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The San Francisco call., 1910-07-31
no TEE BUSINESS GIRL

IN OFFICE, store or factory the
number Of business women is ever
increasing. I cannot give space to
tell you why more girls go out
snto the business world now than in
e-randmother's day. There are good.
sound reasons for this condition which
have filed books on woman" Eco
1Ionnics" and various other topics. BUT
1-o,l know as well as I that the choice
Is generally quickly made between
staving home and helping in the al,
fairs OF the household and stated
sarary IN business.
qhe business girl is thrown in con-
+acf with other business people, and
--eually a few men. That is the text
- nv little sermon. I speak to my
,-ea5ers in a spirit of friendly critl-
.sSrn and hope that the eyes Of young
Girls will be opened TO the dangers
Tbat lurk quite near their pretty
selves. - ,.o,,,
Whatever you may do In your work,
,etair your self-respect and the re-
necf Of your associates.
Trhether these latter be above you In
- oficial schedule. or your col
e~..es IN the department, never act
80 way that your ideas of right ana
.,-~ov,p~ behavior will not uphold You
- enanloyed to do a certain thing,
- which you are being paid Then
.-..-forrn your duty and do not fool
khlv consfgn seriousness to the winds.
Allow no words or actions OF men
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Red Nose

Dear Mrs. Symes
/ VIII you please give me a remedy for
q red nose? When I get little chilly
the end of my nose always gets red
2 What can I do for my fingers? I
am taking piano lessons. but am so awk-
ward because my fingers stiff.
8. Please give me recipe for developing
the legs and bust
A. should like to have recipe for max
ing my eyelashes grow. RED WING.
L One of the best methods for prevent
ing and curing red nose Is gentle but
persistent massage with the tips Of the
fingers. This stimulates the glands. and
promotes a healthy and vigorous action
Of the skin.
2. AS you progress In music. your nm
gers will become more flexible. In the
meantime, you should make habit of
exercising your fingers. even though you
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suggest TO the business girl that II in
doubt about anything that occurred in
business life. talk with her mother,
who is her best friend, will clarity
If you are business girl, dress in
becoming manner. Neatness and clean
liness are essential. Do not wear your
bracelets and chiffons for social affairs;
they do not belong at typewriter or
counter any more than an old dress suit
on man during business hours.
a stated sum- do not be extravagant-
Buy a common-sense lunch Of clean,
wholesome food that will nourish you
and build up the tissues that are worn
away by the wheels of work. Get
plenty of good, fresh air and good,
wholesome companionship. These are
important in your life. And last of all.
keep your clean, pure ideals just as
irreproachable as your sister who stays
at home.
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II Jealous Disposition

Mrs Adams.
I am II years old. and have been keeping
company with young man the same age
for ten months. He is very jealous and the
least thing say or do makes him angry
with me- 1 think too much of him to give
him UP in spite of all. What would you
advise In a case like this?
How should a girl II years old wear her
hair? GRAY EYES
l cannot understand why you should
dislike to give up the company Of a
person who has such jealous DISPOSE
is the pleasure in being with him? Try
to reason with him that other friend
ships are important.
In the simplest and most becoming
style. having it tied with hair ribbon
or two.
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Bust is Large

Dear MIS- Symes.
I am girl not thin and not stout but
am greatly proportioned about the bust
VIII you kindly advise something to re-
duce this. I am small around the waist
and hips, not that ! am laced. but rat
urally- l. H. s.
1t is never advisable to reduce the
bust, for one cannot tell what harm
may be done. BY wearing a tight-htting
corset cover you may be able to mako
the bust appear smaller.
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Boiling is Not Necessary

I think your orange-hower cream is
danGy' Ianqy ,oSr Dw' long 10 boii IL ~
have wrinkles under my eyes, Please
saying A CONSTANT READER
The ingredients for the orange
flower cream should not be boiled.
Just allow them to be warm enough
so that the fatty ones will melt.
the secret of the best-made creams.
When massaging to remove the
wrinkles use the rotary action. work
ing from the nose outward and up
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To Whiten the Hands

Dear Mrs. Symes.
viii you please tell which Is the
best kind of water to use when washing
the face and hands, pump water. hydrant
water or rainwater?
What can do to my hands so that they
will not be SO red? l would like them
to be white. ANAlOUS.
Rainwater is the best. because it Is
soft.
If you will rub a slice of lemon
over your hands after they have
been carefully washed and dried, the
skin will become smooth and white.
Very frequently the wearing of tight
clothing causes red hands. See. II this
is at the bottom of your trouble.
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Hoso Often to Use Lemon Juice

VIII you kindly tell me through your
columns how often lemon juice should be
used on the face for freckles and when
should the juice be washed from the facef
r. L. B.
The best time to use the lemon Juice
on the face is before retiring. Rub IL
into the face until the skin is perfectly
dry Do not wash the face until the fol-
lowing morning
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Il Buffer Luncheon

