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The San Francisco call., 1910-01-16

<fH RETTY eyebrows are a gift
which Mother Nature is chary
of bestowing,' remarked the
April Grandmother, as she watched
group of girls selecting hats at
moro Importance, for the growth OF
hair above the eyes not only greatly
protects those organs, but 1t lends ex-
preston to the entire face. A set OF
features may be ever so regular and
complexion fiawless but IL the brows
ere thin or colorless the countenance
will look as characterless as does an
unpainted house.
Thin brows are due to various
causes" explained the April Grand
mother, "but most frequently to q dry
state of the cuticle directly beneath
the hirsute arches-a condition which
usually is betrayed by an accumula-
tion of tiny white scales resembling
dandruff. The best way to get rid of
these scales is 10 gently massage tho
brows with sweet or olive oil. allow
ing the lotion to remain on for several
hours. so that by sinking into the
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PRACTICAL TALKS BY THE
APRIL GRANDMOTHER

ture run down into the eyes. If the
cutfcle beneath the eyebrows is in a
healthy condition the hairs will ulti-
mately attain uniform thickness. al
though while cultivating this partic-
ular beauty point 1t may prove con-
soling to reflect that Rome was not
built in a day On the other hand,
the beauty of a face is sometimes
spoiled by heavy brows, whose inner
points, almost meeting across the top
of the nose, form a perpetual seowl.
AS no girl wishes to be considered i'll
tempered, one so afflicted would best
consult specialist who will first thin
and then shape the brows into the lines
best suited to her features
Eyebrows that are several shades
lighter than the hair on the head are
trial likely to chasten the spirit of
their possessor," continued the April
Grandmother. 'It is quite possible
however, to gradually darken such
brows by applications of vaseIine. but
as any sort of dye lends to the face
an artificial and vulgar appearance, it
goes without saying that no young
woman of refinement would dream of
using one.
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Box for Nose Powder

Another attractive addition to the
toilet set is a tiny brocade covered box
for nose powder. It is a lamentable
a touch OF powder on the end of the
nose is a necessity for almost every
one. young or old. unless. of course, it
is possible to rise sufficiently. above
personal appearance to be oblivious.
or at any rate regardless of whether
the cheeks and the nose shall be rose
colored. There may be some such rare
being, of course, but the average femi-
niue soul realizes keenly how sadly
unbecoming is a scarlet nasal append
age, and is willing to do all in her
power to obviate such a catastrophe.
Small boxes of nose powder and tiny
puff are now quite generally carried
about and are always to be seen on
every toilet shelf. All articles on this
shelf must be made to look as attract
i've as possible, and the array of soap
boxes, cold cream jars. tooth powder
silver cases is most effective. The
little box of nose powder on this shelf
is covered first with a pretty bit of silk
or brocade of a shade to harmonize
with the color scheme of the room. is
then bound in dull gold braid or gold
lace. while in the center of the cover
of the box is placed a pretty colored
French print in a frame of the same
gold lace or ribbon. Such a tiny box is
more difficult to cover than the larger
cases, but it is a charmingly dainty it,
tie thing when done.
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Combination Clothes Brush

An ingenious device for the traveller
is clothes brush, with coat hanger
attached. To keep jacket or cloak
free from wrinkles it must of neces-
sity be kept upon coat hanger when
not actually worn, and to keep it look
ing smart it must of necessity be regu-
larly and thoroughly brushed. Even
the most cieverly fashioned folding
and so called travelling coat hangers.
however, take UP a most inconvenient
amount of space in a trunk or valise.
and clothes brush attached at the
center will make little if any differ
ence.
If the hanger is of wood the brush
can be nailed to it, but If of metal.
then the brush must be tied firmly in
the center. If the hanger is bound with
ribbon and the handle of the brush
covered in the same way. this combi-
nation clothes brush and hanger will
serve the double purpose of being both
useful and ornamental.
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roots of the hairs 1t may lubricate and
nourish them.
where no indication of dandruff ex-
lists q scanty growth OF hair above
the eyes may be due to lack of blood
circulation at that point. To correct
this condition briskly brush the brows
daily with a clean, rather stiff little
brush kept solely for that purpose.
The same treatment is excellent for
healthy brows which naturally are
thin. The regular brushing will ac-
celerate the action of the roots, and
If followed by an application OF cocoa
butter or lanolin the original growth
will gradually thicken into distinctly
marked brows.
1.-THE trouble with many pairs of
eyebrows is that they are thin in spots.
as though Mother Nature had been ex-
perimenting as an impressionist art
ist. One of the best means of repair
ing such defects is to paint over the
bald places with a fine camers hair
brush soaked with sweet oil or lano-
lin. being careful not to let the mix
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Opera Bags of Gold Cloth

