Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-09
HEALTH AND BEAUTY.

If you want to take quinine, and are
bilious, wait until you have cleansed
| the liver by a good saline. Bile selZeS
on quinine and does not part with 1t
| readily.
When collodion is brushed over the
skin it forms a film. This film will
not stand the action of water If one
washes, it begins to crack and peel;
and in this way it has sometimes been
| mistaken for peeling skin. Collodion
is an excellent thing with which to
cover slight wounds and grazes; but
when it has been applied it should be
left untouched until it begins to come
| away.
LuterlcsS hair which is excessively
oily may be frightened if washing soda
is added to the first wash water.
Washing soda is not baking soda and
one heaping teaspoonful should be put
into one quart of warm water. To this
add CASTLE soap. Have the preparation
warm when it is rubbed through the
hair. Use warm water the second
time, reducing it to cold. Use warm
towels to dry the hair and avoid arti-
| fetal heat, for that deadens the gloss.
There are hundreds of good ONT
chapred lips and hands, yet nothing is
more beneficial than pure mutton tai
low, when properly prepared Get the
,lnrendered tallow, wash 1t carefully,
and place it in pan with some water
Cook it very slowly in the oven. While
it is In melted form, add a pinch of
alum. This keeps it from growing
| rancid. Wher the grease is ready to
into ,n,,
double thickness of cheesecloth. The
odor may be killed by adding perfume
Some put a stick of cinnamon in the
hot grease while it is in the oven.
White wax may be melted with the
| tal,ow, half and half
A drop of almond oil, warmed put
| on the eyebrows with a fine brush, will
| make them more lustrous and general
| ly look better This may be done dur
| ing the day, and there will be no APP
pearance of grcasiness, by warming
| the oil. thus thinning it, so small
| quantity works better than a larger
one. h .
| A veil of plain sauze or net does not
appear to injure the eye and is val
liable protection against wind and dust
| but the patterned and spotted wells
CerJdlnII
trying. and should be sacrificed by
those who value the well-being of their
eyes Neither should the veil be al
| lowed to come close to the eye, as this
induces strain.
There is no shampoo better than that
of egg. 1t gives life and gloss to the
hair and cleanses it and the scalp per-
fectly. The water must be quite warm
or J,>s
however. Break six or eight eggs in
bowl. stirring only enough to mix; do
not beat them at all. Pour a little on
your hair, rubbing in we'll; wash out
| and Put on more, continuing until you
have used all the eggs, using all the |
water necessary to get out the egg.
NEWS OF THE SHOPS.
Many of the sweaters shown are
double-brea Sted
y new veil is shown woven of silk as
| fine as cobwct.
Dangling jet tassels are seen in some
of the dressy shoes
Chiffon waists made over Persian
| silks are shown in one shop.
chiffon broadcloth in remnant
lengths is shown at so cents a ward.
One can get remnant lengths Of pref
| ~ silks at 80, IS and IS cents a ward
just now
More ribbons are to be had in all /
| colors and shades and are said to be
the most used
sterling silver safety pin holder is |
furnished with three arms, or branch |
es' over which pins are hung.
Artificial roses upon house gowns |
nave been revived. Some are OF satin |
IN real colnrs; others of gold and silver. |
A pretty night gown of fine white |
lawn with lace trimmings is to be had |
for 81 Is in the white sales now in prog |
ress.
Cut glass now comes in the shape of |
glove boxes. jewel cases and all sorts
of trays and bowls for the toilet table. |
Lorgnettes of silver and gold are
giving way to those of tortoise shell. |
with the owners monogram cleverly
inlaid with Silver
The owl head is featured in the new
Paris hatpins. These heads are rich
in iridescent cojoring and are really
quite attractive
Another novelty is small sterling
silver receptacle divided into three |
compartments, one to contain wire
hairrins, the second shell hairpins and
inc third safety pins. This is an eX-
ceedingly handy little article.
tiat bottles, less than half an inch
aeep ana htted with silver tops. are
'he latest pieces to add to a travelling
case. Their shapes permit one to car
~ many useful articles that ofttimes
are ie'e at nome, because ordinary bot
LIES are 100 cumbersome Even the
INK Wen IS made in this shape and can
DE carried without danger of it's con-
tents running other articles.
Gertrude E. Curtis, of Bradford, Pa. is
the first colored woman dentist. She |
passed the final examination in the Col