Dear Mrs Adams.
Please tell me how to serve q BUFFET
luncheon ANAlOOS-
The food. which is cold. is placed on
the buffet or sideboard. and each guest
is allowed TO help himself, the gentle
men assisting the ladies' A servant
should be near at hand to replenish the
dishes and see that no one is neglected.
On the buffet should be placed nap
kins. knives. forks, cups and saucers.
plates and glasses.
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dnxious to Restore Peace

Dear MrS- Adams.
I wish to know If you can tell mo what
to do. have a very dear friend whom
really love. but we had q quarrel some time
ago and do not write any longer At first
none of her sisters would write to me- but
one of them writes me very fine letters
I think am mostly to blame for the quar-
rel. and wonder If it will be all right for
OF letter should write to her?
Is 1t all right for me to go with Q girl 70
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The Use of Peroxide

Dear Mrs SymeS-
VIII pure peroxide put on the face leave
blotches and how should il be used ano
how often? NELL
Pure peroxide will not cause blotcheS
to appear on the face. If you want 10
use peroxide to bleach the face l advise
you to dilute it, using half peroxide ana
half water. Apply once a day with
sponge or piece of soft cloth.
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SOLUTIONS TO SOCIAL~PROBLEMS

90. Also please tell me II plain band
ring Is worn as an engagement ring, II one
does not care for diamond. BETSY.
1t would be proper for you to aid
him in the choice but most girls pre-
fer to have their fiances make the
selection. A plain band ring is seldom
used for the engagement ring. It usu-
ally contains some kind Of stone.
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Anxious to Meet Him

Dear Mrs Adams.
I met a gentleman in a business way
and am very anxious to meet him socially.
Do you think 1t proper to invite small
crowd to the house, 5ending this gentle
man an Invitation? cannot see any other
way of getting an INTRODUCTION, as my
The fact that you met the man in a
business way does not give you the
right to invite him to your social af-
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different places IL she is one year my
senior? ANXIOUS LOVER.
If you are willing to acknowledge you
were to blame you should lose no time
in writing to the girl. Send her a
friendly letter in which you explain
everything fully and beg her to accept
of your apologies.
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DR.. Vaucaire's Remedy for the Bust.
To Reduce Thick Lips

Dear Mrs Symes.
powder or glycerite of tannin that should be
used in reducing thick lips? INQUISlTE-
Tannin powder is used, but it should
be dissolved in water. To one teaspoon
full of the powder add eight ounces OF
water. Apply daily.
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you. and rise slowly on your tip
toes. holding the pose as long as
you can. About fifteen times is all
you can stand of this exercise if it
is properly done.
There are other fine exercises
which may be taken in the bathing
suit in the open air, such as wiring
ing the forearms. as If washing, to
make the muscles firm. But these
will be found sufficient for the half
hour that Is really all you should
undertake daily. BY that time you
will be well dried out and in a
healthy glow, besides having assist
ed in the proper development of al
most every muscle of the body.
These exercises are not to be
laken laxly. Make every motion as
if you were fighting against a crush
ing force that was Compelling you
away from the direction you want
to take. Fight every inch of the
way, and make your muscles work
as hard as your imagination. For
this .reason,. the bathng,-suit. exer-
else is a bit strenuous; but it may
be undertaken without harm and
with benefit by any one we'll and
strong enough to be sea bathing at
all. For the stay-at-home, I should
say that any one in average health
would be well able to exercise as
here described.
Keep 1t up through the summer,
and watch the effect.
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The Time to Leave

Dear Mrs. Adams
1. We girls Just II years old and are
In the junior class of high school. AS
class meetings are necessary, do you think
1t would be proper for us to accept the
COMPANY of any Of the boys in our class on
returning home?
2. Althoueh we do not keep company,
what is the proper time for young man
to leave a young woman when calling on
her in the evening?
8. Do you think we are too young to ac-
cept of Young mans company from
church or social gathering? CHUMS.
/. If your parents do not object,
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T0co Years Younger
Mrs. Adams.

hEAR Mrs. Adams
I am young lady engaged to
man two years my junior He does
not know this. but / think some one has
told him: but / really look much younger
than he. We knew each other long time
before we were engaged. 1 have thought
! could tell him after we are married. Is he
too young for me? What shall do?
SUNSHINE ".
Why should you hesitate to tell
him7 II he is sincerely in love with
you, the difference in ages will not
make a particle OF difference
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be entirely gray Is there any remedy to
prevent the rest from turning?
MOST ANXIOUS
Sage tea will darken your hair and
prevent 1t from turning gray. Make q
strong brew of dried leaves, strain the
LIQUID carefully through muslin, and 10
each pint add two teaspoonfulS of alco-
hol. 'This should be rubbed on the hair
every night before retiring.
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The Letters on Hand

