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creamy skins to the use of this. Taken
with the food, or in combination with
grape or orange juice, it is a wonderful
tonic and flesh builder, and, moreover,
1t has a clearing effect on the skin.
A teaspoonful of olive oil before meals
Is the usual dose for adults.
AS a cleanser and whitener, olive oil
holds an important place. For dry skins
or wrinkled faces gentle massage
with it is recommended, and for those
who do not wish to make any special
creams it offers an easy way to good
looks.
Onions are eaten by the Spanish wom-
en-, who attribute their beautiful skins
to the different varieties of this vege-
table, raw or cooked. At all times of
the day the beauties of CASTLE eat the
vegetable and rejoice in 1t. The hint
is given to my American readers. And
just here let me add that all green
vegetables are excellent for the COM
plexion, while fruit, stewed or fresh,
has long been recognized as a friend in
deed.
Try these methods this summer. Ac-
cept the hints from women of other
lands, and with your good American
common sense see what gratifying re-
suits can be obtained
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ADVICE ON SOCIAL CUSTOMS

forces the laws of social custom and
the wishes Of parents and guardians.
She takes the place of mother and
father. and is responsible for her young
friends.
Some things a chaperon must not do.
She must not use her position as an
excuse for having a very good time on
boat or train or in a hotel. while the
young woman under her care is al
lowed to have things her ow way.
The pleasure-seeker is no protection at
all
Picpics, camping parties. weekend
trips or any gatherings of young men
and young women should be chaperoned.
There must be some reliable re-
sponsible person OF mature mind to be
in control. Some one must be present
to advise and to direct the actions Of
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tion Of cloths which have been dipped IN
hot water is effectual Give the skin the
hot bath at night, adding a pinch of
borax to the water If it be hard
Do not forget to dash cold water as a
final bath, in this way contracting the
pores. Apply this lotion if there are
blackheads in the skin. OF course, it
should be used after the cleansing:
o-N--NS .-s- OunCcS
Liquor pota assa a............a $50. - ounce
You have, no doubt. heard of the
beneficial effects of STEPPED herbs?
Camomile tea is the secret of the good
complexion of our English cousin. The
flowers can be purchased in dried form
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Answers to Beauty Queries

n WING to the great amount of mail
received and the limited space
~ given this department. it is alb
solutely impossible to answer letters
in the Sunday issue following their
receipt. The letters must be answered
in turn, and this ofttimes requires
three or four weeks.
All correspondents who desire an
immediate answer must inclose a
self-addressed envelope for reply.
This rule must also be complied with
in regard to personal letters.
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Another arranged a musical program.
Cards and dancing are always popular
forms of amusement.
2. The decorations would be selected
according to the number of years the
couple had been married, for each an
niversary has it's significance The re-
freshments may consist Of dainty sand
wiches. salad, olives. ice cream. cake,
bonbons, nuts and coffee. Personal feel
ing should govern your decision regard
ing the wine.
3. Evening dresses should be worn;
slippers may match costumes II so de-
sired.
4. Invitations should be issued ono or
two weeks before the day Of celebration.
5. The host and hostess should stand
in the drawing room to receive their
guests. II there Is no maid to direct
the guests to the dressing rooms, you
may ask one of the family or an init
mate friend to do this.
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Complexion and Hands

Dear Mrs. SyrneS.
What shall 1 do to keep a good com
plexion? Ny face chaps so easily. How
can keep my hands white and smooth?
ROSE
To prevent your face from becoming
chapped do not use too much soap
when washing it. Be sure TO dry It
thoroughly. because half drying 1t will
cause the skin to chap quicker than
anything else. Before retiring cleanse
the face and then apply a lotion made
or rosewater, giycerfne and benz0ln.
This same lotion should be applied
TO the hands to keep them white and
smooth
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with respect on previous occasions?

with respect on previous occasions?
BETSY. .
1t is always better to allow a young
man to ask permission to call. IT, how
ever you feel that the young man is
somewhat of a stranger in your city,
or mother invite him to your house.
The fact that a young man escorts
you home does not place you under any
obligations to renew his acquaintance.
necessary to accept the young man she
appointed for your escort. If you did
not care, for his company, you could
have dismissed him after you left her
house. / am sure that any true-hearted
American girl would rather walk home
unprotected than to be in the company
OF a man she cannot trust
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I Il Wedding Annivcrsary