the bag itself, or it may be of a col
ored satin which will harmonize with
the opera coat or evening gown with
which the bag is carried. When the
drawing strings have been inserted
wide ruche. of gold or silver metal lace
softened by an inner ruching of some
fairly good thread lace finishes the top
of the bag. A dull gold braid or metal
lace is next put on, bordering the bag
all around and hiding the Jennings. and
at the end is sewed a two or three inch
gold fringe. One large gold rose, or
silver, as the case may be, placed on
one side will give a still more finished
and more professional look to this bag.
There is no limit to the possibilities
for elaboration on an opera bag. A
dainty French print In little frame OF
small pearl beads will show up attract
lively on one side against the gold back
ground. Or instead of the print mir
ror is both useful and ornamental.
Somewhere on or in an opera bag there
must be a bit Of looking glass. If not
on one side, then on the bottom of the
bag. But If it is found difficult to at
tach a mirror to the bag itself, then a
tiny leather or paper bound mirror
must be bought and covered with bro
cade or gold cloth or gilded before slip
ping into the bag.
For a brocade bag silk braid and
fringe may be used instead of gold or
silver for tassels. Cord and fringe can
now be procured in every shade desired
and in the best quality of texture. Rib
bon work embroidery is once more
greatly in vogue. but not every girl is
capable OF this exquisite work Instead
of this embroidery worked directly
upon the material astonishingly good
effect can be obtained with wreaths
and festoons formed of tiny ribbons
and silk flowers that can be bought by
the yard and appliQued on in any de-
sign desired.
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...F0R...
MISSES

made them pay for that litter. Such
tricks. such progress, putting all
others to shame! Such frocks as she
afterward wore to their envy and de-
-spair. Such wild escapades. such un-
heard of indulgence upon the part Of
Miss NJ!
You see" eIucidates the girl on
the bed. Father was becoming a
power politically. And then we came
here. into this palace Of a home-and
then came Tom"
yes" said the girl in the chair.
breathlessly.
"oh. it was such fun Tom is Irish,
too, of course. but he had been to col
lege and the boys had not. and he
carried cane and wore a froek coat
every afternoon and dress suit every
night. and the boys only wore them
when they had to. and so they called
him 'softie.' And one day they told
him straight out he could not have
me. And Tom stood up and offered TO
beat any one at his best game. And
he did it. John came UP pretty glum
after two hours at billiards: Michael
fell off a horse that Tom rode. and
as for Bart-weIl, Bart has given up
boasting about wrestling since Tom
practiced some Harvard tricks upon
him. After that they brought him in
and gave him to me. And father never
said a word except that 1t was about
time he had a lawyer in the family.
and mother sent it to all the papers
She stops abruptly. The girl in the
chair is silent. Her face is hidden IN
her two hands. Only the tips of her
pink ears are visible. The girl on
the bed descends and falls on her
knees before the dropping figure.
''And what is the matter, Bertha? %
Gently she draws the hands away from
a flushed countenance. The girl in
the chair is very pretty, not with the
bright, challenging beauty OF her COM
panion, but with a subdued, dimpled
lovelness OF her own. She struggles
bravely for a moment, then two big
tears roll down her pink cheeks. Her
companion looks at her in wonder as
she resoluteIy dries her eyes and en-
deavors to regain her composure.
Then she seats herself on the broad
arm Of the chair. gathers the pretty
head on her arms and gently strokes
the soft brown hair.
Tell me-" she says.
1T isn't bit like your story" fall
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The Bridesmaid and Her Doll

