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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15
Women MayLook Younger

~ necessity exists for a woman
looking old If she will begin in
time to take care of her complex
~ ion. The first requisite is to sit
before her mirror and study her
self thoroughly. The mirror must give a
very clear reflection and must not fiatter.
This study will bring out the defects
If there are any. Study the lines, the
color. style and expression for sometime
and allow no detail. no matter how In
significant, to escape you. One OF the
main factors in looking younger is to
initiate the young. and even the hats
woman wears will often make her look
years younger than the style she has
chosen heretofore. Another particular is
the adjustment Of the headgear.
Set the hat well of the face, leaving
the forehead and some of the hair ex-
posed and poised in a rather coquettish
manner sidewise or aslant. II the hat is
slipped down over the wearer's head it is
apt to make her look much older and she
will lose the youthful expression.
The neckpiece opened at the throat
often gives a youthful appearance. The
most telltale sign Of age is the COM
plexion. for enlarged pores, dry or oily
skin show age. The greatest enemy of
women is wrinkles. The latter are to be
expected after the age of go is reached.
but previous to that age they should
never appear on any womans face. In
almost all instances they are due to in
attention to the skin and quite often they
are due to force of habit. The use of
a good skin food should be taken up in
case the wrinkles threaten, and when
they are caused by habit the only course
to pursue is to break oneself of the
habit of frowning and scowling before
the wrinkles have taken root too deeply.
With some women the figure seems to
have become too portly and stout for
rejuvenation, but plenty of good exercise
will remedy this fault, although the
treatment must be gradual and slow. The
former slenderness can be restored by
good exercises at home each day, and
in case one is too thin the exercises can
be worked in the opposite way
For women past the age of 20 extreme
neatness is a most essential thing to
consider. The dress should be perfect
in every respect and entirely free from
all negligence, no matter how slight
What is pardonable in a young girl is
not so in a matronly woman and can
be Judged as an almost capital offense.
When woman gets up in age her hands
often show tendency to become quite
thin, dark and yellow about to wrists and
to show many large veins in network
One of the best remedies for this is
to soak the hands in hot water for
few minutes, then place them in bowl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

the estimable Flo.
Il do hope" spoke up Flo's weIl-trained
wife set the example. II do hope, just
wed. you've had no trouble at the bank
that is worrying Blossom
And then Mr.. J. cut loose.
Now, see here, all of you,' he ex-
claimed, 1--WE stood about all of this 1
intend to stand. I'll settle this little but
insky party right here and now!''
He grabbed the phone book and turned
to the ..Thompsons." After a diligent
search and the securing of several wrong
numbers he finally got the right Thomp-
son at the other end of the wire.
In his most courteous manner he ex-
pressed regret at not having been with
Mrs. J. when they met him (Thompson,
down town in the morning, and said that
he had called up to ask Thompson to
come and see them any evening the COM
ing week. Then he added:
Say, old man, my wife tells me you
said you saw me at the Variety Theater
a week ago. No, no; she doesn't mind
Nothing like that. Just wanted to know
when it was and how l could have missed
seeing you? What? You didn't see me?
No? 1t was my sister-in-law's husband
Flo's husband Well, well. Mrs just
wed must have misunderstood you this
morning. / imagine so. Come up, soon,
old man. You're always welcome Good
by"
Mr.. ]. jammed up the receiver and
wheeled around.
There. Now. what have you got to
say?"
For once in her life Aunt Amelia was
unable to say anything.
Mrs. Justwed was lowering between tears
and effusions of joy.
As for Flo's husband-why, Flo.s hus-
band looked like the prisoners must have
looked at the old Spanish Inquisition
when they were given their first sight of
the gentle, soothing rack. He couldn't
even deny the charge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15
When Mi1adi Calls.

