a hot oven
s. When q pie is baked you can shake
il loose from the tin.
6. Always cover the yolks of broken
G g with water if you wish to keer
them soft and fresh.
I. You can clean isinglass by washing
with vinegar.
s. Always keep jar of cracker
crumbs to thicken soups. also to fry
chicken or veal in after 1t has been
dipped in egg or water.
3. Dampen your dust cloth with kero-
gene and the furniture will look
brighter-also the dust will not fly.
10. When ioaning a book, always keep
the name Of book and name. Of person
to whom the book Is loaned. Write It
DOWN
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-10
MASTERSON

in dealing with husbands who make
serious mistakes in life.
The woman who nags and scolds Is
not a cheerful character, but she will
cften spur a lazy man on to retrieve
his plumbers, while the wife who laughs
over the bread and cheese and kisses
as a steady diet is lovely in a story
only.
The girl who laughs has an advan
%tageously clear sight of some thin gs
that are not important and she is blind
to many that are, and this lack OF bal
ance leads her into tangles of all scr s.
Humor not bsing generally shared by
femininity, it seems unfeminir e to
those that have 1t not, and Aiis is ole
of it's unpleasant features.
A popular actress who has always
been acknowledged as one of the
cleverest opponents of laughter-mal;-
ing characters once confessed that she
was continually hurt by the atti, ude
of those she met in her private life.
who seemed to think that her entire
SAioNSiiCt was OHt DIOdu 61lU.
She never received sympathy, al-
though she had cares in plenty. People
would not take her seriously and lys
and bye she found herself actually ny
ing to adopt the role OF the won In
with the eternal smile just to pleas /,
those who seemed 10 expect that sort
CT thing from her.
After a while she grew tired Of ills
and refused 10 meet anybody rev ard
felt that she was a disappointment
from all points of view, and grew
morbid and ILL., and the ore thing that
remained to her was the ability 10 be
filthy on the stage. So she gave up
her profession In the hope Of acqui lg
a more normal attitude.
Humor is rather a harmless vice than
a virtue in a woman For that reason
1t should be kept well under control.
II is almost sure to kill sentiment in a
man, and instead of bringing fresh
violets every morning he learns new
jokes thai he may amuse his lady-love.
But the chivalrous affection, the
alteration and tender regard will always
be the portion Of the woman whose
lighter moods are not contiual and VINO
in some mysterious way signifies by her
manner that religion, sentiment and
heart are dominant in her nature rather
than levity.
Humor stands like a high fence be-
tween a woman and much that she de-
sires earnestly. In girlhood she can
jest and laugh far more gracefully
than when life brings her in contact
with men and women who have had
sad trials and experiences that have
chastened them.
Her mirthfulness then becomes re-
Dellant and few will appreciate the fact
that this manner of hers is only a habit
of speech. She is quite likely to hurt
her friends feelings by many of her