~ RIDES Of the moment nave new
h fad for their gifts to bridesmaids
and maids OF honor. Jeweled pins,
rings and vanity cases have gone out Of
style and the very newest wrinkle in
gifts is a doll. This sounds rather
childish but 1t really is much more
sensible than the majority of fads.
The dolls are quite as expensive as
the jeweIed gifts A set dressed for a
recent wedding party which boasted
eight bridesmaids and two matrons Of
honor cost $50 each. They were i'm
ported for the occasion, having been
bought in Paris. Instead of dolls with
youthful figures brides dolls arc mod
eled after the fashionable feminine
contour and the faces are quite grown
up to harmonic with the gowns which
are the feature of the novelty.
Wedding dolls are dressed exactly
like the bridesmaids and matrons of
honor II there is any difference in the
color Of the gowns then the brides
maids dresses are copied in the slight
est detail. The gowns are cut after
the larger models; they are made OF the
same materials, with the same trim
mings. Even the hats are reproduced
in miniature. Down TO gloves, stock
ings and slippers the dolls are a per-
feet little reproductions of the brides
maids.
They are meant to be kept for years
and years as q souvenir of the day and
q little reminder of the present vogue.
Photographs are not altogether salts
factory as a keepsake. and so the doll
is used for this purpose.
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New Use for Thimble

Z CLEVER young girl, who is full
n of ingenuity. has hit on a novel
use for her thimble- She slips IL on
the end of brass rod when she wishes
to put the rod through the heading of
lace or muslin curtain Every one OF
any experience with little sash cur
tains. or even longer ones which are
run on a rod. knows that it is most
bothersOme to get the rod smoothly
through. for the brass is apt to have a
slight roughness from being cut, and
usually catches in an annoying man
ner. Slip a thimble over the end how
ever. and it works like a charm, as
any girl will agree who tries it.
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IT TOGETHER the most attractive
"A OF the opera bags of this winter
are those fashioned from cloth of
gold and cloth of silver. Lined with q
gold coIored satin or silk and trimmed
with gold lace, gold fringe and gold
cord and perhaps further adorned with
a large gold rose or floral wreath, a
bag of this material is wonderfully ef-
fective
opera bags nowadays are made in
all conceivable sizes and shapes, some
being large enough to hold purse,
gloves, handkerchief, vanity box and
several other such necessities" of life,
besides the glasses, while others again
are much smaller affairs, in which the
glasses and perhaps powder box will
Just at. Some are square, some are
oblong, sore are round in shape-the
maker is left free to carry out her
fancy-and in nine cases out of ten the
size and shape of the bag are dependent
wholly upon the size and shape of a
bit Of material brought to light in the
scrap box or discovered on a bargain
counter
The clever sewer seldom has to buy
all new materials for any piece of work
she undertakes, and in the art Of sew
ing the faculty of utilizing only what
is directly at hand is by no means a
minor part 1t is easier, for example,
10 make bag from a straight piece
Of ribbon or silk. but it is quite pos
sible to obtain as good an effect by
joining on three sides two twin pieces,
the bottom seams being disguised by a
gold or silzen cord or a ruching of gold
or thread lace.
The gold bags can be formed of gold
tissue ribbons just as well as from
cloth of gold by the yard. A piece Of
the ribbon is first lined with silk, satin
or ribbon OF equal width and length.
This lining may be either of deep yell
low or gray silk to tone exactly with
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family not to be serious.
The girl in the chair leans forward
eagerly. Tell me all about the tene-
ment," she begs Again the girl on
the bed laughs.
"'Tis wonderful story" she begins,
in the brogue she loves to initiate,
but I'm fearing twill tire We. No?
Then here it is: In ireland lived a
farmer by the name of-o'Toole-
twill do as well as any other. Poor
Yes. in silver and gold and pigs and
cattle and all that counted for the
wealth of the country but rich in
health and happiness and laughter.
But loving the daughter of a farmer far
better off in this worlds goods than
he and lacking the necessary pigs and
cows to propitiate her father and so
win the lady, he induced her to leave
her home by night and to flee with
him to the new world. Twas a mean
little home they first found, and the
children came fast-four of them. three
sturdy sons and then I. And all this
time my father was following a lucra-
tive rofession-though he knew it not.
/ am almost afraid, despite our years
of friendship, Bertha, to tell you what
that profession was"-here the blue
gray eyes grow merry-"he was driving
an ash cart"
The figure in the chair utters faint
"Ohr' and the girl on the bed giggles
delightedly.
"An ash cart" she repeats, with en-
phasis Now you may not know, Ber-
tha, that ashes have uses. They fill
up waste land and are factors in build
ing roads So my father reasoned that
by dumping his ashes into the road
bed of a contractor he shortened his
journey, as the road was nearer than
the city dump. finished his work
sooner and cleared nice profit for
each load. BY shortening his journey
he could cart twice as much ashes, so
that money became plentiful in the
home of oToole.
'grhen after a while my father rea-
soned that he might as well contract
Tor n1mSelI. DO he Dlu 1OI a COlitA az y
hired men to cart his ashes and built
his own roads"
But" interrupted the figure in the
chair, didn't the city ,care?"
why should it? The ashes went
the lowest bidder got the contract
So long as the ashes went why should
any one care? 1t was a great day
for US when father got that first con-
tract Mother marched me off to school
do you remember the day Gamer
The girl in the chair mods Both
girls are silent. Both are picturing a
shabby, blue eyed, wide mouthed girl
of IL entering the class room of Miss
Ms select school. Both remember
the litter that ran around the room
at the sight of the Ill dressed, figure
and at least one remembers how she
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-16
Things That Can Be Made From Odds
and Ends of Ribbon and Silk