Dear Mrs. Adams.
l. Will you tell me the best kind of en-
tertainmept for wedding anniversary in
the evening?
O. Some suggestions on decorating and
refreshments would be helpful. Would 1t
be proper to serve wine?
g. What is the proper dress? II light
dresses are worn. should slippers to match
be worn7
l. Should invitations be sent out. or will
verbal ones do?
5. Should the host and hostess receive
the guests in the drawing room? Also. who
should show the guests to the dressing
rooms? PERPLEXED.
!. The kind of entertainment would
depend largely upon the ages OF the
guests. One couple who celebrated the
wedding anniversary engaged some OF
their friends to give an amateur play.
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Il Perplexing Point
RS Adams

When a man accompanies a girl home
from party to which she went without an
escort, Is It his privilege to ask to be al
Of the girl to ask aim to cali? Is 1t inn
proper for the girl 70 take the Initiative?
mans escort place her under any obligation
10 renew the acquaintance IL she does not
wish to number him among her friends?
hostess for the girl to refuse a mans COM
pany home. even If he had not treated her
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Solutions to Social Problems

Fhen a lady presents her card upon ma king
a caH? Should she continue to use cards
aIter she becomes better. acquainted with
2 After a lady has been called upon bv a
new friend, how long should she wait be-
tore returning call? UNAUTHORIZED.
l. Cards are handed to the servant
who opens the door, If there is no SER
want the card should be left on the
card tray as you are departing. A visit
ing card is never handed to the hostess
Until a close friendship exists the cards
should br used.
2. The return call should be made
on the next reception day of the person
who has made the CALL If she has no
reception day, the call should be made
within two weeks time.
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Ont Walking

i. Is there any harm in 15-year-old girls
noon?
! Is it improper for schoolgirl to re-
ceiye q ring from boy?
3. when two girls are out walking with
a boy where should he walk? CHUMs.
/. Not IL a chaperon accompanies
3 It is very improper for girl to ac-
cept iewelry from a boy Only engaged
couples have this privilege.
g. On the curb side of the pavement,
allowing the girls to walk side by side.
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The Hair

Dear Mrs. SyneS.
What can I do for my hair? II IS thin
and have lot Of dandruff
JOSEPHINE
Once a day apply a few drops of castor
oil TO your scalp. Massage the scalp for
hfteen or twenty minutes and then brush
the hair firmly. This treatment will re-
move the dandruff and increase the
growth Of hair Shampoo the head about
once a month.
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Jeyelry From Men

Dear Mrs. Adams.
l. Is it proper to accept a piece of jew
elry for present from a friend to whom
am not engaged?
q i broke an article which was a gift
from him He offered to have It repaired
Shall ask him for 1t or wait until he
thinks of giving it.back himself?
DOUBTFUL.
1ewelry from a man to whom she Is
not engaged.
2. Wait until he returns the article,
which. by the way, you should have
had repaired yourself.
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Freckle Cure

Dear MIS-. Symes.
1. Will you please publish a harmless
remedy for, freckles?
2 What can 1 do to get rid OF a dou-
Bile chin? Is there anything that will
make my cheeks thinner?
3. Can you give me any prescription
besides the cosmetic paste to whiten my
hands?
4. Is girl Of 1s too old to wear hair
ribbons? INFELICE. Is
l. Here is the recipe for a harmless
cream which, IL applied once day.
will soon remove the freckles:
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Light Eyebrows

Dear Mrs. Symes.
VIII you kindly tell me what I can do
for my eyebrows; they are SO very light
that they can hardly be seen I got an
eyebrow pencil at the drug store. but It
took the hairs out, and I couldn't II
at all. Also tell me what kind OF vaseline
should use for my eyebrows. 1 tried the
yellow but II didn't help any.
What colors would you advise a blonde to
wear? BLONDE
feel quite sure that the eyebrow pen
Gil is not the cause of the hairs falling
out. The brows are probably in need OF
g. tonic. and l advise you to make use
of the recipe / am here giving you. Ap-
ply the ointment to the eyebrows once
dav.
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TO Reduce the Abdomen.