I'VE HEN the woman goes a-calling one
~ of the first points is to choose the
~ time of day for the calls when she
NAV be reasonably expected by her host
ess. For example no woman should make
a call before breakfast, and in the cities
in the East the calls are usually paid
between and in the afternoon In
the warmer climates they are made later
in the day in the summer, but any time
in the afternoon may be selected In the
winter or autumn.
Really formal calls are nowhere paid
on Sundays or in the evening of any day
in the week At these times only init
mate friends are expected and neighbor-
hood calls are sometimes paid in the
evening because it is at that time that
both the husband and wife are likely to
be at home.
Afternoon calls are usually paid by
women alone. A young girl going to call
on a married woman can use one Of her
own cards and usually one of her moth
er's and two of her fathers. A married
woman calling a married woman will
use one of her cards and two Of her
husbands. This is because a woman
calls only on a woman, but the man is
expected to call on both the host and
hostess. If the hostess is found enter
tanning other company it is best to greet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15
Mr.. JustlDed Tells the Truth

- o say that Mr.. Justwed was sur
prised when the storm-cloud of
Mrs. Us wrath broke over his head
w. is putting it mildly-especially since
it came upon him when he least
deserved it.
1t was much later than usual when
Homer-dear' came home from the bank
that afternoon. He found Blossom wait
ing for him-but not with the customary
CHEEKY smile of welcome Indeed, for all
the evidence she gave of being aware of
his presence Mr.. ]. might just as well
have remained at the bank. She scarcely
looked up from her sewing as he entered.
Homer-dear drew up chair beside her
and opened the evening paper leisurely.
And what has my little wife been
doing all day?' he inquired quite senti-
mentally.
After an ominous pause Mrs. ]. re-
Piled insinuatingly:
'And what has my husband been doing
this afternoonf'
Mr.. J. was startled. He scanned Mrs.
Us countenance inquisitively.
''Oh, nothing much" he answered nom
chalantly. Nothing outside of the or
binary dull routine Had to strike trial
balance unexpectedly, so l was detained
almost hour"
Mrs. J. looked up quickly, hesitated,
and then laid aside her sewing decis-
lively
Homer" she said in positive tones,
Il want to ask you question and |
want you to answer it honestly"
Homer-dear sat up.
We'll" he agreed. with dignity, Il
will Fire away-but l resent the i'm
plication that l have not always
swered your questions truthfully. What
is it?''
"Were-were you at that horrid bur
lesque theater this afternoon?'
Homor-dpor throw hnoE his hnad and
roared. Whereupon Mrs. J. became all
the more perturbed and suspicious.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15
FOR sCHOOLCHILDREN.

Portable, the lining adding to the beauty.
In the strip of Powered ribbon, 1871
inches long, two small tucks are run
just above the selvage at one end this
end being taken and bound to the sole
over the toe and extended down an equal
distance on each side. The tuck threads
are then drawn in almost imperceptibly
to give a shape over the toes
Hem the cut ends of the ribbon neatly
and the upper part is then drawn into a
pretty rosette and the thread securely
fastened The result is as pretty a little
mule as could be imagined. All around
the slipper sole is bound a piece of silk
cord the same color as the lining, in
order that any large stitches where the
ribbon toe is attached to the leather sole
may be hidden from the eye. There are
varieties of colors to choose from in maxi
ing the slippers, and the girl can make
her own selection, either pink, blue. vel
low, green, white or whatever shade is
desired
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

and pour warm almond oil over them.
devoting five or ten minutes treatment
TO each hand. The arms should be treat
ed in the same fashion.
The hngernails, too, are often neglected,
and these should have careful attention.
The hands should be manicured with
double care when the woman reaches the
age OF % Devote time and attention
TO the hands and nails IL the youthful ap-
pearance is desired.
Inc hair Is another feature to which
much attention must be paid When the
age OF 40 or 30 is reached the hair some
times becomes dry and brittle, and the
more 1t Is combed the worse grows ifs
condition and the less hair there is. This
can be overcome and new life nut In the
hair by rubbing 1t with oil, which is
placed on the hair brush The brush
should then be administered with energy.
in long, firm strokes, brushing each
strand of hair separately
When woman desires to look younger
than she really is she must place dog
collars and heavy jewels under a ban.
When jewels are worn at all they should
be quite modest and small in number.
The small ones are the prettiest and
lend a much more youthful appearance
than large and heavy ones. Probably the
most becoming is slender necklace with
a small pendant or charm dropping from
it, Another thing to be considered is
the poise of the figure. The head should
be held well up in walking.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