Dear Mrs. Adams. -.
a gfrI OF Is and when away Correspond
with her Recently have fallen out
Who should return the letters first. she
or II O. E D.
Why should either one return the let
tiers? III you do not wish to keep your
collection, destroy it. and / presume
the girl win do the same thing.
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No Introduction Necessary

Dear Mrs Adams
A young lady wishes to meet dentist 70
whom she desires to go for treatment.
Will you kindly tell me what form OF
words 7 shall use? Also which party
shall Introduce first? BLlA
Business is business, and therefOre
no introduction Is necessary in this
case. If the young lady will go TO
the dentist and explain who sent her
to him. that will be sufficient, for the
dentist will then proceed to make all
necessary ARRANGEMENTS.
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Is it Proper?

Dear MIS-. AQamS.
meets and Is introduced B. after
talking for some time different topics,
asks AS business. Is it proper for A to
give B his business card. asking him to call
some time? ANXIOUS TUBBY
A and B being men. such procedure
Is proper.
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IA n ANY women never get the full
MI benefit out Of a sea bath, be-
N cause they fail to accompany 1t
with vigorous exercise. which
brings all the muscles not used in
swimming into play. and brings
glow TO the body, whereas a half an
hour on the sand produces only a feel
ing OF chill and languor.
'~ Il is for these women, and for the
Others who cannot get away at all
and must use absent treatment to OBJ
tain the seashore effect, that these ex-
ercises were evolved. They are meant
principally to be taken in the open
ar before or after bathing; but they
are almost as effective If the bathing
suit be replaced by any light, loose
garment and open windows be sub
stituted for the long. bright beach.
Whether you dive or not, the diving
movements, which you can learn lust
as vel Sl1 dry land, are an excellent
means to develop the trunk muscles
generally, particularly those Of the
sides and chest They are good for the
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The ENGAGEMENT Ring

Dear MIS- Adams.
Please tell me whether 1t would be proper
for me 10 20 with my. fance to buy tho
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arms also, and. IN fact. bring almost
every bit Of the body into play during
some time in the exercise. Indeed,
were 1t not for the question of pri
vacy, the good old-fashioned somer-
sault is a most excellent form of ath-
letics.
Initiating the movements of swim
ming with the arms is fine developer
for the back and shoulders. This is
equally well practiced standing UP,
giving only the arm movements, or
lying on the stomach over a chair
and using the leg movements also.
This is just as strenuous as IT is in
water. and should be undertaken
gradually by the novice.
Perhaps the finest neck developer
in existence. with. the exception of
singing, Is the chin-raising exer-
else Stand erect with the heels to-
gether and the hands at the sides
for balance, and alternately raise
and lower the chin slowly and with
all your force. This is very different
from simple, unforced exercise, and
VIII cause wholesome ache in the
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Offering assistance

Dear Mrs. Adams.
l. Is It proper for a boy. friend who gets
on the car after a girl does, to help her
off If he doesn't get Off at the same place?
2. What is the proper thing to do when
don't know him?
3. A few weeks ago girl friend and
didn't know how to get rid OF them. Is
taese anything one cSgd aq1T say EIRrE IN Egsh
L. 1t is quite proper and very kind
and polite Of the boy to be so atten-
tive.
2. The only thing you can do is to
ignore the smile.
s. If you were positive the men
were following you. you should have
sought the assistance OF policeman.
Gathering Floroers
Dear Mrs. Adams.
out Ut i in the woods for flowers without a
T. IS il proper for a boy TO come on my
porch when am reading without an invi-
g. Do you think IT Is proper for me to
have the same boy call on me every sun
4. One night after coming home from a a
aaef igSt eo3e In He s sayed until T O'CLOCK
My friends say should not have permit
right Do you agree AEMosT Esio ne SIXTEEN.
1. The presence of chaperon Is
necessary.
2. If you are intimate friends I
do not see why the boy should wait
for an invitation.
g. You are too young to receive
special attention from any member
of the opposite sex. An occasional
call from your boy friends is perfect
ly proper
4. 1 do not agree with you. Such
a thing is not conventional If you
will stop to think a minute or two
you. will find that conventionalfty IS
founded on politeness and moralfty'
You NAV say that no harm was done.
but the mere fact that your friends
were astonished at YOUR actions
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should be enough proof that you had
not done the right thing. Always re-
member that a man will have more
respect for you II your actions are
governed by propriety-
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4. To increase the growth Of your eye
lashes, apply good quality of vaseline
TO the edge of the eyelids each night
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To Prevent Gray Hairs
Dear Mrs. Symes.
am a woman of 3S years and my hair Is
getting gray. I fear that In q year 1t viii
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ANSWERS TO BEAUTY QUERIES