bending the knees and keeping the chest
and shoulders immovable. Contract all
the muscles used IN this exercise and re-
sist.
To Reduce the Abdomen.
In standing position. clasp the hands
over the abdomen. Contract the muscles
of the abdomen and bend at the hips six
times. keeping the muscles well con-
tracted throughout the bending Rest
by taking three deep breaths between
each exercise.
If you viii give close attention to your
hair its growth will soon be increased
Every day massage into the scalp crude
OIL After invigorating the scalp. brush
the hair for ten or fifteen minutes. The
brushing win remove the dust from the
hair and evenly distribute the natural
oil, which gives the hair a pretty and
desirable gloss.
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Blackheads,

Tincture Of green soap p........... ounces
Distilled witch haze. 2 ounces
Let this mixture stay on only few mo-
mentS. then wash of with hot water
II the green soap irritates the skin. as II
sometimes will. use Il every other day
Green soap NAV be purchased at any
drug store II IS not a regular cake
custard-
Open each seed acne with the point or
hne cambric needle. The hardened mass
must be pressed or picked out. The empty
sac OF the gland should then be bathed
with a little toilet vinegar and water or
with very weak solution of-carbolic acid
and water. Steriiize the needle before
using it by dipping into boiling water as
the use OF any instrument unless the skin
as well as the needle IS thoroughlR
cleansed. is always dangerous.
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Recipe Requested

Dear MIS- Svme9.
have been using one OF your remedies
for removing Dimples. and Il has given me
great satisfaction. but they have not All
disappeared yet. and I have lost the recipe
think the name OF it is Fosatti cream.
VIII you kindly publish II for me again
VII YOU also tefs me OF something to
remove scars from the face after the
pimples have disappeared: What causes
pimpleS? ANXIOUS.
Here Is the recipe you desire. I am
glad it has helped you.
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Freckle Cream.

z. To cure double chin, massage daily,
using the following movements: From
point of chin. with open hand press
firmly downward, throwing the head
chin and throat frequently with cold
water.
You can get rid Of some of the flesh
in the. cheeks by massaging with the
pomade for which I am giving the
recipe. For while you should abstain
from all foods that are at all fat-form-
ing, such as cereals. potatoes. corn,
beans etc
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Pomade to Reduce Eat.

3. II you VIII rub powdered oatmeal
or powdered almond meal into your
hands after every time you wash and
dry them they will soon become soft
and white.
T. Not at all: girls of Is and 10 cling
to hair ribbons, and right they are. for
there are years and years to come when
such youthful touches must be dis
carded.
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The blonde who has very little color In
her cheeks should not wear dark and
somber colors. but the owner Of fair
hair and tinted cheeks would do well to
select dull, soft shades as well as black.
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Cocoa Butter

Dear Mrs. Symes
]. Please print recipe for cocoa butter.
:. What will remove blackheads2
PEARL
j. do not have a recipe for cocoa
butter, but you can buy il ready pre-
pared at any drug store
2. The following is very good for re-
moving blackheads:
Green Soap Treatment for
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Recipe Repeated

Dear Mrs. Symes.
There was a recipe in your paper some
time ago for a remedy to cure red nose.
Will you kindly repeat II? SAM j.
I presume this Is the recipe to which
"
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Fosatti Cream Cor Pimples.

To remove the scsrs bathe the face
with lotion made of sixty grains OF
boric acid and eight ounces OF witch
hazel. Pinples cOfne from disordered
blood. due to wrong diet. insufficient air
and to clogged pores. The blood muse
be purified and the skin carefully
cleansed-
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To Reduce the Hips.

Hip-circlirg can be done with good
results in the way of decreasing size IL
the principle OF resistance il employed.
taking standing position. hands on hips.
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To Reduce the Bust

Dear MIS-. SymeS-
Would you kindly tell me how ito re-
duce my bust? A friend Of mine asked
me to find out how to reduce the hips
and abdomen What can T do to Inn
prove the growth of my hair. which Is
light brown? MISS INQUISTTIvE.
do not recommend the reducing of
the bust. for it is not advisable Very
often serious trouble results after such
treatment.
To reduce the hips and abdomen the
following directions should be carried
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Cards and Calling

Dear Mrs. Adams
L VIII you kindly inform me how and
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-26
Lotion for Red Nose.