that's odd. I don't understand it at
all ~
Don't understand what? Tell me ~
Now. Homer" Mrs. J. began to ex-
plain, in frigid tone, you see, it was
this way. Aunt Amelia and Flo and Mrs.
Smith-Jones and I were all downtown
shopping this morning. We came across
Mr.. Thompson-the Mr.. Thompson we
met at the Smith-Jones' last winter, you
remember. He stopped and chatted a
while with us, asked after you and re-
marked sort of casually that much TO his
regret he had seen you but once since
last winter-and that one time was
week ago coming out of the Variety
Theater. You can imagine how I felt
right before Aunt Amelia, my own sister
Flo. and Mrs. Smith-Jones And I've
said to them so often that 1 have no doubt
in the world about your not going to such
places of amusement ~
1t was fully a minute before Mr.. J. re-
covered his self-possession.
He did, did he'' he cried. THE mol
lycoddle. Guess he thinks he's a wise
ombrey. alright, alright -
''Oh, then you were with him. ex-
claimed Mrs. j. triumphantly.
mo! Mono 100000 tell you
have not been since our marriage It's
that lunatic trying to fix up a practical
joke on mel He thinks he's funny-but
that's carrying it too far Wait until
see himi'
Mrs J. smiled obviously. Then she
cried. Then she refused to listen to Ho-
mer-dear's repeated protestations and as
surances that there must have been some
horrible mistake somewhere. Then she
declared. with sobs, that she would a
thousand times rather have had him tell
her the truth about 1t and admit his
guilt like a man than to lie to her and
try to wriggle out of it on pretext. She
wound up by founcing into the next room
and throwing herself, weeping, across the
bed.
Homer-dear stormed into the living
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15
Life Aboard a Submarine.

~ IFE aboard submarine boat is not
nearly SO dangerous and hair-raising
Ia as some people suspect. The crew
consists of two officers and usually IA
men, the latter being selected after
very rigid physical examination. The
service on a submarine rarely extends
over two years and the real work on the
boat is limited to about three weeks in
the summer and one week in the winter.
In the meantime the sailors from the
submarine live aboard the other boats
or ashore, although the submarine is
put through her tests once each week.
The air in a submarine seems to be
close and heavy by a person ON first en-
trance, but the men soon become accus-
toned to the heat. The standing room
space is about six and a half feet and
at each end the boat tapers to a point
like a cigar.
The cooking is done on an electrical
oven and no foods having a strong or
disagreeable smell are used. Smoking is
allowed only when the boat is on the
surface, and then on the bridge of the
boat. The boats very rarely go deeper
than 80 feet into the water, and at this
depth the speed attained is eight knots
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

game. Better come go along with me
and see the young rascal in action. The
man he's going to play against was
An-Ameriean end last season. But the
coaches say that young giant of mine is
going to show him how to play real foot
ball. They calculate he'll make him look
like the hole in a doughnut. He's been
training hard this week, he writes me,
and never felt in better trim in his life.
Last Saturday, as you probably noticed
in the paper, he had his ankle badly
sprained and shoulder knocked out of
joint. The ankles all to the merry now.
so he says. but the shoulders just a bit
wobbly. But he's going to play, any
way-plucky devil! Amt that Just like
him. Bet you after he's been in the
game two minutes he'll-what's that?
You've got to hurry? Aw come on,
have just one more and we'll fix up the
details about that trip to Boston next
week to see the kid play. Can't? Well,
If you won't, guess you won't. So long
I'll tell the boy 1 saw you and that you've
been watching his great work. So long
And so it goes, Bo. Every last dad
in the country that's got a son playing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