NV I9AT girl could bear to give or
w throw away the ribbons which tie
up the bouquets sent to her on
such great occasions as a football game
a college dance or her own school COM
mencements? Yet it must be acknowl-
edged that these ribbons, accumulat-
ing so. rapidly year by year, do become
somewhat OF problem when after her
debut closet shelves are half given over
to boxes of nothing more useful than
odd lengths never worn, never to be
used, but kept through all time just
for sentiments sake
But, indeed, they should be treas
ured, every one of these ribbons, which
has each its own little story of some
happy event. They should not. how
ever, be slowed away out of sight
never to see the light of day, and the
boxes opened only when a new piece
is added. Quite wonderful things can
be made from stray scraps of ribbon
and silk, and from the very first rib
bon which she receives a girl should
start in to collect with the intention
of some day being able to make either
a sofa cushion. couch cover, q rug
or pair of portieres. If she has suf-
ficient patience pair of silken por-
there's is we'll worth waiting for, but
even small couch cover. made every
bit of it from odd lengths of silk
and ribbon, each bit of which has a
story of its own. is a choice posses
sion.
To prepare the ribbon for the weaver
is very simple. and in practically every
town in the union there can be found
a carpet maker who will weave the
strips of ribbon into a portiere or rug
of whatever length and width desired
and woven with warp OF red. green,
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-16
LL,hdt q UOmdn Can Do LL'ithOut
and Be Happy