This lotion should be we'll shaken before
1t is mopped the nose. It max be~used
both morning and evening.
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"ROM women OF other countries
come a few secrets Of the beauti-
ful complexion that 1 am pleased
10 pass on to you. An attractive
skin depends upon proper cleansing and
nourishing, upon careful diet and the
amount Of rest and fresh air that you
get. Remember this when you hearken
TO the beauties OF the nations, and do
not expect good results il the general
state OF health is poor.
A Frenchwoman is very careful to
massage daily her face and arms. After
walk IN the air the skin naturally is
covered with q layer Of fine dust that
tends 10 choke the pores. stop the mill
lions OF little outlets through which
waste matter is poured. and If not re-
moved this VIII interfere with the health
and beauty Of the body
At night the face should be washed in
hot water and cleansed with the follow
ing lotion.
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Net ne INST i've lngredients tOCet1er
beat uutil the mass concretes adding the
benzoin4 drop by drop. during this proc
Extract Of violet or any perfume may
be added r agreeable.
Remember that the motion OF the fin
gers must always be UP and out, and II
wrinkles be marring your face. you
should rub the cream across the lines.
Russia supplies US with the hot bath
idea For opening the pores and cleans
ing the pores oS dirt Cthat means black
heads II allowed to stay). the applica-
New-York tribune., 1910-08-16
ARCHITECTS RAISING FUND
Making Headway in Movement
to Obtain S25O,OOO.

Dom Barber, president OF the Society OF
Beaux Arts Architects, said yesterday re-
garding the movement that had been
started 10 raise fund OF S250.o00 to aid the
educational committee of the society in cul-
tivating and perpetuating the principles
and associations Of the Ecole des Beaux
Arts. in Paris. that $4,000 had been sub
sc-ibedJ recently by persons whose names,
present
Mr. Barbe- Furthermore announced the
scheme Of the executive committee Of the
society 70 raise the remaining S3r0,O00 the
whole amount TO be used in organizing the
work of the society into regular school of
architecture.
The scheme said Mr.. Barber. is to in
vite twenty architects to become founders,
and each TO pay $500 a year for five years.
These architect founders are also each to
obtain one lay founder. who is to agree to
subscribe q, similar amount. We wish TO
show, as architects. that We are willing TO
90 as much the public in raising this en-
6ew1nent fund While these subscriptions
are being secured we are trying to find an
individual or q society 20 give Us sIoo0oo
provided the first 10000 is raised.
We are already making encourag ging
headway. and have promises which make
it fairly reasonable 70 believe that the
whole s2ooco0 viii be subscribed"
Associated with Mr Barber in raising
this fund are Llovd Warren. s B P
Trowbridge, John NJ Carrere. Joseph How
land Hunt, J. y. Phelps Stokes, Ernest
Flagg and T. H. BoswortF. jr.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-16
TRACHEoToMY SAVES WOMAN
Surgeons Cut Windpipe and Make Arti-
fetal Orifce for Breathing.

ACCiden- ally rupturing q number Of the
smaller blood vessels in her throat bv fall
ing against z chair in her home. Nc 217
East sd street. last evening. Mrs Eliza
Standing soon began TO experience great
difficulty in breathing. which rapidly IN
creased to the choking point with the ex-
travasation OF the blood DR.. Reid. Of
Flower Hospital. and Dr. Frederick
Schmidt. of No. 222 East SD street. saw that
the only chan2e Of saving her life was to
cut the vindpipe and provide an artificial
orifice for the entrance OF air into the lungs.
The operation. known as traCheotorny,
was attempted in the house. but because of
the condition Of the ruptured blood vessels
the surgeons We're obliged to suspend their
work after making an incision and prepare
for the immediate removal Of Mrs. Standing
to Flower Hospital.
When the attempt to carry her out on a
litter was made. IL was found that the turn
in the ground floor hall would not permit
of the passage A grating was then taken
out Of one OF the basement windows and
the litter was lifted through the opening.
As soon a they had reached Flower Hos
pital with their patient the surgeons placed
her on the operating table and continued
the operation. At its completion she was
pronounced danger
New-York tribune., 1910-08-16
FIVE ASTRONOMERS ARRIVE
Minnetonka Also Brings Animals.
Motor Boats and Milk.