MY, N.Y. exclaimed Mr.. ]. "What
dreadful question. You mean the Vari-
ETY. Theater, don't you? Well, your lady
ship. may it please you, your husband
truthfully answer that he has not
seen burlesque show this afternoon
and what is more, not since his mar
rfagel There,''
Mrs. Us expression was a study in
feminine matrimonial misgivings. She
wanted to believe Homer-dear, but she
couldn't. She wished to make sure-and
yet she felt an instructive aversion to
proving him untruthful by trapping him.
But she stuck to her guns.
VERY WELL" she said, solemnly, 81 be-
lieve that you were not there this after
noon. But are you sure you have never,
never been since our marriage?"
Mr.. J. jumped up from his chair.
Now look here, Blossom he ex-
claimed, with visible traces of irritation
whats the matter? You asked me
question and 1 answered it truthfully
What is it? Come Out with it ~
Are you sure you have not been even
once since we were married?'' she per-
sisted.
No. Hang it all. I told you that
once -
We'll, WELL" soliloouized Mrs. J.,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15
Household Needle.

IN EOPLE accustomed to see the COM
mon sewing needles about the house
q hold little realize that these articles
have been in use since the fourteenth cen
tury. but such is a fact. The material
used in the manufacture of needle con-
sists of fine steel wire, which is supplied
In coils. The coils are then. cut with
powerful shears into lengths sufficient for
two needles. Several thousand Of these
lengths are placed together in bundles
and heated to a red heat They are then
quickly Strengthened by pressure and
rolling process.
The use of the revolving grindstone
makes the needles pointed at both ends
and one grinder will point as many as a
hundred thousand Of the steel wires each
day. Then comes the cycling of the
needles, and it is remembered that each
wire is the length of two needles. At
the center of each length of wire is
stamped the grooved and rounded impress
sion of two needle heads. end to end, and
then perforated with steel punches. This
is done with one hundred needles at q
time.
The needles are then held rigid and brok-
en- in the center between the eyeholes-
They are hardened and tempered by Deing
made red hot and plunged into an OH
bath. They are reheated again ana al
lowed to cool gradually. After this tney
are secured and polished by friction. Will
soft soap, oil and emery powder. WASH
ing. drying and more polishing follows.
After all this work TO make the neeoie
they are sold at an average price OF SIX
for one cent, or about four cents per
paper
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15
Dainty Ribbon Slippers.

HNY girl with little spare time can
make very attractive pair Of new
- = bedroom slippers fashioned from
lowered or brocade ribbon. These slip
pers rival in daintiness even the most
deliberately embroidered satin mules and
are quite simple to make The new
lingerie slippers are not costly and all
the material necessary for their manu-
facture is one pair of slipper soles, such
are used in knitted bedroom slippers,
three-quarters of a yard of plain-colored
silk or satin ribbon four inches in width,
the equivalent in silk, three-quarters
of yard of pretty lowered or brocade
ribbon. one and half yards of narrow
silk cord and just one spool of sewing
silk
The fleece or wool side Of the leather
soles is covered with either silk or rib
bon. of any shade desired. This is done
to make the slippers considerably cooler
and yet keeping them soft and COM
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15
Mr.. A. Good Fe11o1U on Papas of Football Sons