may not be at a piano. The table is
a good substitute for the keyboard in
this case.
of enlarging the legs. Long walks will
soon produce results. A gymnaStic feat
which is said to be a certain enlarger
for the lower limbs is to stand on one
foot, and with the other leg held out
as nearly at right angle to the body as
possible, try to touch the knee to the
floor.
To develop your bust, remember TO
breathe deeply, and then massage With
the cream for which mere is the recipe:
OAA4Sco
SpeTmdcetl IL ounce
Mutton tallow freshly tried).. ounces
-OOcOdnuI OIL ounces
Oil Of sweet almonds. ounces
Tincture of benzOin ............... 1 dram
Olt OF neTOli ....-..-..-.. 70 drops
To incraasa the s,ror.rth, oR ..1,.,.. a..a-
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fairs. 1t would be better to wait until
events bring you together in the social
werld
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To Develob the Bust

Dear Mrs. Symes.
Can YOU tel me what can do to en-
large bust? T1LLAE-
I am giving you the recipe for one OF
the best tonics you could take to enlarge
your bust and at the same time build up
the general system:
DR.. Vaucaire's Remedy for the Bust.
Liquid extract of galega goats
Iacto njbosnbata of lime1S4 grains
Tincture Of fennel ..............-- 10 grains
Simple syrup .....--............. 1S17 ounces
before each neal.
DR.. Vaucaire also advises the drinking
of malt extract during meals.
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Oily Skin and Hair

Dear Mrs Svnes.
should like TO have your advice Since
had a fever a few years ago both NV
skin and hair have been very oily. Ny hair
will seem oily week after It is washed,
it has been washed Could You suggest a
diet that would remedy the trouble In any
way! have known other persons to be
''ExPEcrANr.
You should avoid butter, chocolate,
fatty meats. milk. cream-in fact, all
foods which you know contain oils or
foods that are cooked with quantities OF
grease. II you will follow diet and use
the lotion for which / am giving the
recipe. your skin will soon be in its nor
Lotion for Oily Skin.
Roracic acid d....... dram,
Distilled witch hazel ...-........... 4 ounces
Apply with piece OF old linen or Bit
For the oily condition Of your hair 7
advise you to use daily the lotion made
by the following recipe:
Formula for Oily Hair.
Alcohoi -----------.------.----- z ounces
p MlsSn nazei ..-....-......----------- z ounces ounces
Rub well into the scalp
Recipe Republished !
Dear Mrs Svrnes.
Several weeks ago I saw a recipe for re-
moving dandruff. The preparation was also
out. Would you please publish il again?
a CONSTANT READER
I feel sure that this Is the recipe to
which you refer.
Tincture OF cantharides- I ounce
LIQUID ammonia. dram
tTlycerln - Ounco
Oil OF thyme. me..................-...... u ounce
Rosemary .----.-.---.---.---------- dram
Mix all together with six ounces OF rose
water Rub the scalp thoroughly with the
preparation until the dandrun entirely dis-
appears
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do not see any harm in allowing the
boys to accompany you home.
2. From 1890 to II o'clock is plenty
late enough for any man to stay.
3. The answer to number one will
apply to question number three.
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- WING to the great amount OF mail
received and the limited space

~ WING to the great amount OF mail
received and the limited space
" given this department, it is alb
solutely impossible to answer letters III
the sunday issue following their receipt
The letters must be answered in turn
and this ofttimes requires three or Tour
weeks.
All correspondents who desire an I'M
mediate answer must inclose sen
addressed stamped envelope for reply
Massaging the Face
Dear Mrs Symes.
/. Is it advisable to massage and steam
3. should 1 wash my face with cold or
hot water. and should l use soap?
4. How can / develop my forehead. espe--
cially at the temples; also at the oacA oi
=. no" can SWEET SIXTEEN.
1. 1t is advisable to massage the
face if the right treatment is given.
Wrong treatment can easily do harm
It is not advisable to steam the face,
because by doing so you destroy tne
natural oils of the skin and cause II
to dry out. To soften the skin so that
all dirt and dust may be removed you
may apply cloths wrung out OF not
water.
2. When washing the face you
should have the water at the most
soap is not good for the skin, but a
little of the best quality Is necessary.
8. You cannot change the structure
of your forehead, but you can build
up the flesh by massaging with a good
skin food. The same treatment should
be given to the back of the neck.
4. You can increase your height by
practicing stretching exercises.
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Formula for Oily Hair.
Recipe RepubHshed

Nix all together with SIX ounces o1 rose
water Rub the scalp thoroughly with the
preparation until the dandrun entirely diD-
appears
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