The Atlantic Transport liner Mi1nesohHa
arrived here yesterday from London WIN
milk. cattle wild animals. motor boats anu
astronomers Incidentally she had large
cabin passenger complement II vas saio
when the big liner docked yesterday thaL
she had the best nurtured crew on the
Atlantic as all had partaken daily Of fresh
milk that flowed more freely aboard than
the fresh water from the distiIiing tanks.
Part Of the steamships animal cargo se-
tween decks consisted Of some eighty COWS
These cows had 90 be MIXED daily. hence
the abundance of milk which fattened pas
sengers and crew during the passage Of
nine DAYS.
Among the passengers were fve BRUSH
astronomers. who come here to attend the
trienniaI meeting of the international
Union for solar Research, which - 90 oe
held at the Carnegie Observatory. az Mount
Washington. near Pasadena. Cal. from Au-
gust % to September s.
The party consisted OF Professor r w
Dyson, OF Edinburgh University Sir Jo-
seph I-armor. professor OF mathematics anu
astronomy at Oxford; Professor H. r
NewaH OF Cambridge; Professor r. H.
Turner. of Oxford. and Major E r. HIS
The astronomers will make a brief visit
ct Boston and viii spend day at the
Lowell Observatory az Flagstaff, ATfz-
New-York tribune., 1910-08-16
OBITUARY NOTES.

THEODORE \. SWITZ, formerly assist
ant general manager of the Minneapolis
ST. Paul q Sault Ste. Marie Railroad and
later holding official places with the Great
Northern and the Baltimore & Ohio rail
roads, is dead at East Orange, \. j. He
leaves a wife and three sons.
MRS. SARAH l. GLEASON. of Chicago.
philanthropist who annually spent the
greater part of a large income for the
benefit of Adventists and their missions.
died in Utica, y. Y, of apople1y yesterday
while on a visit. She was eighty-four
years old.
THOMAS A. ALEXANDER. died Sunday
at his home No. SOB Clinton avenue.
Brooklyn, after an Illness of d few days.
He was the manager of a department for
the Yale & Towne Company, manufaCtur-
ers of hardware at No. Murray street.
He was born in Philadelphia forty-five
years ago A widow and daughter survive
him The burial will be in Germantown
Penn, tomorrow.
MISS NELLA WHIPPLE, founder of the
Dorothy Dix Hall, in Boston. died at the
Thousand Islands. y. Y, last night. She
viii 10 buried at Wellesley, Mass. on
Wednesday afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-16
BATTLESHIPS AT NEWPORT
Officers and Men of Fleet viii Be
Entertained for a Week.
rBv Telegraph to The Tribune

Newport. r. T.. Aug 15--True 10 his prom
ise, Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder brought
the Atlantic fleet into Newport at just 10
O. clock this morning. There were fourteen
battleships and six smaller vessels. They
entered the bay in single column. keeping
equally. distant from each other and max
ing about twelve knots.
The flagship Connecticut, flying the flag
of the commander in chief led and others
in the fleet were the battleShips Nebraska,
Rhode Island. Mississippi. Minnesota, Fir-
ginia. South Carolina Georgia. Louisiana,
Kansas Michigan. New Hampshire and
Idaho. The auxilaries in the fleet were the
hospital ship Solace, the tender Yankton.
the supply ship Celtic the collier Vulcan
and the repair ships Panther and Petapsco-
Newport was handsomely decorated in
honor OF the fleet The business section
was hung with flags and bunting and this
evening Thames street and Broadway are
a blaze of electric lights in red. white and
blue. Thames street is arcned with strands
of lights from one end to the other and IL
presents d brilliant spectacle.
round of entertainments for the officers
will begin tomorrow. They will be enter
tanned at reception AMI dance TO be given
bv the officers of the Narragansett Bay
Naval Station, commanded by Rear Ad-
miraI Raymond Perry Rodgers This viii
take place at the naval training station.
Tomorrow afternoon Mrs. Charles F. Hoh-
man will have a luncheon for Admiral
Schroeder and his officers In the after
noon and evening Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs
win entertain the men Of the fleet at Free
body Park.
Thirty-slX hundred sailors were turned
loose on the city Tonight. a squad of
dftv-six men under Lieutenant Commander
McAdam will assist the police in maintain
ing order.
There was no special programme arranged
for to-day. but during the afternoon Act
ing Mayor William Shepley and city Clerk
Frank Fullerton made unofficial cali
Rear Admiral Schroeder aboard the fas-
shin Connecticut
The Mayor win make his official call
" Wadnesday Later in the day Admiral
Schroeder viii return the call. and he will
then he escorted 10 the circus ground.
where the first of the big ciambakes which
are to be a feature of the visit of the fleet.