NJ right with you, Bo, on the propo-
sition that the chap who buttonholes
you and hits you between the eyes
with stories of what hts little new
born buster boy did yesterday, today
and tomorrow is undesirable citizen
about whose undesirability there can be
no doubt" remarked Mr. A. Good Fellow.
But take 1t from me. he isn't one. two,
three with the proud papa of a son that
plays football. There is this saving diff
ference, however, for which we should be
duly grateful-the proud-of- his-football-
son papa is with us at this season Of the
year only.
But you can just bet your last dollar
he makes the most of it while he is
allowed to stalk abroad in the land I'M
mDzzIed. My, amt he the chesty parent
thought If you listen to his rawlings,
you're a good fellow, and he'll buy as
long as he sees your ears open. But
change the subject for one instant to
anything other than that football-playing
son of his and he looks at you with the
expression people assume when they be-
lieTe they are casting pearls before
swine.
Hello. therer he sings out jovIalIy
when you run into him. What's your
hurry? Got ais that so? Got a-you
don't say so! Got a-yes-no-got "a
sure, only-got a.. Say. Got letter
from my boy today
WheW! He's worked 1t in at last.
And he's so relieved that his benign ex-
pectant smile is seriously assinine. He
fairly radiates good humor. He waits a
whtle-a very short while-to see If you re
properly impressed with the magnitude
Of his statement If you are, he is
tickled all over and so happy that he'd
have to take something for 1t If he got
any happier If not he hastens to
further elucidate.
Vas, indeedyH he rambles on. Great
kid, can tell you. Best end they've had
on the team since football was invented.
Vas, indeedy! They call him Bullet"
So fast, you know. Regular daredevil
too. Never gives up. chip of the old
block. Hal hal Only yesterday he made
another great run and scored a touch
down. WHAT You don't remember what
team he plays on! You don't? Why,
man alive, don't you read the papers2
Yesterday they had his picture on the
sporting page of every last paper in the
country Why, surely, you saw the ac-
count last week of his tackle in the
game against Yalvard that saved the day.
Well, WE'LL It's a mystery to me why
you baseball fans don't take an interest
in football. Greatest game in the world.
Chance to show what chaps made of.
In baseball a dub can manage to hold his
position for a while, but in football
nothing doingI Shows mp man for what
he is or Whist he isn't first crack out OF
the box.
Say. bis team plays in Boston next
saturday. I'm going up to take IN the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

commonly called a single house, with an
entrance on the left-hand side into a side
hall, with main staircase leading up
the left, through a neat columned arch
way and columned arch on the right,
opening into the living-room, which is II
feet inches by 10 feet Back Of the
living room is the dining room, connected
with sliding doors. The dining-room con
meets with the kitchen through the pan
fry This house has a convenient rear
staircase, extending from the basement to
the second story. The first story is fin
1shed in Southern yellow pine, stained
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

and vanished, with oak floors. and the
second story in soft pine and painted
and hard pine floors. There is base
ment under the entire house. The roof
has a good pitch, affording ample attic
space.
This is an excellent city type of
house for men of small means. If this
house should be cemented on the outside
1t would add 5000 to the cost. The ex-
terror may be painted in a light cream
color, with white trimmings, and either
red or green roof will look well, as the
general style of the house is on colonial
lines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15
NECKBANDs FOR GIRLS.

n NE of the latest fads for young girls
is the neckband and chain. Velvet
" ribbon bands are mounted upon very
thin strips of spring steel, and they ac-
commodate themselves to the movements
of the neck. affording the wearer much
comfort. The velvet bands are supposed
to match the color of the frock being
worn and they may be decorated with
selvage velvet bow held in place with a
fancy buckle having jeweled clasps or.
with metal tassels- Many of the young
girls now wear long gold or silver chains,
lockets, miniatures, pencils and other USE
full things.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15
Vale, the Athlete.
3 broad-shouldered model Of

- HE broad-shouldered model OF fasn-
81 ion artists has taken back seat
- and the man with the more normal
shoulders is now posing for the fashion
illustrators Sometime ago athletes were
in great demand by fashion artists for
their posters and Illustrations Of good
looking clothes. but the latest fashions
have decreed that the padded shoulders
are to be thing of the past
The popular figure is slim all the way
up. not narrow-shouldered, but Of the
measurement that the tailors call nat
ural.v which means that the shoulders
seem only a little broader than they
really are. In the latest styles OF coats
for men there is no padding ana w
hulk that looks like a champagne bottle
tilted upside down is a thing Of the pass
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

And Flo? But Mr., J. couldn't look at
her, and then at her husband, without
laughing out loud.
Homer-dear picked up his hat, walked
to the door, opened it and turned to re-
mark:
I'm going out for while to give you
all time to realize that some married men
occasionally tell the truth"
'Wh-wh-where are you g-g-going,
Homer-dear?" faltered Mrs. ].
I'm going said Mr.. J., pulling the
door to after him, ''to the Variety
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