st was in a place where several women
of various sorts were gathered to-
gether and there happened to be a
little time to spare from the practical
business of life, so the argumentative
member of the group seized upon the
occasion to demand. What can woman
do without and be happy?"
First of all, she can do without votes"
said the anti-suffragist promptly.
"She can't" said the sufrragist hotly.
"but she can do without a husband and
be happy"
'T suppose that some women could do
without clothes and be happy" said the
frivolous member of the group. tenta-
lively.
well. to some extent unusual women
can" agreed the woman of experience.
For instance. there are Mary Garden
and Isadora Duncan"
The ingenue was looking dreamiIy
out of the window. "Ah," she sighed,
"a woman can do without everything
but love and be happy"
There we are. back to the husband
again." said the woman of experience.
"Oh, no. said the ingenue. there are
other kinds Of love. you know. mean
one can't be happy without the love OF
ones friends and family. 1 haven't any
husband, and yet I'm perfectly happy"
Yes. but you really have a husband,
and very perfect one, in the future
somewhere" said the woman of expe-
rience. "and his existence has lot to
do with making you happy. even IL you
haven't made his acquaintance"
The happily married young woman
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was thinking it over very seriously.
'It may not sound romantic" she
finally declared. "but believe that a
happy. I should say that the only thing
she can't do without is health Nobody
with bad case OF indigestion. for in
stance. is happy. and II people are per-
fectly healthy you'll usually find that
they can get considerable enjoyment
out OF. life, whether anybody loves
them or not"
Yes said the frivolous person. IT
agree with you that a woman can do
without love and be happy. and think
It IS even possible for a woman to do
without health and be happy. but
there's one thing you've got to have.
and it's-what is 1t you call those
things that lunatics have9'
II suppose you mean delusions or il
lusions." said the suffragist somewhat
scornfuuy.
That's it," said the frivolous person
'Tf you have enough OF those you can
do without good looks. youth. clever
ness. money, good clothes. admiration.
society, friendship and even less. I've
seen women who have had 'en and who
haven't had anything else, and they've
been perfectly happy"
The ingenue was looking in the die
tionary to discover the difference be-
tween delusion and illusion. and she
read aloud: "Illusion-Deesptive ap-
81
cate fabric used for ladies' dresses"
There said the woman Of expert.
ence, you were right. my dear; even
the dictionary admits IT."
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pink, blue or yellow, whichever 1t is
thought will harmonize best with the va
ried tones of the ribbons or which will
help to bring the ribbons into harmony
with the color scheme of the room in
which the portiere is to hang.
The carpet maker will designate just
how many pounds or yards in all of
silk are needed to make up what is
wanted, for all he is given are the
great balls of silk. These balls are
formed by joining together piece after
piece of ribbon, each strip an inch in
width. the ends dovetailed together.
Each piece of ribbon is cut into two
inch strips, the rough edges being
turned in and sewed so there shall be
no fraying. This can be done by ma
chine. but if each ribbon is added when
acquired it will be but the work of
moment to run seam down the CEN
ter of each piece and dovetail the end
together and to the last piece.
AS the ribbons which are used to tie
up bouquets are almost invariably of
soft, pretty coloring, with an occasional
dull green or a vivid red, for American
beauty roses, the blending of the DIFF
ferent pieces is sure to be attractive.
Often. too, strips OF a favorite gown
which has seen many especially jolly
times can be woven in among the rib
bons The silk of the dress may have
become too shabby for further wear,
but still be quite strong in parts. Some
girls have embroidered the date of the
day and year on each ribbon when it
was added to the ball. so that when
the time has finally come for it to be
made up there will be no danger OF
forgetting of just what bit of fun each
special piece OF ribbon is souvenir.
A younger sister, who wants to be
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-16
Whistling Girls Breathe Cor
rectly

<tN ONT whistle. pfease." begged the
lgirl who prided herself on not
having nerves. but confessed to a
often came unthinkingly from her sis
ters lips.
But I like to whistle" demonstrated
the other girl, "and besides it shows I
am not victim of that dreaded all
ment. neurasthenia. Now, you couldn't
for the life of you stand up straight
and whistle a merry tune. I'll bet
anything you can not even get an imi-
tation of whistle from your lips"
And she couldn't Both tried it and
found that only the whistler was free
from the symptoms of neurasthenia, as
given not long ago by a noted physi-
clan. who said women who can stand
erect. head held up and. eyes closed and
then whistle are perfectly normaIg so
far as their nerves are concerned.
And the whistling girl went on to
explain what an excellent physical ex-
ercise the annoying habit is.
You learn to breathe properly when
you whistle she said. "and you acquire
a control of the breath that nothing
else except singing will give You learn
TO breathe deeply, filing the very low
est sections of the lungs. and you learn
the trick of nasal breathing. which is
something American girls have not
learned as thoroughly as they should.
There is all the difference in the
world in the way you breathe. Watch
yourself some time when you have not
been trying to follow set of rules.
and if you are not a proper breather